it's a BOY

That is right! Yesterday we went and found out we are having a little boy and we are so excited! There was no doubt in our minds once the image came up and I yelled out "it's a wiener." Brent laughed at me and the ultra sound lady thought I was crazy.

The pictures are a little small but isn't he adorable. And those long legs...I don't know where he got those from?

HELP

So for those of you who dont know I was let go at work. They said that since I could not work full time after the baby they did not want to keep me around. DUMB! So now I just sit around ALL day bored as ever. I thought it would not be that bad but in the past couple of weeks we have had SO many unexpected bills that need to be paid. I have become extreamly stressed out which I know is bad for the baby but I cant help it. With me not working and Brent working part time we are living off our savings and money will dry up at some point. So I am asking if anyone knows of any job that is hiring let me know. I am not picky and can work just about any hours. Or if anyone has ideas of things I could do from home I am open to anything.

Butterflys

Dear Baby Lewis

Mom would like to know what on earth you are doing in there? You are only 16weeks old but I
can feel you moving already. It feels like butterflys have taken over my tummy. Every time I try to have dad feel it you stop moving. I think it is a little game you like to play! I can see you now my little mischievous one playing tricks on mom and dad. The past couple of weeks you have given us a scare with the bad cramps, killer back pain and shooting pain down my leg, but you were probably just trying to make my tummy more comfortable. You FINALLY let me stop throwing up and put on 3lbs. Now I am starting to fill out more, and soon I could actually look pregnant! Mom and dad love you so much. Dad insists you only listen to GOOD music so he puts Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon on my tummy and you seem to like it. Dad already is speaking to you in Portuguese and slowly I am learning too. Five more months in my tummy and then it will be your big day. And dont forget Dec 21, give us a clear so we can see if you are a boy or girl! Try to be kind and gentle when you do arrive and not be over 8lbs. I dont think I can give birth to a 10lbs baby! Remember mom and dad love you and want you to grown big and strong!

Love MOM

THANKSGIVING 2009

Cartwheels

So this past week has been a roller coaster. I have been throwing up 2-3 times a day and hungry as ever. Today I went to the doc for my 13 week check up and all is good. I am O Negative blood type so if Brent has positive blood I have to get a shot at 7months if we plan on having any more babies. Notice how I put the word IF....Yes 1 may be enough for me if being pregnant means being miserable. I told Brent my idea and he just looked at me, so I don't think he likes it.

Since my first visit I have lost some weight so the doc put me on Zofran to try and help me keep stuff down. I sure hope it works. We also listened to the babies heart beat and the doc made the comment "Wow sure sounds like an active one!" NOOOOO! Looks like baby Lewis is already doing cartwheels in my tummy and there is nothing we can do to stop the little thing. I also got the H1N1 shot. I was scared to at first but I figured what is the worst that can happen? At least I wont become a little piggy!

We have prepared ourselves that the baby is most likely a girl since the doc said he thinks it is and everyone else does to. Get ready for the most blinged out girl ever. We might as well name her sparkle because she will always have her accessories. Lets just hope she checks her attitude at the door.

So there is not much to see just the start of a bump.

So it has been a LONG time since my last post so here is an update.

The past few weeks have been brutal. I have been sick 24/7 throwing up or on the verge. It has been terrible. Thankfully Brent and Charlie have been here for me. Charlie will lick my feet while I am face down in the toilet and Brent will bring me a drink and rub my tummy when I am done. I don't want to jinx myself but it has been 4 days since I last threw up. YAY!

We found a cute crib and changing table on craigslist for $150 and it is in awesome condition! The nursery is starting to have some life in it.

So I have been thinking alot of how our baby will be. Will it look more like me or Brent? Will it be a boy or a girl? And most of all will it have the energy both Brent and I had growing up? I think of our poor mothers having to deal with all of our energy and trying to keep us entertained....Oh I hope our baby will be calm and not full on energy.

The one thing I think about most is how much baby Lewis is going to be loved. With all the aunts, uncles and cousins our baby will have tons of friends. And with a mom and dad who are silly, there will NEVER be a dull moment in our babies life. So keep on growing my little baby get nice and strong so mommy and daddy can love you to pieces when you get here!

baby Lewis at 8 weeks! Can you see it?

