The Lamb Clan

Hello?

2010-04-16T16:06:00.000-07:00

Does anyone check my blog anymore? lol! Seriously, my blog is getting lame....:/ The last time I posted, I said that I was going to post more things, and I failed to do that, so to those who kept coming back to check, I'm truly soooo SORRY!!!!

Since I stopped blogging, there are so many things to blog about, but one thing that I have been wanting to tell (those who haven't heard me on FB) is that Caylee is finally going to be a...............

Yes, it's true! I'm

Today, I had an appointment with the doc. and I heard the heart beat for the first time. It was amazing and neat to see that our baby is looking more human-like (haha), and is growing healthy! I know that everything happens for a reason, and I'm so grateful to be carrying baby #2 at this time of our lives. We are thrilled and can't wait for *him* (j/k.... I really don't know;) ) to join our family of 3! Here is a sneak peak of the baby at 12weeks 5 days old:

I'm due Oct. 24th!

So there you are, people! Wow, I blogged:) I can't promise you that I will post again soon, but I can promise you that It won't be another 6 months till you hear from me again. Have a wonderful day!!!

My Little Fairy Princess

2009-11-01T00:12:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! Yesterday, Caylee turned 18month (on the 30th)-writing this at midnight (zzzzz)! Wow, time does fly fast. Caylee was a fairy princess for Halloween. We went to my mother-in-law's church trunk or treat and Caylee scored tons of candy- a.k.a. candy for daddy....=) Caylee has been a handful these days, but definitely a joy to have around. She is such a blessing to have and we love her SO much! I took some pictures of her yesterday (at the Pumpkin Patch) and tonight so that you guys can see how much she has grown.

I hope I still have some readers around.... I know it's long due, but there will be pictures of our new house and what we have been up to soon! So come back, I promise there will be more pictures;)

Buena Vista Lake

2009-08-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

This year's summer has been fun for our family. Since we've moved back to Bakersfield from L.A., we have been getting in contact with our old friends, taking an advantage of using my in-law's swimming pool and going out to the lake! Here are some pictures of our summer days thus far:

Caylee and I on a boat ( I know, you can't tell)-but for real!;)

Us at a picnic table in Buena Vista Lake. I get a laugh at Caylee's hair here.... She looks like Einstein's baby=)
If you can tell, Caylee went for a tubing ride, assisted by Brad. She was giggling the whole ride; she had a blast!
She had so much fun that she was exhausted by the time she came back into the boat (she was falling asleep).

I didn't even get in the water because I started getting sick. I stayed on the boat the whole time. I was the photographer that day=) Thanks to the Fausett's family for letting us come along on a boat ride;)

Caylee & Alexis

2009-08-19T22:48:00.001-07:00

Alexis, 2yrs. 3months Caylee, 16 months

Alexis is Caylee's cousin. They get along pretty well. They give each other "loves"-hugs and kisses and loves to play all day long, if they can. Just a few weeks ago, I saw them like this....

and like thisThey are so sweet to each other (for the most part) and it's nice to see them like this. But.... I wonder how long this is going to last;)

New Brighton

2009-08-13T21:28:00.000-07:00

This year, we started a new tradition with our "Roseville" friends and have an annual get together. This year, we camped out in New Brighton State Beach located in Capitola. We were there from Monday-Wednesday. There were six families that ended up going (Ashby's, Wiest's, Perryman's, Morgan's, Mortimer's, and us-Lamb's). The camp site was awesome, even though it was a bit chilly in the middle of the night. Even though we had the beach right there, we didn't even make it on the shore until couple of hours before we went back home. We had so much fun catching up on old times and seeing what's new in their lives. We had great company, entertaintment, and food. Thanks to Tiffani for all her food preperation; everything was soooo good!

3 years had passed by since we moved away and hadn't seeing some of our friends from Roseville so it was nice seeing their "new" babies for the first time. They were all so adorable and I wanted to take them all home with me=)

... was awesomely beautiful!

The ladies-
Top left to right: Hilary and Leslie
Bottom left to right: Liz, Baby William, Me-Reiko, and Tiffani

Caylee, meeting baby Will for the very first time!

Curtis Loved adding stuff in the fire

Liz and Scott Perryman with their gorgeous little Will.

Eating smores for the very first time (haha)!

Happy campers!

What a cutie pie;)
Check this out!
Andrew's "breastfast" pankackes.

Morgan's
Wiest's

Jaxon, what a sweetie pie!
Mortimer's
Ashby's
Us-Lamb's
Thanks everyone for making this camping trip a blast. We can't wait to do this again next year! Till than, we will miss you all!!!

It's ours!

