Brandon, Emily, Easton and baby Annistyn

A Little Update!

2011-01-13T16:07:00.000-08:00

I'm not much of a blogger, but for anyone who reads here is a small update! We are still basement dwellers in Othello Washington, however the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine with the begining phases of building our house. We also found out we are expecting a little girl that will be here in 14 short weeks. I finish my masters in only 7 weeks and Easton is curising along and growing like a weed. I cannot believe how fast time flies! I hope the New Year brings everyone peace and joy!

Basement Dwellers!

2010-05-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

It is official! I am a basement dweller. What is a basement dweller you ask? It is someone who by no fault of thier own reside in the basement of a loving parent, grandparent or relative. In my case it would be a co-worker of my husband! I know, that is what my first reaction was too. Someone who is not even related to us, voulenteers their basement to not only two almost complete strangers but a crazy 19 month old tolder. It is remarkable! But none the less, I am living in a basement in, oh yes Othello, Wa! Who would have thought! If you would have asked me 1 year ago if I would be living in a basement with my family in Othello, I would have said you were crazy! However this has become home for the past month, and I have to say it actually feels like home. But not for long, we do have plans of building a house of our own on a lot we are trying to purchase just outside of Othello city limits. It is a wonderful dream I have had to have an old farm house with some land. Hopefully in one year it will be a reality, no old farm house, but a new one that will look old is the plan! Until then, I join the ranks of some really awesome basement dwellers that find themself in transition, for one reason or another, that just need a place to call home!

GIveaway!

2010-04-08T19:07:00.000-07:00

Live in Tri-Cities area? Lee Ann a proffesional photographer is giving away a free photo shoot!!!! Check it out! http://www.photographybyleeann.com/blog/?p=406&cpage=1#comment-931

Frustrated!!!

2010-02-28T14:24:00.000-08:00

Are you kidding me!!! Brandon and I are trying to sell our house ourselves of course, who has money to pay a realtor, so i'm sitting here in this OPEN HOUSE we advertised in the paper! NO one has shown up not even one person!!! Are you kidding me, UGHHH I feel like I wasted $20.00 I could have bought a nice shirt of something! SOOO if you want a house.... I very cute 3 bedroom/ den 2 full bath with a great open floorplan please come by!

The yummiest cinnamon rolls and a wrap of of the last three months!

2009-11-08T10:55:00.000-08:00

I started my masters in June and have been super busy ever since. I figured I would up date my blog for anyone who reads it. I recently found the yummiest cinnamon roll recipe on a top secret website. If you would like the recipe just let me know. I do have to say they are pretty close to cinnabon cinnamon rolls, which are my favorite. You be the judge just look at these:

While you enjoy these yummy treats i've posted pictures so you can see what we've been up to for the last three months.

Easton's Birthday!

Easton's First haircut!

Carving pumpkins.

Halloween Day. Easton Really got into the sugary fun!

Fair August 09

2009-08-22T10:02:00.000-07:00

So i'm horrible at posting blogs. So here's a quick recap of this summer. In late June my family along with my mom, sister and niece went to San Diego for a week. It was a ton of fun going to Sea World. It is very kid friendly and their is so much to see. The zoo left me wanting more, not such a great place to take little kids. There wasn't anything for them to do all day. The overall trip was a blast. I started my masters in Reading and Literacy. Lots of work but it will be worth it in the end, I graduate in February of 11'. Easton has been crawling all over the place. He loves being independent and tries new things everday. He is eating all by himself, gets into anything possible and is starting to take a few steps on his own. He is also up to four words, dada which he says to everything. Me: Easton I love you. Easton: Dada. Me: You are so handsome today. Easton: Dada. It is very cute. Mama is another word he can say. This one comes when he's doing something he doesn't like. For instance when I change his diaper and he wants to go play he screams Mama mama mama, or when he wants more food he says mmmm mama. He can also say what's that. It is very quiet and he point to everything and asks "whasat." His fourth word has been kitty cat thanks to grandma Esparza. We love to read books and while doing so Easton will point to a picture ask "whasat, kitty kat." Sometimes we get it right when there is a picture of a cat in the book. We have also finished our yard this summer... Yeah it takes a lot of work to sod a yard which we did two years ago but we never had the money or chance to cover all the dirt with rock and plants. I am so glad all the dirt is now gone, now it wont end up in my house or as mud on the dogs. It has been a great summer, it has gone by really fast but I am excited to go back school and meet all my new kids for this year. It's hard to believe we start school again on Wednesday. I hope eveyone had a great summer. Welcome back to school!

