Blast from the past

Ok so since my camera is broken STILL and the repair shop sucks at their job, I feel the need to put a few old ones up because it's just so fun. I can't believe how much this boy has changed. He hardly even looks like his newborn pics, he's totally a different kid. And of course I just had to put a picture of me in labor, it was such an exciting day, my own personal "Baby Story". Loveit. Time is a strange thing cause it feels like we've had him always, but also like this was just yesterday. I'm enjoying every moment of it. Enjoy until I can get some more recent ones up:)

Some interesting info

Ok so lately I have talk to or heard of so many women who are having a hard time getting pregnant. We had an enrichment on pregnancy a couple weeks ago and I had to get info how to get pregnant if you're having a hard time. I found so much on health and eating that I thought it was worth sharing. This is definetely a good place to start, before more invasive methods. So here's what I found...
Women who took these steps were 80% less likely to have infertility problems.
1. Ate less transfat and sugar from carbs.
2. Consumed more protein from veggies than animals.
3. Ate more fiber and iron.
4. Took more multivitamins.
5. Had a lower BMI score (Body Mass Index).
6. Exercised for longer periods of time.
7. Consumed more high fat dairy products than low fat dairy, such as drinking 2% milk rather than non-fat.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEETEST

This guy is the best in the world, I really think so. And it's his birthday today, ahhh the quarter century mark. I pretty much still think it's a miracle that he's mine and I say a grateful prayer every night that he's the best husband in the world. Sometimes I'm not sure how I got so lucky. I love you and always will.

Broken cameras and broken bodies

Ok, so I've never really been a "slogger" up until now but with my camera broken there's just nothing fun to post. If I did have my camera I would have taken pictures of the injuries of the past two days, first Oliver getting his finger stuck in the tape player and then pulling it out, scraping tons of skin off his finger, and then the day after falling face first on the asphalt at the duck pond. That one I didn't think was so bad until I picked him up and his mouth was filling with blood. Turns out his two front teeth cut into his lip pretty bad and it's still swollen. Poor kid. It was sad/funny walking back home with him in my arms, blood all over his shirt, and running down his chin. People probably were like, "did you know your child is bleeding". And he wasn't even crying, so it probably looked very strange. It's crazy that once upon a time I used to refuse to use a digital camera, and now it's so painfully convenient, there's almost no choice. Ahhh technology, you can't live with it and can't live without it. So not much else here. The weather is insane, who knows whether it's fall/winter/spring...but definetely not summer. I am waiting for it to get really warm to go swim with Ollie. That boy is a water baby. He is being very confident lately with his words. He always makes sure he says "hi" everytime we come into the room. Today I was picking up crumbs off the floor (don't ask) so he got down on the floor with me and bent down under my head and just kept saying "hi" like, mom, why are you doing that. I bet you just need to hear "hi". Anytime he hears a dog barking in the neighborhood he says "dog" and starts making dog noises. He picks up the cellphone and says "hola". And always "uh-oh", and will make things fall down just to say it. And just the way he says it with his little sweet voice, I just die. I have to get it on video. He's also quite the dancer lately, his favorites are Feist and Third Eye Blind. I can ask him for "besos" and he knows that means kisses and totally puts his face out, mouth wide open, for a big sloppy one. LOVE IT! Ok now I'm just rambling about my child so I'll go, hope everyone is wonderful!!!

Parenting tips

Ok so I teach this amazing parenting class at work and I finally thought it was about time to share the wealth. So weekly I will be updating parenting tips on my sidebar, so check it out. There are some really wonderful things about the methods used and hopefully it can help you all as much as it's helped me, and hopefully will help me in the future. So enjoy and I would love to hear feedback or questions if you have them.

Just some photos from the weekend

Who could ever resist this face?
Have you ever tried playing tennis with a baby on the court? Well, you should.
Swings are so great. This made me think of Ollie's little baby swing as a newborn. Man that swing sometimes saved our lives. And look, it still doesn't get old. He actually started falling asleep after about 5 minutes. Too bad I get motion sick on swings, how pathetic.
Just look at that snuggle bug with his dadda. This kid is the ultimate snuggler, I LOVE it.

I think it's the fact that it echoes so much in there, but he screams and loves it.
Our little orphan Oliver just waiting to be picked up by a good samaritan.
Ahhhh the belly.
We got this little blow up pool and it's the best thing ever. Who needs a jacuzzi when it warms up all day and by the end of the night it's like 90 degrees. Ryan and I will be hot tubbing it all summer, who knew! We might just have to teach Ollie to swim this summer.

So my camera is broken, sad day. So the blog might suck for a little while, or else I'll just have to post some old school pics until I can get it fixed. Stay tuned.

Keepin it REAL!

