Pregnancy foods:)

So for some reason with this pregnancy I have been terrified about gaining weight. I feel like I eat pretty well and I am working out at least 4 days a week. So as of recently this is what I have been loving to eat:

Breakfast:

2 eggs with some A1

2 pieces of turkey Bacon(I like it alot more than regular)

2 pieces of whle wheat toast(one with peanut butter one with jelly)

Piece of Fruit

Lunch:

Progresso Chicken Noodle soup-It is so good and only has 200 calories.

or

Tuna Salad with Balsalmic Vingerette dressing

Dinner:

Chicken with some rice

or

lean cusine chicken garlic pizza.

Snacks:

Cottage cheese with wheat thins

or

string cheese

or

yogurt

Dessert:

4 Thin mint girl scout cookies

or

Reeses easter egg

or

M&ms

After I add up what I eat during the day, factoring that I exercise, I never reach the caloires I should be. I know I should eat more but for some reason the low calorie foods are really appealing right now. I hope to get over it soon but I know im eating healthy and and getting the right kind of calories.

Another project

So once I got pregnant I bought this stocking. It is my new project. With Kadences stocking I only had 6 weeks to do it and it was stressful. But this time I gave myself alot more time this time. I have never like sewing or doing crafts but since I started my family I have wanted to make alot of stuff. Not that know how to do all that I want to, but these stockings are something I can do. I think making stockings for my kids makes it more personal and I hope they cherish theres the way I cherish mine:)

Green Drink

So growing up my mom used to make a drink called the "green drink" It is so good! It is 100% healthy and so easy to make. This is how I make them.

I add 1 cup of Spinach(this the name green drink)

1 cup of frozen fruit( I get mine from costco. They have strawberries, three berry, tropical fruit-my favorite-)

4 oz. of low-fat yogurt(I love this cause then you can add any additional flavor you want)

The I take the yogurt container and fill it with water and get all the left over yogurt and pour it into the blender.

If you want it thinner then add more water

Then blend!

I love this drink it is so good! It has very low calories and it makes a big serving. It gives you a few servings of your fruits and vegtables too! It brings the right flavor to my dinner when I dont want to drink water:)

Oh and if your worried about the spinach, you cant even tell it is in there. The fruit overpowers the flavor so you cant taste it:)

Worst mom ever!

So since the day Kadence was born she has been in my bed. It made things so easy. She slept through the night, it made feeding her easy, I wasnt constantly checking if she was breathing. I felt safer having her beside me and could sleep soundly knowing she was alive. As time went on, I got used to sleeping with her and she got used to sleeping with me. For me there wasnt any reason to kick her to her own bed yet. Seth worked graves so he wasnt in the bed. I just wanted my baby close to me.

Well for a few months I have tried getting Kadence to sleep by herself. I would put her to sleep and either put her in her bed or put her on Seths side of the bed. She would only sleep an hour before she would wake up and want me. So I did what I thought I could never do... I let her cry. I do not believe in the cry-it-out method at all. I think it is mean and cruel. No baby should have to cry and not know why their parents arent coming to save them. I felt like the worst mom in the world. Unfortunately it was time. Kadence has started sprawling and getting restless. She is getting to big to sleep with.

So 3 days ago, against my beliefs, I put Kadence into her crib and let her cry. She cried for 20 minutes and the whole time was yelling "mama" and trying to climb out. It was the sadest thing I have ever seen. It felt like she thought she was being punished for something. That I had abandoned her or something. After she finally stopped crying, she slumped in a corner and put her blanket over her head. I couldnt believe what I did. After I got into bed, she woke up every hour sometimes crying, sometime whining, and I had to ignore her. She slept all night by herself and it wasnt that bad. After the 20 minutes of crying she hardly cried. It was a rough night. Neither one of us slept much.

Night #2- I put Kadence in her crib and she didnt cry at all. She whined a little bit and was dramatic. She slumped in a corner again and put her blanket over her head. Then her knelt on the floor and put her face straight down. he did this whole poor, poor pitiful me act. But she didnt cry. I went to bed and she woke a 3-4 times and stood up, looked at me, then fell right back to sleep. This night was better.

