Thankful....

My family is truly a gift to me! For those of you that don't know me very well, I come from a large family. I am the youngest of seven siblings, I have 2 sets of parents, 4 sets of grandparents, and several aunts and uncles on both sides. And thats not even including Nates side of the family....he has 6 brothers and sisters too! I am so thankful to have so much love surrounding me. Today my brother Dustin and his girlfriend Theresa whom reside in Austin had a layover flight here in Phoenix heading to Portland. We got to spend a little bit of time with them today while at work ;-) Its always great to have us four siblings re-unite..even if its only for a few hours. I have very few pictures of us all together, in fact the picture I have of us framed at home looks like we are still teenagers!
It was great to see you Dustin and Theresa! Love you both! XOXOXOXOXOXXO

On a very sad note, over the weekend my best friends great dane "Brooklyn" passed away at only 7 months of age. The cause of death is unknown. She will surely be missed, but we know she is in Doggy heaven! R.I.P. Brooklyn.

Cat, Fish, and Crib....

Nate went deep sea fishing for the first time over the labor day weekend and I have finally downloaded the pictures he took during his trip. He caught a ton of albacore, yellow tail, and 1 dorato (sp?). There may be a picture that doesn't belong....Can you tell which one?!?!? =)


-Melanie this picture is for you since you adore my cat Kenni
-LeAnn, I thought you would like this one too =)
-And for any cat lovers out there


I cannot wait to get home today...my crib is at my door step... FINALLY it has arrived!!
Nate and I have fun together when we have to put things together...we bicker A LOT...but its all funny. Anyway, I am so excited!! ITs like the last major thing left in finishing Mia's room.

Congrats to my friends Megan and Nick who had their baby on Thursday. I visited them at the hospital on Friday to hold the brand new baby "Payton". She was perfect in every way, I am so happy for them!! Let me tell you...It really hit me that day that this will be Nate and I in a few months...its really exciting and surreal NOW!

7 Months Pregnant!!!

Only 75 days left to go =)

Time is really starting to fly by and before you know it our little Mia will be here! I'm having a hard time bending over now..and its difficult to put shoes on, shaving the legs, and just leaning down to give the dogs love!! These last few months are going to be tough aren't they!?!? I am having the occasional "HOLY COW" days, my rings don't fit, my shoes are tight, my shirts roll up....ah heck, its all funny! I am starting some prenatal yoga with my prego friend tonight...should be lots of fun.

I read up on some facts about how baby is doing at this stage and to my surprise it says that if she was born today...she would have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival. That is insane! You just stay in that womb lil Mia until your fully developed ;-)
Baby's brain can now control her breathing and body temperature. She can also cough, and her sucking abilities have been perfected. This week your baby is a little over 15 inches long—about the length of a loaf of bread—and weighs about 3 pounds, as much as a Macbook Air laptop.

My friend Megan is due any day now, so I hope things go well for her...and I just can't wait to meet her little girl "Payton". The domino effect has just about to begin.

Congrats to my sister-in-law and brother...Tammy and Eric...They are expecting! Cannot wait to find out if its a he/she.

Dad putting together the changing table!

So in the above picture is Mia's room...which we are still working on. I got a lot done over the weekend...and I really cannot wait to show it off. Having no health insurance has caused some problems, we got stuck with a $600 bill for Mia's ultrasound...which is crap since they gave us a $250 estimate! I'm really starting to lean toward Obama because of our helath care system sucks!!

My grandma's sister passed away this morning due to cancer. I love you Aunt May, and you are here in all of our hearts!! I will treasure each day that I am here and not take it for granted...cause we never know how long we have on this beautiful planet!
Love to you all!