2009-07-01T08:55:00.001-07:00

For about 5 months now, we have seen our home built from ground up. We almost can't believe it, but our escrow closed and we finally got the keys to our new house yesterday! We are thrilled and excited to move in. It'll probably take us about 3 weeks before we move in because we are getting some work done. We are going to put tile on the floor(down stairs and in all 3 bathrooms), putting granite in the kitchen and bathroom counters, and putting shutter blinds in. Lots of work to be done, but can't wait to officially move in!

Excersaucer Time!

2009-06-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

The last time I can remember Caylee being in the excersaucer was around 6 months (at the latest), than she no longer wanted to be in there anymore. Than, recently around couple of weeks ago (at 13 months old), she managed to climb into the excersaucer all by herself. I couldn't catch her smile when she was smiling, but she thought that it was the funniest thing. I miss her being so tiny. They grow up too stinkin' fast!

I LOVE Swimming!

2009-06-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

Lately, Bakersfield weather has been HOT!!! We cool ourselves by going swimming at my in-law's house. It's nice to go swimming whenever we want. Last year, when Caylee was around 3 months old, we tried letting her swim, but she HATED it. This year is a little bit different, now that she is a little older and more aware. She actually smiles and has a good time!

Surgery Time (Eventually)

2009-06-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

Since I had Caylee, my belly button has not gone all the way down. I always wondered if my uterus was not down to its normal size. So today, I went to my new OB/GYN and found out that I have a Hernia=(

What is Hernia? Well, this is what it said online:
A hernia occurs when an organ or tissue squeezes through a hole or a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia.

How can you get Umbilical hernia?
Anything that causes an increase in pressure in the abdomen can then cause a hernia, including obesity, Having kids or those who had children, lifting heavy objects, diarrhea or constipation, or persistent coughing or sneezing.

My OB/GYN told me that it will get worse as I have more children (yikes)! I am not looking forward to having this surgery, yet surgery alone. I'm scared. I have no clue what goes on. Anyone had a Hernia? Mine doesn't hurt, but was told that it will get painful as it gets worse. Any thoughts anyone? Any suggestions/comments will be grately apprecaited=)

Just A Few Sips

2009-06-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Our family loves Sonic! When we moved back in Bakersfield, we were thrilled to see Sonic (especially Brad). Couple of weeks ago, we were all at my in-law's house and and found some Sonic cups laying around. Caylee found one, grabbed it and sipped away (I think there was only water in it....)

Thinking about it....

Goes for it....

Sipped away!

Makeover

2009-06-18T21:25:00.000-07:00

Today, I got my haircut! I have been thinking of having my hair cut for the last 6 months or so, so today, I finally got around to doing it. Thanks to Julie who did a great job! What do you think? My head definately feels lighter. I got it cut about 5 inches off.

It's coming along!

2009-06-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

We got the news today that our house will be done by the end of this month for sure! We are very excited to say the least. We were fortunate to also get our house price lowered. How? Well, almost 4 months ago we had the company give us a written statement saying that if their base prices of their homes ever go lower than what we agreed for, they would review and change ours 30 days prior to close of our escrow. Well, sure enough, the housing prices has gone done since than, so we went in today and demanded what they promised us with.

We have an appointment to walk through the house on the 25th of this month (June). If all goes well, we are planning on ripping out the carpet downstairs and in the bathrooms (to put tile in) and putting granite in in the kitchen and bathroom counters. Lots of work to do before we move in.... Wish us luck!

The kitchen
Jetted tub in our Master Room

She's Walking!

2009-05-19T11:31:00.000-07:00

Once again, I have neglected this blog. I need to update it more often and I'm gong to try my best. Every time I think of blogging, I find something else that needs to be done or I get lazy uploading the pictures from my camera. Anyways, I have updated once again. I have blogged a lot, so keep scrolling down.

For those of you who haven't seen Caylee walk yet, I have video taped her when she first started really walking. It's so neat to see the changes in her. She started taking some steps about a month before her first b-day and on Cinco De Mayo, she started really walking. Enjoy the video clip! I forgot to rotate it up right-sorry!

She learned to open kitchen cabinets about 2 months ago, but also learned to crawl into them.

My little booger!

OuCh!

2009-05-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

My poor baby had to get a 1 yr check up with the doctors. She had to get 4 shots this time because she missed one of the Hep. shot last time we were there. She weighed only 18lbs 7oz and 28 1/2 inches long. She is still in the 50th percentile.

Trying to comfort her before her shots=(

Wow, they needles were LOoong!

Randomness=)

2009-05-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures I took while Caylee and I were out and about:

First time in the shopping cart at Sam's

Brad, Caylee and I was at Costco the other day and found this Dr. Pepper throne...

