First Sleepover...

On Thursday night Ashtyn had her first sleep over - Auntie Em came over that night to stay since there was no school on Friday, so we decided we would make the sleepover a little more exciting then usual. We blew up the air mattress, got lots of blankets and set up camp in the family room for Ashtyn and Emily to sleep on. Ashtyn enjoyed the air mattress the most by just jumping on it and falling down, but then finally settled down to watch Nemo. Needless to say she watched Nemo all snuggled up with Emily, but as soon as the movie was over she shouted "Mom" - and I knew that was the end of the "sleepover". Ashtyn ended up spending the night in her crib while Emily slept by herself - but I think at least we introduced the idea and she had fun with watching a movie for now. Hopefully as she gets older she will actually stay downstairs, but for now I guess she is still too young - wonder if she will like her "big girl" bed then?

24 Week Checkup

I had my 24 week check up this week and everything looked good - half way there! I definitely am showing these days and putting the pounds on, but I guess that's all expected. I have been feeling good for the most part, just very tired, more tired then when I was pregnant with Ashtyn, but I guess that could mostly be because I am chasing a 2 year old around... The worst have been the leg cramps which bother me all night long, but other then that not much to complain about. I am now craving chocolate all the time which is something I really don't care much for, but my favorite is to have bananas with ice cream and chocolate syrup every night for my little dessert! We have finally agreed on a name, I knew what I wanted since the day we found out we were having a boy, but Matt was slow to come around, but we have FINALLY both decided on Eli - the middle name is still up for negotiation at this point... The past month I have started gathering things for the nursery - fell in love with a Pottery Barn theme "Monkey see, Monkey do" - so monkeys it is. The walls for his bedroom were already painted orange so the bedding will look great with it as they are orange, blue and brown, and I didn't want to do the typical blue - so nursery plans are underway and now its time to order the furniture - of course after I convince Matt of all my choices. Hopefully by next month the nursery will be taking shape... Ashtyn is finally a little more interested, she will now rub my belly in the morning and say "baby" so I think we are all getting excited to finally meet this little boy!

Happy Valentines Day!

Our lives have been very quite the past month - which has been enjoyable given the months prior seemed overwhelming. Today continued our relaxation... we woke up and then laid around the house - Matt actually bought me a Valentines Day Card, which is quite impressive for him and it was actually a nice card, so I felt compelled to make him breakfast to express my love back...so I made pancakes for him and Ashtyn, which I think they both enjoyed. Then Matt and Ashtyn went outside and played in the snow, while I sat and relaxed on the couch some more! Ashtyn came in exhausted from playing outside so she took a nap, while Matt and I took the opportunity of nothing to do and watched a movie and snuggled - so romantic! That afternoon we went to Red Robin to celebrate Reece's birthday, which Ashtyn loves when she gets to hang out with her cousins, especially Brooke, whom she follows around. Afterward, we went and had birthday dessert at Chris and Walt's house. In our family its a tradition for all the kids to blow out candles, so when it was Ashtyn's turn she was able to blow out 1 candle but not both - so we have the next couple months to practice so she can successfully blow out both candles on her birthday.

It was a great day getting to cuddle with my husband, love on my little girl and spend some time with the family. I will definitely enjoy these low key days and much needed relaxation, as I know my future will soon be quite the opposite...Happy Valentines!

Welcome Baby Robert!

We finally had some excitement happen in our lives this month - its been very quiet otherwise...Rob and Ariana's baby boy, Robert Gregory Trujillo, arrived Friday, February 12th at 5:31 pm! He is absolutely PERFECT weighing 7 pounds and 20 inches long! Ariana did great, her contractions started about 2:00 am on Friday morning, pushed for an hour and out came her baby boy. I got to the hospital just as soon as he was born and saw my brother-n-law holding him - so sweet! He is one cute little boy and I fell in love with him instantly -I forgot how small they are! He was very content in his first hours of life, no crying and was just wide awake until we left around 9 that evening. I am so happy for them and so excited to see our family keep growing. Next year will be quite a different picture with all four cousins under the age of three running around - YEAH! Congratulations Rob and Ariana and welcome to the world my sweet little nephew - We love you!

It's a BOY!

