Exciting Announcement!!

She is here!!! Princess Leighton has graced us with her tiny, perfect presence!! She was born this morning at 10:27 am. She is 6 lbs 5 oz and 18 inches long. She came on her own so I didn't need to be induced! She is a good sleeper and a good eater already!! I will give details later, right now I am EXHAUSTED!!! Leighton is doing well considering her rough, intense and crazy delivery. We are so grateful she is ok!! She truly is such an amazing, beautiful child of God and we are so glad she is here and part of our family!! Again, details to come!! I am going to bed!!

Let me assure you.....

That this post is very long. There are WAY too many pictures (well to some people. we could've done a lot more. I promise) I also will let you know my parenting style may be questioned, and it MAY look like my kid is a raggamuffin, and it may look like all she did was eat. I will also let you know, you are correct.

Here is our vacation pics..... from forever ago.  (about 6 weeks ago) none are in order, there are a ton, and of course I must comment on all of them :)

Dun dun dun... California and nevada

This is a neat island out in lake tahoe

There is this killer hole-in-the-wall place called the snoflake something or other and it is SO FREAKING GOOD! yum! 

Let's see if my kid was fed this trip or not:

Ok, I only put a couple eating pics, but hey, at least she has good hygiene 

Here are twins T.J and J.J. they are so sweet and yummy and adorable

 megan and Mekell pretending to sleep

It was so stinkin hot, we stripped boogs down and let her cool herself with a spray bottle

We went to Virginia city, which is a very fun little town. My sister paid for me to "pan for gold". yes I got some and yes, I am now rich. 

That's weird that you think my kid is in jammies the whole last day because I didn't pack enough clothes and the rest were nasty from camping

holy scary. I hate this pic. but I thought others could benefit from its beauty

Ireland looks like a little boy. but she still is so cute!

 touching a lizard. 

Ahhhh the luxuries of camping and vacations. I think it is silly when people complain about camping and getting dirty. I LOVE it and and it's better than sitting home, and you can always go home and shower in the end. Now.... I guess the only reason you MAY complain about camping is if you were in my sister's shoes. We told her "don't bring a tent, we have one you and megan can share"    hers is on the right. She thought it was a little small. I say she was being spoiled. Clearly Daniel and Ireland and I needed the big tent and she didn't.  We honestly DID bring that  little tent for them then saw how small it was and we used that tiny one for our food. 

This is AJ. Ireland was crazy about him! he took her for a walk and she didn't want to stop. he looks all big and tough... but we discovered is such a sweet man.

Ireland's first time on a boat. She LOOOOVED it. In this pic she looks sad, but she was pretty sleepy. She had to be up front most the time and would squeal and smile and laugh. It was awesome

Aunti and boogs

other auntie and boogs

mommy and boogs. except mommy was running out of lap!!

family shot.... kinda. dan looks super hot in this shot I think :)

more of the twins

here are some more random shots of the trip:

oh...this... uh...ha ha. Don't mind the way Ireland looks. messy hair, her jammies (as we discussed earlier is because I didn't pack enough clothes) boy shoes with no socks that gave her blisters so we put band aids on that fell off. sad... poor girl.

you can't tell though. She is so happy, and just (as she usually does) busted out in dance in the middle of the board walk. She will dance anywhere and for anyone. she is kinda, sorta a show off!! The end!

yep yep yep

So yes, I am still alive. Thank you for the comments, emails, phone calls and texts. I am so sorry I have not really been taking calls or talking much. I have been kinda in a funk so please take no offense. I am just miserable and moody and just keep to myself lately. 

Yes, I am still waiting for princess to come. I have 12 days left!!! Although I HOPE and pray it is sooner. She is on a nerve that sends bad pain (sciatica) down BOTH legs at once (although its just the left leg today) and my feet get tingly and it hurts to walk, or lay or sit or....   anyway also shooting pain in my groin. My poor family... I am sorry for my poor me attitude. pity party: party of one!  

anyway, saw dr. smith today and here is the scoop:

she is still head down and is lower so that is good I guess. My bag of waters is ready to rock, so he said it could be any day. I am at a one plus and 80% effaced but he said when my water breaks I will probably go fast. I have gained 18 pounds so far and he said that is good and just to be ready for her to come soon.

