Girly Tomboy

2 months

2012-02-28T16:43:00.000-07:00

check up

2012-02-28T16:22:00.001-07:00

Today is not a good one. I took the kids to their check ups. My kiddos are troopers.

Zane had his 2 year checkup. He thought it was all fun and games while in the waiting room but once we started to go back to the check up room he remembered where we were and had a little freak out. But in the end he did great.

He's a tall skinny bobble head.

Height: 35" 20th percentile

Weight: 25.6 lbs 55th percentile

Head: 49.3 cm 60th percentile

Millie had her 2 month checkup.

Height: 23" 60th percentile

Weight: 12 lbs 15 oz 85th percentile

Head: 38.6 cm 50th percentile

She cried hysterically while getting her shots and so did I. She cried the whole time she's been awake today. Poor girl.

Last check up is about my progress. Yes, it's day 2. I'm so sore. Wating banana's and drinking water like crazy. I couldn't make it to the gym today so I went up and down my stairs 50 times and did Jillian's Yoga Meltdown. Level 2 kicks my arse.

Accountability

2012-02-24T16:04:00.003-07:00

First, know this is horrifying for me.

I need to get in shape. On June 30th I will die if I don't. I've been guilted into participating in the Spartan Race. In short, it's a 10-12 mile obstacle course race. I'm also not really loving this post baby body. Because I can justify eating chocolate several times a day, and because no one tells me I can't, I do.

I started today with my training. I found a workout from the tough mudder race, which is similar to the spartan and I did it. Let's just say I puked at the gym. Really. I probably won't do that workout everyday, but I will be doing lots of jogging then sprinting. I'm a fan of that.

I'm going to update about workouts, recipes, and my progress. I'm going to take pictures every two weeks, I'm not positive yet how often I want to weigh myself.

I don't care so much as the number on the scale, I just really want to fit into all my pre-prego jeans comfortably again without a muffin top.

Here's my before..( I seriously cannot believe that I'm posting these, but I really do need to feel accountable to eat better and exercise.)

Before: February 26, 2012 145lbs ( sorry, all my pictures go sideways)

Wish me Luck!

A Blessing

2012-02-23T20:01:00.000-07:00

Ryan was able to give Miss Mills a name and a blessing. It was such a special day. Mills looked beautiful in her dress. Well...my dress. She got to wear the same dress that I was blessed in which made it extra special for me. I kind of hate to admit it but she was much cuter in it than me. She is such a beautiful girl and her daddy gave her such a great blessing. If you aren't familiar with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, you can read about why we give our newborn babies a name a blessing you can read about it by clicking here.

my made this headband. super easy and super cute. Instructions here

Her auntie April made her a bracelet

I also made her shoes. Much cuter in real life than in this picture..at least I thought so. Instructions were found on ravelry. I can't find the link though

2!

2012-02-15T00:27:00.002-07:00

Zaner boy turned 2! We took him to the Provo Beach Resort. There are so many things to do there and you don't have to spend hardly any money. It's awesome. He had a blast with his cousin Tyson. They sure are fun to watch.

cheating at skee ball

it was pretty much impossible for these two to sit still

so excited to open presents

still doesn't like the candles..here's a flashback of last year

isn't she adorable? I love her I love Zane onesie!

Happy Valentines Day!

2012-02-14T20:19:00.000-07:00

Nights when my husband is at work I normally don't get lonely, but tonight when I know every other couple on Earth is celebrating with their significant other and I'm home with the kiddos, I get lonely. However, this cute this cute boy has been a great replacement date.

I LOVE this girl!

I have lots more to blog about: anniversary, birthdays, blessings, and babies! I don't know when I'll have time to do it, but they are good... I promise ;)

I feel bad for not feeling bad

2012-02-06T12:00:00.001-07:00

I went back to work today. in fact, I'm there right now. It was tough to leave the little ones this morning but I feel good. I like knowing I'm contributing to my family and society. Although I will say pumping at work sucks big time.

instagram

2012-02-02T00:59:00.000-07:00

I'm addicted to it.

I'm doing this from fat mum slim

you can search for me on instagram: rrzm

Life as a New Mom...(again)

2012-02-01T23:56:00.000-07:00

I remember when my son was born and I would hear and read about other moms say things about how they are always tired, starving because they don't have time to eat, and stinky because they don't have to shower, and their house in always a complete disaster.

I thought they were all crazy.

After my son was born I slept longer and better than when I was pregnant because I took a nap every single time he did...not kidding.

I was starving, every single time I nursed him I had to eat or I'd die. So I did. It wasn't ever a time issue.

I showered with the door open with the little one in his swing or when my husband was home.

And my house was cleaner than it had ever been because I was home more. (I also lived in the tiniest duplex ever that only took me 45 minutes to deep clean)

Now that I have 2 children and do not think those women are crazy.

My baby is an angel. She naps for about 2 hours then wakes up to eat and play during the day and will give me one long stretch at night from 10pm-4am. I told you...Angel. However, I do not sleep when she sleeps, and even now, both kids are in bed and I'm blogging/pinning.

I do forget to eat now and will realize I'm starving. However, I still probably eat more than regular women.

Showering is something I make a priority. Even if I have to wake up early or stay up late. I HAVE to shower daily or I feel like blah. However, I rarely do my hair or make up and I wear sweats all day (sorry hubby)

My house looks like a tornado has hit it. No joke. Even when I clean up the living room and vacuum, I give my sweet Tazmanian Toddler approximately 2.5 minutes and there are cars and blankets EVERYWHERE!

I also feel like now that we are in a home I sometimes regret it because I have some many more rooms to clean, including more bathrooms.

I'll be honest, the only time my house looks even remotely presentable is when my visiting teachers come over.

I've heard people talk about a cleaning schedule where you do one chore a day. I think I'm going to have to implement that.

oh-and ps- I go back to work on Monday. :(

not my actual house. I googled images for messy house and now I feel like mine is very tidy. It was a great confidence booster. you should try it

Sick day

2012-01-25T17:50:00.001-07:00

My little buddy is sick today. It's not fair for kids to be sick.

Baby Must Haves

2012-01-23T22:41:00.000-07:00

Baby Magic-why have I never heard of this before? I only used Johnson and Johnson's before. I love the smell of Baby Magic much more, and my baby has had perfect skin. Not flaking at all so far.

Gown Sleepers- I didn't use these with my first baby either. I think it was because it looks like a dress and I thought it was weird to put them on my son. I love how quick it is to change my baby's cute little bum at night.

Baby Nasal Aspirator-aka: Nose sucker- Have any of you used one of these successfully? I hadn't until right after we brought our little baby home from the hospital and she had so many baby boogers. I ran to the dollar store and there was only one there. It's Luvs brand. It actually works! It was only $1.50.

Soothie- My son would take pretty much any kind of soother. This little baby girl of ours seems to be a little more picky. For the most part she will only take the Soothie brand that the hospital gives you. And they only give out green ones. Luckily, Burlington Coat Factory sells pretty pink and purple ones.

That's pretty much all I can think of that I need besides the basic of clothing and food.

Hair today, Gone tomorrow (or when I get brave enough)

2012-01-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

I'm dying to cut my hair.

It's long, dry, and just plain brown.

This is the longest I've gone without doing something crazy to my hair since hair school. I've cut my hair short before, and I didn't love it. Most of my husbands friends at the time were jerks and told me I looked like a boy. And my husband tried really hard to let me believe he liked it, but since then the truth has come out...he hated it.

I didn't have a great cut, and I had never had short hair before. Now that I know much more about products and styling short hair I want it again. My husband told me he'd change the locks (sweetheart I know)

I love Ginnifer Goodwin's Hair

sometimes I'd wear it like this

Sometimes I'd wear it a little more crazy like this

This is me with short hair before

please forgive the tacky white headband

too much round brush-I know

yup-I really looked like this for about a week

Now that I've looked back at these pictures I think I've changed my mind. I know I had a not so great style, but these are just plain hideous. Thanks for all your help blog world.

Sadly, this is the hardest decision I have going on in my life right now. I'm pathetic

Before I know it, I'll be dead

2012-01-20T21:12:00.000-07:00

Sounds a little depressing right? I say it because time seems to be flying by without me even knowing it.

