Merry Christmas!

Its christmas eve and Scarlett had a blast with abuelo and grandma, and her aunts and her cousins:) We spent the evening at my inlaws and let me say I loved there home, its was sooo IN the spirit:) She loved tagging along with abuelo and she made sure he was fed, lol! We had a yummy dinner and afterwards we let the kiddos open there gifts. Scarlett was so excited about opening her gifts..she ripped and tore through the wrappings. She recieved a dollhouse, a baby, cloths, a monkey and dog teddy, a book and an einstein music box. She loved it! And she looked sooo adorable in her dress, like a porcelian doll:)

Christmas Day she opened her gifts from Santa, Grandmama and Papa and Auntie Shannon and she was in heaven. She just ripped into those gifts:) Abuelo and Grandma came by to visit and see what she recieved:)

8th month mark!

I have reached the 8 month mark (32 weeks) yesterday and I'm actually feeling really good:) I'm not able to do much still, I get really tired of walking alot and I'm limited to when I can get out cause I have my daughter to care for (i end up doing 1 errand at night after her bedtime) which limits me. But I'm very grateful I have a very caring hubby that has been helping me a WHOLE LOT- Luv u!!

Our LITTLE PRINCESS is 2!

Our little princess just turned 2 at 5:52 pm today and my hubby and I sat thinking about how the 2 yrs of her life have flown...I really wish we could rewind and go back to the beginning and do it all over again but we can't so we are makeing sure now from when we put her in preschool, which will be in 2 yrs, we cherish every moment with her. Her laughs, her cries, her talks, her dancing and everything about her amazes us and will do so forever. She will always be our little baby!

Today she went for her 2yr check up and she did fantastic!! She weighs at 25lbs and is 32 inches tall. She did all the commands for the dr and she said she is develping very well. We discussed her eating habits and about taking vitamins. She did end up getting her last shot of Hepatitis A and her flu and she cried, my poor baby cried. She kept asking for "momma" and I kept telling her that they are doing this to make sure she doesn't get very sick. We left the drs. and Grandmama called to wish her a Happy Birthday! We then met up with my hubby and my inlaws for lunch at Luby's...and let me say she was hungry!! She had a chocolate milk, macaroni, chicken parmessan, crackers, fruit and some cheesecake. It was funny, she was done with macaroni and she kept asking for somethin near my plate which I couldn't understand and so I finally realized she was asking for macaroni and I was trying so fast to put it on her plate and she shrugged her shoulders with her arms out indicating "momma hurry up!"..its was cute:) We then left and she cried for dada. She had a wonderful birthday...BUT we are not ready for her to be 3..EVER!! lol!

Another ultrasound...

Went in for my 4th ultrasound on Dec. 16th and everything went well. Got the call from my dr. this morning and they said my cervix is 3.3 which is good, no cause for preterm birth..YEAH!! And Violet weighs 4lbs!! So overall she looks wonderful.

Prenatal check up!

Today was my 2 week prenatal checkup and it went well:) FINALLY!! We heard Violets heartbeat and it was great and I'm measuring right at 31 weeks. I'm feeling good but I do get a little tired when I stand too long or walk too long as well. I gained 2 lbs so I'm at 127...not liking it, V was just laughing at me when I was doing some subtracting on our way home:) Scarlett was great , she walks in there owning the place. She is soo cute!!! While I laid for the nurse to measure me she says "Iu" which means "love you", it was adorable!!

Its Party Time! Scarletts 2nd Birthday Party..

was a blast! She had ALOT of fun playing with her cousins (they helped alot) and her friends:) Her grandparents, aunts and our close friends where there also to help celebrate her BIG 2! She bounced, did the rings and bar, jumped in the foam pit and the climbed the great BIG mountian and she had a such a good time. She also ate about 3 pizzas which was a total shock and ate 2 peices of cake WITH frosting! She loved it that cake so much that when I tried to remove it to help clean, she yelled at me. We then went back to the house and a few friends joined us and helped scarlett open her gifts, she was SOOO excited of all her Elmo gifts and the rest of her gifts. She and Sebastian enjoyed playing with the rest of the toys until it was Scarletts bedtime. I can't believe our little girl is about to be 2, she will always be our baby or as daddy would say his "little princess" FOREVER!!