My friend, Yoselin and I went to Olive Garden last week and had lunch together. Thanks for having lunch with us, it was a lot of fun!

Lindy, Kevin, & Caylee

Happy 1!

2009-05-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

Caylee turned 1 on the 30th of last month(April)! I can't believe my baby is a toddler now! She had a b-day party with her cousin, alexis who turned 2. My sister-in-law, Amber's mom made this princess cake for her. It turned out really cute! She ate some cake, got some new toys and it was fun! Happy b-day, sweetheart!

Caylee 1 & Alexis 2

Caylee with Aunt, Kristi

Thanks to our fam who came!

Ooops!

2009-05-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

Few weeks back, Brad was on the computer playing a game. I saw him being really into the game and he was very focused. Ususally, I try not to ask him to do things when he is already doing something (because he is not good with multi tasking)- But I was busy washing dishes and doing laundry. Anyways, I thought, he can play and put her pants on, right? So, I asked Brad to do it. Well, he put it on her, but who would of thought this...

Apparently, he didn't realize both of her legs were on one side, until I told him about it.

My lesson: Don't ever ask a man who can not be multi- task. He may do it, but may not always do it the right way.

We all had a kick out of it. Brad and Caylee thought it was the funniest thing ever~!

Daddy's the BEST!
Silly Monsters

Mini Reunion

2009-05-19T10:07:00.000-07:00

My brother came up to L.A. from San Diego for his business meeting, so Caylee and I drove down to L.A. to see him and my sister who lives there in L.A. I haven't seen him since Caylee was 6 months old, so it was nice seeing him. We had a lot of catching up to do and it was a great weekend. Fun times!

Caylee and aunt, Yuka sharing a popsicle

Caylee & uncle, Shiggy before he went back home to S.D.=(

Caylee & aunt, Yuka

Special Easter

2009-04-16T22:39:00.001-07:00

We had a super fun Easter Sunday with the whole Fam. Caylee went to church in this really cute pink and white dress. Caylee experienced her first egg hunting and had dinner with the family. The food was delicious. We had creamy potatoes, Honey Baked Ham (yum), spinich salad, and tons of desserts and junk food. Good times!

No matter what I did, I couldn't get Caylee to look at the camera. ...and Brad, he wouldn't open his eyes!

Caylee in her Easter dress

Me and my mommy

Here's a picture of Caylee with her aunties, Kimbers Jennie, They helped Caylee out with hunting and picking up the eggs

After the egg hunt, Aunt Jennie and Kimber thought they deserved to eat some of her candy. Caylee generously offered some of hers. Daddy took some too, but she didn't notice;)

Caylee also got her own personnel bag made by her 2 grandmas (Susan and Mickey). She also got these two cute outfits. Thank you for your hard work. The bag is very cute!

Lunch with my friend

2009-04-16T22:29:00.001-07:00

Last week, I met my friend, Susan. We first met at the institute. Since then, she has gotten married and had a daughter named Ezri. She currently lives in Utah and recently came to Bakersfield during spring break to see her family. We met up and had lunch at Olive Garden (brought back memories***). I had Soup and Salad and may I say, the new soup called, Chicken and Gnocchi is delicous! It has potato dumpling with chicken and arugula in a creamy soup. My mouth is watering again. Soooooooo yummy. You have to go try it out!

Me and Susan

Us and the kids, Caylee and Ezri

Thanks for coming. It was tons of fun seeing you and meeting Ezri!

11 month old

2009-04-16T21:42:00.000-07:00

Caylee turned 11 months old couple of weeks ago. It just seems like she has changed so much in the last couple of weeks. She recently learned how to stand on her own and takes steps with her walker she uses everyday. She is still petite, but she eats very well. She LOVES to eat bananas and she will say "ba-nana nana nana nana" everytime she seems it. She is a happy baby for the most part and is always curious about everything, just like her daddy. She still stinkin' cat naps every day. If I get lucky, she naps about 1 1/2 hour maybe once or twice a week. Other than that, she will nap twice a day for anywhere between 15-40 min. I can't complain because she is still sleeping through the whole night, unless she is teething. Here are some pictures I've taken over the last 1 1/2 months.
Here is Caylee with auntie Mao. Her and I grew up in San Diego together. We have known each other for almost 13 years-she is like a sister to me. She lives in Valencia so Caylee and I went to go visit her. While visiting her, she spoiled Caylee with some cute toys from Toys "R" US (thanks, Mao!)