Millie is almost 1 month old

Ryan had almost a whole month off work, but now he's back at work :(

I only have 2 more weeks until i go back to work. double

Besides the fact that I have another child in my home, I'm not even sure what I've done with my time. When Zane was a newborn I specifically remember my schedule of holding Zane all day while watching tv, taking a bazillion pictures of him in all his outfits, and maybe once a day doing a quick clean up of the house. (it was a tiny apartment that when I deep cleaned, it only took me 45 minutes-now I feel like a have freaking mansion -I don't- that has a tornado -Zane- that comes through it every 10 minutes or so. I have taken hardly any pictures of little Mills besides on my iphone, and I didn't get the 4s, so it's not even an awesome camera on my phone. ugh.

Here are the few pictures that make my heart swell.

sorry, this one is turned. it's probably my all time favorite. it makes me laugh every time.

he's sure a proud Big Brother

she's gorgeous, I know.

I love this one a lot. Ryan is such a good daddy

he kisses her about 100 times a day

I love the way he's looking at her in this one (ps-notice Millie's mohawk? It's sweet)

Most handsome award goes to Zaner

He can't really handle being away from her at any time.

Boots for sale again

2012-01-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

I'm back in the boot making business!

Get 'em while they're HOT!

Buy Here

Here's my little Millie wearing some. I heart them.

New in the Etsy Shop

2012-01-12T16:38:00.000-07:00

I don't know a mom or dad that doesn't need their little bundle of love to own this

you can buy it here

2 Weeks

2012-01-09T21:59:00.000-07:00

My little bundle of love is 2 weeks old today. She is growing like a champion who is going to overtake her big brother.

8lbs 12 oz. 75th percentile

21 1/2" 95th percentile

head- 50th percentile

are you kidding me that I made a kid that's in the 95th percentile in height?

I also had my 2 week check up..they took off my steri strips. I pray next time I sneeze I don't bust open. Please pray with me.

(ps-you should see me when I'm about to sneeze. I'm do everything in my power to not do it and I look like a freak.)

and she smiled at me like this today and melted my heart

Little Miss Mills 1st walk

2012-01-06T16:55:00.001-07:00

And our 1st walk as a family of 4! In January! I do love the warm weather but I wouldn't complain if we had a huge storm that have us a good 6".

Hard at work

2012-01-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

I'm getting lots of new projects ready for my etsy shop!

Get excited!

Nothing sweeter

2012-01-02T00:02:00.000-07:00

There is nothing better than bring a new born baby home. The spirit in my home changes. I become grateful for the little things, I appreciate my husband more, and I appreciate the gospel more.

I feel so blessed that my Heavenly Father has entrusted me with these sweet spirits.

There is no greater calling in this life than that of a mother.

I'm so grateful I have a body that can bear the burdens of having a child.

I'm so grateful for a loving husband who is my rock in the operating room.

I love having a newborn. It makes me nervous because I don't know that I'll ever be able to say I'm done having children because it breaks my heart to think I'll never have those first few weeks with a newborn again.

2012

2012-01-01T23:53:00.000-07:00

Normally I spend a good portion of December thinking about New Year's Resolutions. This last year all I could think about was how miserable I was and how much I didn't want to be pregnant anymore.

So-I've decided I'm not really making any resolutions this year. Not because I'm perfect, or the weight I want to be, or as spiritual as I'd like, or as "super Mom" as I like to think I am...but because

I think we should always be improving, not just once a year making a goal.

This year I'm going to make a new goal every month. That way it's not a million new goals all at once that I will keep for maybe a day if I'm lucky.

So this month my goal is to have Family Home Evening. We haven't really done this yet but Zane is getting big enough that he will start to pick up on things. Ryan doesn't work most of the month so it will be really easy to find time.

I'm will be using these websites

church website

A year of FHE

and of course Pinterest has a million different blogs with tons of great ideas.

Happy 2012 to you all!

I lied, I do have one goal that will last all year long. I had a baby in 2010 and 2011..I resolve to not have a baby in 2012. I love my kiddos a lot, but I think I'm going to take a break this year :)

My heart got bigger

2011-12-27T00:46:00.001-07:00

5am rant

2011-12-21T05:16:00.001-07:00

I'm going to be really excited when my babe is born because:
I
-I'm sick of waking up from heartburn at 4:30 every morning, waking up for an actual baby is so much better.

-I will be able to put my seatbelt on with one hand again.

-no more snoring

-I'll be able to watch up more than 4 stairs without huffing and puffing.

-when I bend over I won't get stuck because there is a giant baby in the way (yes, I 'm pretty sure I'm harboring a giant)

-swelling. Enough said

-the constant constant contractions and lightening bolts in the vajayjay to disappear. Tmi? Sorry.

- my nose to go back to normal size

-people will bring me dinner. I hate cooking. Lol

-hubby will get to spend lots of time home with us.

-zaner will be a great big brother

-last, but certainly not least, I'll get to hug and kiss my adorable baby girl!

Pregnancy freaks me out

2011-12-04T22:29:00.001-07:00

I just saw this in babycenter. A freaking bagel?!?

Deck the halls

2011-11-26T09:49:00.001-07:00

I have always loved this time of year. Having a sweet boy to help decorate and the thought of a sweet new babe joining us soon is making this holiday season the best one yet!

Dear People.com

2011-11-21T21:51:00.000-07:00

This makes me a little sad.

Ali and Roberto have split.

This poor girl has wasted so many years of her life on the Bachelor/Bachelorette.

Yup, I'm one off those girls who gets sucked into those shows.

In other non related news..

We bought a house in July. We are the first owners of this house.

I'm pretty sure it's haunted.

Can that happen to a new house with no sad history?

I hear a moaning noise every night. It's the exact same noise about the same time of night.

I'm usually by myself when I hear this noise.

I need to move.

Sleep

2011-11-15T15:43:00.001-07:00

This pregnancy is kicking my butt. Within 5 minutes of getting home from work my hubby took this

33 weeks!

2011-11-14T17:57:00.000-07:00

32 weeks with Zane, for some reason I skipped out on the 33 week picture.

just tilt your head a little :)

. 33 weeks with baby girl.

Thursday after my NST and AFI, I should know if they're looking for a 37 weeker again or if I'm going to have to stick it out longer. I'd love for her to come out perfectly healthy at 37 weeks. I'm feeling a little clausterphobic lately.

I wish

2011-11-12T17:39:00.001-07:00

I slept this soundly

Zaner

2011-11-10T23:17:00.001-07:00

Love this kid

oligohydramnios

2011-11-10T15:55:00.000-07:00

Do any of you know what that means?

It means I suck at being pregnant.

Really, it means I have low amniotic fluid. This was also the case with my son. It's frustrating for me because my whole life I have been so healthy and never had any problems but for some reason I just don't produce enough.

Let's hope for no bed rest and a healthy babe girl.

PS- My favorite number is 11. I would be thrilled to have a baby on 11/11/11, but only if she were to come on her own and not spend 1 second in the NICU. Since that is nearly two months early, I'll just count on not having a baby tomorrow.

PPS- I just got a pattern to make these

look for them in my shop soon.

or if you crochet you can buy the pattern here

From my iPhone

2011-11-09T10:55:00.001-07:00

I just got an iPhone. I had no idea what I was missing out on. This very post is from my phone. I'm in love
ps- look how swollen my hands are!

Infant Loss Awareness Month

2011-10-12T00:03:00.000-06:00

October is Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Ashley is a girl that grew up close to me. She was a little older and I always looked up to her. She lost her sweet Kingston to Trisomy 18 last year. She has shown incredible strength and faith in our Heavenly Father. She is featuring other families who have lost infants. Take a look at these incredible people and then say a prayer for them.

Read Here

"Womanly talents"

2011-10-11T23:36:00.001-06:00

In my patriarchal blessing, I was told I would really enjoy being a mother. This is true. Right after that it counsels me to learn womanly talents with all the other talents I have to help me be the best mom I can be.

To me, womanly talents include things like cooking, cleaning, sewing, and other kind of crafting, budgeting, etc.

I've been working on it.

It's not going great.....

I hate sewing and cleaning.

I do like some crafting.

I'm not the best cook and frankly, I don't enjoy cooking at all.

That leaves me to budgeting. Today I had my first attempt to coupon.

I only had 7 coupons.

I didn't know the store policy on them so I didn't get as great as a deal as I thought I would.