KLP Christmas party!

The KLP's had a christmas party for the group and it was alot of fun!!! We got there and got settled and headed to the bouncies. Scarlett had a blast!!! And she really enjoyed seeing all her friends again..it had been since late Nov. since she had seen them. She was so happy to bounce and she enjoyed the food to, it was very yummy!!! I went for seconds of course. Scarlett also got a goody bag and go to make a craft BUT she wasn't too interested in it. Over all she had lots of fun!!

Dec. 2nd: ultrasound and 2 week visit for Violet

Just wanted to let you know what happened at my appts yesterday with my dr. and the ultrasound. Its great news!! At the ultrasound we got to see her again and she sure looks more and more like Scarlett, we saw every body part and of course V had to ask if we are still having a girl...YES we are, LOL! She also took shots of my cervix which from last Monday has maintained its size, it has not moved:)

Then I was off to my drs. and he said my belly and her heartbeat sound great! He was happy with my cervix but he wants to do another at my next appt. just to be reassured nothing has changed. He also told me to continue "taking it really easy", he did not say BEDREST, which I was happy about. But he did say to refrain from over doing it on household chores and walking (he said walking around the mall is a NO, NO). He said the bleeding was casued by my cervix which is not common but as long as it stabilizes until closer the due date, I shouldn't have another episode. So I was really happy with the visit and happy that V heard it from the dr as well.

I'll keep you all posted on my next visit on the 15th:)

Another scare...Mon. Nov. 24th...

On Monday, November 24th, I was sitting down around 7:30ish and doing my nightly ritual (tv, snack and my laptop on the couch) well, I had to go pee and so I went. As I was done and looked down to the toilet I saw blood again but with a few blood clots. We called a close friend of ours to watch Scarlett and we went straight to the ER again. They did the same things as our 1st visit but this time they told me Violet weighs 2 lbs, I'm 1cm dilated, I had contractioons for the first 10 mins after I got hooked up to the machine and that I need to take it really easy until my next Dr. visit on Tuesday, Dec 2nd. And once I arrived to pee again, no blood came about. I was then let go to go home again.

I still have my drs. apprt and ultrasound appt on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd as schedule and when I do see my dr. I know I'll be very adament in wanting an answer for these bleedings.

I have been taking it really easy which is hard for me becuase with the holidays and Scarletts birthday around the corner, I feel I have alot to do. My hubby has stepped up in helping with everything which is great but its hard to sit on a couch and not be able to fully entertain Scarlett. But right now my focus is on Violet and my body and I hope we don't have another ER episode or anything else. I have 8 more weeks to go for the safe zone, I'm currently 29 weeks.

Sunday of Fun!

Scarlett and dada went ahead and bathed Zues and Coco and their kennels for Thanksgiving since we are hosting. It was so cute cause she was really getting them cleaned and being helpful too:) We also attended Chloes 4th birthday, her parents are close family friends of ours, and it was at Rocket City. She had alot of fun, playing with the games and winning tickets. She also enjoyed the cake:) We also had a great time catching up with everyone that attended.

Stuff around the house!

O.k., I just want to mention that I'm amazed of how much baby items and stuff I have around the house! My hubby painted Scarletts room yesterday and so all the baby items were in there and so moved them into the playroom...all of it took the whole area! I also was cleaning the guest room and made a pile of all the items I plan to sell at my garage sale this spring (there is a ton) and placing some of the baby items in that room (these items I won't use for a good while). I just hope my mom can get around it, LOL! I started taking all the baby items apart of what I need to wash and cleaned everything else.

I think I'm nesting becuase this house seems to filled with old, unneccesary items and I'm tossing or putting away. I'm anxious to pull out all the baby clothes from Scarlett and see what needs to rewashed or sold. And ready to get the nursery ready for Violet. We went looking for furniture for Scarletts room today, we just hit 2 stores, and let me say I was dissapointed of what they had. We are looking for white bunk beds but it seems they only have the oak or light oak bunk beds:( I plan to make some calls on Monday to several stores instead of going to them (they are so far from us) and see if they have what we are looking for. Scarlett did enjoy the beds so she will do great in her BIG girl bed:) So that is pretty much what is going on around here...PREPARING!!!

7th Month Mark...

