The happy little girl!

I don't know where to start because I still haven't been finding the time to post my thoughts. I guess I will start from the beginning. Last April Jeremy and I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Kyla Jean has been the light of our lives. She is such a happy baby; it makes it really easy to be a stay at home mom! When Kyla was 7 weeks old I had to go back to work. It was a very hard process to say see you later to my little baby after growing so attached. I worked as hard as I could to get back into the swing of things at the office, but it just wasn't fitting like it use to. I worked for about 4 months and decided that it wasn't going to work. My family needed me at home. It has been such a blessing to be at home. It has also been an identity crisis at times because I have worked since I was 15 years old. I know this is the best thing for my daughter, but sometimes I have a hard time knowing what I should be doing. Now my little girl is almost 1 year old and it seems like time couldn't have gone faster. I have been thinking on what type of birthday party I want to have for her. Do I just invite family or make it a big ordeal. I know that it will be fun to watch her eat a piece of cake for the first time.

Jeremy is busy working anytime that he needs to and being there for his wife and daughter. He is a really great father and husband. I couldn't ask for anything more from him. That is the best thing is that I don't have to ask him for most things; he just knows most of the time what I need and want!

Kyla and I are finally finding a routine that works pretty well and we will shortly be adding some more activities to the daily routine. We are going to be having some swimming lessons in April and going on a lot of walks. We are also going to check out the local library and see if they have a reading time that we can become a part of. I think this will help not only Kyla but me as well. I have been struggling with some Winter depression and can't wait for spring weather to be a normal thing here in Colorado.

We did go to Mexico last fall and that was a lot of fun. Here are some Mexico pictures of Kyla!

Forever and a Day!

I know it has been forever since I have posted anything on this blog. It has been so long that I will be really surprised if anyone actually reads it. I thought that it would be a good way for me to keep all my family and friends in the loop. I know that I love to read my friends blogs to find out what is going on in their families. I don't have any pictures to show at this point, but they will follow shortly!

Jeremy and I have been very busy with the holidays, the house, Real Estate, Kyla, and other priorities that have come up. We are trying to sell a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Dodge Dakota Truck; so if you know any one in the market, let us know!

We have completely remodeled our bathroom. You will have to see the before and after (soon to come). We are still in the process of deciding on paint or wall paper, puting up shelves, and hanging towel racks. The hard part is done though thanks to my hard working husband and step-dad. My dad came up to help with the bathroom because he is very good at laying tile. I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into, but it turned out absolutely magnificent!

We are also trying to do some painting, but it is a hard process when you have a little one. I don't know how some people do it. We had a Super Bowl Party and it was quite a time. Thanks to my Mom we were able to come up with some pretty good food for the party!

Well, I will write again soon when I can attach some pictures as well!

It's a Girl

Eventhough most of you already know that Jeremy and I are going to have a baby girl in April I thought that I would post the proof. We are so excited to welcome this baby girl in the spring!! She will be a very loved daughter, granddaughter and even great-granddaughter. I am about Five months pregnant now and it is just amazing the changes that my body is going through to create life. What a Miracle!! Everything seems to be going well with my pregnancy. She seems to be a healthy little baby. We do have to have another ultrasound by a specialist to see if they can find her right kidney. The doctor isn't concerned even if it turns out that our baby girl only has one kidney because a lot of people function normally with one. We will keep you updated on what the outcome of the next ultrasound is.

Thanks to everyone for there support during all the new stuff that we are coming in contact with!

Vacation

Thanksgiving was a great time. As usual Jeremy and I went with my Dad, Step-Mom, younger sis, and older sis to Mexico for vacation. Needless to say we didn't have turkey for Thanksgiving, but we did have a fun a relaxing time. It was nice to relax on the beach and do some exploring, shopping etc. These trips always give us a chance to spend time with family and experience new things together. This trip to Mexico was a little different for me since I am pregnant, so my sisters and I had a little different schedules this trip. I went to bed pretty early and woke up for breakfast while they went to bed late each night and woke up usually for lunch time. I did feel like I missed out on some fun times, but when I think about the reason it doesn't seem to be very important.

Thanks Dad and Anne for taking us to Mexico, it was a good time as always!

Fun with Friends and Family

We are just so blessed to be surrounded by the family and friends that we have. It is so fun to celebrate things with everyone! This last weekend we celebrated Jeremy's 27th Birthday! It was such a fun filled weekend. On Thursday night we had some of our friends come over for dinner. Katie, Ryan, and Eva Countryman came over and so did our friends Justin, Brandie, and Madison Manguso. The little girls were such a treat to see. They just grow up so fast. On Friday night we got to go to the Nuggets game, Trishy got us tickets for Jeremy's birthday. Thanks Trish!! We got to hang out with Trish afterwards at the Blue Sky Grill!! Saturday night we got together with my side of the family and went out to dinner! Very good company and the food was pretty good too. Sunday we celebrated with Jeremy's side of the family with some dessert that was awesome! Jeremy really liked all his presents that he got from everyone over the weekend! Thanks everyone!

Pregnancy update: I am 18 weeks along, almost half way through the process. I am starting to show so maybe the next post I will have a belly picture for your viewing pleasure. Hope this finds everyone doing well.

This is Real!

As the days go by this pregnancy thing is getting more and more real to me. I was reminded by my friend Jen what a miracle pregnancy and birth really are. God knows us from the moment we are just an egg and has his hand on us the entire time we are in our mother's womb. It is really awesome to think about how special each child is.

Jeremy has just been wonderful these past few months. He has really picked up my slack around the house and has taken great care of me when I am sick. I couldn't ask for a better man to embark on this new journey of parenthood with. I love him sooo much! After five years of marriage he still amazes me with his compassion and love.

My family and friends have also been such a great support. I have received maternity clothes from two of my really good friends and my awesome cousin! You guys are life savers. I really didn't want to spend money on maternity clothes! Now I don't think I will have to. Thank you, Thank you! Well, I wanted to put some pictures up for your veiwing pleasure so I guess I will put up some pictures from our Estes day trip that we went on a couple of weeks ago.

I know it has been way too long since I have caught all of you up on what is going on, so here it goes. Jeremy and I had our second doctor's appointment on Thursday Sept. 21st. It went pretty well. We got to hear our baby's heartbeat and everything seems to be normal. We will have our next appointment on October 23rd. Today is the 12th week mark of our pregnancy and everything seems to be going well! The days seem to drag on, but I know I need to enjoy the time with my husband because in about 6 months it won't just be the two of us anymore.

Jeremy is busy with Real Estate always drumming up new business and trying to make deals happen! He is doing pretty well in this market. Please pray that things will continue to go well through the winter and holidays.

I am still working at Vesta Technology, but only 32 hours a week. I am also working at the Rio in downtown Denver, but at the current moment I only work one shift. I might be looking for something else, but we will see how thing progress.

Thanks for all your prayers!

New Addition!!

Wow!!! We went to the doctor today and found out that we are going to be welcoming a baby into our family in April 2007. We are just so thrilled that things look normal with this pregnancy. It is really early to tell much, but what the doctor can tell is that things look normal! We were able to see the heartbeat too! We are just so excited! Thanks for all of your prayers.

We will keep you posted on all the news as things progress!

We love you all!