Christmas '08

This Christmas was awesome, and Dallin had a blast. We started out with the Quentin family annual Christmas Eve party at my mom's house. I look forward to this party every year because it is really the only time I get to see my exteded family. We had a great turn out and I was able to show off my cute boy and announce my newest addition to everyone! After the party we headed home with some cute new jammies of course! We woke up early so we could enjoy a little time just the three of us opening our gifts. Dallin was adorable as always getting excited over every little gift. We had to rush though, because we had to head over to my mom's early. There we enjoyed all our wonderful gifts from my parent's, my aunt who always comes and stays on Christmas and of course my sis and Tyler. We had yummy breakfast and then ventured on to Andy's parent's. Again, we were spoiled and had fun with them. Overall it was a very nice Christmas. We got some wonderful things including clothes, CD's, movies, a video camera and a beautiful vintage painting of the Salt Lake Temple. I cant believe that next Christmas I will have two kids. How weird is that!!! I hope everyone had a great Holiday, and Happy New Year!

Kids say the darnest things

Lately Dallin has been so HILARIOUS! I have to share the funniest thing he said to me the other day. We were sitting on the couch watching TV (which we hardly ever do, its always movies around here) when a commercial came on for Kmart Jewlers. The lady opened a gift and it was a diamond necklace. The husband put it on the wife and blah blah blah... the rest is a blur. All I remember is Dallin saying the following phrase,
"He went to Jared"

Excuse me? I was seriously crying because I was laughing so freaking hard! Silly Kid.

Its a....

GIRL! We went to fetal fotos tonight for our "gender" ultrasound they call it. What a great experience that was. The girl was so nice, the place is very clean and peaceful and they spent over 35 minutes just looking around at all the cute baby features. We had a really hard time finding out the sex because the ubilical cord was between the legs the whole time, so it was easy to mistake for "male parts". The girl got one awesome shot that informed us we were having a little girl. We all screamed (okay so just me, my mom and Andy's mom) but it was so fun! We all thought it was a boy because we saw the cord, but when she put "im a girl" on the screen I about lost it. I definately wanted a girl more than a boy, but obviously would have been happy with either. She was so active during the whole scan, and we even caught her yawning. So cute. Anyway, I am just very happy to know now, and feel like I can really start preparing. Dallin was excited to learn he was having a "little sister" although he seemed to know before I even knew I was pregnant based on a few comments he made. Those little ones are so in tuned, you know! We are excited to start really talking baby names, and we have a few great ones in the running so far. Yeah! I will have to post a picture from the ultrasound when I have more time.

Bye Bye Blaze

Well for those who havent heard, the AFL (arena football league) had to cancel their '09 season. This means that all employees were laid off including Andy. We sort of figured it was coming, but it is still a bit shocking. Today was his last day, and he has started his ski delivery business full throttle now. We hope it goes well for us so he wont have to find a different job, so now we just sit and wait! Already, Andy has jumped right into this new job with total motivation, and has quite a few reservations already for this weekend and more to come. We are excited for this new journey, and hope things work out in the end. You know they always say things happen for a reason!! In other news, I have decided to go to fetal fotos at 15 weeks to find out the sex of the baby. For some reason I am incredibly anxious to find out this time around. I invited my mom and mother in law to come to the ultrasound, so it will be a fun event for everyone. I go this monday, so wish me luck and of course I will post as soon as I find out!

14 week belly shot

Okay I decided to be brave and post a belly shot. I feel like I look so big for being 14 weeks (well close enough) Oh well, second child syndrome I guess.

Sledding!!!!

We decided to hit the hills for some sledding action. It was Dallin's first time, and he was so excited all day. I was a little unsure how he would handle the whole ordeal, but he loved it! After a few times he got a little more hesitant, but he still loved it!

Dallin of course had to ride with Granddad a few times. He loves his Granddad so much, they are such buds. Grammy even went down a few times.


Dallin looked so cute pulling the little sled all by himself.


We got all bundled up in our gear! I felt like I was going skiing, but that isnt in the cards for me this season! Being pregnant really limits what I can do, so I made the executive decision to try sledding. I hadnt been in years, and it was really fun! I didnt even fall off, so baby was totally fine LOL!


What a cutie all bundled up in his gear!

Updates.... and stuff

So I am 13 weeks prego now, and look like I am about 17 or so. I cant believe how fast I started showing with this baby. My belly button is already close to popping out and i am getting close to having to transition to maternity pants. Wow, who would have thought. Maybe one day I will be brave enough to post a belly picture. I havent taken one yet but probably should here soon. I have started feeling better (as far as the nausea goes). I am still very fatigued and have a hard time getting through the day. I was in bed by 8:30 last night, sorry Andy I am so boring! Dallin is getting over a nasty cold which meant not a lot of sleep at night for either of us. I have been such a homebody (which is so unlike me) because I have had no energy to do anything. I need to get out and finish christmas shopping, it is sneaking up on us here so quickly. Other than that, things are good at the Sylvia house. For those who may have heard, the AFL (arena football league) which is who Andy is employed by, might be going under. Ya, I guess the whole economic crisis has really hit them hard. They have been trying to work things out for a few weeks now, but things arent looking too hot. That means Andy will lose his job with the Blaze if the league goes under. No worries though, because Andy just scored a new part time job which he will be working from home running a new ski delivery business for Canyon Sports. Its not full time, but atleast we will have some income if the Blaze go under till he finds something else. I will keep everyone posted on that. Bye for now!

Feeling a bit ungrateful

I decided that since blogging is sort of like a journal, that I could start writing about things I am grateful for. I think I take things for granted way too often, and I think by recognizing three things each week I can start really appreciating the little things! You will find my list on my sidebar, and I will change it every week!

