Christmas!

So the first thing we did this Christmas was go and buy Kadence and Noah matching jammies:)

So first thing Christmas morning we opened up stocking at the inlaws. Kadence didnt stay there for to long but she was cute:) (P.S. I made her stocking:))

Next we went over to my dads house for presents. She loved ripping the paper and playing with all her new toys.

Lastly we opened presents at the inlaws. She got so many fun things. She had a blast and it was alot of fun to watch her light up with every new gift:)

We are so grateful for how well we were taken care of this holiday season. Being with and watching Kadence made Christmas a whole lot better. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and we look forward to the years to come:)

Kadence turned 1!

So we decided to do cupcakes for Kadences birthday and she loved it. She ate the whole thing and wanted more! It was hilarious to watch her eat it:)

Kadence turned 1! I seriously cant believe it has been a year already. She has grown so fast. So we had a party for her and she made out like a bandit! She got so many things and she loves to play with everything!

I have never planned a party before and I have to say it was quite a success. My princess is so sweet and we lover her so much. This last year has truly been the best.

Kadence...

So here are some cute things that she has been up too...

• She gets up and plays and I stay in bed. When she is hungry, she throws her bottle at my head.
• She shakes her head and says no when she doesnt want something.
• She is becoming a daddys girl.
• She literally runs
• Goes into a room and comes out with money
• We have no ornaments on our tree anymore
• She loves to hide things! I find things in drawers, shoes, boxes, everywhere!
• She thinks its fun to hang all over me when I workout. It makes things really difficult. When I do situps she cracks up every time I go up and back down.
• Her hair is way curly! It gets crazy!

She is so much fun and gets smarter everyday. She is way to smart for her own good.

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Christmas Season!

So I love christmas! The spirit is so sweet and people are so giving. Not to mention that I love shopping for other people. Seth has gone to reno with me twice just to shop and hang out and we had a great time. Today we went to Claim Jumper(Yum Yum), got me some new jeans, shirts, and makeup. We also went to walmart and got some clothes for Seth and Kadence, and some stuff for Kadences first birthday. I am so excited for it. I know that she wont remember her party but I am so excited to make it a special day for her. I guess its more for me and pictures than her. Ill post some pics after the party.

Next sunday Seth and I are leaving for Disneyland! I cant wait. I havent been for a long time. We are going to spend two days at disneyland and 1 day at Notsberry farm. One night we are going to Medieval Times for dinner and I remember having a blast so I am excited for that. I love spending time with my little family and am so thankful for the lord who provides for us so we can go on vacations!

I get to visit with all my siblings(mine and seths),eat yummy food and play games....I love the Holidays! I am so excited for the next two weeks!

Weaning

So its been two weeks since I started weaning Kadence and I have to say that it is a success. At first it was hard for her but she is a trooper. Before Kadence would eat whenever she wanted and I was perfectly ok with that. Once I started to wean I cut her down to three feedings a day. One in the morning, one before her nap, and one at night. In the beginning she would try to rip off my shirt to get some but then I found a formula that saved my life! Enfagrow, toddler vanilla flovored formula and she loves it! She cant get enough. She used to get excited to nurse now she gets really excited when I start to make her a bottle. I feel lucky that she has weaned to well. Last week i cut her down to 1 feeding a day, sometimes two when I cave. Its been two weeks and Kadence sometimes doesnt nurse at all. My milk is almost gone and I had no problems with overflow or leaking.

The only bad thing that has come from this is that she doesnt sleep well at night anymore. Usually when she would wake up I would nurse her and she would fall back to sleep. I did that for a few nights but then she got smart. She knew that if she would cry then I would feed her so she started to cry alot in hopes that I would feed her. It got to the point where it felt like I was weaning anymore so I stopped night feedings all together. She wakes up multiple times a night and unexpectedly cries. I hate to hear her cry but I feel its time for her to wean. The good things is, is that I put her binky back into her mouth and she falls right back to sleep.

I feel very blessed that my baby has done so well. Im hoping by the new year that she will be cut off completely. :)

As of late...

Here are some of the many faces of my little Princess.

Kadence loves to play with her grandma. This is one of her favorite things to do and its so cute to watch:)

So everyone loves to play "Patty Cake" with Kadence. She is so smart and does the moves by herself. She claps and watch when she rolls her hands. She doesnt always do it at the right part of the song but its so cute:)

This video is from when Kadence was just starting to walk. It has alot of her silliness in it. It has her making spit bubbles, her bear crawl, and her wobbly walk. Its one of my favorites:)

So my sister-in-law Cassie and her son Noah have been here for about two weeks. At first Kadence hated that there was another baby in the house. At first things were like this...