Oh, and my kid did a 1 1/2 back flip out the back on the shopping cart landing flat on his back.

I should have been the dad.

oh-and why hasn't anyone bought these yet?

buy here

Big Brother Zane

2011-09-30T16:35:00.001-06:00

Lately I've been thinking a lot about my little Zane becoming a big brother.

He loves babies-or at least his cousin who is the only baby he sees. If I ask him where his baby sister is he will point to my belly and give her a kiss and hug.

I think he'll be a great big brother..... But I'm not ready for him to be one yet.

I still call him Baby Zane.

I want him to stay my baby.....forever. I stress everyday about the day when he won't hug and kiss me willingly, snuggle up on my lap, and run to me for every problem.

I dread the day when he "hates" me and his daddy.

I love the way he gets so excited when I walk in the door, even if I was only gone for a few minutes.

How come being a parent is so hard? Maybe because it's so good?

I NEED this!

2011-09-30T10:43:00.000-06:00

this is the Nikon 1 V 1 camera.

It does amazing things.

I just became an Amazon Mom!

2011-09-20T11:58:00.000-06:00

I just found out about the Amazon Mom program. So far I've only subscribed for diapers, but let me just tell you about my savings.

I normally buy a big box of diapers from Sam's Club. It's about $40. I need only 1 a month. Through the Amazon Mom program I can subscribe and save, meaning that however many times a month I want it sent to me I they'll send it. I now buy the exact same box of diapers for $24! And....it will ship free of charge directly to my house!

I just signed up for little baby diapers for the new one coming and I'm spending $3 more for both boxes of diapers as I was for the 1 box before. Check it out.

Amazon Mom

I'm in love

2011-09-19T21:13:00.000-06:00

Have I told you how much I love Pinterest? Well I do....a lot. For Mother's Day I saw one of these from Etsy

you can buy this one here

I wanted one so badly. How perfect? I could get one with 2 little eggs for both my kiddos and well...my name is Robyn. Unfortunately the Mr. did not take my not so subtle hints to heart and I didn't get one.

Here's were Pinterest comes in. I found a tutorial on how to make them!! Tomorrow we are celebrating my mom's birthday and since I'm poor I thought I would make one for her. She has a billion kids and grand kids so I just stuck with 3 little eggs. I love it. I will be making me one very soon!

sorry-blogger sometimes hates my pictures turned the right way

Tutorial found here

Quote of the Day

2011-09-18T11:16:00.000-06:00

With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now.

My mother in law always finds the best books and is kind enough to share them. She gave me a book called Created for Greater Things, which is where I found this quote. It's a compilation of quotes from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It's awesome. If I'm feeling a little run down I grab it. It's easy to just read a few and have your whole perspective on anything change.

Have a great Sunday!

HOOT!

2011-09-18T00:07:00.000-06:00

1st owl hat. I'm in love with them!

A change

2011-09-13T22:20:00.000-06:00

One time I decided I wanted to be vegetarian. It lasted about a week. My husband LOVES meat. In fact, when he orders a sandwich or a hamburger it's always plain-meat and cheese. Pretty much every meal we eat meat is the main course.

Lately I've been feeling grossed out by meat again. I'm not sure if it's pregnancy or what but I just don't want it. I have a friend who just posted on her blog about her and her husband's journey to becoming vegetarians. She told me it took her about 2 years to switch over completely. I think that's where I went wrong before. I didn't know enough so to make the switch cold turkey was overwhelming. I've decided to start with for sure once a week make a vegetarian meal. If I choose I can make more, but the hubby has agreed to only eat one for now. Today I made bean and rice burritos. They were delicious.

Ingredients:

Pinto beans-warm them up

Brown rice-I just use instant

mix in rice:

juice from 1 lime

dash of cumin

little bit of fresh cilantro

pinch of salt

I bought whole wheat tortillas. I cooked them on a frying pan. Spread a little sour cream on it, added the rice, beans, and some cheese....Delicious.

I know it's simple. But I loved it. Little Zoo loved it. Hubby ate it. Success!

if you have any meatless recipes you love feel free to send them my way :)

Tough as Nails Zane

2011-09-12T23:57:00.000-06:00

This kid of mine has no fear. We took him to a local amusement park and he LOVED it!

He was throwing fits in line when having to wait his turn.

He didn't care if it was a ride by himself or with us.

He's not scared of heights.

I hope he never changes and can always enjoy life without fear.

sometimes he thinks he's old enough to give me this look..he's not.

Shell Stitch Beanie

2011-09-05T00:27:00.000-06:00

Remember I was making a shell stitch beanie? I did it. It's adorable and you can buy it here

I probably couldn't get away with this

2011-09-01T21:13:00.001-06:00

Having the super sexy pregnant panel on the outside? Only Beyonce could.

I need this

2011-08-31T20:44:00.000-06:00

My sister has a Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag and I've been envious of it for about 2 years now. I literally feel like I NEED this.

if so inclined, you can donate money to me through my etsy shop or you can just buy it for me HERE

thanks! Love ya!

HELP!

2011-08-30T21:41:00.000-06:00

Welcome to my new back yard. The weeds are literally taller than the barbecue. It's on the honey do list.

and this was in my garage....sick

even the hubs agreed it was big

Just made this

2011-08-27T23:03:00.000-06:00

image from The Dainty Daisy

It's adorable and took me about 45 minutes. I'm not the fastest crocheter either. I'll post pictures soon of the one I made. She has many more patterns and they're free. Check her out.

Think Pink!

2011-08-27T19:16:00.000-06:00

We we able to find out our baby in my belly is a GIRL!

I will admit, I was hoping for a boy-but mostly because then I wouldn't have to buy new clothes and things because we could reuse everything from Baby(not so much anymore) Zane. But I'm so excited! I can't stop looking at baby girl things all day long.

The ultrasound tech got some pretty awesome pictures for us. However, they are not on a disk so I just took pictures of the pictures. These two are my favorite.

Things I want you to know

2011-07-27T18:25:00.000-06:00

Today I read a blog post that was a mother writing to her kids the things she wants them to know if she were to die today. I hate the thought of leaving Zane here, even though he has the best daddy in the whole world.

But it made me think about it. Zane is too little to really understand the things I tell him. So just in case:

1. I want you to know how much I love you. I don't think I really understood unconditional love until I had you. It's made me love your daddy more too.

2. Your daddy loves you. I've never seen him so happy as when he's playing with you.

3. Heavenly Father loves you.

4.We are sealed as a family for all eternity. It's important for you to be faithful so you can someday be sealed to your wife for all eternity. Family is always the most important.

There's so many more but when I really think about it those are the things that matter most.

Love, Mommy (but you still call me dadda)

first time I held you. One proud mama

Update of my life

2011-07-27T17:41:00.000-06:00

I'm still pregnant-which is good because I'm only 17 weeks, and bad because I'm only 17 weeks. I'm swelling like crazy lately. Every doctor's appointment they think I'm going to have preclampsia but I don't. I'm just retaining enough water to supply us for a year. It's awesome. oh-and I'm still throwing up daily..Zofran is my best friend.

We are all moved into our new house. I love it. I love our neighbors, the little city we're in, and my huge closet. I'm about to start getting Zane's room all painted then in a few weeks after we know what baby #2 is we will start painting he/she's room. (Everyone thinks it's a girl) We are too poor for internet or TV right now so we spend a lot of time outside. In a couple months when I'm used to how much our utilities and house payment are I'm sure we will be rich enough (I hope) but that explains the lack of posts. Right now I'm at my mom's doing my laundry (because we don't have a washer/dryer yet) and I steal her wifi.

I haven't been taking week by week pictures of the belly yet, it's just now starting to get hard and not so squishy which is always exciting so maybe I'll start soon. And I have yet to take any pictures of the new house. I will soon. Promise.

But to make this post worth reading-he's a super cute picture

I don't know who he sleeps most of the ways he does.

