Christmas Blog Swap

I participated in a Christmas blog swap over at Between the Lines and it was a blast! I was so excited and it did not disappoint :) I had Kendra as my partner, and she was lots of fun t get to know and shop for! Such a sweet sweet girl! I loved my gift from her- she did great! Now I am going to show you all my goodies!

This was all my goodies (except for the candy that is umm gone, ha)

This is the cup cozey and it is going to go perfect with my Starbucks order that is on its way :)

These little hand sanitizers are amazing! I have so many and believe me- you can never have enough!! Now I have another holder to go with it :)

This was my bath and body works gift- and it is perfect! I love me some bath and body works. Kendra knows the way to my heart!! <3 It has the lotion, spray, body wash, and lip gloss! Perfect for the holidays. 

And an adorable little travel case with essentials, this will definitely come in handy! 

And as I said, I also got my favorite little truffles (that were scarfed down in .4 seconds!) and peppermint bark, which was also delicious! Thank you Kendra! You did a great job and it was such a joy to be your partner :) I hope you loved your gift! <3

Lexi's 1st Birthday!

I have a few posts to do about Lexi's birthday so I am going to start today with the first one!
Wednesday, Lexi's birthday, we had a busy and fun day planned! We wanted our birthday cupcake to have a blast! To start her day off right Tuesday night we let her have a cupcake to enjoy! She really loved it and didn't leave a single crumb behind! She was a mess!

She woke up Wednesday morning bright and early like usual and we just hung out until 8:03. Then I stole her and gave her a big hug and kiss at exactly 8:03 (when she was born they wouldnt let me stimulate her bc she had meconium in her mouth and them Ryan got to hold her first!) Then it was Ryans turn.

After she took her morning nap we got ready to head to the French quarter for beignets at Cafe du Monde and the aquarium! We met up with Mike, Aimy, and Mali too! It was freezing out but the girls had a blast!They both enjoyed the aquarium together as well.

We then got brave and took her to see the Muppets! It was a great movie, very cute and she did much better than I expected. She slept for about half of it and then when she woke up she danced and clapped to the movie! She ate her puffs and drank her juice,jumped between Ryan and I, and fussed a bit. Overall, she did great!! We had a great day with our cupcake! It was so bust we didn't even get to open presents until Thursday! (Sorry for pic overload!!) part 2 coming soon!

MIA

We have been MIA the last couple days but everything is finally settling down! Lexi's party was a success and she had a great time! I am not feeling the greatest but have lots to do with Christmas 13 days away! (how did that happen?) But I will be doing a more thorough post tomorrow, promise! But right now I have to find a place for all these new and awesome toys!! Thanks for bearing with me and being loyal readers :)

Mommies Needed

I have gotten into a book swap and I need 6 mommy friends to participate with me :) It is really easy to do and alot of fun!! You send 1 book to the person you chose and in return you will receive 36 books for your child. There are more details in the letter you will receive. So do I have any takers? Would love for you to join :) Let me know!

Happy 1st Birthday Lexi!!!

Happy 1st birthday cupcake *toddler*! we love you so very much! Details coming soon, we are off to partake in birthday festivities!

Please bare with me as we have family coming in this weekend, the party, and many other things going on! I should be back sometime next week :)

December 3rd- A year ago!

Oh how I looked forward to December 3rd for months and months and months! If someone would have told me in the beginning that I would in fact not have Lexi on her due date I probably would have smacked them, ha! I was so impatient it was ridiculous! I had it set in my mind that she wouldn't be a December baby and I could not have been more wrong... I also had told everyone if she was going to be late she better be born on the 10th. That again did not happen because she obviously had her own ideas! We wanted her born on the 10th because Ryan and I were both born on the 10th!
I remember this day like it was yesterday. I was so hopeful and after the day ended I thought Lexi was never ever guna leave her comfy little womb. I was wrong there too! Maybe I should stop thinking?!?! haha! Well anywho my friend, Emily, who was due the 10th went into labor on my due date! I was so jealous and beautiful Cambrie Lynn was born on December 4th! So happy birthday baby girl! We will be attending her party tomorrow and I am sure it will be a blast! Also a very happy 1st Birthday to Wylie over at Intorverted Mama! I have begun to get to know Ashley and she is a super sweet girl! I am excited for their upcoming move so we can have girls weekends and playdates! yay!

A visit to the doctor...

Well, I have learned since becoming pregnant with Lexi and having an infant with what we now know was GERD that it is normal to go to the doctor and leave more confused than you were when you went in there! Lexi's little tummy has been protruding (and looking like a little ethiopian baby) and I was worried  but the hubs said she is getting fat (ha!). Well Monday night we noticed that the bottom of her belly just looked strange. Her belly button was sunken in and there is a huge lump under it. We touched it and she didn't react at all so we figured nothing major. I went on thinking about it and it hit me- maybe it is a hernia. So off the WebMd & Baby center I went. She had all the symptoms and one that really gave it away- reflux will act up if you get a hernia, well her reflux has been horrible again since the day before Thanksgiving. So I put a call in to the dr and had to drive an hour and a half to take her in because he needed to see it. We get there and wait forever and she cries the whole time then we finally see the doctor. He doesn't see anything and feels it and nothing. He says 'I don't think it is a hernia, it doesn't look like one at least.' Well I had taken pics the night before (because of course it loooked wore then) and showed him. He says 'Oh, well that looks like a hernia.' Awesome. 5 mins ago it wasn't but now it is? He asks questions and I answer all of them and ask my questions. Will it go away on its own? Do we need to worry? His response 'Hernias don't go away on their own, they have to be surgically removed by a pediatric surgeon. So when you are here for her 1 year appt we will get you the number for the ped surgeon.' Wait a minute, 10 mins ago you were saying it wasn't a hernia and now you are saying she needs surgery to remove it? Say what?!!! He then explains that it isnt an emergency surgery, it could wait 3 weeks to a month and that it isnt an emergency unless x,y, or z happens to it. So I leave the office more concerned than I was in the first place. Big surprise there. So now we wait and see what happens! Praying for her obviously because I know it isn't a major surgery but any surgery is a surgery, which freaks me out. Another thing that freaks me out is how in the world are you going to keep a toddler who can't stay outta anything for 5 mins from ripping her stitches? Umm yeah, we won't go there! So we are praying our little girl gets healed or that it isn't in fact a hernia!

I am probably going to be an absent blogger this weekend. The hubs is going hunting for 5 days 4 nightS!!! And Lexi and I will be jumping from house to house all weekend. And I am not excited about it so let's not talk about it! Hope everyone has a blessed weekend!