Blessed

So yesterday we were traveling west on the us 60 and were in a BAD accident. We switched into the far right lane and realized there was a desk in our lane. Brent swerved to avoid the desk but lost control of the Tahoe. We went from the far right lane all the way to the other side crashing into the cement median. We hit the front passenger side then bounced and ended up facing on coming traffic with the back end of the Tahoe smashed against the median. I remember it being silent as we were heading to the median. I thought no one can live after hitting this right? So right before we hit it I yelled out "Heavenly Father please protect us and let us live." He did! The Tahoe is a hunk of metal. The rims were ripped off lug nuts still in place. ITS A MIRACLE WE ARE OK. Our backs and necks hurt and I have a cut on my foot but that is all. We went to see how the baby was today and its fine. Healthy as can be! It measured 1/2inch and had a heart beat of 150. YAY! I don't know why Heavenly Father saved us but I sure am glad he did. I am grateful i still have my AMAZING husband and my baby. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers it means so much to us!

Baby Lewis

Sunday September 20
The night before I had decided I was going to take a pregnancy test, so when I woke up at 3am and had to go I made myself close my eyes and go back to sleep. So 6am rolls around and I know its time. I do the potty dance as I shimmy off my pants. I unwrap the test and do my thing. The first line is there saying I took the test right. That was a relief. After flushing and going about what you do after you use the bathroom I took a peek at the test"+". What already no way I went and sat on the bed for about 2min. I went back into the bathroom and there it was clear as day PREGNANT! I ran back into the bedroom screaming "BRENT BRENT I AM PREGNANT!" He sat up half asleep and said cool then went back to sleep. I was not happy with this response so I jumped on the bed and started dancing. I told him to come look he said bring it here. I reminded him there is pee on it so he got up looked at the test and smiled. Then we went back to the bed and snuggled. After about 10min of that I was ready to call and tell everyone. Brent said we should wait a while and think of a cool way to do it. Well I couldn't hold it in. I called my mom and 630am and told her, she cried. Then she reminded me that I need to take it easy because there is a chance I may not carry to full term. I knew this was a huge possibility but I was so excited I didn't care. So now a week later I can tell everyone....I AM PREGNANT! I am so excited and happy I don't even know what to say except this is a huge blessing and a miracle and I am enjoying EVERY second of it.

TORN

OK so i have been a mess the past couple of weeks. i am 40 days with out a period. i have not taken a test because i am scared it will say "not pregnant" and i don't want to hear that. i have been tired, have to go to the bathroom alot more, my chest is sensitive, and i have gained some weight. the thing that is throwing me off is i have been having cramps for about three weeks. so last night i could not fall asleep because i kept thinking about a baby, and when i did fall asleep i dreamed i got twin boys. not that i gave birth to them but that we adopted them. so i woke up this morning all excited then i realized it was a dream. i am a mess. i want a baby more than anything but know my chances of ever having one of my own are small. i don't know why i am writing about this, i usually don't tell people my personal problems. i don't know what else to say. i am sad and i think Brent is too but we have both decided that if we are not pregnant with in a year we will adopt so i know someday i WILL have a baby and i will love it more than ANYTHING in this world and i know Brent will be the BEST dad ever. this is what keeps me going.

Jump Start

So I feel like I have been dragging along the past couple of weeks so I have decided to give my self a jump start. I am going to do Jillian Michael's 30 day shred and weight watchers. I think the lack of exercise and eating junk food has made me feel this way. So if anyone wants to join me this could be fun!

Our little Charlie

So I never thought I would be the type of person who treats their pet like a human...Well I thought wrong. Charlie is treated like our child and not just by me, Brent is guilty too. He sleeps in our bed in between us. We hold him like a baby and take pictures of him in the tub. He loves bath time he just does not like getting his face wet.

So this past weekend we went camping with our friends Cody and Mel and their two dogs. It was alot of fun sleeping on the ground and playing with the dogs. Charlie liked to swim in the near by creek. He did not like when Brent took him to the other side and dropped him in so he could swim to me. It was a close call when he went under for a split second both Brent and I were ready to jump in after him. We had alot of fun!