She loves this car! She walks with it EVER single day!!!Caylee and cousin, Alexis. Alexis loves Caylee and she always wants to know where she is. I love her, she is such a sweetheart. isn't she a cute bug!?!?!??! I hope that they'll be close when they get older.
Ok, I know you are thinking "she is getting too old to be in this bath sling", but this is the only way I can do without hurting my back too much. (Sorry for the provocative pict.)
Look at me, I'm standing up!
Here is caylee's new high chair

Visit from the Ashby's

2009-04-16T21:35:00.000-07:00

I'm posting this waaaaaaaaaaay too late, but we had the Ashby's visit to Bakersfield to see us. They were in Ventura, spending time with their family and came up to visit on their way back home. We had lunch at Marie Calendar's and it was yummy! Thanks for coming!

Help!

2009-04-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

I seriously am tired of looking at my own blog. The page style has been the same for almost a year and I don't really know how to change it up. Anyone know of free places to go so that this blog can look cute and exciting again?

suggestions will be grately appreciate it;)

It has been a while

2009-03-13T22:12:00.001-07:00

Yes, we are still alive! We are now in Bakersfield, CA. We moved 2 weeks ago and are living with Brad's brother, Preston. The first 4 days, I was sick with a flew and spent the days in bed=( We left most of our stuff boxed and in the storage because we will be moving to our NEW house in about 4-6 months.

Speaking of our house, it is coming along quick! They are framing the house now and it's so exciting to see it built. Brad has been taking progressive pictures along the way and it's neat to see what they have done each day.

Here is the latest picture of our house:

When the house is done, it will look like this:

Caylee is now 10 1/2 months old and is now saying "mama", "dada", and shakes her head quite often. Most of the time, she is a happy baby and is very ticklish around her neck. She really likes hanging out with daddy. She is understanding more each day and it's really neat to see her grow. Her little personality is coming out and it's really cute.

Daddy giving Caylee a driving lesson

She still loves her bath

She is most happiest when she is with her daddy

I am still waiting for her hair to grow longer. One day, I will be able to comb and style her hair=)

Bye Bye!

9 Months/Cruise

2009-02-02T20:54:00.000-08:00

Since the wedding and the cruise last month, we have been really busy with going out of town every weekend to buy a home in Bakersfield, coming home and trying to keep up with laundry, and try to serve in my calling at church. Things have been a little crazy and we just can't wait until we move and settle in.

Caylee turned 9 months 3 days ago! She is getting to be a little social butterfly! She is crawling, standing up, sitting down, babbles "dada" all the time. She is such a good eater. she loves her veggies and loves bananas! Her hair was short for the longest time and is starting to finally grow=) I can't wait for her hair to get longer so that I can do her hair;) She is so much fun. She thinks everything is so funny!
I promised to post some pictures of the cruise so I will do that here:

It was sooooooooooo much fun! Brad, Caylee and I went on the Mexican Riviera cruise with Brad's whole family (there was 18 of us!). We ate some really yummy food. We over ate every day for the 7 days we were on the ship. We stoped in Puerto Vallarta, Mazalan, and Cabo San Lucas. I really enjoyed shopping. It was so much fun dealing with people who really wanted to sell you something. If you said no, they will still try to sell you something by lowering prices. We brought home a hammock for whoppin' $11! I bargained on that one. It took a while to conivince this guy to give it to me for that price though. With food, entertaintment, we had a blast with everyone we went with. We can't wait to go on another cruise! Who wants to go with us?!?! ;) Here are some pictures from the cruise:

When we first go on the ship, we had a mandatory drill...

Caylee's first emergency drill...

What tha...

First formal night- 2nd day at sea

Brad signed up for the golfing contest. He came in 2nd. Here he is with the winner

I don't know how to golf, but signed up for it anyway and had a blast and lost=(

Beautiful, ocean view!

We found Sam's Club and Walmart next to each other in Puerto Vallarta- 3rd day
...and of course,
everything was in Pesos

Enjoying the sunshine in Puerto Vallarta- 3rd day

Brad went parasailing in Mazalan! (4th day)
Brad also went jet skiing in Cabo San Lucas, but don't have any pictures of him jet skiing because I went to the flea market instead=)

4th day- After dinner

2nd formal night (can't remember which night)-oops

Not only did Brad and I ate well, Caylee did too! Caylee had some breadsticks that were about 9 inches long (thought that was long), but she retired from that after she found this during lunch time:

The day before our last day on the ship, Brad and I entered into ping pong contest. I lost but Brad, again came in 2nd place
Here he is with the winner. She smoked him!

Caylee in the Cruise crib. She was fascinated and busy looking around everthing, she hardly took a nap in the crib. She is just like her daddy- she doesn't want to sleep because she thinks she is going to miss out on something.

Last day- About to get off the ship to go home

Got off the ship to go home
4 generations Brad, Caylee, mom, Susan & Grandma, Joyce

We had a blast! Wanna go on a cruise anyone?