Night #3-I put her down and she didnt make a sound. She didnt try to stand up or reach for me. She just laid there and fell asleep. Then she only woke up twice that I knew of. And as far as I could tell she just rolled over and went back to sleep. This night was the best and what I am hoping lasts. If she could just lay down and go to sleep every night I would be so happy.

Today it was her nap time. I was still taking naps with her cause I want her to know that I still loved sleeping with her, but she wouldnt fall asleep. So after about 20 mins and restlessness I put her in her crib. She protested for a sec then just laid her head down and passed out. It was so nice.

I hated letting her cry but I am so thankful that it only lasted 1 night. I dont know if I could have dealt with the crying again. I dont believe in crying-it-out but it seemed to work for Kadence. I felt like the worst mom ever but Kadence is sleeping by herself and if only took 1 day:)

Baby/Pregnancy Update

So yesterday I woke up with extremem back pain. It hurt until Seth gave me a massage then It started up again an hour later. The pain was so bad that I would choose labor pain over it. Atleast contractions stop! It was awful! Seth thought that I threw out my back from walking/running on such a high incline on the tredmill. It made sense to me. My body wasnt used to that kind of workout. But it turns out it was pregnancy related. I didnt have any back pain with kadence so I didnt think it was because of the pregnancy. But when I went to my OB appointment today, my doctor explained it to me. Appartantly, my round ligaments stretched to fast and it put extreme stress on my back. With a first pregnancy, those ligaments stretch so slow that you dont have strain on your back. But because this is baby #2, those ligaments stretched so fast that it cause extreme pain. Now that I understand what happened, it makes sense. Baby #2 is going to give me problems:) Already a trouble maker:)

So we got another ultrasound today. My doctor is so cool. He said that I could have an ultrasound everytime if I wanted. They have the machine and it doesnt cost anything to do it so why not? With this ultrasound, it looks like this kid is going to be a boxer. It didnt stop moving and it was punching like crazy. This baby is a mover! IDK if Kadence was cause we only got 1 ultrasound. The baby is 100% healthy and everything looks perfect. Heartbeat is great!

I love that this doctor is willing to do ultrasounds whenever we want. My doctor with Kadence wouldnt. This Dr. is 100% better than the first one I had. Hes personable and very informative. And I get to see my baby whenever I want:)

Kadence Update

So Kadence is just so much fun! She grows so much everyday!

• I caught her doing this
• Then she thought it was fun to do this:

• So Kadence has been sick and cranky the last few weeks and today, as she was crying, I noticed that she had a new tooth! So I checked her mouth, and it turns out she has two new teeth and two more breaking through. All molers. So that makes 10 teeth with 2 coming soon.
• Kadence is a brute! Seth will ask her if she wants to get punched in the chin, and Kadence will make a fist and punch him first:)
• She responds to "yaya". Call her Kadence and she will ignore you but call her yaya and she will come running.

Baby #2

We are so excited about another baby. We have wanted one since Kadence was about 6 month old. But for me, breastfeeding worked really well as a birth control. The same month that I stopped breastfeeding, is the same month I got pregnant so im thankful it didnt take longer than that.

So the baby is due some time between the middle and the end of september. According to my LMP the baby is due Sept. 16th, but accordingto the ultrasound the baby is due Sept. 25th. So the Dr. said when we do my 20 week ultrasound, he will be able to get an accurate due date. The baby may just be measuring small at this age so the ultrasound could be off.

So this pregnancy, I am not even nauseous. With Kadence I was. I dont even feel pregnant. There are no symptoms at all. Everyone thinks its a boy because the pregnancy is different. IDK im not going to set my mind on any one gender. I just want a healthy baby.

So with this baby, we are going to have(try atleast) to have a VBAC. The only place in northern Nevada and California that will do it is the Renown Hospital in Reno. So we have to travel an hour to every appointment. To me its worth it. I do not want another c-section. Recovery was awful. For 2 weeks it was tough just to get out of bed. I do not want to have to take care of a baby and Kadence on top of a major surgery. No thank you! There are way more risks with csections than with a regular birth. I dont know why anyone would elect to have one. There has been alot of research done on c sections vs. a regular birth and the risks are way higher. Both for the mother and baby. It is way healthier physically and emotionally for mother and baby. Unless it was life or death, I would never put myself or my baby in that predicament. So the only choice for me is to travel to have the delivery I want. The dr. said I have about a 90% success rate. Everyday we say a prayer that it will all go the way we want it to go!