6 month pictures....

2009-05-10T19:57:00.000-07:00

I've decided it was time to take Easton's 6 month pictures.... technically he is 7 months old but who really cares! Since Brandon and I are totally broke after finishing our backyard I decided to take Eastons pictures by myself in our wonderfully finished yard. It looks really good by the way, i'm super excited to have a backyard not just dirt. It seems the dogs are totally enjoying it as well. But with no furhter adu... Eastons 6 months pictures!

What is that!

2009-04-12T10:28:00.001-07:00

I think I have finally figured out my pickey eater and it totally baffles me. A couple weeks ago we introduced baby food to Easton. He's been eating rice cereal for about a month and just gobbles it up. So when I put some banana baby food in front of him I thought it would be gone in seconds. Wrong!!! He hated it, refused to eat and and screamed for his much loved rice cereal. I have tried peaches and pears, both with the same reaction. What is wrong with this kid, who doesn't like peaches?? So after talking with Tia Blanca, Easton's daycare provider we started trying different real foods. I know your not supposed to but come on this kid has to start eating something. He loves it all, fries, jo-jo's mashed potatoes, waffles, waffer cookies. Everything that he's not suppoed to be eating. With his new found love for food I decided to try it again....peaches, yuck!!! Banana's double yuck..... Carrots........

That's right... carrots all over the place!! He loved them, ate the whole jar. So I tried broccoli, couldn't get enough. This kid loves veggies, HUH! Brandon and I both have huge sweet tooths. I don't think we ever eat veggies. Our house is full of candy, ice cream rice crispy treats and Easton won't have anything to do with sweets. What a strange little boy!! I guess we'll have to love him despite his love for veggies!!!

Busier than a Bee!

2009-04-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

Who knew being a mom would keep me sooo busy. Just when I thought I could get a breath in I turned around and saw Easton on all fours.....that's right my 6 months old child is starting to crawl. He's' got the scooting part down really well and can get around by just doing that. Now he's trying to master the alternating hand and foot motions that become a full blown crawl. When they said babies grow up fast I didn't think it would be this fast. Is this normal??? Serious I was just getting used to the sitting.

While Easton has been hard at work crawling Brandon and I have Painted the kitchen and put in the backyard sprinklers. In the midst of finishing the yard Brandon got a really bad virus and had to go to the doctor where he found out he was running a 101 fever. Not the spring break he wanted....or maybe it was his ploy to get out of the honey do list I had for him. Either way we still have a long way to go in our backyard before I bring home my new puppy. That's right I know i'm crazy but i'm getting a puppy...he's really cute but has no name. For the life of me I can't think of a name for him. He's a little mini schnauzer that's all black....any suggestions would be appriciated!!!!

I'm on my way!

2009-01-25T14:09:00.000-08:00

Easton is officially 4 months old today!! My little guy believes he is a big boy, probably because that's what daddy calls him all the time. At 4 months old he's already rolling over from stomach to back and then back over again. He loves to play on his own with his jungle gym, sitting in the bumbo and playing with daddy, flirting with girls at daycare, he does this cute little cheesy smile that makes all the little girls laugh, and he's begun cutting his firsth tooth. I can't believe how fast he is growing. I'm sure there's more to come.... I just hope he slows down a little!

Happy New Year!!

