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I'm Sexy And I know It...

Published on 2012-04-21 20:52:00

Babysitter + Hubbs and I + good friends + Urban beer hunt (think Amazing Race with costumes and booze...) + 80's aerobics wear = fantastic day of enjoying life and forgetting about the craziness ever so briefly. Needed that. > read more

A birthday with nothing to celebrate...

Published on 2012-04-16 09:53:00

Christmas 2011... Today is my birthday... I remember celebrating last year, I was 8 months pregnant with Baby D and it was my baby shower day. I had a new dress, super cute shoes, it was a happy day. I was full of anticipation of my new little dude's arrival, wasn't sure if he'd be here early like his brother or right on time (turns out the latter of the two would prevail). I was anxious, physically exhausted, counting the minutes of each day, realizing how much I hadn't done that needed to be f [..] > read more

Cancer: An evil condition that spreads destructively

Published on 2012-04-03 22:13:00

If you look up cancer in the dictionary it states: any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight. Well isn't that putting it mildly... destruction is an understatement. I've been wanting to do a post about what cancer has meant to me.. how this diagnosis, albeit my Father's and not even mine, has literally churned my insides and flipped my life upside down. I joke about therapy, which is ironic because my mom is a psychotherapist, yet > read more

I'm finally breaking up with my Mirena

Published on 2012-03-13 16:17:00

I'm finally breaking up with my Mirena. For 5 months I've been told to just hang in there, wait it out, deal with the beyond annoying side effects and I'm finally calling it QUITS! Dun-zo. For any MEN out there, STOP reading now. Trust me, this is girl stuff to the max and you don't want to hear about it... any of it, seriously. I also understand that there are tons of women out there who have > read more

We have a word.

Published on 2012-03-08 15:33:00

Ok 8 months in and I'm ready to finally call this Baby D's first official word. The kids been saying Dadadadaa forever, probably since he was 4 months old, has recently thrown out some mamamamamaa but I kept saying that until he uses it intentionally and deliberately I wont call any of his babbling "real" words. So after a week I'm finally ready to say that THIS is Nugget's very first word..... I > read more

I have twins.... born 18 months apart. No really!

Published on 2012-03-08 12:34:00

I still laugh about it because they really look exactly alike... Go ahead, see if you can tell them apart!! Snoozing boys just a couple weeks old Who's on left... who's on right? The Dudes at 2 months old. 2 of these cuties are Baby D, the other is HL, which one? All bundled up, both about 2 weeks old With the momma, oddly enough I am wearing the same necklace in both pics...weird! > read more

Holy 8 months batman!!!

Published on 2012-02-24 12:53:00

8 months old!! Well it is about time for another Nugget update! I realize how sucky I have been at posting about all of his milestones and such... I tell you with the lack of sleep over the past 8 months it has made it very hard to stay on top of brushing my teeth let alone blogging my goodness. Plus my business has exploded and I'm attending 2 separate colleges right now working on more > read more

SnowDay 2012

Published on 2012-02-03 18:55:00

Well you'd think it was Armageddon or something based on the fact that the grocery store shelves were literally cleared out of milk, eggs, and every chili bean ever made. People sure do love hysteria don't they! But in reality it's just a nice snowstorm here in the mile high... Little rosie noses and rosie cheeks make this momma's day. Pretty sure they enjoyed themselves a little bit too :) > read more

Oh weird you mean our media and corporate regulators are corrupt...?? Nah.

Published on 2012-01-31 11:08:00

The media hiding a story, say it isn't so! Fox being paid off by a major corrupt corporation, gasp! Oh and squashing a story about how said giant corporation is producing known cancer causing agents into our milk and food supply... no way... money rules the world folks even at the expense of our lives, duh. No one is exempt, even the FDA, a regulatory agency that we count on to keep us safe can > read more

Did I Ditch Class On School of Life Day???