Cheap and Easy

So on Saturday I found out that I can do hair at my salon. They just charge for the product (color) so between $10-$20. What a steal! So if you are wanting anything done just let me know. They don't book for me I have to do it all myself so email, text, or call me.

Ok on to more exciting stuff. I was thinking of how much I hate waking up early to get ready. So I decided to do some investigating on what are easy ways to look like you spent an hour getting ready but really on spent like 15min. Here is my list

1 Mascara it makes eyes look awake

2 eye liner defines those peepers

3 blush/bronzer adds color and makes you look sun kissed

4 naturally wavy hair Rock that body add some gel or mouse

5 straight hair use a little bit of back combing and hair spray

6 add hair accessories like flowers it makes it look like you put more effort into it

7 earrings even a simple pair can add some spice to your look

This is my list so far. I read ALOT of magazines and did some people watching to see what I thought would be easy but yet make a difference. What do you think? Do you agree, have more to add, give me your feedback!

If you don't want to spend a lot on beauty products Sally's has cheap but good hair products and ELF make up has good eye shadows. Also ULTA has good sales on make up. I like BENEFIT and SMASHBOX for my face and DERMALOGICA is what I swear by for face wash.

Health Care

So Obama is tying to make health care available for everyone. Being some one who cant get private insurance due to endometriosis I am all for health care but not when its FREE. When you just hand stuff out to people and don't make them have any responsibilities they don't understand how lucky they are and they abuse it. I have seen this first hand working in the dental field. People were getting FREE dental care and were not even grate full. This makes me upset because Brent and I have not have not had insurance for over a year and do our best to stay healthy. So to Obama I would say, make people learn a little bit of responsibility. Don't just give it away but make it more available to EVERYONE! What do you all think? Am I crazy or is Obama's plan not so smart?

Back to Life

So earlier in the week I went in for an interview at Epic Salon in Chandler. I didn't get my hopes up because i had not yet received my license and I was trying to be open minded. So about three hours after the interview they called and said i had got the job! I was so excited. Its only about thirty hours a week but its better than nothing. Then yesterday i got the BEST letter in the mail. I PASSED STATE BOARD. So its official i am a licensed cosmetologist. So this week has been pretty good if you ask me. I will be in the assisting program at Epic for six months to a year and then i will get my own chair and be a stylist. This is exactly what i wanted. Learn more about cosmetology and be the BEST stylist ever.

Easy Enchiladas

2 family size cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans of chicken
1 can diced green chilis
2 cups shredded cheese
1 tub sour cream
36 pack corn tortillas
Add all ingredients except tortillas to crock pot and put on low 1-2 hours (until soupy). Tear up tortillas add to crock pot. Heat about an hour. Serve.

These are so good and so easy. I like mine a little more spicy so I add a can of el pato. If you are making it for just TWO I would suggest cutting the recipe in half.

Babies

Ok so here I go again about wanting a baby. It seems like everyone and their mother is pregnant. I know I should be excited for them but I just get upset, why am I not pregnant? I have been off birth control for a year now, I eat right, take prenatal pills, check when I am ovulating but still NOTHING. Every time I am a day late I get all excited just to be let down, AGAIN. I know this is such a selfish and depressing post but I am just felling that way. So I ask does anyone know of ANYTHING I can do/take to help? I read about this pill called Endovan does anyone know anything about it? Ok I feel like I need to say THANK YOU to my family for praying and helping through this and BRENT for dealing with my bad attitude and always keeping me positive and looking at the stuff we are blessed with.

1 A Home

2 Charlie

3 Family

4 Temple/Church

5 Health

LUCKY

So yesterday Brent called me from work and said “let’s go shopping today,” I said ok and didn’t think much about it all day. So by the time he came home I was not in the mood to go because it was so hot outside. Brent said I had no choice we were going. So we went to Chandler Mall and used some gift cards we had for American Eagle, Bath and Body Works and Nordstrom. I never knew that Nordstrom had a sister store called Nordstrom Rack and everything is like 50% cheaper. I was so excited to be out of the house with my babe! We got new heels for me (they are super cute) and Brent a new shirt. We also got some soap and lotion from Bath and Body Works. In all we spent about $5, now that’s my kind of shopping! And to make it even better Brent held the bags for me. On the car ride home I was so EXHAUSTED, now I remember why I am not into shopping. All the smells and walking around really wears me out. So I asked Brent why he wanted to go shopping so badly. He said he had read our blog and felt bad that I didn’t feel like I had cute stuff and wanted to take me out. I instantly felt all warm inside. My BRENTY, after a long day at work, was willing to take me out shopping and even hold my bags. Man I am SO lucky to have him. What husband WANTS to go shopping with their wife? SO after yesterday I feel like a PRINCESS and my prince BRENT is the bestest ever.