I'm 7 months or 27 weeks! I have been feeling much better since we had our scare last Saturday. I have catched up on sleep and been napping when Scarlett naps. Virgil has also stepped up big time in helping me out with Scarlett and around the house and I'm so appreciative. I'm so use to doing everything and not asking for help becuase thats me...I love being able to do so many things so it was hard for me to let him be in charge. But its all for Violet:) It has taken me several days to accomplish things but thats o.k. Scarlett enjoys talking, kissing and hugging Violet everyday...she felt her move the other day and she was amazed, her face lit up so quickly!

Change of baby's name - LAST ONE!

Sorry for the lateness on this BUT we have changed the name...It'll be VIOLET!!! After announcing the first name, I got alot of friends and family saying ELENA or ELAINA, however you spell it, instead of HELENA. I felt I was correcting everyone left and right so I told V, we have to change it. He laughed at me cause I thought he would be the one changing the name first but it was me:( So we will have 2 daughter, Scarlett and Violet! And we love it!

7th month Prenatal Checkup!

Over the weekend, we had to rush to the emergency room..long story short the baby is fine and I'm fine as well, they just told me to lay off my feet for a few days. Today I went for my 7 month checkup and told the dr. what happened and he said that the baby is fine that the cause for the emergency was due to me. Nothing that I did wrong but just my body developing differently, he also said that bloody is not usual either. We heard the heartbeat and she sound very healthy. I'm still at 122 lbs, didn't gain anything but next visit may be different. He did tell me not to be lifting Scarlett(27 lbs) or anything to heavy. He did make a call to see the results from my ultrasound and he told us that it looks like my cervix is short which may cause preterm birth. He ordered another ultrasound before my next visit on Dec. 2nd so I'm sending a little prayer to the man upstairs that my ultrasound is a positive! Crossing my fingers:)

Oh! On the way to the drs. we have to pass Christus St. Catherine Hospital and Scarlett was like "momma, momma", after Saturday's emergency she remembered that place. We were so surprised.

1st Maternity Photo Shoot!

Yesterday afternoon I met with Eliza, such a sweet person, a photographer for Glimpse of Soul Photography, to do my first maternity shoot! I was really excited since I wanted to do this with Scarlett so badly but couldn't so I had to make sure I did it this time around. We met in old Katy and we did a few shots at the park, she wanted a more earthy feel which was great but I had Scarlett with me so the minute Eliza started taking shots of me, Scarlett was crying histerically. My poor baby, she probably thought this women was hurting mommy..she looks so cute in her tears, my poor baby:( She held on to me like a monkey!

Well, the clouds were coming quickly so we had to cut the shoot short. I will be having another one soon to take urban shots which I'm so excited. Here is a link to her blog, which she posted a few of them so far...

Glimpse of Soul Photography



I love her work!!!

We finally have a name for our baby girl...

and its HELENA!!! After a month in looking at baby books and baby name websites we decided on Helena. We are so happy to finally have a name for her instead of "the baby". It was very difficult becuase we had restrictions on the name...can't make a nickname out of it, very uncommon and lastly that we both like.

Dewberry Farms and more...

Friday, November 7th we decided to head to dada's work for a visit and he was so happy to see Scarlett as well as abuelo:) She had fun on abuelo's lawnmower:) We also headed to Dewberry's with the KLP's and it was alot of fun! It was pretty windy but it was a perfect day, she played with her friends for abit, we rode the hayride(she was in awww!) and she went to pick out a baby pumpkin. Before we left she had to get on the horsey:) We then headed back to dada's for more time with him and she had a great lunch with him. It was a great Friday!!!

On Saturday, Scarlett took her first steps by herself down the stairs!!! She held onto the wall but went down by herself, I couldn't believe it!! Such a big girl!

On Sunday we went to a birthday party for one of our friends and it was a train theme. They had a mini train which took the kids around the neighborhood and let me say Scarlett had a blast!!! She didn't want to get off, so we went for round 2!! She really had lots of fun at the party!!

Halloween past and present...

And our cute Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz on Halloween 08...time sure flies;(



Our sweet baby lamb on Halloween 07...

Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treating was a blast for us!!! I helped Scarlett carve her 1st pumpkin and she enjoyed it. I let her take all the seeds out for as well so we can get the candle in. Then my inlaws came by to hang out with Scarlett so we chilled in garage for abit until 7:00 and we were off for candy:) We went to about 5 houses for candies and it was too adorable seeing her knock knock at the door for treats. She saw me do it at the 1st house and got the hang of it the next houses. They would give her some treats and told to say Thank you which was so cute in her little voice and then she said "BYE". It melted me and my hubbys heart! We stopped by at my husbands best friend's house and the minute that door opened and saw there movable dracula, she jetted out so fast that she held onto a leg of a stranger. I felt so bad...we honestly didn't think she would be scared:( We then headed back since it was almost bedtime and when we got home to help pass the candies, she saw Jason the cotume and she FREAKED!!! Poor thing, I swear what happened to the cute ghost or pumpkin head?!?! After that we put her to bed and V and I hanged out the rest of the night passing put candies which was pretty fun especially when the teenagers came;) It was a GREAT HALLOWEEN!!!!






We started out with breakfast and Scarlett watched several Halloween cartoons on Disney. Then we got ready to go to a close friends Halloween Party, Scarlett is dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz!! She looks soooo adorable!! We got to the party were Ms. Monique took pictures of each child, we ate and she played with her friends. Then we got ready to do a scavenger hunt and she looks so cute getting candy all the halloweenish fun toys. She wasn't happy when I took all the candy she had in her bag (she is not allowed to have any), she was trying so hard to open them and I was like "no way Ms. Dorothy" lol! We then TRIED to get a group photo but that was nearly impossible but doable:) We then made a footprint ghost craft to take home, she wasn't thrilled I was painting her foot, lol! Overall we had a great and fun time and all the kids look great in there costumes. Now we can't wait for her to go door to door tonight since it will be her 1st!!!!

Graduation Day!

Today was Scarlett's last day of her 9 week ABC & 123 class within the KLP's. She graduated with a passing grade;)lol! She really loved the coloring they did, learning the letters and number by stickers or some kind of craft. :( :( Sad day!!

Our Halloween Playdate...

We had some KLP moms and kiddos come over for a Halloween Playdate and it was a full house:) Everyone had a good time, enjoyed the food and had fun making there handprinted ghost or spider to take home for a keepsake.

Busy past weekend!

We had one busy past weekend! Scarlett and I attended a Sienna's 2nd birthday and she had a blast:) She colored, played in the Dora house and loved the toddler bouncy. Oh! and she had to have some cake cause that is what she was asking for when we sang. Then we were off to Monica's Housewarming Party and we had a great time...we really enjoyed there new home and see Ms. Monica and Pete:) On Sunday, I did catch Scarlett getting my makeup bag while I was making breakfast soo move over Cindy Crawford...Scarlett is the SUPERMODEL!! lol!! she look so cute putting on blush. Later that evening, she helped me sweep the dogs food...she is momma's little helper:)

1st Pumpkin Patch!

Today we went to St. Peters Pumpkin Patch for Scarletts first ever pumpkin pick:) She loved it!! We took pictures with the scarecrow and on the hay and of course with dada:) She was walking around AMAZED of all the pumpkins. She calls them "kika". We plan to make this a tradition year after year:)

A scare late this morning...

It was about 2 am when my hubby and decided to go to bed so I went for my last potty before snoozing away and we noticed there was some spotting:( Not very much but it really freaked us both out so I made my call to my dr. Of course my hubby checked it out on the net before getting the call back from the dr. The Dr. asked me several questions and so it came to find out that I was lacking WATER!!! I will admit I have not been drinking as much as I suppose to so this scared me and my butt is in gear now! WATER! WATER! WATER! It was really scary since I have not had this happen with Scarlett. This little girl was kicking away while I laid waiting for the call back. I hope we don't get this scare again!!

6 month mark...

Just hit 6 months and more then half way, YEAH!!! I have actually been feeling alot more energetic this time around which means I need to get all I need done ASAP! I have started feeling her kick alot more since my drs visit on Tuesday and lets say she is a kicker:) Scarlett has been actually giving kissesm hugs and saying "baby" to my butterfly tattoo, THAT is what she thinks is a baby, LOL!!!

We STILL don't have a name for her BUT we are still working on it:)

6 month Prenatal checkup!