Super, Busy Fun!

2009-01-19T21:18:00.000-08:00

These past couple of weeks has been really busy for our family. I left to go to Bakersfield to throw my sister-in-law, Bev. a bridal shower (with Kristi-my other sis. in law) on Wednesday. It was so much fun. She got some really cute lingerie and some kitchen appliances.

Sis.-in-law, Bev.

The next day, everyone was really busy decorating the church and preparing food for their wedding, which was on Friday. The wedding and the reception went really well. Bev. looked so beautiful and happy- Congratulations, guys;)

Beverlee & Mike

My beautiful sister-in-laws as Brides Maids
Left to Right: Jennie, Kimberlee, & Kristi

Dad-Dan, Daughter-Bev. & Mom-Susan

Mama-Reiko, Daddy-Brad & Baby-Caylee

Just trying to have some fun=)

In-Laws with the Bride

I love this picture of Bev. and all of her brothers
Youngest to oldest from left to right:
Garrett, Cameron( going on a mission next month), Preston, Nathan, Sexy Brad;), & Russell

Toward the end of the night, both nieces were not up to any photo shoots

By the end of the night, Caylee was so tired. Her face expressions told me all about it...

I love it when she starts acting up like this; so dang cute! Sounds mean, but I really enjoy it=)

Though, this last face made me feel bad for keeping her up=(- Poor baby!

The day after the wedding, we quickly packed up and took off to the Mexican Riviera Cruise with the whole Lamb family. We ate more than you can imagine! By the end of the cruise, because of the large group of Lamb clan, I was afraid that we were going to sink the ship. I gained almost 4 lbs. and Brad gained about 6 lbs. It's a lot but we were actually happy about it considering we only gained half of what we gained from the last cruise Brad and I took 3 years ago. Caylee for the most part, was an angel throughout the trip. Although she didn't get good naps for the whole week, she was for the most part happy and stayed awake after her normal bed time so that mommy and daddy can go to comedy shows and other entertaintment.

I will post pictures of the Cruise later.

We have been home for 2 days now. It's nice to be home and relax a bit after our busy couple weeks. Later on this week, we have another wedding to go to. My uncle is getting married so we are going to downtown L.A. and this weekend, we might be taking another trip out to Bakersfield to buy a home! We have been looking for quite sometime for that "perfect home". We've looked at new and used, but could not compare to the McMillin home that we REALLY like. So if everything goes well, we will be purchasing one of their home pretty soon. Right now, it's an empty lot. It will take up to 6 months from now. We are moving out in March so they need to start it ASAP. Wish us luck;) Here is some pictures from the model home of the home we really like. It's called, Tribecca.

This is not the best angle of the house, but gives you an idea of how it looks

The best part of the house is the kitchen;)

Overall, we are very excited and glad that we can buy our first home and be closer to family. We look forward to free babysitting (hehe);)

Happy 5!

2009-01-06T00:03:00.000-08:00

Brad and I celebrated our 5 year annivarsary on January 2. We enjoyed being together. We went out to El Torito for dinner and watched some funny movies. Although we had Caylee with us, we enjoyed her company. She was being such an angel and didn't really cry at all that day. She even slept through our dinner date at El Torito. Sorry, I have no pictures=(

Time sure flies! We had the best, the most awesome 5 years of marriage. Thanks for being so sweet and calm when I go crazy on you sometime (hehe). We had many ups and downs (more ups) and I can't wait to see what our future holds.

I am going to have to find some wedding pictures to post. I need to find it, but in the mean time, enjoy the pictures I posted below=)

2008 flash back

2009-01-04T22:06:00.000-08:00

2008 was a busy, yet an awesome year for us. In March, we moved into a nicer, bigger apartment (soooo ghetto now) in anticipation of our first child, Caylee. At the end of March, I went on a maternity leave from my job (Olive Garden) that I was so dedicated and loved so much. Shortly after my leave, we were blessed with our sweetest daughter who arrived into this world at 2:23 on April 30, 2008 at 20 inches long, weighing 7lbs. 1oz. She has been the best thing that have happened to us. She is just so precious and she is like heaven. Words will never express how much we love her dearly. Shortly after we had Caylee, I had really bad PPD! I really had no idea what I was doing. Belive it or not, I had never changed a baby's diaper in my life, until Caylee was born. I guess I could've had some practice... It's ok, I'm a pro at it now=) Our dear friend, Leslie Ashby was so kind enough to come all the way down from Sacramento to help take care of Caylee. She sure rescued me. I said no at first thinking that I could handle it, but she insisted. I'm so glad she came because things would have been a disaster. I had a difficult labor and it wore me off for quite sometime. One thing I will never do again is to fight labor pain too long becuase I stayed awake for the whole time I was in labor. Epideral will be my friend next time=) Staying in the hospital for 3 days was not fun. We are doing great now. Caylee keeps growing, but I often wish that she could stay small forever. To say the least, we adore her so much. She is now crawling and standing up around the couch. I think she is going to start walking before her first b-day (yikes!)