I can wear this shirt to work!(When I get a job)

Moving On

So yesterday I got a call from Avante... I did not get the job. I wont lie I was upset but I had prepared myself for the worst. In the interview they said they get over 100 applications a week so I felt blessed I even got an interview. I called my friend Amber and told her the news. At first she did not believe me. After convincing her I was not lying she said her boss had told her how much she had liked me but they wanted someone who could work Sundays. After Amber told me that I was not so upset. I knew I would find another job and I would be blessed for standing my ground and saying I would not work Sundays!

On a brighter note I was watching Oprah and Rachel Ray yesterday and learned some AMAZING stuff. On Oprah they showed how to save money at the grocery store by making a list and shopping the sales. They also gave awesome ideas for easy recipes that cost like $15 for an entire days worth of food. I would urge you all to go on her website under the food tab then the menu category and look up Cat, Curtis and Tyler's recipes. You will be glad you did! Ok so then on Rachel Ray it was saying how to turn your old clothes into new stylish ones. It showed how to take an old pair of jeans and make them look vintage and take your old shirts and turn them into clothes for your kids with just scissors, a toothpick and ribbon. So I would LOVE to try these out so I am wanting to know who has time to be crafty with me? To get more info on how to do these awesome ideas go to Rachel Rays website look on Fridays show and look at the no sew make overs!

AHHH

Ok so RIGHT after I posted the last blog Avante called me for an interview today at 2. I am freaking out. Ok cross your fingers!

A New Me

So this past Monday I took my written part of state board and I PASSED! I was so excited and proud of myself for the extra hours I had put into to studying. I take the practical part of my exam on Monday and if all goes well I will be a licensed cosmetologist!

So at the start of a new year most make goals, but I missed that by about eight months. So I decide that I would start now, better late than never right?

1) Attend the temple more often
There is no excuse for not going at least every month or every week for that matter.
2) Learn to cook….better
I want to be able to cook for my family or future family and have confidence in what I am doing.
3) Get a job
At this point I won’t be picky. I originally wanted to work at Avante Salon with one of my best friends Amber, but just a job would do now!
4) get healthy
I want to do this not only for the fact its good for you but it is good practice for when I get pregnant. (Hopefully this year)
5) Get a tan
Since the new study came out about tanning beds and skin cancer I think I will just stick to self tanners!
6) Be more crafty
I want to have that home around the holiday season that just feels all warm and cozy and is decorated to the tee.

So these are my goals so far. What are some goals you have? Maybe we have similar goals and we could work on them TOGETHER!

StYlE

Ok so this week of sitting around in a big t-shirt and gym shorts has led me to the following topic.....FASHION. I look around and see all these cute girls in darling outfits and think "I want to look like that". So I venture out and then I realize I am a cheap skate and cant see how you pay $30 for a shirt. So I go home empty handed. This is always depressing because I dream of all the cute stuff I will come home with and then go into my closet and see the same old stuff. So I am asking the question what and where are cute INEXPENSIVE places to shop. I dont know why after 22years and growing up with 4 sisters I dont know any of this but I dont. My sister Myla always is dressed cute and has cute stuff but then I realized its because she sells cute bags and jewelry so she has to be "in style".(ps her blog is pursenickety.blogspot.com). Then there is my sister Marissa, i give her my old stuff and I see her wear it and think " Why did it not look like that on me"? So I am asking all of you my fellow bloggers where you shop and get your cute stuff? I am looking for the following items. Cowgirl boots, cute shirts, layering items, and jeans. Thanks for all your help, I will let you all know how my quest ends.