Published on 2012-01-26 12:09:00

It's entirely possible that I may have skipped class the day they went over the "school of life" and "life skills" and "life wisdom" I did skip a LOT of school.... buuuut from what I gather after conversations with peers I'm pretty sure LIFE wasn't part of the school syllabus... ever. Another great tidbit from the interwebs... These are things that a good parent will teach their kids, because it > read more

Oh just some co-sleeping adventures

Published on 2012-01-23 18:27:00

Ahhhh life with kids... do you catch the twinkle in my eye?? When people tell you to sleep prior to having kids, well, errr they're right. I used to roll my eyes at these folks up on their high horses and wonder why people always felt the need to rain on my blissful pregnancy parade (ahem random grocery store lady with the 48 hour blood and guts labor story :::blank stare:::) You ignore these > read more

When The Child Becomes The Parent, another casualty of Cancer.

Published on 2011-12-08 22:12:00

There really is no experience I've ever gone through that is like this. When your parent becomes ill, especially with cancer, and the role shifts from child to caregiver it is almost too much to handle. I'm just not ready for this phase of life yet... I guess... but are you ever?? My brain is just on overload these days. Has been for quite some time, there's just a lot going on in my life, a lot > read more

Baby Dude Gets The Shaft

Published on 2011-12-07 14:31:00

So the moment I found out that I was pregnant with my little nugget I felt an instant sense of excitement and then nearly burst into awful sad tears. I was almost devastated in a way for my older son, I felt like I was ruining his life and that I'd be taking all of the attention off of him from this moment until forever. It was a good few days of this horrible feeling until I finally started to > read more

Our First Family Turkey Day

Published on 2011-11-24 10:03:00

So this will be our first thanksgiving doing our "own" thing. Which means that we wont have to wake up at the crack of dawn, get both kids bathed, dressed, fed, and in the car, scream out the door to house number one, socialize, eat, drink, pack up and zoom to house number two, and repeat, then off to house number three, and sometimes a fourth house for pie and dessert. Can you hear my zen-like > read more

My little "Nugget"

Published on 2011-11-15 18:35:00

He came into this world in almost a perfect way. I was able to into labor naturally as I had always wished. He came out 100% healthy after just a handful of pushes. It really couldn't have gone much more smoothly. And then we came home and it has been anything BUT smooth. Before I get too far, don't get me wrong, Baby D is awesome. He is the sweetest, cutest, squishiest little thing you've ever > read more

A little thing I call Blissful Chaos

Published on 2011-11-15 17:26:00

Well it's no wonder that I just can't seem to find the time to post these days. As I write I have a wild toddler zooming around the house with his new birthday toys knocking things off of the coffee table... I guess he forgot about how I JUST asked him to be quiet because little brother is trying to sleep. And then we have the little brother... he's supposed to be sleeping but that is laughable. > read more

Cancer free.

Published on 2011-10-19 20:43:00

I don't even know how process these two words at this point in time... Cancer. Free. After 3 rounds of chemo the follow up CT scan concluded technically, from a physiological standpoint that my Dad is cancer free... No signs of lymph involvement which was questionable before, they couldn't even find the initial tumor! You must be kidding me... dont get me wrong I am elated.. beyond words, > read more

Updates, there will be updates!

Published on 2011-07-05 18:30:00

There are lots of things to update and say when I get some spare moments. Things like how my new little guy is sure testing my mommy patience and abilities when he refuses to adapt to any type of schedule or routine for anything. Or when his little c > read more

Wordless Wednesday, my new life as mom of 2

Published on 2011-06-15 17:37:00

My new life... Two boys... Feels good :) > read more

Why I will keep blogging... a virtual time capsule

Published on 2011-06-14 14:10:00

So there have been so many times that I've considered giving up the blog, usually when weeks pass without a post you can assume that I'm considering throwing in the towel. But I have a nagging feeling everytime that I'm letting people down, 'I must g > read more

My first trip alone with my duo

Published on 2011-06-13 12:27:00

Well my first outing alone with the boys was a pretty comical experience, I have to pat myself on the back for making it through without breaking down. We all headed out to D's 2 week check up. We played the horse and pony show getting in and out of > read more

And then there were 2... A birth story and the subsequent early weeks with 2 under 2

Published on 2011-06-11 20:19:00

 Introducing the newest little dude!  What's new... well now we have 2 oooey gooey squishy little boys to love on... that's all! I finally have a snuggly newborn again :) ahhhh how I have missed this feeling, nothing quite like it. That's w > read more

I am ready.