My friends, Leslie, Liz, Tiffani, and Catherine was so kind to send me this beautiful arrangement to the hospital. Thanks you guys;)
Newborn- poor baby... She had to be suctioned out

1 Month

I can't believe how much she has grown! She used to be so tiny!

Brad surprised me with really yummy breakfast on my first Mother's day. It was really sweet of him. He doesn't do this very often but when he does, it is so special; thanks, honey!
2Months
She looks like a mini sumo girl

3 Months

Taking a nap with uncle, Preston

She learned how to roll over!

We went on a date to the Santa Monica Beach

4 Months

5 Months

Started eating solids- Oh, she was so ready!

Started learning how to mini crawl

She loves her bath time!

She loves her daddy

She hates to visit her doctor=(

Pookie (cat) found a buddy

... and Caylee likes him too!

My friend's son, Blake really likes Caylee. Every time they meet, He will not leave her alone until he gets a kiss from her (even if that means to make her cry)

We went to the Banducci's Pumpkin Patch (our little tradition) in Bakersfield

Now it's our little family's traditon

6 Months

Caylee with aunt, Yuka

I made Thanksgiving turkey at my aunt's house

7 Months

During the summer, we took a trip to the L.A. zoo. It was so much fun looking at different animals that were there. Caylee got the chance to pet a few of the farm animals. She was laughing her head off because the pigs were making loud noise. She makes us laugh all the time now with her laugh. She laughs hard for no reason sometime. Just the other day, Brad dropped scotch tape and the noise it made when it dropped was apparently really funny to her. So we laughed and Caylee laughed even more; silly girl.

In November, Brad was able to put his transfers in and got the Grapevine (near Bakersfield). We will be moving sometime in March and we will be(planning on) buying our first home in Bakersfield. We are very excited about buying a home but we are stressing a little bit because we haven't found the home we really like. Wish us luck! Eventually, our goal is to move up north (near where Brad went to the Academy)-Roseville so that Brad can get into Air operations. We loved it there so much and made some awesome friends.

We were also able to take a plane ride to Sparks, N.V. to spend time with my aunt and uncle during the Thanksgiving weekend. During the trip, I was in a car accident and hurt my back even more (I have a bad back). I also learned that I have sclerosis ( not fun). This whole trip made me be more thankful for my life and for all my blessings.

In December, we celebrated Christmas for the first time with Caylee. She got a present, but didn't know what to do with it. She just looked at it and crawled away to something that was more of an interest to her. She also cut her first tooth on the bottom. We were wondering when that was going to happen. She woke up 2-4 times a night for about 1 week, but she was not too fussy at all, thankfully. She also got sick for the first time with a really bad runny nose. She may have had a light fever ( I never checked her temp.-oops=) ) but she was fine in couple of days. Though, she still have runny nose, she is getting better.

Our first REAL Christmas tree in 5 years!
(yes, I know the decorations on the tree is ugly, but I wasn't prepare. Brad suprised me this year with a real one. Next year one will be better because I bought some lights and bulbs for next year- it was on clearance, yay!)

She really had no clue it was Christmas- maybe next year;)

Now- 8 Months

So these are some of many things that occured in 2008. The rest seem to be a blur. I can't think!

This month (January 2009), Brad started working the graveyard shift so it's a big change for us. It is actually nicer because he gets the weekends off and we can go off on a mini vacation. Would anyone like a visitor?

This month is also a busy month for us. We are trying to searching for that "perfect" home, but most excitingly, Brad's sister, Bev. is getting married on the 9th and we are throwing a bridal shower for her. After the wedding, we are all going on a Mexican Riviera cruise. We are sooooooooooo excited to go. Last cruise we went was about 3 years ago and Brad gained whopping 10lbs. in 1 week, and I gained total of (drum roll please)......................................................
7lbs. Holy cow is right! We are coming back FAT! YES we are. I seriously need to go on a diet when we get back. Maybe I will join the gym with a friend of mine who is a fitness instructor. We are also taking Caylee this time around. We will see how that goes.

My new year's resolution for this year is to NOT gain any weight ( after the cruise) and start exercising so that I can take off the extra pounds I have left from my pregnancy with Caylee. They say that when you are nursing, you loose extra calories. Well, it's not working anymore since I'm not nursing as much. I will post pictures of the cruise when we get back.

If we don't see you guys this year, I hope this year will bring you much happiness!