WORK PLEASE

So last Friday I did it I finished beauty school! I was so excited and just could not wait for the freedom. Well now a week later I am bored. I will be waiting about four to six weeks to take my state boards and then its off on a job hunt. I am not the kind of girl who can sit around the house cleaning and cooking, I have to be out and working. I know this will all change after we have kids but now I just want a job and something to do. In these upcoming weeks I will be brushing up on my cooking skills. Last week I made bread (in a bread machine) and instant cheesecake. Its a start at least. So if you have any simple ideas for recipes send them my way, and if you have any ideas of salons I should apply at send here too. I am open for any ideas of suggestions. So the next couple of weeks I am free for shopping, cooking or craft dates so let me know.

I AM FREE!!.....Well almost.

So next week will end my SIX years of beauty school! I know I know that is a LONG time. I started the summer going into my junior year at EVIT and then I got in a bad car accident and dropped out. Just this past December I decided to go back and finish! It was hard to try and remember everything but i am glad I did it. I realized I LOVE making people feel beautiful. I am not what you would call a girly girl but i do love girly stuff. This has been a long journey for me and am grateful for all of my support. My mom for always pushing me to go back and finish, my family for encouraging me and MOST of all my BRENTY. He has been there for me every step of the way and motivating me:) So thank you to everyone who has helped me and made this possible.... Now I just need to find a job!!

BLESSING

ok so brent got an internship building the light rail in phoenix. we were so excited because we did not have to move away and we got to be together. well recently the city of phoenix put a stop to the building of the light rail and we were scared brent was going to lose his internship. (he needs this to graduate) so after a lot of stressing out and wondering what was going to happen the company he is working for said they could use him down in tucson and he would be there monday through friday. well this was a HUGE relief that he would still be able to work but then it hit me, brent would be gone all week and i would be alone and bored. i hate sleeping and being alone. i hear a little noise and freak out and cant sleep or move. well the first night was hard but then i realized i have charlie. so i just snuggle with him and when i get scared i talk to him. i know you all must be thinking he is a dog but to me his is a BLESSING because it makes it easier to have brent away and helps me to stay sane. i am so grateful that i have charlie but most of all that i have a husband who works so hard at everything he does. i am the luckiest girl!

Pictures

playing at the river



he fell asleep texting (hehe)


CHARLIE

CHARLIE

so me and brent have been doing alot of talking the past couple months about getting a dog. about two weeks ago brent surprised me and go a cute little shih tzu from the pound. the first couple nights were hard and i told brent to take the dog back i was over the dog thing but then me and charlie started to bond. he is the best dog ever. he never barks, is potty trained and best of all loves me to death! me and charlie have great fun together weather it be going on a walk or playing with his squeaky toy. all of this hard work has made me realize i want a little boy to spoil to death and one brent can pass his "ladies man" skills onto. i know you all must be thinking we have only been married a year but i cant wait to have little brents running around. i know that we have some challenges up ahead with trying to get pregnant and the whole deal but hopefully it wont be to much of a heart ache and if so we will just adopt cute little babies. so those are my thoughts as of today. i will add some pics of charlie once i up load them to the computer. and please keep me and brent in your prayers that someday we will be able to have kids!

Our House... In the Middle of Our Street!

So many of you have not made it out to our new house....so i thought i would bring it to you!

ta dah!!

guess who decorated this room?

great room

entry hall

our messy room

TOP 10 REASONS I LOVE LIVING IN QUEEN CREEK

10 where else can you see a three year old riding a quad down the street
9 a trip to walmart is like going to the mall
8 you wake up to the smell of fresh cow poop
7 you have a horse and buggy driving down a busy road
6 country thunder is 5 min away
5 you have cotton fields less than 1/4 mile away
4 your neighbors are hard core rednecks and are ropers in rodeos
3 you have over 75 kids under the age of 18 months in your ward and 5 nurseries
2 you can say y'all and its common language

And my top reason i LOVE living in queen creek is...........

You meet new people and make new friends!

ONE YEAR!