I am hoping Leighton either comes today or tomorrow or waits until Monday because Daniel's parents are out of town then as are my parents, including my sister (who is Ireland's babysitter while we are at the hospital) and my dad had a funeral and viewings and a ton of family in town this weekend..... so princess needs to not come this weekend. IF she does, luckily my friend Heather will take in Ireland. We just won't have most our family to visit. lol. 

Anyway, my sister is giving me grief because I am 6 weeks late on posts and I HAVE started ONE and the rest will be along one day. I swear we do things, it's not just me posting about how grumpy I am all the time. oh. wait. yes it is. sorry! 

New post coming: one day

3 weeks left

What's new?

well.... not much. My camera is still busted and that makes me sad. It feels weird to not take a hundred pics a day. Although I am now using a camera that is 6 years old that Daniel had on his mission. I can't just upload pics onto my computer like I could before, so I have 3 full  memory cards waiting to have something done with them. 

 oh and I am done watching kids. I have mixed emotions about this. I have been watching children in my home since boogs was 5 months old. It seems every time someone in the ward (or even strangers who was given me as a recommendation) would ask me to watch their kids I would. It has been fun, happy,  busy, crazy, stressful and everything else rolled into  one. I gave some parents until the end of May and the other 2 when the last day of school was (one I had a contract with) ANYWAY I am DONE. today, monday will be the start of a new life I think. I don't know what to do with myself. I can be a full time mommy to Ireland, get my house ready for munchkin #2 and REST!!! Rest? what is rest?! 

Speaking of getting my house ready, this is nearly impossible when I have ZERO energy. My fam went to a movie the other night and walking up the stairs to my seat I was so out of breath and dizzy. I kid you not, it made me sick. My house is no where as clean as I would like (as in it's not. at all) and I am terrified this baby will come early and I will still have  million projects to do once we get home from the hospital. 

3 weeks. that's it. that is exactly what I have left until this kiddo is born. 3 weeks until I get induced. unless she comes out on her own.... EARLY! *hint hint* well.... give me a little while longer k bebe??

 

sheesh I don't know what I am talking about. I am avoiding bed because I can't sleep anymore anyway. So I am rambling to pass time. Oh and I am getting more and more clumsy, and forgetful, and frazzled, and annoyed, and emotional. ha ha ha, the end is what really kicks my butt!! 

Ireland is still cute though and very smart. oh and she FINALLY mastered jumping with both feet off the ground! She has been trying for many weeks now. She is quite a character. very animated and goofy, and loud and happy and..... insanely adorable. She is going potty more and more, a lot of the time it is her idea. So we made her a potty chart. For those of you laughing at me because you KNOW she will give it up once baby comes.... I know its very likely, and I am planning on it just in case. BUT think of how many diapers I have saved thus far!!

Alrighty, I am going to bed. 

Anyone wanna come clean my house?? ;P

How Awesome Am I?

Ha Ha Ha. Dude, I am so awesome, words can not even describe my awesomeness! So, I have what most call "pregnancy brain" or as some have said "placenta brain".  now don't think it's just the pregnancy that makes me spacey or forgetful. I have been called many times an airhead by my sweet big brother. It's true. :)  I am worried because all my pregnancy books say the forgetfulness and clumsiness is only going to get worse. YIKES!!! look out! 

ANYWAY, Daniel, Ireland and myself went to my dad's tonight for a quick visit and my step-mum is all about trying to feed us everything they have in the house, drinks included. I come out of the bathroom and she had a plate with 3 styrofoam cups filled with some orange drink sitting on the couch. Yes 3 cups just for me and Dan. Anyway, I pick up one drink, taste it, turn around and PLOP right on the.... couch? did you think I was going to say couch? NOPE. I landed on the plate with the styrofoam cups of orange drink. The entire section of couch was soaked, my pants and shirt was soaked. lol WOW! How awesome am I?! I literally just saw those drinks, grabbed one then decided to sit on them. ha ha ha ha