Christmas Pic!

Here is the most adorable picture of Dallin for our Christmas cards. I just had to share it.

Carrie Underwood

Andy once again got some tickets for Carrie Underwood, and being the wonderful husband he is he gave them to me to use with three of my girlfriends! We had such a blast, and escaped for a night full of yummy steak fries from Red Robin and great music by Carrie. It was a well needed Girl's night out for all of us, especially Katie who is adjusting to having two kids now that baby Brad has arrived! Carrie performed great but I didnt expect anything less. After all, she did win American Idol so we knew she would be great live!!! Here's a couple pics of us girls! Thanks Katie, Jenny and Lacy for coming and making a really fun night!

Transiberien Orchestra

Andy got us tickets to go see Transiberian Orchestra so we invited Kristina and Jared to come along. We met for dinner first at Tepanyaki which was AMAZING. I love any sort of Japanese/Chinese food and it was great to get out for a nice meal without a two year old to entertain. After dinner we headed off for the E-Center where we enjoyed the show. The Transiberian Orchestra for those who dont know is a combination of rock n roll, amazing singing and an extrodinary display of light shows. It was so fun! They combined a cute Christmas story with awesome christmas music both traditional and some of their own. Anyway, it was just a fun night out with the Francoms and we will for sure have to do that again!!

Just some Babble

Well here's to 10 weeks! I feel like that sounds so much further then 9. I have been feeling a bit better during the days, but I am still extremely tired. Last night after I got home from work I felt sick and exhausted. I went and layed in my bed while Andy was putting Dallin down at 8:30 ish and I fell right to sleep. I guess it is just my body telling me I need rest! I am totally in the "fat" stage. You all know that phase, you know, you have a huge roll on your stomach which just makes it look like you are eating a few too many brownies!!! They say by 12 weeks my uterus will rise above my pelvic bone and I might actually start looking more pregnant! I started really showing at 13 weeks with Dallin, so I think by next week I should start looking sort of prego! I actually love being pregnant, I love the pregnant belly, something about it is so wonderful to me! I should post a picture of me pregnant wiht Dallin. I got so big!!!! I took a belly picture every month starting at 13-14 weeks, so it was interesting to see the progress. I am so excited to find out what I am having this time. I was excited last time too, but for some reason the second time around it seems like I am more anxious. I am considering going to fetal photos at 14 weeks! Then we can seriously start thinking baby names, and decorating our 3rd bedroom (the most fun part really!) Oh and something totally not related to baby, but I am so thrilled about is I might be moving to a set work schedule. I know it doesnt seem like a big deal, but for over 2 years now I have been trying to plan my babysitters and appointments around my two days off which rotated every week. Last week I decided to go talk to my manager about having the same days off every week and she was suprisingly open to the idea. So, starting January I will have every Monday and Wednesday off! This is going to relieve so much stress for me, and now I can plan doctor appts. etc. months in advance and not have to worry about work!!! Yeah. Well enough babbling for now. Sorry there are no pics, I have been slacking on uploading them. Tonight I am going to the Carrie Underwood concert with Lacy, Katie and Jenny. We ar so excited and are in desperate need of a Girl's Night OUt! I will definately post pics from that!

June 17, 2009

This is the day my second baby will be born (or somewhere close to this date). I went for an ultrasound to determine my due date, and I my intuition was right, I was about 3 weeks off from my original due date. That's what you get when you mix crazy thyroid issues, tons of negative pregnancy tests, and suddenly a positive one! Oh well, I am actually very excited for a June baby. The timing for us could not be any better, and I am just happy that we were finally able to get pregnant without having to intervene. I got a cute ultrasound pic of the little bean, so I will try and scan it in soon. Sometimes I cant believe we are actually going to have another baby. It really freaks me out sometimes, but I am so excited and am looking forward to that next phase in our lives. Andy will be graduating right around that same time, so we are hoping he can score an amazing job which will allow me to cut back on work so I can be home most of the time with the little ones. Being a mom is the hardest but most rewarding thing I have ever experienced. I cant wait to meet this baby and watch it grow.

A due date, Please

So unfortunately I am not sure how far along I am in my pregnancy. I know it is anywhere from 9-12 weeks, but my cycles were so whacked that we arent going off of that. My first doctor's appointment was last tuesday and my doctor said she thought I was about 8 weeks. She set up an early ultrasound appointment for the 13th so we can finally set a due date. I wish they could have just done a quick ultrasound while I was at my appt. but my doctor's office isnt cool like that I guess!!! I cant wait for thursday to finally know, and I will be able to feel like I can relax and start better preparing. I am still feeling pretty crappy. I have some good days, which is nice. Mainly I am exhausted, and I have been going to bed about 8:30-9:00 every night if I can. I tend to get really sick about this time, so if I am sleeping I avoid it all together. If I keep food in my belly then I am usually okay! I will keep everyone updated!

Halloween Festivities

We decided to try our hand at pumpkin carving this year. I was not sure how Dallin would react, but he actually had no interest in it whatsoever. Oh well, we had a good time!

I carved a spider which turned out better than I thought. The pumpkins only lasted like one day with the warm weather and they wilted out on our porch. Dont mind Nate being crazy in this picture!

We decided to dress up this year as Doctors. It was pretty fun, and we stayed dry in the rain with our adorable little hats.

Here is the cute little family. Dallin liked trick or treating this year. He was so cute going house to house getting yummy candy (for mom and dad of course)


Dallin and Lyla looking adorable. They were excited to get home so they could start eating some of their candy. Suckers were sure a hit!