21 weeks!

Another week down! My answers really haven't changed much:) How far along? 21 Weeks
Total weight gain: 12 pounds...no change
Maternity clothes? Mixture of my regular clothes with maternity jeans.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: some nights better than others. starting to get a little uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: hanging out with my two favorite men.
Miss Anything? my energy.
Movement: Lots of kicks!!
Food cravings: Cereal. All cereal all the time. We can also add eggs and bacon to this list.
Anything making you queasy or sick: don't really want anything to do with some meats.
Gender: BoY!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: aches, pains the usual. Headaches and I get tired super easy.
Belly Button in or out? In. Mark my words it will never be an outie. br> Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: getting the baby's room ready:)

I poked my eye momma.

Baby Boy #2!

So like everything I've been seeing on Pinterest I wanted to do track my belly pictures too! I had all intentions back in October to do it but never did. So what better time to start than at the half way point:) Oh and yes I plan on doing that cute lil' chalkboard to but it's been a work in progress.
How far along? 20 Weeks
Total weight gain: 12 pounds!
Maternity clothes? Mixture of my regular clothes with maternity jeans.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: some nights better than others. starting to get a little uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: seeing the little guy on the ultrasound and listening to his heartbeat!
Miss Anything? my energy.
Movement: Lots of kicks!!
Food cravings: Cereal. All cereal all the time.
Anything making you queasy or sick: don't really want anything to do with some meats.
Gender: BoY!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: aches, pains the usual. Headaches and I get tired super easy.
Belly Button in or out? In. I will be really really surprised if it ever becomes an outie. It's like a black hole. No joke.
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: dinner! or maybe snack time.

Sorry B mommy is bored.

B started school today. In his playroom. I've been so inspired by all the pinterest stuff I see on "toddler" education one of my goals this year was to actually do it. SO B's learning corner was started. I'm trying to plan all my lessons out way in adavance and put them in file folders so it's just a "go-to" type of thing. If I have to plan every week I know I won't do it. There are some amazing blogs about what other mom's have done and I basically just took all of their wonderful ideas and sort of adapted them to fit B, our schedule, and what I have on hand. I'm planning 2 week units that focus on a certain theme, letter, number, shape, and song. Sounds like a lot but it really isn't. So I'm taking all this motivation to pre-plan most of the activities. So far we are almost a week in and it's actually been quite fun. I just try to do a small 15 minute or so activity in the morning and one in the afternoon. If we are busy that day and can't do the activity then we simply don't do it. This week's lesson was about cars, learning to count, learning our shapes and colors. Here is his "Learning corner" and his Chicka chicka boom boom tree.

Here he is with his hotwheels doing some one to one correspondence.

We painted using our hotwheels then we took the cars to the car wash.

We stuck shape foamies to the window using some water.

Those are just a few things we have done. I really hope to keep this going for now. I know things will get crazy in June but I really think he has been enjoying it. We did counting a few times this week and I saw the "light" flicker a little in his head and he got so excited. He counted to two. He knew he did it and he jumped up and started doing a little dance then he came over and gave me a hug. So neat. He also started music class this week. I'm not sure how much he liked it. He kept giving me his shoes and wanted us to leave. He didn't really participate in any of the class except at the end. He grabbed all the drums and made a drum circle around him. I think I may have a future drummer on my hands?? My other goal this year will be organizing. I need to go through my closet, B's closet, my bathroom, and all my crafts. I'll be ready for another garage sale soon! fo. sho. That's about it for now. I will have to post some pics from Christmas soon. :) Happy New Year.

Hello Fall

I always love this time of year! We have done so much already! At the begining of September my mom came and visited for an entire week. It was so nice to have her around. We went to the Grove in L.A. twice while she was down and ate at the Marmalade Cafe. (yum). Locally, we did the Bob Jones Trail in Avila and visited the barn there. I think she really enjoyed her visit and hanging out with the B.

NeNe and B riding the Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

Santa Monica Beach

Playing at the Grove

Spent

Second wind. Running around with all the other kids.

The fountain show at the Grove.

On October 1st My friends invited me over for a Hocus Pocus Party. We brought "halloween" themed snacks and watched Hocus Pocus! It was nice to escape for the night and be around friends.

They did such a good job decorating!

We went to the pumpkin patch again down in Avila! B ran around and visited all the animals like he always does. He especially loves roosters and ducks. I did the hay maze with him and we got a little lost! (sad because the maze wasn't very big!) It took us about 15 minutes to get through it all and almost missed our tractor ride. Needless to say I was a hot mess with hay all over me. We found a pumpkin to take home and got lunch at The Custom House down by the beach. It was such a fun day:)

I thought this was a little fun.

B's first time at Avila Barn.

2010 Visit

2011 Visit! Wow. Time flies.

Of course I also have to show you my mantle that I worked hard on this year.

I made a flag banner to count down the days to Halloween!

I made a fabric pumpkin with Modge podge. The picture is B's ghost handprint from last year. We did another one this year and I have it sitting in my bookcase.

I wrapped yarn around wooden letters to match everything:)

That's about it for now. B should be up from his nap any minute!!

Take Care!
Tori

Birthdays

Hello.

That kid had a great birthday party.

I'm pretty proud of my cupcake skillz. I totally fail at cupcake making but these turned out pretty good. Way to go me.

We went to a local bounce house place and all his friends came. At one point I think he became delirious because of all the excitement. He just started running around in circles. It was a good time.

We have been doing well here! I went to Vegas with my friend Gina last week! We had no husbands and no babies!! We went for our birthday's and it was so nice to get away! Seriously, it took me like a whole day to get out of mommy mode. It took me three whole days to get back into it. We met alot of crazy people. It was so fun to people watch. People are bit crazy in Vegas. We met a cop from New Jersey who liked to make it rain...napkins. The cocktail waitress were like ohhhh here he goes again.

A year ago today B was in the hospital getting his kidney removed. Crazy what a year makes. He is doing great but we still have to go back to the doctor on Friday. They want to fix some plumbing issues down there. I am really not ready to put him through surgery all over again. So we will see what the doctor has to say!

My 29th birthday was this Tuesday! It was wierd because I couldn't remember what I did last year. I could remember my 27th but not my 28th. I seriously thought about it most of the day and finally I saw a "year ago" post from facebook!(sad I know) That's because we were taking B into surgery!! My mind erased that day from memory. Kinda wierd how that works. My birthday this year was better! J surprised me with flowers, take-out, and cake. It was pretty good:).I probably won't mind forgetting next year's birthday;)


That's all for now.

It's almost nap time.

yay.