Published on 2011-05-16 18:58:00

 37 weeks  I always wondered if you ever REALLY feel ready for a baby, whether your first or 10th. I mean sitting there a mere week ago ready to pop I still had no idea if you ever really get there especially given the fact that I've been mo > read more

Adventures in Couponing Week 3: 80-94% savings :)

Published on 2011-05-01 17:25:00

So I've basically been working the coupon circuit here for about 3 weeks and it is getting easier... well, in some aspects it's getting easier. But I must say my savings on everything is pretty rockstar for a newbie, I mean our first trip to Walmart > read more

Brother books, baby books, and mommy tears

Published on 2011-04-27 13:21:00

 I just ordered these two books. To take to the hospital. One for HL & one for Baby D. And then I cried...There are no words to describe this feeling... somewhere between absolute joy, pure happiness, and crushing anxiet > read more

D-Day is coming... Just as scary the 2nd time around

Published on 2011-04-25 15:15:00

And what a cute play on words that title is ;) Baby D is coming soon... too soon if you ask me. As uncomfortable as I am (so much worse than last time) and as excited as I am, I am also terrified. Who in the world tells you that since it's your sec > read more

The Crazy World of Couponing

Published on 2011-04-18 11:39:00

So I saw the show Extreme Couponing and thought it was completely insane. At first I was thinking these people are insane...what in the world are you going to do with 87 bottles of Maalox... stupid. But after watching I got to see that there are a > read more

8 months pregnant in a bikini

Published on 2011-04-06 17:55:00

Alright so I threw the swimsuit on as I had promised I would. I was pregnant with HL in the summer so I have lots of bare belly shots but this time around none, so with our beautiful 80 degree weather the other day I did it. So 8 months means we're > read more

Baby D in all his 3D glory

Published on 2011-04-01 17:07:00

Actually got some good 3D pictures of my little muffin and HL was able to see Baby D in action at this appointment. He's weighing in at 3 lbs. 14 oz. WHOA and is still measuring right on track :) good, good, and more good. > read more

Preparing for Baby- a much different experience the 2nd time around!

Published on 2011-03-29 09:47:00

 The extent of baby D's nursery progress at 32 weeks.  So here we are on the homestretch, baby D is almost here! That's the good news... the bad news? We are SO not ready yet. I have to chuckle at the difference between the first baby and t > read more

This is how my kid gets down

Published on 2011-03-19 09:41:00

I offer you a small taste of his beloved dance moves... he drops it like it's hot pretty good for a white boy. He seems to be fond of the "sumo wrestler" move, the "sideways crab walk" move, and the "squat" move here. And the kid does not discriminat > read more

Welcome to the Land of Puke & Sickness, aka my house

Published on 2011-03-14 16:51:00

What have we been doing the past week... oh gee.. let me think... My lord I don't know WHAT is going here but it can stop... seriously. Last Tuesday the dude started the puking, diarrhea, and fever fest... Thursday night we took him to the ER since > read more

Lent- a chance for a mini life overhaul

Published on 2011-03-09 10:46:00

So it's Ash Wednesday which usually means nothing to me, we certainly aren't all that religious (spiritual yes but religous not so much). I equate Ash Wednesday to the weird night we had to head to church and get ashes spread on our foreheads and the > read more

Pregnancy Wrap Up: 23-28 weeks

Published on 2011-03-08 14:30:00

Well the time is just flying, I honestly don't know what happened to the month of February so we've catapulted up to 28 weeks pregnant already!  How far along? 28 weeks 4 days as of this morning Total Weight Gain? I have technically gained 2 l > read more

Well it finally hit me.... we're having another baby!