2008-12-31T17:00:00.000-08:00

Wow....what a year it has been. From going from being just a couple with just Brandon and I, to starting a family, this year has brought some of the best moments I could have ever expected. Brandon and I found out we were expecting in January and thus began our journey to becoming a family. I wasn't the best prego person but I loved the kicks, the snacking and best of all the showers and then Easton's birth. My mom and sister and I got very close this year as I called them both constantly asking random questions about what was going on in my belly. Brandon and I also grew as a couple both figuratively and litterally as we experienced the joys of becoming parents. It's totatlly an experience I hope all women get to go threw. There is nothing like watching your belly grow as a life is created inside you and of course the best moment when your child is put in your arms. What a joy this year has been. I hope everyone has had a great year as well. Happy New Year to all!!!

Spit up and baby poop, i'm going to miss it!!

2008-12-20T11:09:00.000-08:00

As my cell phone rang yesterday at 3:30 pm I knew it was Brandon calling me as usual to let me know he was on him way home. I have really come to enjoy our conversations about random event in our days as Brandon made his 50 min. treck home from Othello. The usual conversation about weather or not I got spit up on or how many poopy diapers I changed. Sometimes it was about something cute or irresitable Easton had done and other times it was about how cranky he had been and how he completly refused to take his afternoon nap. As I hung up the phone I suddenly realized it would be the last convesation about spit up and baby poop I would have with my husband as he drove home. Christmas break has official started and usually i'm super excited to have a break from students and work but this year it is bitter sweet. It comes with the realization that in two weeks, just two weeks I will be leaving my little bundly of joy in the hands of nearly a perfect stranger as I head back to work. I never thought that I would come to love spit up and baby poop. I know it's not the end of the world or even that i'll never experience spit up again but for me a little part of my world will be in the hands of someone else. Someone else will be changing poopy diapers, watching eagerly to see when he might take that first attempt at crawing and by chance say his first word. With any hope I will get to see all of those things at home, maybe he'll even hold off till the summer when I can once again experience spit up and baby poop but this time with crawling, talking and maybe even a first step!

Then and Wow!!

2008-12-10T18:16:00.000-08:00

What a difference a couple of weeks have made. Easton had surgery for Pyloric Stenosis on black Friday. His first Thanksgiving was not what I was hoping for... we visted with my dad in Moses Lake for a few minutes before heading to Spokane to spend with Brandons family. While there we enjoyed a short lunch and then spent most of the afternoon on the phone with different doctors trying to figure out what we were going to do.
Thursday night we ended up going to bed very late without any plans for Eastons surgery only hopes of reaching some doctors and getting him in to be checked.
Friday morning we woke up after sleeping only a few hours and called the doctors in Spokane that we were planning on talking to only to find that they would be closed until Monday. After talking for a while Brandon and I decided to go straight to the emergency room at Sacredheart childrens hospital. When we arrived we found out that the hospital in the Tri-Cities were never supposed to release us after diagnosing Easton with his condition because without the ability to eat he would only get worse. They quickly checked us in and call the on call doctor and had easton in surgery by 1 pm. We ended up staying in the hospital until Saturday night to make sure he was keeping all his food down and then were released to go home. Since then he has been such a different baby. I've had to relearn everything about Easton. What I had come to know as normal wasn't. So I've spent the last couple of weeks getting to know who Easton really is and following doctors orders in getting him to 100%.

Thank you to everyone for all your prayers. Enjoy the pictures of Easton in the hospital!

Right after surgery:

Eastons I.V and various wires he was hooked up to

Finally able to eat.

The day after he is so much happier

His buttons on his back that connected him to the wires they used to monitor him.

My happy camper!

Easton's Surgery!

2008-11-27T05:17:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Brandon and I found out the Easton has a condition called Pyloric Stenosis. Basically the pyloric valvue that lets food from your stomach into your small inestine is elarged and doesn't let food pass causing the baby to vomit everything they eat. The only way to correct this is surgery. So we are headed up to Spokane tomorrow to get everything set for him to go into surgery later this week. As any mother would be I am scared, nervous and experiencing every other emotion I can think of and would like to ask everyone to pray that everything goes according to plan. I haven't been the most religious person the last couple of years but am a ferm beliver in the power of prayer. I hope this Thanksgiving finds everyone's families healthy and personally know I am so thankful for the little gift I have been able to spend the last two months with. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and thank you all for your prayers.

Tagged!