Now that she has gotten used to him, it is way cute to watch them interact. This is what it is like now:)

My new project!

So I was going to buy Kadence a stocking and get it embroidered but Seth suggested that I make one. So I ordered a stocking (dont get me wrong everything comes with the stocking. Im not that creative) and am excited to get it done for Kadence. I havent been This excited in a long time.

Kadence

So as of the last few months...

• Kadence went from crawling to walking just before 10 months
• She runs practically
• She throws fits when she doesnt get what she wants fast enough
• I started weaning her recently and she does not like it. She a bobbie addict!
• Her hair is curly now. Its so cute:)
• She loves to give kisses
• Her first response is to bite when she gets mad
• She gets onto everything! She loves to take everything out of the drawers and put it into a different drawer.
• She loves pasta! She loves to feed herself and loves doing it in her highchair.
• She zones out in front of the Disney channel
• She still wont wear shoes! Its cold and she pulls everything off her feet
• She loves to do "Patty Cake" and she does the moves by herself
• She to smart for her age. She knows what to do to get what she wants and if I wont give it to her she finds a way to get it anyway.
• She is such a flirt! She sees a young biy and she stares and bats her eyes
• She doesnt like competition. My nephew has been here for about two weeks and she hates it that she doesnt have all the attention. She tries to hit him constantly.
• Everytime the puppy comes near her, she braces herself even if he doesnt touch her.
• Shes an angry child. She scratches and hits!

Well for now Thats all I can think of. I want to blog so lets see if I can keep it up.

So I decided to try and be more consistent on blogging. Even if people dont read it, it can be more of a journal.

Shes on the Move!!!

She loves anything she cant have. She moves this fast or faster trying to get remotes, phone, cameras, etc.

I got a little to competitive!

So Cassie and Leonel are in town for a bit and they brought their Wii. So Seth and I were playing a tennis match against each other and I had won the first match. He wanted best two out of three so we played again. It was the last point and we were tied. I went to serve and I got a little to close to Seth. I served, hit his elbow and when I did the Wii remote flew out of my hand and shattered to TV! You only hear about that kind of thing happening! Of course it seemed like every one and there brother was over at the house that night and they all saw. Everyone was cracking up. I was laughing so hard I was crying. The best part was that no one got mad. Isnt that how it should be? So 600 dollars later(for a replacement TV) and a good laugh, everything is as it was. I still cant believe I did that! Im going to try and get a picture of the TV.

Cute little things she does:)

Being a mom has been such a blessing. I cant imagine my life being any different. Kadence is so much fun and the older she gets, the more fun she is. Here is a list of cute things she has been doing lately:

• When someone isnt paying attention to her, she coughs to get your attention.
• She mobile! She doesnt crawl yet but she army crawls and can do it really fast! I have to keep an eye on her all the time now!
• She loves drinking out of cups! If your drinking near her, she will grab your cup and pull it to her mouth. If you take it away she throws a fit!
• Shes a monkey! She uses her feet for everything! Its the cutest thing!
• When you put her feet in the water she kicks like crazy. She loves water!
• When you put her toy next to a phone, she will go for the phone every time!
• She now recognizes Seth as "Da Da"!
• She's kinda a fatty. She wants to eat everything and anything!

Kadence is growing up to fast. But I have created a monster. She is way to spoiled!

Theres a first time for everything

So yesterday I experienced something I never have before. Someone I knew, not even knew very well, took his own life. I talked to him on saturday and last weekend we played Rock Band for almost 30 minutes just the two of us. I didnt know him very well but I had a hard time with the news yesterday when I found out. I think the biggest shock for me was that I talked to him and saw him smiling and goofing around the day before. I have never known someone who died so young. He was such an awesome kid. He was extremely smart and almost had his AA degree and wasnt even done with high school yet! My heart goes out to his family and friends. I cant even imagine how much they are hurting. But I know he is happy now. He is with his Heavenly Father and he was there waiting for him with arms wide open. He is in a better place and is free from any pain he was in here. He is at peace. Ahmen is loved and will be forever. RIP Ahmen. We love you!

Nothing really...

So I wanted to post something every week but nothing has really happened to write about. So once I have something to say ill write about it:)

She Rolled Over!

Here are some pics from the day we brought her home vs. now.

So Kadence started rolling over on Saturday. She is growing up so fast I cant believe it. Shes getting so big.

The Vicious Cycle!

