A Second Miracle-14 weeks and counting!

The story starts around the middle of December (right before Roman turns one)..........

I wake up with a horrible headache and feel sick. After a while I threw up and that was that. No more sick spells. But I was constantly hungry over the next couple weeks, which added to the weirdness of throwing up out of the blue. I had a feeling it could be true, but when I asked Jared "What if I am pregnant?" he thought the recent hunger was due to a diet I had finished doing. 

Because of our history, and doctors giving us such a small chance of conceiving, I tried not to get my hopes up.....but to be honest I had been feeling like it was time to start trying again, even though Roman was only 11 months old. Because what of it took years to get pregnant again?! Well, apparently I wasn't the only one who thought it was "time" for Roman to have a sibling!!!!!!! Heavenly Father knew it was time too:) So, sometime around August 30th our new addition will arrive! 

Don't get me wrong, sometimes the mixed emotions come. Wow, two kids? I don't know if I can handle this......I just lost weight and now I get to be fat again.......How will Roman react with a new baby?

But overall, we couldn't be more excited! And I am really trying not to get my hopes up for a girl:)  

Everything in the mouth

I am just wondering if or when the day will come when he will decide that not everything has to go in the mouth? Hilarious, but nasty sometimes too:)

 Okay, the binky is acceptable.

11 months and walking

Ummmmm.....seriously where did time go?  I don't really know, but I do know that he gets cuter by the minute.  Not only is he walking, he is running and there is no stopping him now!

Halloween 2010

My little Frog, Roman got his first taste of candy and he was in HEAVEN!!!! We threw a halloween bash at Monica's where we had games for kids and we made party favors for all the kids that looked like broomsticks (sadly I didn't take a picture of that!) The kids played darts where they popped balloons for prizes, and musical chairs which seemed to be the favorite. I kept going in the garage and turning the lights out to give them a little scare:) It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun! Then we went Trunk or Treating in Springville with Kathy, and the Booths. It was too cold and windy so they had to move it indoors.

We were pretty impressed with our cookies.

Grandma Kaitlynn and Dora (Candice)

October in Arizona

Monica, Hailey, Roman and I drove to Scottsdale to see my sister Bonnie in October. Roman was so great on the drive there.....I feel so lucky! We did plenty of shopping (H&M!!!!), bowling, miniature golfing and more shopping. 

Photography

Yes, I know I have a lot of of new postings to do, but I have been working a lot and someday I will get around to them:) But for now, please check out my photography blog! That's all:)

www.christinamaephotography.blogspot.com

San Diego, Dirty Dash, Skatepark, Makeovers

We had so much fun in San Diego! We stayed with our good friends, The Gharrings, who made us the best pizza on the grill! Even though it was a quick trip we made it to the San Diego Zoo, the beach AND my favorite store H&M :) We loved the zoo! Roman didn't know what he was looking at half the time, but he was entertained and did really well. You could see hippos under water, koala's (all of them slept at the same time), panda bears, cheetah's.....and more.  

The beach wasn't exactly "let's get in our bathing suit" weather, so we decided to do a hike called "Torrey Pines". Despite Jareld asking "Are we done yet?" a few times, we had fun and the best part.....a nice view of the ocean:) I LOVE the ocean so much, and next time I will make sure it is "get in our bathing suit" weather! :)

Other exciting news: Jared ran the "DIRTY DASH"!  I was so bummed that I wasn't there until after he crossed the finish line:( So, he had already showered all of the mud off. I really wanted to see him covered in mud. He ran on a team with his dad, stepmom, and 2 others. I looked so fun that I have to do it next year!  But I made a shirt for Roman to cheer him on and we went to lunch after.

Jared is starting Roman early in hopes of a future skater, so we took a little trip to the skatepark when they were having an event for younger kids. He loved watching them out there. And he even got some free gear courtesy of SIEGE AUDIO, who is a client/friend of Jared's.

Lastly, just a few pics of my recent home makeover. I wanted it to look lighter and fresh in the living/dining/kitchen area. It feels so much brighter and I am so happy with the results!