4th (3rd) of July

Like usual, I took Sophie to the Glory Days parade this year. Everyone but Isaak went, because he's a slacker.



We have our favorites, which include the otter pop people.






The toilet paper people.



The freaky dancers from Roy High.



And the salon truck.



There is always one person that sticks out, this year it was the bunny lady. These people treat the big ass bunny like a small dog. You can often find it on a leash in their front yard.



Sophie got really into the candy collecting this year. We made sure to stuff Denny's pockets full.



And of course, he couldn't resist snapping a picture of my rear.



Later that evening we pulled out our sparklers and poppers.



Sophie loves the poppers.



She's not such a big fan of the sparklers. She liked to look at them, but only from a distance.









Even Papa got in on the sparkler action. :)



At night we took Sophie in the field to watch the fireworks. She wasn't impressed.

Goodbye 1st Trimester

That's right ladies and gents, I've officially made it 13 weeks (as of last Friday).

Positives - I have slightly more energy, my boobs keep growing, I have insanely colorful dreams, I feel nauseated less often, and my chance at a miscarriage goes down to about 2%?

Negatives - I have to use a hair-tie to keep my bottoms on (I only own one pair of maternity shorts), I continue to eat everything in site, sometimes the dreams are not so nice, and I can no longer sleep on my tummy.

At my last appointment (11 weeks) I got another ultrasound, because it was too early to find just the heartbeat. So I have MORE itty bitty baby pictures. If you don't love me enough to bring me fast food, you don't get to see them. I'm mean like that.

(I just haven't gotten around to scanning them, they'll be put up if I ever remember.)

Sophie's newest fascination is with Toy Story. Every single day she asks for Buzz. She's now a whopping 25 lbs. Her imagination amazes me.

Yesterday, she was running all over the apartment looking for her imaginary unicorn. The unicorn is named BoopBoop. She eats chocolate chip pancakes and yogurt. BoopBoop also likes to run away and hide in another room. While this was happening I searched all over for the darn video camera, but I couldn't find it. :(

Sophie also enjoys having tea parties in the shower. She has 3 or 4 cups in there, and often offers demands I drink her tea. She makes us "dinner" at her play kitchen. She uses my tripods as telescopes. The list goes on and on.

My latest project has been starting an art journal. I absoloutly love it.

Quick Catch Up

Here is a fast run down of the past two months or so.

Mom got married.
There are TONS more pictures, so this will get a whole post of its own someday soon.


We celebrated Mama's birthday.

We got her Cokes and yarn. :)



We had a big Father's Day BBQ. I picked out all the recipes and put the boys to work. Denny and Isaak were wonderful about helping me get everything done.



I threw together a fruit salad, with a super yummy pudding topping.



Some pasta salad and potato salad.



Denny lovingly handled all the meat.
Steaks.



& Pork.



Some Rice Crispies.



And last, but Denny's absolute favorite -



Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake.




Right before the Father's Day weekend, Sophie learned to use the potty all on her own. Thursday afternoon she decided to start using the potty, and she's been in panties ever since. Another reason my kid is totally better than any of yours.


Yesterday I discovered that Sophie officially has enough hair for me to style. HAPPY DAY! I've waited 2 and a half years for this.






I had to bribe her with a Popsicle, but it was totally worth it.

Our park has also put in a splash pad this summer. Which is awesome... but now everyone within a 15 mile radius comes to OUR park. So many people were there yesterday, that we had to park on the street. Absurd.



After she finished running through the water, we let her swing a bit. It was WAY too hot to actually enjoy being outside, so the swings were short lived.




And then today's hair do.







So there you go out-of-state-family. Enjoy the pictures.

Life

The past two months have been, for lack of a better word, horrible. It could actually stretch back a few years.

As a tiny little girl, I was sexually abused for years. This led to a variety of emotional problems. After several visits to the emergency room, I was sent off to the state hospital. During my 6 month stay in the ward filled with seriously messed up teenage girls, my parents got divorced. A year later I was pregnant. I got married at 17. The last 3 years of my life have been the most difficult.

Now, at 20 years old, I can easily say that I had to grow up way too early. I have the most amazing 2 yr old. I am now 10 weeks pregnant. And I am married to a man that requires more effort that the toddler.

I've recently been informed of something, that I never wanted to hear. It was a slap in the face.

Honestly, I don't update the blog much, because I just don't care to. I'm dealing with insanely frustrating things. I am a private person, and my life is really only my business. Translation- don't bug me (or my husband, and he will tell me if you try to, then I'll snap at you)

We are all healthy. Sophie is growing far too fast. And the baby is sucking the life out of me. Posts will probably be limited for the next while. If you don't like it, tough nuts.

Ultrasound

Yesterday was my first ultrasound. We got to see the itty bitty heartbeat. The baby is 1.5 cms, that is almost impossible for me to imagine. Sophie loved it. She carried around the ultrasound pictures and kept saying "tiny baby."

We have 3 pictures, but I neither have my camera, or feel well enough to actually do anything. You will see the pictures later!

Also, my dueay and th date was pushed to Jan 14th. Good - that gives a bit more room between Sophie's birthde new baby. Bad - that is an entire week extra of feeling like this.

This weekend I'll probably post pictures from my mom's wedding, the ultrasound, and whatever else I haven't put up.

Today is one of those really bad days. I've been able to stand for a total of 5 minutes before I felt like I would faint/puke. Yay.