Summer Lovin (pictures galore)

2011-07-27T17:27:00.000-06:00

I love summer. I love it even more with a sweet little boy to play with.

cutest foot print ever

it's always past Z's bedtime when we do fireworks so he's not that into them yet

LOVES ice cream cones

Big News and Even Bigger News

2011-06-25T21:14:00.000-06:00

Big News #1- My husband and I are buying our first house together! We close on Tuesday. This is a long time coming for us. We (I) are nervous, but we got a great deal, (our house is BRAND NEW!) and we got a great interest rate. It's in a town I swore I'd never live in-but now I'm so excited to live there. ha ha

Bigger News #2- We are having another baby! Honestly-it's quite a shocker. Kind of an accident-but really, how much of an accident is the art of baby making? (TMI?) I had pretty much no symptoms until week 11 (I'm 13 weeks tomorrow) and then I barfed everyday. awesome....I'm starting to feel like a cow-Soon to upgrade to a whale.

I know you can't tell it has two pink lines-I could barely tell. I made the hubby go to the store and buy a pregnant/not pregnant one. yup-PREGNANT!

also-I added new headbands to my shop. I'd love any input. I'm not having any success with my shop. Is it prices, style, what is it? Really any advice and criticism is wanted

http://www.etsy.com/shop/iamagirlytomboy

Bachelorette

2011-06-16T20:20:00.000-06:00

Have you been watching the bachelorette? If you have, and you're from Utah you are searching for Bentley everywhere you go so you can make sure to give him a swift kick in the nuts. What's with all the crazies going on the bachelor/bachelorette from Utah? I promise we are not all like that.

I feel badly for Bentley's poor ex-wife. I think she might be loving the attention a little though. She has a an etsy shop with cute little things for girls (but buy my stuff not hers please) and she has a blog that was hers and Bentleys when they were married. She still updates it! There are pictures from when they were first married and yes, temple wedding pictures. What a D-Bag he is.

if you're a stalker like me here is the click this link.

Etsy

2011-06-16T16:19:00.000-06:00

I have some new items in my shop. I'd love some feedback.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/iamagirlytomboy?ref=pr_shop_more

MAKEOVER

2011-05-26T16:21:00.000-06:00

I've been MIA lately. I'm sick of everything in my shop and my blog posts. I'm in the process of getting better stuff in the shop and hopefully some interesting blog posts. It's going to be good so come back sometime soon

May 19

2011-05-19T16:54:00.000-06:00

One year ago marked the happiest day of my life. Better than the day I met my husband, better than the day we were married, even better than the day my son was born. One year ago from today Ryan, Zane and I took a trip to the Salt Lake Temple to be sealed as a family for all eternity. I can't even tell you the peace I get that I KNOW I can be with my family forever. I'm so grateful to a loving Heavenly Father and Saviour Jesus Christ to make this possible. To learn more about how families can be together forever click here.

Today is also a great day because I got our family pictures in the mail! My friend Megan took them for us. She is so sweet. I met her at work and no one has ever made me laugh like she does. She's based out of Salt Lake but will travel and she's worth it! Click here for her site

that's how we knew we were done. She gave us over a hundred pictures and I think all of them are great. Seriously, look her up. Megan Bronson

Corn on the Cob HERE I COME!!

2011-05-18T19:22:00.000-06:00

THE BRACES ARE OFF!

Before

After

After 1 year, 11 months, and 2 days....they look pretty much the same to me. I notice longer hair and less make-up..

I AM

2011-05-10T22:08:00.002-06:00

I am a daughter, sister, niece, granddaughter, aunt, friend, but the one I love most is

I AM MOM

The definition in Webster's Dictionary for mother is a female parent.

That is not all a mother means to me. A mother is someone who at any time day or night will take a phone call just to listen, a mother is incredibly unselfish, a mother is hard working, a mother's heart hurts when she thinks about how much she loves her children, a mother always has her children's best intentions at heart, a mother is never tired of seeing and hearing new things about her children, in my life a mother is a necessity.

I am extremely blessed to know many great moms.

My Mom: She was tough on me in High School and the older I got the more we butt heads. But...we could always talk. We'd take midnight grocery store trips together and spend forever there and always end it with a Kit Kat. Now my mom is always the one I call whenever I have a question about my own kid. Or when I'm bored. I call my mom at work almost everyday just to say hi. I know she's always there for me and will help me in any way she can.

My Mother-in-law: She is truly an amazing women. She's so strong in the gospel and loves her kids more than anyone I know. She is constantly running errands or doing something for one of them. She's also an awesome grandma. She will take advantage of every opportunity she can to spend with her grandkids no matter the cost.

My Aunt Judy: She never had children so I like to call her my second mom. When my mom was bugging me I'd call her. I'm selfish enough to sometimes be glad that she never had children because then I would have to fight them for her attention. She always has the best recipes to try out and it's like a vacation when you stay at her house. She always will cook my favorite meal- roast beef when I go. She's really the best.

And my sisters: TJ, Ginger, and April

My Sisters in law: Christine and Riley

all of you have had to endure all my dumb questions as I was pregnant or a newbie. You are all examples of what kind of a mom I want to me. You all mean the world to me.

see- I told you I was really lucky.

I am Mom to the sweetest boy. I'll forever be grateful to him and my hubby Ryan for making me a Mommy

the moment I became a momma

For an interesting article about how much a mother is worth dollar wise click here. I'm seriously underpaid.

5 days

2011-05-03T22:47:00.002-06:00

Every 3 weeks my husband has a 5 day. Meaning-he has 5 days off in a row. I LOVE it. However, this one didn't start too great.

My husband and I wrestle a lot. I actually mean wrestle. I usually end up hurt or pretending to be hurt so I can win. This time was no exception.

I used to think that if I had to I could hold my own in a fight..turns out-there is no freaking way. I have never been hit in the face with anything other than a soccer ball; and the most that ever did was leave an imprint-which was cool. This particular wrestling match my husband head butted me IN THE MOUTH! I have braces people. I was bleeding profusely which only made it worse for me. It happened on Friday and it's Tuesday and you can still see the exact imprint from my braces on my top lip and the inside of my bottom lip is all beat up and swollen. It still hurts to move my mouth at all. Note to self: Husband is always stronger. But you can five him a good scrape on his forehead :)

Note: I have zero make up on and just got done crying. Please don't judge

On Monday for Family Night we headed up Santaquin Canyon for a hot dog roast. We hiked up a little ways where the road was closed. Zane loved it. And it was quite the work out, especially for the husband who carried him almost the entire way. I can't wait until it's a little warmer and we can spend all night up there.

Zane kept leaning over like this to see his daddy. it was so cute

We ended the 5 day today with a trip to Wheeler Farm for some family pictures from the Amazing Megan Bronson. If you're in Salt Lake County you should definitely have her take your pictures. Even if you're not, she'll travel. I've known Megan for a while. I worked with her and she was kind enough to take my wedding pictures too. Click Here for her website

Easter

2011-04-28T21:45:00.000-06:00

I love Easter time. I love spending extra time thinking about our Savoir and the greatest even that has ever happened. I'm so grateful for the atonement and that I can live with my family forever. I can't imagine living a life where I thought death was the end.

Zane is pretty much the cutest kid alive. He's getting so big. I'll just let the pictures tell the story

Zane and some of his cousins

Zane loved picking up the eggs. He would giggle everytime.

Zane is so handsome

Zoey and Zara

Zane loves them!

Zane doesn't look at the camera on cue yet

More easter egg hunts

I'm an auntie for the 11th time!

2011-04-15T23:01:00.001-06:00

We welcomed sweet Jadyn into the world this week. She's perfect and tiny. I made her this fort.

ok, it's a nursing cover. I'm not a great seamstress. In fact, I'm really bad at it. Between unpicking and trying to make my sewing machine work I'm really horrible. But this was my most successful project to date, and I only had to unpick twice!

I tried to make this picture a gazillion times and this was the best I got. Notice how big it is. I made one this big for me and I loved it. Some of the ones you buy are tiny. With this baby, you're ta ta's will always be safe.

And here is sweet baby Jadyn.

Side note-Zane is now officially not the youngest kid on either side of the family now. Maybe it's time to have another....ha ha

ps-anyone interested in a tutorial? I found two different ones online the first time I made one. Now I know what I like best. honestly though, they're pretty much all the same. oh, and it's reversible!

Warning: kid so cute you'll want one of your own

2011-04-13T20:23:00.001-06:00

Make sure to read the post right below this one...................

Birth Control

2011-04-13T20:23:00.000-06:00

even sideways, it's poo. In the bath tub.......