2008-10-24T20:05:00.000-07:00

TAGGED--All about the boy!
1. What is his name? Brandon Edward Esparza
2. Who eats more? Brandon eats twice as much as I do
3. Who said, "I love you" first? I’m pretty sure I waited until he said it, but I knew I loved him way before he said it.
4. Who is taller? Him
5. Who is smarter? He is really smart. How can you compete with a 3.98 college grad!
6. Who is more sensitive? I am way more sensitive
7. Who does the laundry? Usually me
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do
9. Who pays the bills? Brandon writes the checks, we both make the money
10. Who cooks more? I usually cook dinner, however he makes really good enchilades!
11. Who is more stubborn? He would say I am but he’s pretty stubborn too.
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? I would admit it way before he would, he would just try to sweet talk me instead of saying he was wrong.
13. Who has more siblings? It’s a tie, we both have 3 other sibblings
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Neither one, we talk about everything and decide together.
15. What do you like to do together? Recently we love watching our son, hanging out together, or just talking
16. Who eats more sweets? I definitely do, I love sweets
17. Guilty Pleasures? I don’t really have any, unless you count my obsession with Ice Cream, Brandon loves poker, and ESPN, or anything sports related
18. How did you meet? I met him at the Moses Lake Bowling Alley on a BBCC Bowling night. It was totally random.
19. Who asked whom out first? I’m pretty sure I gave him some cheesy line that led to him calling me and asking me out the next day.
20. Who kissed who first? He kissed me but I definitely kissed back
21. Who proposed? He did on New Years Eve 2004
22. His best features and qualities? He has a really cute butt, I also love his smile. He’s got a really good sense of humor and makes every day life full of laughs. I love that he doesn’t take anything too serious.

I tag anyone who reads this!!!

2008-10-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

I have to admit I am totally in love with Eastons first baby pictures. I was a little nervous yesterday as I took him to Sears to have his pictures taken but they have turned out wonderful. Poor little Easton has some how caught a cold and his nose is all stuffy, his face is blochy with acne, and he has lost his voice. All of this has made my sweet little baby really fussy. So when I went to take him to get pictures I was very worried that none of them would turn out and I would waste not only the money put the session that was planned. All worries aside they have turned out great. I have to admit that Sears did a really good job. If you don't have a lot of money, like us, I would totally advise recomend going to sears. not only did we get great pictures we also got to purchase the cd with all the pictures on it so we can go to Walmart and have them reprinted at any time. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do!!!

Baby Easton, the whole adventure!

2008-10-02T21:12:00.000-07:00

I went into the hospital on Saturday night around 10:00 pm with contractions that were 5 minutes apart but knowing Easton they stopped right after I got to the hospital, because the hospital wasn't too busy and I was being induced Sunday anyway my lovely nurse Mary decided to admit me and see what progressed over night. After a couple of hours and not much sleep they gave me a sleeping pill to get some rest which was wonderful. I don't think Brandon or I got much sleep at all Saturday night just because of the anticipation and all that was going on. Sunday morning around 7 am they were going to induce me but ended up getting really busy in the birthing center. At 10:00 am I finally saw my doctor and he explained he was going to check me and strip my membranes to get things going before they were going to give me the Pittosin to start labor. Well while checking me the doctor ended up braking my water, which I have to say is the weirdest feeling. Right after breaking my water I asked for the epidural. The anesthesiologist came in soon after and gave me the epidural which wasn't as bad as I thought. They then started the Pittosin and it kicked in right away. After 20 min I looked at Brandon and could tell something wasn't right. For some reason I was feeling the contractions that were coming about 1 min. apart. Let me tell you that was about all I needed to feel of labor. Well after 2 hours of this the nurse finally figured out that the epidural pump wasn't working so I was getting the meds but they weren't being pumped into me correctly. Well they got me all drugged up and feeling good and I didn't see any nurses or doctors for a while. Once my nurse came in three hours later they checked me and I was already ready to go. I started pushing around 3:00 pm and Easton arrived at 3:47 pm. The whole labor process really wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. I did end up getting an episiotomy (sp) which isn't a whole lot of fun with my coughing and I think I was up from Saturday night until Tuesday morning with no sleep so I’m kind of in zombie mode. Brandon is doing a very wonderful job as a daddy and is helping me soo much. Easton is a really good eater, which I think we all knew before hand and sleeps in about 2 hour increments at night and most of the day. They did post a picture of him they day he was born at www.kadlecmed.org you can go to the newborn gallery and it is there. I however don't think it does him much justice so here is a few I’ve taken today.