Published on 2011-03-06 09:54:00

Yep I'm 7 months pregnant and it has finally hit me. At least it's hit me in a different way all of a sudden. I had a full day of appointments for all of my 28 week stuff and left the boy with grandpa for the day. So it was just me and the belly for > read more

Wordless Sunday, because I always forget Wednesday

Published on 2011-03-06 09:29:00

I love this kid. No really... the kind of love that aches. Swoon. And I love the two of them together even more :) Bath time buds > read more

Product Review- In spirit of the snow, Hand & Foot Warmers

Published on 2011-03-02 12:50:00

I had the pleasure of being asked by the folks at Handwarmers.net & Footwarmers.org to review a selection of HotHands hand, foot, and body warmers just a couple of weeks ago when our temperatures here in Denver were pretty much sub-arctic! And th > read more

Winter Pregnancy = HATE

Published on 2011-02-24 13:41:00

 Gee, which would you prefer?!  So I have to say I absolutely hate being pregnant in the winter. Everyone always comments on how horrible it is to be pregnant during the hot summer but I completely disagree, I think winter is waaay wo > read more

PTSD from Labor #1... now what?

Published on 2011-02-23 21:37:00

So I have realized since shortly after having my first son that I have post traumatic stress disorder from my labor with him. No really, I do. I remember vividly the entire awful experience and it literally gives me a pit in my stomach and MAJOR anxi > read more

Breastfeeding In Public

Published on 2011-02-23 16:08:00

I'm all for breastfeeding in public.... but.... really??? All I could do was laugh when I saw this and take it with a grain of salt, afterall it is from the "People of Walmart" collection. Apparently the grocery shopping was waaay too important to fi > read more

Denver Deal Time! $4 Children's Museum Tix

Published on 2011-02-21 00:22:00

So you've heard of all the deal sites out there, heavens knows there are plenty to choose from. But there's one specific one that uses local moms to actually scout their deals. That way you know the deal you're seeing is relevant and recommended by l > read more

Operation "Take Away Wub"

Published on 2011-02-18 11:02:00

Well the plan was to get rid of the paci around 15-18 months. Considering that Baby D will be arriving at the 18 month mark we decided to do it early. That way we don't traumatize poor HL anymore than necessary by taking away his precious wubbies a > read more

Building a room for baby- Bedding Edition

Published on 2011-02-16 14:37:00

Alrighty, so nursery design could quite possibly go down as one of my favorite hobbies of all time. I love to design and nothing is better than creating a baby room! I am shooting for a light bright nursery for Baby D with sleek modern lines and a > read more

Toddlers- the high maintenance phase. 15 months old. New words & Signs!.

Published on 2011-02-16 11:33:00

15 months. Will I ever stop saying "where has the time gone"? I'm guessing not because I really just can't get it... really where did it go? Our 15 month appt stats are 31" tall (47%), 22 lbs 6 oz (20%), still in a size 3 diaper, still taking 2 nap > read more

This. Is Bliss.

Published on 2011-02-05 14:29:00

Brothers. I can't wait. > read more

Fear.

Published on 2011-02-03 17:59:00

You know what the parenting and pregnancy books don't tell you about... Fear. They don't tell you that one of the largest components of parenting is fear. I guess that might put a damper on the drunken blissful "you're gonna have a baby" mood, pro > read more

Our Magical Diaper Rash Cure

Published on 2011-02-02 16:45:00

So we have dealt with our fair share of diaper rash in this house. Apparently my little dude's hiney is a sensitive one! After everything we've tried we've finally landed on a magical cure that has yet to fail us... so far. None of the creams thems > read more

Baby numero dos- 21 weeks along- pregnancy survey

Published on 2011-01-27 14:30:00

How far along? 21 Weeks Total Weight Gain? As of my 20 week appointment I still don't think I've gained anything yet. How big is baby? He is the size of a banana! Gender: Another B.O.Y :) Maternity Clothes? I have a small wardrobe, still wear > read more

Friday Fab Finds- Mod toddler bed, vacuum packed diapers, and CAKE!!