Ok so my friend Malia tagged me to do this post, and I actually have to say it's pretty funny to see so here it goes. The rules are that you have to take pictures of these things in the moment, without straightening up or anything, so this is the real deal folks. You can tell Oliver's sleeping, otherwise this would never happen. I love how I choose to blog instead of things I probably should be doing. Whatever, I just washed the car, this is my break:) Ok so here's the list...

The Fridge- I had to take a picture of the outside and inside cause I love to see what people put on their fridges. Anyways, pretty basic, nothing crawling out, so good.

The Closet- Thank goodness I just bought that little shoe organizer at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, or else there would be shoes everywhere! I always keep my sandals and slippers on the floor cause let's be honest, I wear those most of the time anyways. This is just my side, Ryan's is pretty much the same.
The Kitchen Sink- This one is up in the air. Sometime I really have to do the dishes like as soon as I'm done making dinner, a little ocd. But sometimes I just don't care, and then they totally pile up. And when that happens, I can't touch them, it gets creepy. Usually I'll make Ryan do them at that point. But I am a pretty clean person, depending on how much else is going on.
The Toilet-gross, toilets are the worst. I clean this Toilet at least twice a week. Those yellow runs are so not my fault. And as a note, Oliver loves the toilet water and wants to play in it all the time. I'm hoping this same love will translate to early potty training.

Favorite shoes-Most of the time I can't stand anything but sandals. Feet are meant to be bare.

Favorite room-This is the room we are in the most so I guess it's my favorite, even though our room has some shining moments. I like this room because there are three big couches and a very comfy recliner. Oh and he's also one of my favorites. Note the band on the arm, ahhh plasma donations. Such good times. I miss my donating days. This is so we can go out tonight.

What your kids are doing right now- Ollie is sleeping, one of the best times of day.

Laundry- Pretty basic, laudry is never ending. I feel like it's just done and then a week goes by and we're back at ground zero. But I sort of love to, because then there's that glorious laundry smell. I remember before marriage never having to do much laundry...add a husband to that and a child, oh how things have changed. Luckily I don't do this stuff alone, Ryan was taught well. When I hear about husbands refusing to clean, I seriosuly want to punch them in the face.

Self Portrait- Give me a break, I've been outside sweating at the park and washing the car.

Dream Vacation- I don't have a picture of this in actuality but in my mind. But the problem is it's a cluster of a million different dreams. Mostly I want to spend my life going all over the world, but I'll name a few. Greece, India, South Africa, Rome, Ireland, Fiji...oh the list goes on.

And now I have to tag 5 people, let's see, who will be the lucky one's... Leah, Jill, Mary, Lindsay, and Brooklyn, get on it girls. And really if anyone else wants to I would love to see it!

Annie and Cody's Wedding!

Baby Katherine's blessing with her Dad


I think my mom looks so beautiful in this picture, grandmotherhood suits her:)


Beautiful Idaho, part of my heart will always be there...

Give it to me baby!!!

The four generations shot (grandma, mom, me, and ollie)


It's official, I have a new brother and Annie's last name is Brower, whooohooo! The weekend was wonderful even with EVERYONE getting sick, thanks to my sickly family. Basically it was the craziest wedding day ever and through it all they both did awesome and just loved each other, it was very sweet. Annie looked gorgeous and we all had a great time. I can't believe I just have two sisters left to be married, our family is expanding by the minute. It's so fun. These are the things I love about having a big family, there is always someone around and we are all seriously best friends. It's been amazing to see how perfectly all the in-laws have fit in, it couldn't be better. Ahhh I love my family. In case your wondering, those sexy shots above are with my most favorite cousin Andrea, and yes she is taken:) I'm so glad you came Andy, you are so much fun and fit in just like a sister, love you! Ollie was so cute in his little outfit. I secretely wanted to get him a little tux but oh well, he still looked DARLING! And don't you love the bridesmaid's dresses, my sisters are hotties. So the weekend was a success and I'm so proud of Annie and Cody for getting married in the temple. What an amazing blessing. And they are so in love, it made me and Ryan want our second wedding all over again. Don't you totally wish you could revisit your wedding? Such good times.

Time 8:13...and still laughing

So I just put Ollie in bed for the night and he usually just puts his head down and goes to sleep. So we're sitting here and I hear hysterical laughter coming from his bedroom. Who knows what he's doing in there, I wish I could peek in and see. But really, he is laughing so much, it's almost a little unsettling, but still really funny. Who is this kid?

Totally lost it

Ok, I know I post about Baby Einstein often, but really who can help it when this happens. Those puppets for some reason are the funniest thing that has ever happened to Oliver's life. He was in the funniest mood this morning and was laughing like this for at least an hour. Even when the tv was off, he kept walking around the house laughing so hard that he'd fall over and continue laughing on the ground. Like when you're remembering something funny in the past and you still can't stop laughing. It's like he's on laughing gas, although we have none of that around the house. Laura calls these his "stark raving baby mad" moments. He is so hilarious.