An induction on Sunday!!!

2008-09-27T08:57:00.000-07:00

I am so excited that the end if finally in sight. My doctor has finally scheduled an induction for tomorrow and I get to finally meet my little guy. It is so crazy to think that tomorrow I will be someone's mommy! I just hope everything goes as planned. We have to call in at 6:30 am to see how busy the delievery unit is and if they can take us in at that time. You see someone who is in natural labor bumps me to the next time. That being said I could be bumped all day depending on how many labors are in progress. So i'm crossing my fingers that I get right in and things get going smoothly. I just can't wait to meet my little boy!!!!

Are you ready now???

2008-09-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

So I am going to be 38 weeks prego on Tuesday and so ready for this little baby to come out. I feel like i've tried everything I can think of to naturaly urge him out....and it hasn't worked. A lot of people have said to let nature take it course but if you've ever been pregnant you know what I mean. I'm exhausted all the time, my ankles are swollen, my back is killing me......the list goes on and on but more then anything I just want to meet this little guy. I've even been caught pleeding with him that now would be a great time to come. But still no baby. Does anyone have any other ideas of what to do to get this little guy out????

Was that a contraction?!?!

2008-09-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

So I 've been having these really weird "braxton hicks" contractions lately that tend to really freak me out. Since i've never had a baby I have no idea what to expect what I go into labor. To top things off last week while on vacation I lost my plug. Not a big deal right, well after talking to several people I guess you can go into labor anytime after loosing it. My doctor has tried to make me feel at ease by saying she thinks it'll be at least 2 more weeks. But that doesn't always help when I start feeling cramping or contractions. So today i'm sitting here watching to clock to see if these "conractions" are getting stronger or closer. If today is like any other they usually don't get stronger or closer just more annoying. I wish there was a little timer that let you know when you were done. Kinda like when you make cookies. You get all the needed supplies, make the cookies, put them in the oven and wait what feels like an eternity for the cookies to come out of the oven. Finally you start to smell the aroma fill the house and then....... ding it's time to come out. Why couldn't pregnancy be that way! Oh well, back to clock watching!

My New Favorite Thing!!!

2008-08-10T17:45:00.000-07:00

In the last couple of weeks I have had two baby showers!!! That's right not just one but two. My husbands family decided to throw me a baby shower last Friday which was awesome. I got tonz of really awesome presents and had a lot of fun. Then on Wednesday my sister Anna decided to throw me another one with my mom's family where I got some more really cool gifts. I think this baby is going to be the most handsome, well dressed spoiled baby on the face of the earth. Well that may be an exaggeration but I did get sooo much nice things for baby Easton! Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make the showers soo great! Easton and I really feel loved!

My best friend Abby came down from Yakima to spend the evening with me!!! I hardly ever get to see her because we are both sooo busy!! It's always fun to catch up!

Yummy!! My sister-In-Law had us play a candy bar guessing game!!! Some people really got into it and started tasting the candy bars..... YUCK!!!

This is the most adorable pj... my Mother-In-law got it for us.... I hope he is as athletic as his dad!
My cheesy smile!!! We were having lots of fun!

Some really cute sports onesies!!! I think Brandon told everyone to get sports stuff... or maybe they just know us soo well!!!

Babies Room!

2008-07-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

This summer I have been working really hard trying to get the babies room all done so when he arrives I have a room for him. I had no idea it could take this long or cost this much money to set up a room for such a small person. It's still not where I would like to be but for now i'm content with how it looks. If anyone has any ideas on how to improve it let me know!!!

Williams Lake!!