So Saturday March 7 was me and Brent's one year wedding anniversary. We went to this cute little bed and breakfast in Pine. We had alot of fun just being together and being lazy. I wanted to do something special for Brent but did not want to spend a lot of money. So I decided that I would propose to him. I managed to get his ring away from him and then as he was lying in bed I walked over to him and asked him if he would be mine forever. I won’t lie I got teary eyed. He said yes and then he laughed at me. He said he did not expect me to do that.

the outside of the bed and breakfast

our room

We also thought it would be cute to go and do sealing on our anniversary. Well the temple was packed so we just went to a session. It was an awesome experience to be in the temple with him. I started thinking about that day and I cried in the temple.

So....many of you may not know this but getting married was terrifying for me. I was cool and calm the entire time we were engaged and was not worried much about my hair, dress or anything like that. Some may say I was opposite of bridezilla. So the day of the wedding I woke up and thought to myself "what the heck are you doing" well I brushed it off and started getting ready. Around 12 Brent came and picked me up to go to the temple. We signed all the paper work and then went our separate ways. I was in the bride’s room with my mom and I remember looking at myself then my mom and I lost it. I was crying snot dripping down my face big black eyes and begging my mom to not make me do it. I did not want to get married. My mom and all the temple workers in the bride’s room were a little confused. They were wiping my tears and asking me why i thought that. I told them I did not want to leave my mom all alone (my mom is divorced and I am the BIGGEST mamas girl) my mom laughed and said "well if you don’t want to I will go tell Brent and we can go home, but think if you would be happy without him." well I knew then that I wanted to get married. I went and met Brent and he could see that I had been crying. He asked "this is just one of those things that’s going to happen huh?" I said yes and we just sat there holding hands. I wish I could have known on that day that everything would be ok and it’s nothing to be scared of.

Now I have the best husband EVER. He is always there for me and I can’t imagine life or eternity for that matter without him. He is my better half and I love him!

me and my boo

sisters(love them) my mommie

and MORE!!!

ok so i feel bad that i did not mention ALL of my friends...Like Megan and Jessica. i went to Evit with them when i was first starting beauty school. and then i have Jen and Kelsie who i have not known that long but still they are my friends....And if i forgot anyone i am SO sorry. i tend to be a space case so ya forgive me. But on a different subject i have been hearing alot of gossip that Jessica Simpson is fat and blah blah blah. Well i think that is suck crap. everyone said it about Tyra and now about Jessica. I say more power to them. i think that it is so gay that if you are not a size 0 then you are not "HOT". Well i think Jessica and Tyra are still drop dead gorgeous even if they are what some may call"Fat". i think there are alot of skinny girls out there you are cocky and i think that makes you unattractive. So ya that is my little thought of the week....dont know why i just told all of you this but thats how i feel.

What's New?!

So what is new? Well me and Brent have almost been married 1year. How crazy is that? It does not seem that long. We made it....YAY! We also moved out to QUEEN CREEK. Yes i know what you all must be thinking but it is only like a 35min drive into to Mesa, and we like being out on our own but yet close enough to go home for Sunday dinners. Brent is doing good with his school (construction is his major) and i am loving work and school. I jsut found out this week that i shoule be done by August at the latest, then i hope to work at a salon...It would be awesome if i could work at Avante with one of my oldest friends Amber. Did you know we have know each other since third grade. How crazy is that? And then i have Brit, Brooke and Sash and we have been friends since junior high. Man how the time flys by. We all get together and we still act like we are back in ninth grade at times.haha. Well i dont know what else to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

So the month of January is a special one. Both me and Brent were both born in January. We decided to have a big party. We invited all of our friends and family over to our new home for pizza cake and the Cards game. It was so much fun. We went through 13pizzas and over 48 cans of soda. Oh ya and a Costco cake. What can I say we hang out with people who know how to eat! Being married is so much fun. I was thinking back on our first month married and how i would cry when i had to go to work because i would miss Brent. Well....not to much has changed. I leave around 9am and get back home around 10:30pm. We never see each other so the time we do spend together means alot. Just 7more months then i will be done with cosmotology school and we will have more "together time"

Ok so going to Cosmotology school has made me realize that i am so out of touch with style. I have had the same hair since i was 14 and i even have clothes i wore back in high school. My resolution is to get in touch with current trends. Now i am not saying i am going to become all "worldy" but just not look the same everyday. So....I cut my hair. i had my friend Amber do it. She did an awesome job. Brent said quote "Wow Amber did a great job i like it" So i will keep you all posted on my goal!