So Kadence is teething and yesterday she had all the effects:

• slight fever
• runny nose
• fussy
• clingy
  
• increased nursing
• interrupted sleep
• slobbering(which she has been doing for while)
• and chewing on everything

Last night was a bit trying...Kadence was so unhappy and I couldnt do anything to help her really. I gave her some tynelol and oragel but she was just feeling miserable. So Kadence hates the nose sucker more than anything. When she sees it coming at her she throws her head from side to side and pushes my hand away. It makes it difficult but it has to be done.

 Poor Kadence she is having the hardest time breathing because of her running nose. Before we went to bed I went and cleared her nose. We went to bed but when she has a stuffy nose I dont sleep cause I just stay up and listen to her breathe to make sure shes ok. Her nose was almost stuffed up so at 1am I went and sucked everything out and of course it woke her up. So we went and watched TV for an hour then went back to bed. Every hour or so Kadence would wake up because she couldnt breathe with her pacifier in her mouth. So sleeping and eating have been difficult for awhile. Its hard when you cant breathe. So the vicious cycle began early this morning. I start to clear her nose and she was crying which made more snot. So no matter how long I tried I could never get it all. It never ends! Shes exhausted from not sleeping which makes her really needing and fussy. Does the snot ever end?! Today is going to be an adventure. I just hope it ends soon. It hurts my heart to see Kadence not feeling well:(

Mothers Day!

So Mothers Day was so awesome! First of all, My brother and sister came into town for the weekend. It was a surprise for my mom so Seth and I picked them up from the airport at 11pm and my mom was so surprised. I wish I could have gotten a picture of her face:) So this weekend was a blast and we had the best dinner on sunday night. Pork tenderloin, steak, baked potatoes, salad...YUM!

So for Mothers day Kadence and I made something for my mom and mother-in-law. I wish I had pictures. We went to the local ceramic store and for my mother-in-law we painted a shoe that can hold something, and put Kadence's footprint in it! And I will tell you that getting a footprint from a 4 month old is not easy! And for my mom, we painted a star box and put Kadence's handprint on it. And it is harder to get a handprint than a footprint...But they were really cute! Wish I took pics!

And lastly...I would persomally have to say the most exciting part, is that Seth got the me P90X home workout program! I am so excited to start it! We should get it this week. And I am so looking forward to getting sexy again...haha. Seth and I are going to go on a strict diet and workout everyday. The great thing about the p90x is that it is only an hour a day and I get to stay home and do it. Not travel 20 minutes to the gym across town. So because Seth and I are going on a diet, we have been kinda bingeing. Fat food taste so good, but soon will come to an end for a long time... I am so excited and I love my husband so much for getting it for me:)

Latest Goals

So I have three short terms goals that I would love to have done by the fall.

First, I am trying hard to get a rhythm  down for cleaning the house and keeping it clean! Our apartment isnt that big but I hate to clean. I have been cleaning a bit every night before bed hoping that things would stay a little cleaner. Its still a work ing progress. Im hoping i the next couple months I will have the taking care of Kadence, myself and the house down!

Second, I want to lose inches and tone up my body. For the last 2 months I have been going to the gym almost everyday and havent lost much weight. Ive lost some inches from the pregnancy and my legs are really toned now. Thats probably because I have only been doing cardio at the gym. On monday I started doing only 40 minutes are cardio then doing some weights. Im hoping the muscle confusion theory will help me get better results. Yesterday Seth said he is going to order the P90X once he gets paid again. I am so excited! I pray that I get the results im looking for with that program.

Third, I want to go back to school. When you have to go to school, like high school, it sucks. But when its your choice to go its so much fun. I loved the semester I went to. Its been a year and a half since Ive going to school and I miss it alot. I want to go back in the Fall, part time so I can still take care of Kadence, and eventually get my degree in nursing. It has always been my dream to be a labor and delivery nurse and I want to begin the journey towards that dream:)

So i've decided to create a blog and see how it goes. I love to write and this is so

 much easier than keeping a journal. Its my goal to make an entry every week if not more frequently. So here it goes!

So in the latest news, Kadence is growing so fast! She is not 13 lbs and 25 inches! She has grown 6 inches! Its amazing how fast babies grow. Kadence got her first shots a little bit ago and she did so amazing. She cried for about 15 seconds. She was 

such a champ. I cant believe how good she was. Iv heard about babies who cry for hours and are upset for days. She didnt do any of that. I am so proud of her. Lately Kadence can't get enough of her toes! She loves to eat them. It is so much fun to watch her grab her foot and just gnaw at her toes.   I

t always makes me smile:) Also recently she has started eating rice cereal, oatmeal, and stage one baby food. She hates the cereal unless I put some food in it! Shes definitely one that enjoys more flavor! All my life I have wanted to be a mom and I cant believe that I am! It is truly the best calling in the world. I love my baby so much and I couldnt ask for a better daughter.