2008-07-03T11:14:00.000-07:00

I know what most of you are thinking, Camping....Pregnant! Yeah so i'm crazy but for my birhtday weekend I really wanted to go camping at Williams Lake. It's this cute little resort about 30 miles from Cheney Wa that has swimming, fishing, boating, this really good restaurant and a tackle box shop. Brandon and I have been going to Williams Lake since we met 6 years ago. It's kinda become our little tradition to go at least once a year and I really wanted to do it at least one more time before the baby arives. I have no idea how I could go camping with a baby, kinda hard to bait a hook and feed a baby at the same time! I had so much fun. It was really hot but it helps to have a freezing cold lake to jump into! Fishing on the dock! This was my first fish of the weekend!
Hanging out in the boat waiting for a bite! I think we caught more sun then fish but it was lots of fun.
Come here fishy, fishy!!!

Brandon and his friend Tommy were Rowing our boat for us! The boys were too cheap to get a motor boat so we settled for the Row Boat. It was hilarious watching them try and row!Still waiting for a bite at 11 pm! Don't worry we ended up catching 12 fish between the four of us!

New Kitties!!

2008-06-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

I might be crazy but I just got two 7 week old kitties. They are so cute I couldn't resist. There is one boy and one girl. I felt so bad for them. They were pet rescue animals that were being taken to a pet ranch where who knows what would happen to them. I was told they were found when they were really little and were hand fed and litter trained. Sooo I took them and named the girl Chloe, and the boy Riley. Although my house is full of animals now I totally love it. Daisy our other cat stays outside all the time, our dog Belle is in and out all day, Chloe and Riley sleep pretty much all day and the fish, well they are fish!! I guess Easton will just have to get used to all the animals!!

Riley playing in one of my plants and making a huge mess, but he was cute while he was doing it!
Nap time! Riley snoozing on my blanket.
Chloe found a pillow on the floor to post up on!

Summer!

2008-06-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited today is the first day of summer!!! No more getting up early, driving to work, or working late. I Love my job! But I also love SUMMER!!!!!

Carrie Underwood/Josh Turner!!!!

2008-05-24T07:56:00.001-07:00

Friday night Brandon, Brian my brother in law and Leslie, Brian's girlfriend went to the best concert. Josh Turner and Carrie Underwood are both amazing. I would definetly recomend going and seeing both of them in concert!!! Some of the pictures are blurry but that's the pictures Brandon took when he decided I wasn't as good as he was at taking pictures.

It's a baby.........

2008-05-10T09:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Brandon and I had our 20 week ultrasound. It was very exciting to see all the images of our child on the screen. It was also kinda weird to think that this perfect little human is growing inside of me. It is such an awesmome thing! The baby was right up next to the placenta so it was hard to get a really clear image but these are pretty good if you ask me. You can see the baby is definetly going to be a thumb sucker, a typical Jones trait. He was also being very stubborn and wouldn't rotate to check all the angles of his spine. So right now everthing looks good but the Dr. wants to get more views of the spine in 4 weeks. And oh yes of course it's a boy! Brandon is soo excited and so am I. My dad has 4 grandaughters and this is the first boy on my side of the family. Brandon's mom also wanted a little grandson, no suprise there. If you don't know the Esparza's they are huge sports fans and of course baseball ranks as one of the main priorities in life. I am totally fine with the whole baseball thing. I have sat threw six years of baseball games and adding a little baseball lover to the family is my pleasure! Let's just hope he loves it as much as his dad!

A baby bump!

2008-05-03T15:31:00.000-07:00

This isn't the best picture in the world but this is as good as it gets after teaching 24 five year olds all day! You get the idea though. You can see the little baby bump that is starting to poke out.