Mormon Monday

2011-04-11T20:25:00.000-06:00

In my Patriarchal Blessing it states that I will always know right from wrong. I will feel good about good things and bad about bad things. This is so true. I have always, even when I wasn't actively going to church felt when things are right or wrong.

Lately I have been feeling strongly that I need to amp up my scripture reading. Let's be honest. I've been absolutely horrible at it. Last night I couldn't resist the feeling any longer. I couldn't even sleep it was so strong. So, at midnight I got up and read. Instantly I felt the feeling..."feel good about good things" It was amazing. I started to read in Nephi and ended up on a scripture chase for answers to a question I have. I love reading the scriptures and for a while while I had been avoiding it I kept thinking I didn't. And I didn't feel good. I'm pretty sure none of this makes sense to anyone but me, I'm sorry for that. I guess my point is that I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true. :)

Mormon Monday

2011-04-05T08:46:00.000-06:00

After a 2 week hiatus, Mormon Mondays are back! And this couldn't be a better Monday for it. This past weekend I was able to listen to General Conference. In case you aren't privy, General Conference is a semiannual gathering of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. During general conference weekend, Church members and other who are interested gather worldwide in a series of two-hour sessions to receive inspiration and instruction from Church leaders.

For me, it's a time to reflect on the things I can do to better my own life. This time there were quite a few. One of the things I've really been struggling with this entire year is serving others. I feel like I've been quite selfish in all of my relationships. This conference marked the 75th anniversary of the Church Welfare Program, which is a programs started to help people suffering from the Great Depression. Today it helps victims of major natural disasters and people who are struggling financially. Many of the speakers talked about serving others, one of my favorites was President Dieter F. Uchdorf's talk.

To me, general conference is very personal. I feel like the speakers are speaking directly to me, sometimes calling me out on the things I need to work on. I wish that all of you would watch it. If you want to, click here. What was your favorite talk?

And the Winner is..................

2011-04-02T00:06:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to

Blake and La-Shana Francom!

email me at girlytomboy@live.com with your address and which headband you'd like.

ps-I think I made it confusing for a lot of people on how and where to comment. So...I'm going to do another this month. keep posted :)

yes, I really stayed up until 11:59pm when the giveaway ended and went to random.org to choose a winner.

Last Day to Enter Giveaway!

2011-04-01T11:18:00.002-06:00

Don't forget it's the last day to enter my giveaway. Scroll down to the post below this to enter.

My first GIVEAWAY!!! closed

2011-03-28T12:03:00.003-06:00

I'm GIVING AWAY any head band in my shop!

( includes the headband sets)

Here's how to ENTER

1. Become a follower of I am a Girly Tomboy

2. Visit my Etsy shop and leave a comment telling me which headband is your favorite headband

3. "Like" Girly Tomboy's facebook page

4. Facebook or Blog about the giveaway (make sure you leave a link so I know you really did)

You have until Friday April 1st at 11:59pm

Good Luck!

(for each thing way you enter, you need to leave a comment on this post.The more comments you have the better chance of winning)

I love baby showers

2011-03-28T11:51:00.000-06:00

I love it when my friends have babies. I love to make cute little things that go on cute little bodies. Last Saturday I had two baby showers to attend. I was fairly rushed making gifts because I didn't start soon enough so I could have done more. I'll just have to finish making things and take them when I see the new little babes. One of the showers was my good friend Camilla. She was one of my 1st friends when I moved to Elk Ridge. We've had lots of fun together growing up and now I'm so happy she's having her first baby which is a girl.

The other one was my friend Hailey who I play soccer with. She's hilarious, and looks fabulous all prego. She's having a boy so it makes it a little more difficult. The only boy things I'm good at making are hats but she having the baby in May so I didn't think a hat was appropriate. So I made this. Zane had one and I loved it.

(blogger hates me, does anyone know why it turns all my pictures?)

Where are thou

2011-03-24T17:50:00.002-06:00

If I could find my camera I have 10 new headbands for the etsy shop, and they are adorable if I say so myself. Everyone pray I find it :)

Product Review: Moroccan Oil

2011-03-24T09:58:00.002-06:00

As some may I know I'm a hair stylist. that being said I've tried out many different products. My all time favorite is Moroccan Oil. I like to call it liquid gold. It's amazing. It only claims to revive hair, strengthen and condition, and reduce dying time. While it does all that I also noticed my hair wasn't staticky or frizzy. And it became super super shiny. I also like to put it in the bleach when I highlight hair. the only down side is the price. At my price I get (I think) 10oz for $23. You cannot buy it without a license from anywhere but a salon and then the price is higher. You can find it on amazon and ebay for about the same price. It does last forever though. I used it on myself and all my clients everyday for about 5 months before I ran out.

Don't been fooled by Sally's. There are fakes out there. They are cheaper, but promise it's the same stuff as Moroccan Oil. I tried it just barely because I was feeling like a cheapo. Well folks, I got what I paid for. Crap. My hair became staticky and my ends all looked sick. Plus, it smells like grandma's purfume.

Stick with actual Morrocan Oil. It's life changing.

Oh Nuts!

2011-03-23T19:51:00.000-06:00

Peanuts that is..

Have I told you my little zoo is allergic to peanuts? I was so excited once I realized I could feed him peanut butter and jam sandwiches (I love them with milk and string cheese) only to see a tiny little rash all over little zoo's body. I called his doctor and since it wasn't a really bad reaction he said we were fine, just avoid anything with peanuts in it like the plague and hopefully he'll grow out of it. Well, at our house we eat the Chewy granola bars. Our favorite is the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. We are so used to giving zoo little bites of everything we eat while sitting in church we gave him the tiniest bite of one. Sure enough by the end of church he had a horrible rash all over his whole body. We felt terrible. The doctor said every reaction is worse than the last one. Luckily it wasn't bad enough that he stopped breathing. That is just scary. I made his doctor write me a prescription to get him an epi pen. I so hope I NEVER have to use it.

On the plus side, it's made me discover Nutella. I've seen the commercials like a million times but I hadn't ever eaten it. Now that I have, I don't even eat Peanut Butter anymore. It's chocolate people! And you can replace it for Peanut Butter on everything! dipping apples, sandwiches, toast. The only thing is not on celery. I haven't tried it but it sounds nasty. It's not healthy like the commercials say, it's a little on the pricey side, but man is it delicious. And Zoo loves it too!

Do you have a peanut allergy? It's in everything! I have to read every label for anything I give him. I feel lucky to not have any.

here's a picture of him. He's so cute.

Tough as Nails Zane

2011-03-19T16:40:00.001-06:00

I have renamed my kid from Zane, to Tough as Nails Zane. He had tubes put in his ears on Thursday to cure his constant ear infections. I've been dreading it. I have about a million friends that have gone through the same thing and they always say it wasn't as bad as they expected and guess what? They were right! I was most worried about having an IV put in my little boy and having him under anesthesia. His body is so little. That is just sad. To my surprise they didn't use an IV. They gassed him. Which in my opinion is much easier, for everyone involved.

The nurse came in first and told us he'd been fussy for a few hours after we got home and he'd be really mad after he woke up from the anesthesia. Then the doctor came in and told us the exact same thing. Then the Anesthesiologist came in and said the exact same thing. He took Zane back, as they were leaving Zane waved bye bye to us. He didn't mind leaving us at all. (which kind of breaks my heart) We were taken back to the waiting area where we could hear about a dozen screaming kids. It was probably the saddest place in the world. When it was about time they took us to an actual room where we could still hear screaming children and the doctor came in to tell us everything went great and he would be in in just a minute. She was going over what we needed to do post-op but I couldn't pay attention because I KNEW I could hear Zane. I told her I could hear him and she kind of nodded and said, "Ya, the kid in the next room doesn't sound too happy either." She left and I was going NUTS, Ryan thought I was going to have a melt down because I could hear my poor baby but I didn't have him. A minute later the nurse comes in and Zane is completely out still. Ya, it wasn't my kid screaming, the doctor knew it and she didn't tell me what a crazy I am. I love her.

He woke up sweetly, we gave him his cup, and he just snuggled and watched TV. No crying at all. When I stated that fact to Ryan, Zane let out a mere WAAAHHH, just to prove me wrong then he continued to drink his milk. He did great. He is so brave. I know it's rude to brag, but I really do have the best, cutest, sweetest baby boy in the whole world.