My checkup went well today:) And Scarlett was just a doll at the drs. office, she walked in there owning the place, LOL!! I'm at 122 lbs, so I gained 4 lbs..errr!! My ultrasound from last month was great, the dr. said she is measuring great. We heard her heartbeat and its normal and she was kicking up a storm! I also had to take the glucose test as well and I passed it!! yeah! By the end of the visit, Scarlett DID NOT want to leave...she threw a fit:) At least she is not scared to go to the drs:)

Scarletts 1st Stomach Bug..yuck!

It has happened, she was attached by the stomach bug Saturday morning. She threw up alot which freaked her and I out, ate lunch, napped and off we went to the park. She complained the entire time about her tummy:( all she wanted was to be held and go to the bathroom. We came home and she threw up again and was very fussy all night. We made sure we gave her lots of love. Sunday morning she threw up again but not as much and I had bought some pedialyte saturday evening so she she loved having the popcicles:) After her nap on Sunday she was feeling alot better. Our poor baby was in pain and I wish we were able to do more. We hated seeing her poor face in pain:(

2nd Annual Katy Rice Harvest Festival

This was our 2nd Annual Rice Harvest Festival and we had so much fun, especially since Scarlett was able to have a great time and the weather was perfect! We went with a group of close friends and there families. We hit the food aisle!! and the kiddie rides WHICH Scarlett absolutely LOVED the carousel ride!!! Everytimne the ride was over and mommy took a break, she told us "HORSE! HORSE!" so she rode it about 4x's!!! She also did her first carnival game and dada won her the cutest puppy! We can't wait for next year!

Potty Training is a success:)

It has been a month since we started potty training and she mastered it, both pee and poopie the first week and half!!!! We were in shock!! But undies are all that she wears now and a pullup during naps/bedtimes since she doesn't fully understand to control her bladder yet. We are really proud of our little girl! She is learning so much, so quickly!! Oh! She enjoys flushing the toilet and sayong "bye bye" to it. Its soo cute:)

Mama hit the BIG 2-9 today!

Yup, its my birthday and it was a great day!! It was followed by my hubby and scarelett's "Happy Birthday" and it cute! Then by my parents and friends and family:) Daddy and Scarlett made my cake and she really wanted to help, all she said was "cake, cake!!" Of course our other daughter in my tummy moved alot especially when I ate some cake:)

Scarlett's 1st Clown Experience!

We went to a Birthday party today and Scarlett experienced her 1st clown!! She was hesistent at first, she stayed close by me but she started to warm up to Jewelz, the clown. She painted an Elmo and butterfly on her hand and arm, she also sangs songs, did a magic trick and made an Elmo balloon for Scarlett. She had a great time! We also went to a birthday party at Pump It Up a few weeks back and she had a blast down the slide :) And she wanted to help dada water the plants and bathe the dogs over the weekend.

Overwhelmed with so much to do...

I was just looking at my calendar and realized I only have 3.5 months left to get EVERYTHING finished before our 2nd daughter arrives next year. It feels time is flying so fast that there is not enough hours to get everything done. I'm planner and when things are not done right away or how I want them too, I get pretty upset at myself...its just me. The list starts off with getting Scarletts Big Girl room completed, a few touches in there bathroom upstairs, get the nursery ready for our new arrival in 09, photo shoots for Halloween, Christmas and Maternity, find a christmas dress for Scarlett, start buying Scarlett's christmas gifts NOW!, need Halloween yard decor(I LOVE HALLOWEEN!), begin Scarlett's Bow Board for her new room, several birthday parties to attend, buying the essentials for our 2nd daughter, preparing for Scarlett's 2nd Birthday Party - mail invites, secure the location, attend the plany playdates and events we signed up for and get ready for Grandmama to arrive next year(she willbe here to help me out and spend some time with Scarlett and our new baby - I'M SOOOO EXCITED!)

Is that a long list of TO DO'S or what!!!

The Holidays are such a busy time for all of us:)

1st Hairbow Photo Shoot!

Scarlett had her 1st photo shoot for a VERY close friend who makes handmade hairbows, who will be launching a website soon. The photos were done in Grand Lakes and it had a beautiful scenery and she really worked the camera...my little supermodel in the making:) She got to wear her spidy/pumpkin hairbows with her new halloween tee....she was just too adorable! We also met up with dada for lunch and it was a great Friday!





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