This morning I woke up at 5 am with the worst charlie horse of my life. I jumped out of bed and tried to walk it off, but that didn't work. It just seemed to get worse. So I ate cereal. Why not, it's got to be a cure all for everything! By the time the ceral was gone so was the charlie horse and of course my dogs desire to go back to bed. So we watched tv on the couch and relaxed for a while. A little while, around 9 am my stomach started doing the same thing. A charlie horse in your stomach! I am sure that's not what it was but that's all I can't think of how to describe it. I yelled at Brandon who was still in bed as I was crying, more scared then pain. I had him get my phone to call my sister. I am sure he feels this was a very little task to do but for me at the time was huge! I called my sister who reasured me it was probably just the baby moving and my muscles streatching to accomidate everthing. I settled down as I called my mom to talk to her who agreed with my sister and told me to rest on the couch. So much for resting, this went on for 4 hours. I guess you get what you wish for. I've been talking to the baby all week about moving so I could feel what i've heard so much about. All I can say is that at first it was scary, toward the middle it felt really cool, and by the end of the 4 hours of continuous moving I was tired and ready for a nap. I guess this is what it's all about! I can't wait to experience more of what lies ahead. Especially Friday when we find out if the baby is growing properly and what sex it is. I am so very excited to finally call my child a him or her instead of the it in my stomach!

Water, lots and lots of water!

2008-04-11T17:34:00.000-07:00

It's been an interesting week to say the least. After sping break last week I was so ready for work on Monday. My little baby had a different idea. After getting to work and teaching reading. I let the kids in from recess and started math, only to blackout in the middle of my lesson. Concerned I had Brandon call the doctor, because I had to keep working. I know what your thinking, but who else was going to watch the students if I left, a lot more complicated than it seems. Well the doctor wanted to see me ASAP, for me that was Wednesday. So Wednesday came around and I had to go to the doctors at 8 am to test my fasting blood sugar. This can tell the doctor if my blood is low, high, or nomral without any food. I then had to go back at 2 pm to hear the results. Well the only thing we can find is that i'm dehydrated. Which I found out can be pretty serious when your 4 months prego. The docor said it was time to start drinking more water. Let me tell you I thought I was already drinking more water. I feel like a water balloon about to pop, and it doesn't get better I hear. So for now it's water, lots and lots of water! Ohh I almost forgot. After the appt. we schedulted another ultrasound to find out the baby's sex on May 9! I'm super excited!!

Baby Esparza!!

2008-04-02T19:50:00.000-07:00

Picture Problems!

2008-04-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to upload pics of my ultrasound for the last two hours and no matter what I do it doesn't upload someone please refresh my memory!

Not to test!

2008-04-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

I've considered all the options and i've finally decided not to do all the fancy tests. This child, my child is going to be loved no matter what! Thank you all for your comments and support!!

To Test or not to test!

2008-03-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

You know when you get pregnent and go to the doctor they ask you all sorts of questions. Like do you want to test for this, would you like that to be done. Honestly does it look like I've done this before. I have no idea what I shoud do and shouldn't do. This is the most confusing thing ever. Women have been having babies forever. So why is it so hard for doctors to know what they should do. Why are they asking me? For instance, on Monday i'm supposed to have some sort of down syndrome test done. It doens't only test for that but other disabilities as well. I have no idea whether or not I should go. I'm soo confused. HELP!!!!

Complete Mayhem!

2008-03-08T11:43:00.001-08:00

The last couple of weeks I’m been on pins and needs waiting for different doctors appointment to give me my exact due date. The doctor I went to last week said he thought I felt like I was bigger then 9 weeks, he actually thought I was more like 12 or so weeks. Then he added unless there's more then one! WHAT are you kidding me I’m not liking the sound of 2! I went in for an ultrasound yesterday so they could measure the baby and get a better idea of how old and get all the facts! Come to find out that I was right all along. Don't doctors realize it's my body!! I know when I conceived, I mean geese I live in my body every day. I think I would have known if I was further along. And twins, who ever heard of a twin having twins.... I’m sure it sounds exciting to some, but I’ve hear the horror stories from my mother-in-law about how much work it is!!! No Thanks! Soooo baby Esparza, only one, is due on....... September 30. 2008!!!! What a strange coincidence that is... my birthday is June 30, Brandon’s is Nov. 30 and now this due date. I know that like only 20% of babies are born on their due dates but that would just be awesome.... and easier to remember for everyone! Other then all the exciting baby stuff we are both doing great! I've gotten some meds to control the nausea so I don't have to use all my mental power keeping food down. This pills do all the work! I have to recommend to anyone who gets pregnant to ask about meds is they are nauseated, why deal with it when you can fix it and feel great again. Schools going great, only 3 months left and then summer break! Not much else to report on. I will update everyone on our little one as soon as I get the news!