While we were waiting, isn't he cute?

Playing with daddy while waiting

After he was done. He cuddled like this for about 10 mintues...Heaven!

Chillin with dad watching cartoons.

(ps-we had to be there at 7am. We woke up at 6:50, please excuse my hair, face, and the fact that I didn't wear a bra)

It's getting warm!

2011-03-15T18:42:00.000-06:00

I love, love, love to go on walks. My husband loves, loves, loves to play his playstation so it's rare for me to get him to go on walks with me. Having little zoo helps because I convince him we should take him to the park and walk there and he's pretty much a sucker for anything when it comes to his son.

We walked to the park the other day and it was a blast. Zoo loves the slides and swings so much. I can't wait until he's brave enough to go down the big slides.

(sorry for the sideways pics, I don't know why they do that)

there was a puppy there, he absolutely loves animals (he might get that from his momma)

A Birthday!

2011-03-15T18:32:00.001-06:00

When someone in my family has a birthday it means good dinner and good dessert. My mom seriously makes the best cakes. And each birthday usually has more than 1 cake. It's amazing. My littlest sibling just turned 12, although she wishes she were turning 20. I gave her make up (12 is the golden age of being able to wear make up in my mom's house) and a bracelet. I made it. I think it's adorable. Should I make more and put them in the etsy shop?

Mormon Monday (even though it's Tuesday)

2011-03-15T15:08:00.000-06:00

Last week one of my sisters had a sad experience. She was sitting in her town house and heard sirens really close. She looked out her door and saw the ambulance and a mother running to the paramedics holding her 4 month old baby. This story does not end happily, her baby died of SIDS. This is something I could not imagine as a mother, and the mothers (and fathers) that go through this are amazing. This mother had set up a blog. Her words are far better than mine so I'd like to direct you there.(click link) Stories like this make me so grateful for Temples and the sealing power so I can be with my little family forever.

Please keep this family in your prayers

1 year

2011-03-09T00:41:00.000-07:00

February 9th my little baby zoo turned 1 year old. I thought I was handling it well but I'm really not. Don't get me wrong-I LOVE all the new tricks you develop everyday. I love watching his ah-ha moments. I love his cheesy grins and when he crawl to me, reaches up, and say mama. I love his contagious laugh. But....

I miss the moments I when I would sit at night and feel you swimming around in my belly.

I miss twice a week listening to your heartbeat for at least 30 minutes at the NST's ( I don't however miss the stress the NST's caused me)

I miss the time we spent in the hospital before we got to go home. I absolutely LOVED when the nurses brought you into my room at night to nurse. Your cry sounded just like a tiny baby bird.

I miss all the time we spent at home after you were born. I was so worried about RSV I wouldn't take you anywhere.

I miss sitting on the couch holding you wrapped up like a burrito for hours.

I miss nursing you.

I miss your tiny clothes.

I miss how you always slept with your mouth wide open.

I miss staring at you with your daddy for hours on end and we'd tell each other about a kazillion times how cute you are.

I miss so many things about having a newborn baby to care for. I worry I will never love a newborn baby the way I loved my zaney zoo. I feel so guilty about the fact that I can NEVER see myself with another baby. It's not that I don't want more kids. I can't really explain it. I never thought that after one child I would feel done. I feel like I'm wussing out as a mom because I was given an angel baby and I'm not craving more. Maybe I'm just not ready for another child and my Heavenly Father knows that and is protecting me.

Mormon Monday

2011-03-07T21:21:00.000-07:00

Our message in Relief Society yesterday was one of hope. That's something I love about my church. I know it's partly an attitude thing as well, but I know even when things are tough, better things are to come. One of the counselors in the bishopric told my husband and I when we were telling him about our crazy schedules and how we never see each other, "Where you are, I've once been. Where I am now, you will be." There are seasons in life. In my opinion each season gets better and better.

We watched this video. I love it.

Just in case your ears weren't already bleeding

2011-03-07T00:56:00.001-07:00

I have to admit, I sometimes get sucked into reality television. Before when I got free TV I'd watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians. They are ridiculous, but I really do love to watch them.

Kim has come out with a new song. Please enjoy...or not.

Breaking News!!

2011-03-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

Robert Pattinson is HOT!

When he has decent hair is isn't glowing he's quite attractive. Imagine that. I'm stoked for this movie. I love Reese Witherspoon too.

Click here to watch the trailer

New Shoes!

2011-03-01T21:00:00.001-07:00

There's almost nothing more I love than new shoes.

I teased before about the Nike Free Run. All the reviews on the internet are great. I've met 4 people that own them, 2 loved them 2 did not. Since all my money goes to the kiddo now anything I buy above $50 I'm going to make sure I love. I decided to go to Runner's Corner to see what they suggested.

RUNNER'S CORNER IS THE BOMB.COM!

seriously, if you need new running shoes go there.

1st-they ask you what kind of a shoe you need; short distance, long distance, walking, sprinting, etc

Then they watch you run..literally. you go outside to see if you overpronate, superpronate, etc.

Then they recommend a shoe. After you try it on they ask you if there's anything you don't like, and then they will bring you a different shoe that fixes that problem perfectly.

And they also say never buy Nike. It's the most injury prone shoe.

I bought these babies: Saucony Progrid Kinvara

I love them. I tested them out with a walk to the park, and then a 3 mile jog on the treadmill. I love them. They are so lightweight too! I wore nike's before and I thought they were good. It's like a whole different experience. I can hardly tell I have a shoe on. And guess what?!? Not a single bit of shin splint pain. Yup, yesterday on my run with the nike's I did.

I love them, and all their pinkness.

Accesorize!

2011-02-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

please go to my etsy shop and buy lots of cute headbands and clips I just put up! Trust me...they're super cute

Who are the Utah Jazz?

2011-02-23T10:48:00.002-07:00

This morning while browsing Facebook I was shocked when I was reading DWill was traded to the Nets. I didn't believe it. I instantly went to ESPN only to find it was true. It's kind of embarrasing to say I really went through the 5 stages of greiving. I was instantly mad, confused, shocked, and so mad I bought my husband 2 d-will shirts for Christmas.
Then I had to make the call. We don't have television at our house so I was pretty sure my husband hadn't heard the news yet. I called him and I actually had woken him. I asked him if he was ready for some bad news, I mean, really bad news. He knew it. He said, "Don't tell me they traded Deron." I felt so bad I had to break his heart when I replied, "They did."
We got decent players in return and 2 future first round draft picks, but really....I'm not watching anymore Jazz games this season. (oh-and I'm hanging up the Jazz earrings)

Good Bye DWill, I really do think you're an awesome player and am proud to have cheered you on for so long. I apologize in advance that when I go to a Nets game I'm going to boo you like crazy.

He gets his luck from his dad

2011-02-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

My husband and his entire family have bad luck...my son inherited it from them.

He's on his 6th ear infection in 7 months. The last time we went to the doctor they gave him shots for it instead of oral antibiotics. 3 shots in 3 days. The doctor told us they were painful shots too. His legs were tender to the touch for a couple days. He'd wince and scream if you touched where he got his shots.

Now the kid is allergic to Peanuts. I gave him a peanut butter sandwich and the next day he had a mild rash. I've been pretty good about introducing new foods one at a time and peanut butter was the only new food so I just assumed it was the peanut butter. On Sunday he had the smallest bite of a peanut butter granola bar and that night he wouldn't sleep unless I was holding him. Monday we woke up and he had a bad rash all over his body. It's still there.

He's normally the happiest, smiliest, and funnest boy to be around. Since his first shot he's been cranky, sleepy-except for at night, and he refuses to eat food when I want him to.

The only good thing is he is really snuggly. He wants me to hold him all the time. (good and bad) But I love when he wants to snuggle up and watch tv with me.

But please litte zoo, feel better soon

I am a Hypocrite

2011-02-22T00:32:00.000-07:00

I used to have a clean car. I would wash the outside AND the inside regul

arly. I even used to make snide to one of my sisters about how I will never have a dirty car when I have kids. Well, the day has come I have to stick my foot in my mouth. My car is constantly dirty. You know how they say you have to hit rock bottom before you make any real changes. I hit it.

this is a picture of the cup holder in the back seat. Very close to wear I let my son ride everyday. It's a spider. It has made a web home and everything. Not to mention the half bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos that were all over in the back seat too.