Seth is deploying to Afghanistan 6 weeks before the baby is due. Suck I know! But for the first 3 months he is going to be in Texas training so he might be able to come home for the birth. The head of his company said it was a possibility and that he would try to help it happen. So we pray for that too. I dont think I would want anyone else there except for Seth.

We are way excited for this baby and so is Kadence. She comes to me and kisses my tummy and says baby. I know she is going to be a great big sister. I cant wait until I get a belly and can feel the baby move. That is my favorite part about being pregnant. Until then though, I guess ill just have to wait:)

12-13 months:)

Kadence turned 1 in December so i'd thought I would do a little update on her. At her 1 year appointment she weighed 19lbs 14oz(35%), and was 31 inches long(95%). I couldnt believe that she wasnt 20 pounds yet! She had only gained 1 lb in the last 3 months. And this girl can pack it! She doesnt stop eating!

Things Kadence has been up to...

• Grandma Kim taught her how to do a summersault. So when she tries to do it by herself, she puts her head on the floor and rolls over onto her back. Then as she is laying there she claps for herself and says "yay". She is so cute:)
• She officially knows how to go down stair now. We arent in a house with stairs unless we go to my dads so she wasnt around them much. She taught herself to go down backwards and I dont have to supervise her anymore.
• She doesnt stop talking! If you ask her questions she will go on and on nonstop! When Seth calls from work she says "Hi Dada" and just talks to him. If you give her a phone, she outs it up to her ear and carries on a conversation with herself. It is so much fun to watch and listen to.
• She is starting to say names. She knows whos name belongs to who and will say their name when she is talking to them: She says gama(grandma), nana, oda(Dakota), iah(Moriah), lin(Dylan), baby, and obviously mama and dada.
• She is such a good listener. You tell her to go find her binki or her bottle and she will go find it. You tell her to go get you the remote or your phone she goes and gets it. If you point to something and ask her to get it for you, she will:)
• When she gets ahold of something she shouldnt have(and she knows what she isnt supposed to have) and you notice, the second you say her name she will bolt down the hall trying to get away. When it comes to money, if she finds a coin, she will come give it to the nearest adult. She is to smart.
• She is a puppy...If she goes into the bathroom, all of the toilet paper is torn to shreds.
• She finds hair accessories(pony tails, clips, head bands) she will bring it to you, then point to her head. Once you put it in her hair, she goes "Pe Pe"(pretty pretty) and has the biggest smile.
• She loves the song "3 little Monkeys swinging in a tree. Teasing Mr. Alligator can't catch me. Along comes Mr. Alligator quiet as can be. And Snaps that monkey right out of that tree". When you get to the end, she says puts her two arms on top of eachother and claps them once and says "ann sna"(and snaps) at the same time.
• The cutest thing of all, she loves to give kisses! She gives kissed to everyone and everything. If she has something and you hold out your hand for her to give it to you, she will kiss you hand as a distraction so she wont have to give you what she has. Every morning when she wakes up, she comes over to me and kisses me on the head. She loves to give kisses:)

Chemistry!

So i was very disappointed recently because i didnt get into the chem class I wanted. The counslers at school told me that I would have to wait for grades to come out( the rest of the school as well) to sign up for the class. I waited and by the time I got my grades the class was already full! i was so frustrated. Seth finally convinced me just to take a chem class up in Carson City. A 45 minute drive...not a fun thought for me but I signed up anyway. I checked everyday to see if anyone had dropped the class and nothing. Tuition was due and I woke up at 12:30am the day after to see if anyone was dropped for not paying their tuition. Nothing. So tuition was due for people who asked for extentions yesterday. The school website closes at 8 to drop all the students who didnt pay tuition and reopens at 12:30. So last night I thought I would take a chance and check to see if anyone didnt pay. So I logged on at exactly 12:30 and there was one opening!! I couldnt believe it! I added the class as quick as I could so no one else could get it! I still cant believe it! Not only do I get the teacher I wanted, but I only have to travel 7 minutes instead of 45! I am so stoked and cant believe it! I am so excited I just had to share! God was defiitely looking out for me:)

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.