2008-02-19T17:55:00.000-08:00

Mental Power!

2008-02-17T15:41:00.000-08:00

I went to the doctor last Thursday and got the official positive pregnancy test from the doctor. Somehow it still doesn't seem real. I figured after taking two at home it would start to sink in once the doctor did one but it still hasn't. I think when I got to the OB in 2 weeks maybe it will have finaly hit me. Aside from the occasional week stomach I have to say I am doing really good. I had one weak week where I really felt sick and thought this was going to be horrible. But after a mental pep talk from my husband I am doing really well. We both decided that as long as I don't listen to the horror stories my mom and sister have told me that i'll be fine. And up till now it really has. This week alone I've eaten out twice and continue to eat tonz of cereal, toast, and whatever else sounds good. I'll have to say that eating constantly has been really hard for me. My whole life i've eaten like a bird and now I feel like I stuff my face because I can't get enough. A couple of my friends said you don't have to eat twice as much, well in my case i've definetly have. Let's hope it doesn't continue cause i've gained 8 pounds in a month. This experience is definetly interesting to say the least and we're only in week 8!

2008-02-12T20:23:00.000-08:00

I asked Brandon to do me a favor the other day. This is the response I got, typcial boy!

I still don't get it!

2008-02-12T19:20:00.000-08:00

Even though I don't know how to post pictures or any of the really cool things you can do on here I thought I would at least make a post. Time sure flies when your doing so many things at once. I have really enjoyed my job this year teaching kindergarten and have some really tough decisions ahead. Brandon and I just found out our family might be expanding, no official results yet, so I am really thinking about finding a job closer to home. I know things always work out like they're supposed to but if you've got any advice i'm sure up to it. Aside from that i've been trying not to complain too much about the upset stomach, loosing my lunch, and overall tired and icky feeling. I can't wait until this part is over and I get to enjoy it!!! I applaude all of the mom's, Wow what an experience!

Fall is in the air

2007-10-12T19:40:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I am updating this. I don't feel like anyone reads what I write, mostly because I don't know how to add friends or really do anything on here but here it goes anyway. I am loving being a kindergarten teacher! I was having some doubts about teaching but it's the best job in the world. I love that everyday I get to get up and spend it with my 24 children. They are so energentic and full of life. They even say the cutest things that make it all worth while. The other day I had a little boy tell me that the letter M goes MMMM like cake in his belly. Aside from school things are going really well. Brandon and I are continually doing things to our house to make it feel more like a home. Today we ventured out to see how much it would cost to put some wanscoting in the baby room. NOT that we are pregnant. We named the rooms in our house so when we talk about them we know which one it is. Hopefully there will be a baby in there soon but we haven't had any luck in that department as of yet. It's the last room in the house that feels empty. I feel like if I decorate it maybe the baby will come sooner or maybe thats just wishful thinking! Who knows! Well if anyone reads this I hope that's not too much information for now.. Keep in touch!

Lazy Days of Summer

2007-08-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

Today I am enjoying the lazy days of summer. It is now almost noon and I am still sitting in my pj's watching television while my house sits a mess. As I look around my messy house I think of all the things I could or should be doing but it doesn't change a thing. During this last week I attended my first trainings as a kindergarten teacher. I had a blast learning all the things about bugs and sand that I will be teaching my kinders this year. Although it was tonz of fun they were very exhausting days and I am taking in all I can as my summer comes to an end in less then 3 weeks.

2007-07-30T21:03:00.001-07:00

Becoming a family!

2007-07-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking lately about what it means to be a family. Brandon and I debated exactly what it means. He seems to think that a family is more then two people. Even though a husband and wife are married he says their still a couple. I on the other hand think a husband and a wife become a family. Whatever the outcome i'm ready for my family to grow. I continue to see friends who have started to have children and I can't help but feel like my little family is missing something. Over the last two years of marriage I have gotten a cat, a fish and 8 months ago a dog, none of which might I add fill the void of a child. After building a house and finally landing a job this is going to be my year!!