I made Ryan come and clean out the spider and almost took my car somewhere to get detailed because I feared there would be more but I sucked it up and cleaned it. Now it's lovely inside until tomorrow.

ps-did you know you can put a dryer sheet under your seat and it makes your car smell wonderful?

Athletic Robyn

2011-02-22T00:24:00.001-07:00

please don't judge my sweaty armspits or my perm. those days are in the past

Athletic Robyn is going to be making a comeback. Here are some of the ways it will happen.

Spinach Smoothie: my sister told me about these a long time ago but I just decided to try it. Here are my ingredients:

handful of fruit

handful of spinach

about 2 big globs of yogurt

1/2-1 cup of skim milk

blend it

You can put pretty much anything you'd like it in. My sister said she will put orange juice, cottage cheese, and she likes to put bananas in it to hide the taste of the spinach but today without any I couldn't taste it at all.

*tip-also from m sister. Put your fresh spinach in the freezer, it will help preserve it and if your berries are frozen you don't need any ice.

Next, these are going to be coming into my life soon

Allthough purple is my favorite color, I'm not 100% certain I'll get the purple ones

and lastly,

I'm getting my butt to the gym. I'm starting out with the push/pull 2 day split workout with if I'm lucky 20 minutes on two different cardio machines.

Wish me Luck!

Mormon Monday

2011-02-21T21:52:00.001-07:00

Once a month my inlaws have a big family home evening with the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Yesterday it was Grandma that gave the lesson. She talked about the mormon pioneers. If you aren't sure who they are you can learn a little more here.

She told us a story about a relative Roger Openshaw. He was born in England in1829. He was baptised at the age of 17 and married Eliza Booth in 1853. The urge to go to Zion was strong at this time so the Openshaw family started making preparations to do so. After years of saving they had saved enough for the two oldest boys Roger and Eli to make the journey.They left in March of 1854. Eliza-Roger's wife stayed behind until he had enough money to send for her.They arrived in Boston in May of 1854 and started west by ox and arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1854 and started working on the Salt Lake Temple.

In 1856 Roger and Eli were called ti help with the settlement of Summit Creek, now Santaquin. At this time you could buy building lots on Main Street for $5.00. They built homes for their parents and Roger and Eliza. By this time they were on their way from England. Roger and Eli began to worry about their family so they returned to Salt Lake and secured work while they waited for their family. Each night after work they took turns going eastward from Salt Lake over the trail their parents would use to see if they were in sight.

One night while Eli was out he saw dust floating in the distance. He rushed there and sure enough it was the company which his family was with. He learned his mother was ill and she was in the provisions wagon. It was a joyful reunion when he found her. It was made known to him that all his family were in fair health but his mother. The only family that had not made it was Eliza, the wife of Roger. She was wrapped in a shee and buroed in an unmarked grave in a snow drift because the ground was too frozen for a proper grave to be dug. She was one of the many casualites of the Martin Handcart Company. (Samuel, a younger brother wrote that his mother had said that the hardest thiings she had ever done in her life was to tell Roger that his wife had died.)

The Story has a happy ending, after years of being alone he met a woman named Elizabeth and had 11 children. During this time he also met Mary who he married and had an additional 8 children with. He was a loving father and a good provider. He held many church positions throughout his life.

I'm humbled when I read or hear stories about the pioneers. Sometimes I think my life is hard trying to juggle work, household chores, relationships, and taking care of Zane but I would rather do all those things then have to trek across the United States in the cold and lose my family members along the way and not even be able to give them a proper burial. I can only hope that my faith is strong enough that if I had to I would do the same thing, but hopefully I'll just get to stay cozy little Utah with my pathetic little problems.

Kisses for a Quarter

2011-02-16T19:26:00.001-07:00

I made a shirt for Zane for Valentine's Day. It said Kisses 25 cents. We celebrated Valentine's for lunch because the Mr. had to work that night (as seen in previous post). While we were sitting waiting for food a lady came up to me and handed me a quarter and said, "I want to kiss him but I won't. But he deserves a quarter andyways. My 12 year old daughter was really wanted to kiss him too." It totally made my day. I mean, I know Zane is super cute, and random people are always telling me how adorable he is. But that was my favorite. And yes, I kept the quarter.

He wasn't feeling smily. Which is rare

Girl's Night for Valentines

2011-02-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

My mom and sister are currently husband-less which happened to work out perfectly for me on Valentine's day because mine had to work. So we had a girl's night/FHE together. I made chicken alfredo with brocolli, but I forgot to make the chicken. ha ha. I decorated a little, but I thought it was super cute and fun. Thanks for a great night fam!

tomorrow I will post about my favorite part of Valentine's Day

Mormon Monday

2011-02-14T23:00:00.002-07:00

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Today's Mormon Monday is about Love. How appropriate since it's Valentine's Day.

In a recent message of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Music and the Spoken Word, a story was told about an elderly man and woman who had been married for many decades. Because the wife was slowly losing her sight, she could no longer take care of herself the way she had done for so many years. Without being asked, the husband began to paint her fingernails for her.

“He knew that she could see her fingernails when she held them close to her eyes, at just the right angle, and they made her smile. He liked to see her happy, so he kept painting her nails for more than five years before she passed away.”

That is an example of the pure love of Christ. Sometimes the greatest love is not found in the dramatic scenes that poets and writers immortalize. Often, the greatest manifestations of love are the simple acts of kindness and caring we extend to those we meet along the path of life.

True love lasts forever. It is eternally patient and forgiving. It believes, hopes, and endures all things. That is the love our Heavenly Father bears for us.

As some of you know my husband and I were not married in the Temple. In fact, that is one of the reasons I waited so long to have a child because I do believe that if I was not sealed to my husband and children I would not have eternal life with them. It was the best day of my life thus far to go to Temple to be sealed to my husband and 3 month old son for all eternity. I felt the love of my Heavenly Father so much and my love grew for him aswell.

If we wish to learn truly how to love, all we need to do is reflect on the life of our Savior. When we partake of the sacramental emblems, we are reminded of the greatest example of love in all the world’s history. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.”

The Savior’s love for us was so great that it caused “even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore.”

Because the Savior laid down His life for us, we have a brightness of hope, a confidence and security that when we pass from this worldly existence, we will live again with Him. Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can be cleansed of sin and stand as partakers of the gift of our Almighty Father. Then we will know the glory that God “hath prepared for them that love him

Love is the greatest of all the commandments—all others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ. It is the one trait that, if developed, will most improve our lives.

I honestly know my Heavenly Father and Jesus love me. I feel it. Even when I wasn't always living the kind of life I knew I should be I still felt that love.

Most of the information is from this talk

Who am I?

2011-02-11T09:38:00.001-07:00

I've noticed that quite a few people visit my blog, but never comment (except my sis) and never follow. Maybe it's because you don't know me. (I'm needy ok?)

Who I Am...

I am...Robyn-25 years old

I want...a nikon D500

I have...a 1 year old son and a handsome husband

I wish...we had a house

I hate...being wrong

I fear...when I have to send my children to school

I hear...Taylor Swift constantly right now, I love her CD Speak Now

I search...the scriptures

I wonder...when and if I will want more kids

I regret...not playing college soccer

I love...my family, all of them...even in the bad times

I ache...when it's cold
I always...have my toenails painted

I usually...go to bed way too late

I am not...tall

I dance...in my kitchen all the time
I sing...really loud in the car by myself (and with Zane), not so loud at church (for the sake of everyone else)

I never...speed

I sometimes...I'm a wuss
I cry...not near as much now as when I was pregnant

I am not always...fair

I lose...never! remember? I'm always right

I am confused...by space, the fact that it is to the left, right, in front of, behind, above, and below the Earth to infinity blows my mind.

I need...my husband

I should...eat more vegtables

Who Are You?

(Post idea from Our Love Never Fails)

See Ya Jerry

2011-02-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard, the beloved coach of the Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan along with assistant Phil Johnson have resigned effective immediately. Jerry Sloan has been with the Jazz longer than I've been alive. Crazy. I think it's time. He's 68. He's never won a championship. Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on jerry, he's been an amazing coach, the only coach with over 1,000 wins with the same team. He held a press conference today stating the reason he was resigning was not because he was forced to or because he had any conflict with any players, but there have been several reports blaming D-Will. We will probably never really know. Please Utah Jazz, step it up and win this thing already!

is it me or did anyone else feel like the guy at the beginning sounded like he was acting as bishop and conducting sacrament?