HO hO Ho!

2008-12-24T21:46:00.000-08:00

Hey, guys! Have a safe, happy, Merry Christmas!

Love,
Brad, Reiko, & baby Caylee=)

Crazy Month!

2008-12-20T00:11:00.000-08:00

2008

A lot of things has happened since Thanksgiving. Some of you have already heard, but for those who haven't heard, we are moving to back to Bakersfield! I don't want to be real specific on the blog (maybe I will make this blog private...) because of Brad's profession, but he got his transfer in and will be working near Bakersfield. We are excited to finally own a home. We have been waiting for the right time to buy one for forever! Brad and I would love to move back up north, but that may take up awhile. So we are planning on being in Bakersfield for a little while, until he can hopefully get into air operations with his job. With that said, we have been busy going back and forth looking for "the house" to buy. We found some that we'd liked, but we are still not sure when or where to buy it. This is going to be a process. We are trying not to overwhelm ourselves and not stress out too much while looking. I must say...We are getting a little tired of looking around. We have decided to wait until after Christmas to talk to this one company to see whether they will lower their prices even more, since they will be holding a meeting before Christmas. If all works out, we are leaving this crazy city of L.A. county in March of next year- 2009(wohoo!) Wish us luck;)

fascinated by her own shoes

In the last a week or so, Caylee had figured out how to sit up on her own and is crawling everywhere around the house. She is so cute and she is very entertaining. She amazes me with what she can do. I have to watch her All the stinkin' time, since she is now getting into EVERYTHING!!! Of course, she is ALWAYS getting into things that she is not suppose to. It is going to be challenging for me from now on, since I have to watch her actions at all time. It is also making me kind of sad to see her grow. It's kind of neat, but like I have said before... I don't want her to grow!

7 1/2 month hold, Caylee

Remember the car accident that I was in on Thanksgiving weekend? Well, when I had gotten home, my back and neck was still bothering me so I found an upper cervical specialist and I have been going to him for the past 2 weeks or so. He studied my neck and back and told me that I have SCLEOSIS. Can you believe that? I try not to think about it much so I can cope with my back. My back still hurts 24 hours, but I've been getting treatments so I am in less pain, which I am very grateful for.

Talking about being grateful, I spoke in church last Sunday on Gratitude. Part of my talk I discussed about how being physically imperfect does not affect one's ability to do daily task and that one is limited only by their own fears. It suprisingly went well, and even made some people cry. The spirit was surely strong that day and I am soooooooooooooooooooo glad it is done and over with! I should've taken an anxiety pill before I got to church because I was sooooooooooooooo nervous=) We were trying to omit speaking in church this remaining year, but that didn't work out;)

So have you gotten all your Christmas shopping done yet? Every year, I always shop at the last minute! I really hate doing that but I always find myself in that same situation. Maybe getting Chrismas shopping done ahead of time will be my new year's resolution;) What are your new years resolution? I think I would like to loose 5-10lbs. before I get pregnant with another one. They say that for every child you have, you gain in average of 10lbs.

Speaking of Christmas presents, my in-laws generously had bought cruise tickets for the whole entire family. We are all going on a Mexican Riviera cruise with Princess for 7 days after Brad's sister, Beverlee gets married in January. If you look at it, we are sort of... well, we are going with her and her husband-to-be on their honeymoon. Who wants that? Sorry, Beverlee=( It is going to be a blast though, since there are a lot of people going. I remember us going 3 years ago to the West Caribbean cruise and it was sooooooooooooooo much fun. If you haven't gone on a cruise, I HIGHLY recommend it. This time, we are taking Caylee along with us, so we'll see how it goes. I hope she doesn't give us any trouble...

So what is new with your family? I would love to hear about it!
I hope you all have a happy, safe holiday season.

Whiplashed!

2008-11-26T19:48:00.000-08:00

We left to go to my aunt's house on Monday(24th) in Sparks, N.V., for Thanksgiving and on Tuesday( on our way back home from shopping), we got in a car accident! Ugh!!! We were on our way home going straight( no stop sign) and this girl pulled out in front of us trying to turn left. My aunt was so upset because she had bought her car only a month ago. I was the passenger and the other party hit us on my side. When we got hit, the air bag did not deploy. I guess it was because it was not head on. My side of the door wouldn't open so I had to get out from the driver side. My neck is sore, I have a really bad lower back ache, and I have a bruise on my upper right chest from the seat belt. It bothered me so bad that I had to make a trip to the Chiropractor today. The X-rays showed that I had some work to be done on left side of my neck and my lower spinal cord. This week started rough, but hopefully the rest will be good. Even though this car accident wasn't major, it reminded me of the one I was in 13 years ago and I am so thankful that I wasn't seriously injured. Here are couple pictures from the accident:

My aunt's SUV

The car behind the SUV was the girl that was trying to turn left, but obviously couldn't make it on time...