Published on 2011-01-21 11:30:00

Haven't done a Fab Finds in a while... so here ya go. Found some really cute stuff this week. 1. Adorable Modern Toddler Bed from Kidkraft. I just can't get enough of this bed and it's only $135. What I like best is that its design is super versatil > read more

Life with boys... 14 months and one ER trip already under his belt!

Published on 2011-01-17 13:05:00

Is this what I get to look forward to with ANOTHER boy on the way... are we going to have a VIP parking spot at the local emergency room?? I have always been one to tell people that my kid is a wild child, I mean he's amazing, so good, and SOOO happy > read more

We've reached HALF TIME Ladies & Gentlemen-19 & 20 weeks pregnant

Published on 2011-01-17 12:38:00

19 weeks size of a mango....... 20 weeks size of a cantaloupe! I remember doing my 20 week post last pregnancy and thinking, wow I'm halfway done, so cool! Well I didn't realize at that time that I'd actually be meeting my son much sooner than plann > read more

What has our world come to?? From lack of customer service to random shootings, our society needs an intervention!

Published on 2011-01-09 11:19:00

I have been in absolute awe lately of the lack of customer service that I seem to be finding everywhere I go. As a business owner myself I really can't believe that companies seriously operate this way. Our standards have clearly dropped drastically > read more

The language of HL: toddler talk, baby sign language, my little sponge!

Published on 2011-01-07 14:39:00

 My first time sledding!  14 months holy cow I am still baffled each month that goes by that he is actually that big now... I wonder if that ever stops, probably not? HL's learning has grown exponentially in the past couple of months it's a > read more

A name for baby #2

Published on 2011-01-05 21:39:00

We have decided on a name, baby # 2's initials will be D M :) > read more

Pre-Term Labor At 19 Weeks, A Humbling Reality Check

Published on 2011-01-03 21:55:00

Well, I never expected to be in this boat again yet found myself landed in Labor & Delivery last night with quite the scare. I was admitted through the ER with the same hum-drum questions, sign here, initial here. I sat waiting for the nurse to w > read more

The Ultimate Baby Registry List! My must haves- what you need right away, what can wait

Published on 2011-01-02 14:09:00

Alright... for anyone requesting the mah-gilla of baby gear ideas and recommendations I give you my take on baby gear essentials and registry items. As anyone will tell you, every baby is different so I wouldn't quite call this the BIBLE of baby gea > read more

Two Under Two Product Help!

Published on 2011-01-02 12:33:00

Ok I've been searching and searching for the best products out there for having 2 under 2. Any mommas out there care to share some ideas?? Right now I'm looking at diaper bags and strollers. Thoughts? Input? Love the Coach diaper bag in brown or w > read more

Pregnancy weeks 17 & 18: onions, sweet potatoes, eczema & my santa belly

Published on 2011-01-02 11:55:00

17 weeks   18 weeks  Alrighty so it's been a busy couple of weeks... funny how the holidays will do that to you right? ha! So here we have the 17 & 18 week update... notice anything different about the tw > read more

A Gingerbread House Competition with a bunch of home builders....

Published on 2010-12-31 14:54:00

So what happens when you get a family of home builders together in a spirited gingerbread house making contest?? ..... Uh... things get crazy ya'll! Power tools start flying, beer starts flowing, and this friendly little competition becomes an all o > read more

Christmas marathon week oh my!

Published on 2010-12-31 14:05:00

So Christmas is always quite the production here between all of the family we have living near. We started off the marathon on xmas eve opening presents with my brother since he was working on Christmas. Then we headed to do presents with my step fam > read more