Uno

2011-02-10T20:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my baby boy turned 1! I kind of can't believe it. Not because I feel like time has gone by so fast, but because I can't believe I'm old enough to have a 1 year old. I hear a lot of mom's say they need some sort of an award on the kid's birthday because a year ago they were doing a lot of hard work. So naturally I felt like saying that, but it isn't true. I had a Cesearean so honestly the hardest part of my day was not eating and curling my hair (hello...pictures) before I went to the hospital. Pathetic I know...

We had a great day. It included:

A trip to the Living Planet Aqarium, you must go. The penguins, seahorses and sting rays are my favorite. although the water from touching the sting rays made my arm burn. scary.
A sweet Super Why birthday cake made by Erica of Purple Paisley Designs (who I went to high school with) Check out her blog. She's fantastic, and offers a ton of different services.
A birthday party with family
Zane eating his cake. sorry Erica-he destroyed your masterpiece.
Swimming at Aunt TJ's condo. Zane LOVES water. He understands Splash and will kick his legs and move his arms as fast as he can. We sat him up on the ledge and he makes this sound kind of like a duck and leans forward with the biggest smile ever jumps in! I hope he will always love the water and not get a phobia for it like some kids.
Zane made it 1 mile in the car before he fell asleep. We tried to wake him up for dinner but he was out. So yes, he did have birthday cake for dinner. What a lucky kid
We ended the night at Cracker Barrell. (not loving that place like I used to)

I've loved being a mom to Zane, he's the sweetest, cutest, funniest, loudest, smartest, most cuddly boy I know. He makes motherhood seem easy when all I hear from other mom's is how hard it is. (don't get me wrong, I have my days where it is hard, but overall, he's easy) I can't wait to see what this year brings you!

I love you baby boy.

sorry all my pictures are sideways, blogger drives me nuts

Super Bowl 2011

2011-02-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

Packers won, blah blah blah. I'm a Steelers Fan so the football part of the superbowl was quite a bummer for me. The food was as always at my inlaws house delicious, and my little guy and his only other cousin on that side of the family cuddled on the chair for awhile which was super cute, if only the Steelers would have won. Dang. To be honest, I thought most of the commercials were overthought. Not the best year for me, with the exception of this commercial :

Let me explain:

I'm not a doritos fan. I will eat them in taco salad but I would never just eat a few doritos, especially the Nacho Cheese Flavor. sick

While I was pregnant I kept getting this wierd craving for Nacho Cheese Doritos. I tried to fight it, for about a week, then I broke down and bought some. I couldn't believe it. I sat down on the couch, and ate almost the entire bag. I probably could have finished it. I also remember licking every single bit of cheese flavor from off my fingers before washing my hands. Oh pregnancy is so glamorous!

No More Excuses

2011-02-09T12:49:00.003-07:00

Today my baby turns 1. I'm super excited, but...I'm still a good 15 lbs. above pre pregnancy weight. I have about 10 pairs of jeans and I wear 3. I'd like to wear them all. So, I'm getting in shape. I saw a guy at the gym running in these:

I kind of want some. I think they look awesome. Maybe cupid will bring me some since I already have a husband.
Please wish me luck at the gym. It's been a while.

Mormon Monday

2011-02-07T23:55:00.001-07:00

Today I'm grateful for prayers. A year ago at this time I was a complete emotional wreck. I was pregnant with my son and there were some complications. The Perinatologist at the hospital said it was safer for my baby to be delivered at 37 weeks than stay in me any longer. I had low fluid, in some of the ultrasounds his belly wasn't measuring the right size, and other little various things were going on. I was scheduled for a cesarean and was terrified my baby wouldn't be ok. I worried sine he was being born early his lungs wouldn't be fully developed. I prayed....a lot. Everyone I know prayed for me and my unborn baby....a lot. I could feel it. The day he was born I heard him scream as they were pulling him out and it was beautiful. My husband went and rushed into the other room to see him and when they brought him back he was perfect. He had no problems, his lungs were strong, he was perfectly healthy.
I KNOW it was the prayers that helped him. From everything that was going on and all the problems the doctors told me he could have he didn't have any problems at all. I'm so grateful we have a direct line to your Heavenly Father and that he listens to each of us. I know that prayers are not all answered in the way that we would like and sometimes we don't understand the answer right away, but there are no unanswered prayers. I love this video of our prophet talking about prayers. .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zndsJTdGwLQ

Currently:

2011-02-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

I am knitting some cute new hats for the etsy shop. This weekend (besides the star gazing date with my man tomorrow night) I will be making hats and bows like mad!

Loving This

2011-02-03T10:54:00.000-07:00

I love Taylor Swift. I typically don't buy full cd's off iTunes but I couldn't resist this one I especially love her song Never Grow up. Because my little man is about to turn 1 I'm super sentimental about all his baby stuff and I will admit, sometimes this song makes me cry. I'm so excited to watch him grow and learn new things but I will forever miss when he used to nuzzle his face into my neck.

New Year's Resolution: Getting in Shape

2011-02-01T22:37:00.001-07:00

How many of you made a resolution to get in shape this year? Well....I did. Today I was approached to join a team to compete in a Super Spartan Race. It's a 8 mile race with 15 + obstacles. There are men with poles ready to pounce on you and knock you down, crawling through mud, it's in the mountains so there are steep hills. I think the challenge sounds fun, but I might be a little too girly rather than tomboy for this one.

In case I decide to compete I thought I better get an idea about how to train for this sort of an event. I ran into this video that I think is very helpful

I've probably watched this 5 times. I think it's hilarious

Mormon Monday

2011-01-31T18:02:00.003-07:00

One of the most significant differences between mormons and non mormons is we believe in the Book of Mormon which was translated by Joseph Smith. To be honest I only have read it cover to cover once in my life. It was 2 years ago. I know the writing is the book are true and that Joseph Smith was able to translate them from the power of our Heavenly Father. I know that if we pray and ponder to know if the Book of Mormon is true we can recieve an answer from Heavenly Father. If you haven't read it I challenge you to. If you need one you can email me at girlytomboy@live.com

Belle of the Ball

2011-01-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

My niece had a ball to attend today so I was lucky enough to be able to do her hair and makeup. She's pretty much gorgeous so it's not too hard to make her look amazing. I felt so awesome when I was done because she looked so beautiful, thing is....she was before I started.

Girly Tomboy

2 months

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A Blessing

2!

Happy Valentines Day!

I feel bad for not feeling bad

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Life as a New Mom...(again)

Sick day

Baby Must Haves

Hair today, Gone tomorrow (or when I get brave enough)

Before I know it, I'll be dead

Boots for sale again

New in the Etsy Shop

2 Weeks

Little Miss Mills 1st walk

Hard at work

Nothing sweeter

2012

My heart got bigger

5am rant

Pregnancy freaks me out

Deck the halls

Dear People.com

Sleep

33 weeks!

I wish

Zaner

oligohydramnios

From my iPhone

Infant Loss Awareness Month

"Womanly talents"

Big Brother Zane

I NEED this!

I just became an Amazon Mom!

I'm in love

Quote of the Day

HOOT!

A change

Tough as Nails Zane

Shell Stitch Beanie

I probably couldn't get away with this

I need this

HELP!

Just made this

Think Pink!

Things I want you to know

Update of my life

Summer Lovin (pictures galore)

Big News and Even Bigger News

Bachelorette

Etsy

MAKEOVER

May 19

Corn on the Cob HERE I COME!!

I AM

5 days

Easter

I'm an auntie for the 11th time!

Warning: kid so cute you'll want one of your own

Birth Control

Mormon Monday

Mormon Monday

And the Winner is..................

Last Day to Enter Giveaway!

My first GIVEAWAY!!! *closed*

I love baby showers

Where are thou

Product Review: Moroccan Oil

Oh Nuts!

Tough as Nails Zane

It's getting warm!

A Birthday!

Mormon Monday (even though it's Tuesday)

1 year

Mormon Monday

Just in case your ears weren't already bleeding

Breaking News!!

My first GIVEAWAY!!! closed