Life...

Life is hard. So many things have changed in the past few months. Mostly unhappy things. But I'm trying to make this a new beginning... a fresh start.

All dressed up

Skyler has really enjoyed playing dress up with Carmen. These are just one days costumes...

The Lion


The Elephant


The Cat


The Clown


The Wizard


The Polar Bear

A new chapter

It has been some time since I posted. There have been a lot of changes in my life lately.

The biggest of which is that Truman joined us on August 17. He was 7 lbs and 15 oz. He is now almost 9 lbs and is big and happy.


Carmen loves our new little buddy and calls him Tru-ie because she can't quite master his name. She absolutely adores him and kisses him constantly. She always wants to know where he is.



We have moved in with Sandi and Scott and Carmen just loves being around her cousins all the time.

Carmen is getting so big. She will be 2 in just a couple of months. She is talking up a storm and decided on Wednesday that she would call me Mommy instead on Mom.

A bad infection in my c-section site resulted in a trip to the ER and 4 days in the hospital last week. Heavy antibiotics and intense wound care are still on going. I have a wound vac which has helped it heal faster and hopefully we will be done in a couple of weeks. The funny thing is that the wound vac makes this gurgling sound every once in a while and it makes me laugh. So, when you're around me and you hear it... you can laugh too. If you want to.

It's a pretty crazy time in our lives, but we are making it through and know that Heavenly Father is blessing us in ways we can't imagine or see right now.

Carmen... the eating machine!

I've been thinking lately about what Carmen eats. I try really hard to keep her diet balanced (even though I don't do that for my own diet). I was looking through recent pictures and found some funny shots of her and food!

She loves to drink the juice (what's left after I pour it out) from her fruit cups. She also enjoys drinking the milk out of her cereal bowl.


Sharing pan dulce with Daddy. One of his favorite treats.


She eats a bagel with passion! Bite it!!!


One of her favorite meals is "Cabinet Soup". That's when you take whatever's in the cabinet and throw it in a pot. It usually involves canned tomatoes at our house and she loves to get it everywhere!


What a nut!

The verdict is in...

... IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!! We are just so excited (and a little scared). I'm sure I'll get all kinds of advice on how to take care of a boy and I intend to ask people, so those with boys... be prepared. We haven't decided on a name and probably will keep our options open until the end!

We'll keep you posted!

Just one week away...

Next Thursday is our next doctor's appointment and ultrasound! I'm so excited!!! I'm hoping Baby B will be kind and let us find out if we have another little girl on the way or a bouncing baby boy. I think I'd go crazy if I couldn't find out.

I'm glad to be in my second trimester and moving away from all day sickness. I've been having some pain in my right hip, but a physical therapist friend gave me a couple suggestions on how to reduce the discomfort... heat and stretching. I'm definitely starting to feel pregnant. I've been feeling a few bumps and flutters over the last couple of weeks and that is always exciting!!!

I'll keep everyone updated with any news as it comes!!!

A new look!

I'm so excited! I finally took the time to check out how to customize my blog with the cute backgrounds that lots of my friends have on their blogs! I like it... how about you?