YAY for contests!!

Here is a new contest for $50 towards some really cool shoes from Vincent shoes.. I absolutely love the 'Betty' (or mini Betty) shoes.. altho I don't have a baby girl yet :) There are also some really stylin' boys shoes too (which are hard to find)
Check out Adventures in Babywearing for more details and to enter the contest :)

Update on Kevin's Test...

So today Kevin found out that he passed his test/course!! YAY!! Thank you to everyone that had him in your thoughts and prayers.. This means that between now and Christmas he will be moving up in his position at work (he has to train up for a while before it's considered full time)..

oh and we are baking 17 dozen cookies.. its for one day at the local bible camp :)

Enjoying Summer Weather..

It's been so nice out these days, and it makes me so happy :) Isn't it funny how sunshine can make one feel so good.. So Kevin wrote his test and he feels pretty confident that he did well but he still has to wait another 2 weeks to get his results, ugh.. anyway we made it back home and I've been busy doing stuff. Yeah that's how it feels.. just stuff. On Monday I was all energetic and did laundry, baking, and sorting thro baby stuff (wow that doesn't sound like much but it sure kept me busy all day).. I went thro all of Tristian's stuff (clothes that are too small) and divided the clothes into 'boy' and 'unisex' boxes and created a 'new baby' drawer with 0-3 months stuff.. it was actually pretty fun going thro all of the little stuff, it's hard to believe that my boy was so small 1 1/2 yrs ago!! But as I am procrastinating now, I need to go and clean up the floor before my boy wakes up so that I can vacuum :)

Please Pray

I am requesting prayer for my DH, he is writing a test this afternoon that is very important to his career. He really needs this (and so do we as a family), just pray for calmness and the ability for him to remember what he studied. Thank you so much.. unfortunately it will probably be 3 weeks until he finds out the results.. and 80% is the pass/fail mark!

Very Kewl Contest.. for moms

Stacey had this contest posted to her blog, so I checked it out and it looks awesome!! Go to adventures in babywearing to enter. All the products are Mason and Matisse, take a look...

Tristian at the Grandparents (Baiers)

Tristian has been addicted to quads ever since he got rides at my parents place during Easter. When we went to Kevin's parents place in April, Tristian got to ride the plastic/battery opperated kids quad, the accelerator is a foot peddle so it was easy for him to ride. He just loved it and never wanted to go inside and was mad at whoever made him come in :)

My little boy is growing up so fast!! :)

1st Born...

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes mostly, we figured it may take a while, so we were prepared for whatever happened..
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes, it was a honeymoon baby :)
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Wow, I can't believe it.. almost disbelief..
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? NO!
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 21
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I had this 'feeling' and kept thinking, what if I'm pregnant, I did one test and it was negative, (luckey I bought the box with 2 tests) and two days later I tested again and sure enough I was positive!!
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Husband of course and then he was on the phone with his parents immediately!!
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Nope
9. DUE DATE? Dec. 10/05
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes, but not too bad, could have been a lot worse
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Sour apple slushies, French onion Sun Chips and Wonderbars and sometimes chili
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? probably my hubby (sorry dear)
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy!
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no, actually people would ask what I wanted and towards the end of my pregnancy I figured I wanted a boy.
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 37 and that's going one week overdue
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? no not really
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Queen Elizabeth II hospital
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 7 1/2 hrs total, 5 hrs of hard labor and 1/2 hr of pushing
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? husband, I was induced so it was planned
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? husband and Dr./Nurses :)
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION - Natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Oh yes.. as much as they would give me.. unfortunately they don't give epidurals here unless you medically need it, so I only got Morphine
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs 1 oz
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? Dec. 17/05, at 5:31pm
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Tristian James Paul
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 1 year and 5 months today

22 & 1/2 week pic

I know it's been way to long since I've posted preggo tummy pics.. so here's one. You know it's funny I have really grown or 'popped' out like some would say, and yet it doesn't look like it that much in this pic. But I did gain a lot of weight these last 5 weeks!! I couldn't believe it that I had gained 7 lbs!!! Crazy.. altho if you look at the whole picture, it's not so bad cuz since I got pregnant I have only gained 6 lbs in total (cuz I lost weight a few months ago).. anyways here's the promised pic..

Mothers Day Pics

Here are some cute pics of my boy on Mother's Day. His cute little man outfit is thanks to his grandma Baier.

7 Random Facts and 1 Lesson

So here I am finally getting back to the computer, and I find out I've been tagged for this, this is hard!! But here goes anyway :)

1. My middle name is Denise.. as a child I remembered how to spell it by saying it was "de-nice" with an 's' instead of 'c' :)
2. I have become slightly lactose intolerant with pregnancy, which sucks cuz I can't eat all the ice cream I crave or if I do I pay with really aweful bloated/stomach cramp type feelings :(
3. I have a real hard time saying sorry, as a child I would refuse to say sorry, even though I told my parents that my tummy wanted to say sorry but I just couldn't.
4. When ordering pizza I love designing my own, one of my favorites is pepperoni, pineapple, feta cheese, onion, fresh tomatoe!
5. When pregnant with my son Tristian one of my favorite snacks to pick up at Mac's a block away was: sour apple slushies, wonder bar and French onion Sun Chips :) hmmm..
6. I used to read all the time like several thick (fiction) books a week, now I don't read any and I really miss it but I've been told that will come back once my kids are older :)
7. I love to dance and one day I would like to take dance lessons (like ballroom, tango or other classic type dances) but it would take a miracle to get my hubby out there!! :)

So now for the lesson, and its a gooder -

when the house gets really quiet for a few minutes, check on your kids they are probably doing something they shouldn't :) haha..

P.S. I now tag Crystal and Paul