We had our 20 week Ultra Sound this Friday and found out some very good news...We are having a BOY! I am so excited! I always wanted to have a boy and a girl and now my wish has come true - I couldn't think of anything better! The baby looks great - he was very active when we started the ultra sound so the pictures we got our fuzzy but they were able to get all the measurements and pictures they needed to confirm he is developing correctly. He was already so cute I just wanted to reach in and hold him! He has long legs just like Ashtyn did and his little "thing" was right there for all to see! At the very end, he had a huge yawn and then rolled over, tucked his legs under his belly and fell asleep - it was so precious and reminded me of Matt when he goes to sleep! He is weighing about 12 oz right now, so it will be interesting to see what he weighs once he arrives.

PROFILE PICTURE

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WAVING HI!

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MY FAVORITE SHOT -

LEGS CROSSED WITH HIS LITTLE THING IN THE MIDDLE!

I feel a sense of relief now, because I am a planner and not knowing what to expect has been a little stressful for me - so now I have lots to do before my little boy arrives. Ashtyn came to the Ultra Sound, but still showed no interest at all - Hopefully as it gets closer she will start to understand what is happening - I hope anyway. This little boy is such a blessing to our family and now I feel like our family is complete! Can't wait to meet you little man! Now it's on to picking names...

Ashtyn, 21 Months

Little late on the monthly update for Ashtyn, but it's been quite busy... Ashtyn had a huge growth spurt this past month - all her clothes got a little smaller on her and she grew out of her size 5 shoes right into size 7! She also cut two new teeth on the bottom in the front, which was not a fun thing to experience as she has been crabby, not eating well and not sleeping well - but hopefully we are in the clear for a little bit, until the 2-year molars come her way! Ashtyn's vocabulary is getting much better and she starting to repeat things a little bit more! Some of her new words are "pas (pacifier)", "milk", "bike", "play", "boots", "shoes", "please", "more", "cheese", "brush teeth", "lights", "bright", "book", "banana", "come on", "broke" and many more I am sure I am forgetting. The cutest thing is she has started to call people she knows by there names, "Em" for Emily, "Gram" for Grandma Trujillo, "Pop" for Papa, "Nan" for Nana and the best of all "Butch" for Grandpa Trujillo! She also says "Take to Butch" when something isn't working correctly! Oh I just love this age...

Ashtyn has been quite busy with all her new toys this past month. She loves to draw on her chalkboard, play with her computer and her doll house, which is her favorite when Matt plays too. Soccer has now caught her interest, which I didn't expect at this age, but she is very good at running and kicking the ball - wonder if we should join soccer this spring? She has started to sing in the car when a "good" song is on, I am thinking she likes country the best! Loves to sing "The Wheels on the Bus" and can do most of the hand movements correctly. I now find her sitting in the rocking chair in her room reading to herself - so cute - lately she's been very interested in letters and constantly asking "This?" to find out which letter it is. She has started to get into the refrigerator and pantry more these days - which is not always a good thing - I randomly find things laying around the house or in her mouth that she probably should not be into - so it looks like I need to start reorganizing those areas! The other day she managed to get into the Starbucks coffee beans and was chewing on them - I can't believe she even liked the taste...

Ashtyn continues to melt me heart everyday and I am just loving this stage of her life right now - I wish I could keep her like this forever, but I know with each new stage more fun and adventure comes. She is such a good little girl and makes life so much fun - Matt and I have really enjoyed taking her to places like Red Feather because she just loves doing different things, especially outdoor activities - hiking, riding the 4-wheeler, sledding - she just goes with the flow! We love to watch her experience life right now...

Our Home Away from Home

This weekend we took another trip up to Red Feather to stay at our cabin, but this time we invited the Trujillo Family - which was VERY fun! We had a great time with all 8 of us snowed in at the cabin - We watched movies, ate, played games, ate, slept, ate and I think ate some more - we brought enough food to last us a week, so typical! Ashtyn was in heaven getting to spend so much time with her grandpa "Butch" whom is just about her most favorite person in her life right now. My sister-n-law who is 9 months pregnant also made the trip, not sure if it was all that comfortable for her, but at least she got to relax a bit!

I think the best times of the weekend were playing Scrabble which is quite a competitive game with the Trujillos - Uncle Bob gets a little frustrated when he doesn't win - Matt and I won the first game with the word "jog" and then Uncle Bob and Ariana won the second game with the word "quilt" - so we tied!

Sledding was probably the most fun EVER - I have never seen Matt's mom and dad laugh so hard and have that much fun together in all the years I have known them! We definitely created some memories this weekend that we will never forget and can laugh about for years to come. We always have so much fun with the Trujillo Family and I am so blessed to have married into their family. The cabin is quickly becoming our home away from home!