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I am so grateful for many things. I have been blessed and I am so thankful for them all. There are many, but here are 10 things I am grateful for...

1. Heavenly Father
2. The Gospel to know that Families are Forever!
3. My Husband
4. My Daughter
5. My Friends
6. My Siblings
7. Our Home( Apt.=) )- We will buy a house someday
8 My trials
9. Our extended families
10. Our Safety- Our place is really getting ghetto! We would like to move ASAP=)

Pookie's Best Friend/ Caylee's New Buddy

2008-11-17T13:28:00.000-08:00

Daddy & Caylee

We have had Pookie (our cat) for about 4 years now and I've been looking for a good home for him. For the past month, Caylee have been enjoying laughing and touching him and Pookie also loves the attention that she gives to him. He is actually really good with Caylee, but his hair gets all over and it really bothers me. Here are some pictures of them together. Seems like Caylee is torturing Pookie, but he loves it!

Best Friends

Caylee has a new friend! My friend came to my house the other day with her two kids and one of her kids, Blake (1 1/2yr old) was playing next to Caylee. I found him wanting to interact with Caylee but she just wanted to be left alone.

Blake attempted to give Caylee a kiss a few times, but she wouldn't let him...

Oh, baby!

come on, just one kiss!
Caylee: "No, no... not until I'm 16!
Can I have a peck than?

8 is great!

2008-11-13T22:07:00.000-08:00

I have once again been tagged. This time, my friend, Tiffani tagged me!

8 TV shows I love to watch:
1. Dancing with the Stars
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. So You Think You Can Dance
4. American Idol
5. The View
6. America's Got Talent
7. Prison Break
8. The News* -I know it's not a show, but I watch the news every single day=)

8 Things that Happened to me Yesterday:
1.Caylee woke up twice last night (She is teething=( )
2. Changed, fed, and bathed Caylee (does this count for3?)
3. Went for some grocery shopping and got some killer deals***
4. Had lunch with my sister
5. Went to go see a friend of mine
6. Made Caylee's food (veggies) for the rest of the week
7. Blogged after I found my USB cord to upload my pictures
8. Went to bed a little after midnight (when Brad came back home from work)

8 Favorite Places to Eat:
1. Gogi House (in Valencia)
2. Red Lobster
3. Olive Garden (though I'm tired of breadsticks after eating them almost every time I worked for 2 years...)
4. The Cheesecake Factory
5. McDonalds (love their fries)
6. Burger King (love their Whopper)- No, I do not eat at fast food places very often, but when I do, I love it!
7. Tajoe Joe's
8. Japanese Restaurant

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. Thanksgiving trip to Sparks, NV.
2. Spring (my favorite season!)
3. Enrichment Night- Flower Arrangement
4. Brad's days off
5. Another day with Caylee
6. Christmas
7. Getting out of this crazy apartment- It's getting really ghetto!!!
8. Seeing Caylee continue to grow

8 Things on my wish list:
1. Own a house
2. A makeover. Any volunteers? I need some suggestions=)
3. To go on another cruise (maybe after I'm done nursing Caylee-when she turns 1)
4. A mini Van. I need more room in the back and more trunk room.
6. A new kitchen table.
7. Be in better shape- too lazy to work out=) Maybe this will be my new year's resolution...
8. A new back- hurts 24 hrs.!

8 People I Tag:
1. Susan B.
2. Raquel B.
3. Alyssa P.
4. Lorna T.
5. Kristi L.
6. Saundra L.
7. Stacy H.
8. Amber L.

My USB cord came home!

2008-11-12T21:44:00.000-08:00

For about couple weeks now, I haven't been able to upload any pictures on my computer because I had lost my USB cord for my camera. Atlas, I found it at my friend, Sarah's house. I was sad that I wasn't going to be able to blog anymore...;)

So, a few things has happened the last time I blogged. This may not be in order, but I will try my best.
Caylee had her 6 months check up yesterday. She got 4 more shots and was once again VERY upset. I felt so bad for her! The nurse left a bruise on each leg! Anyways, she weighed 15lbs 8oz. and is 25 1/2 inches long. She seems to be heavier than I thought. She is growing way too fast!

Remember when I said she sleeps through the whole night since she was 3 months old (11-13 hours)? Well, she is currently teething so she has been waking up 1-3 times a night! Ugh! I miss sleeping through the whole night. Lately, I have been sooooooo tired! Boy, I sure miss those days. I guess she isn't doing too bad because she doesn't seem to be cranky or too fussy. She just want to chew on anything and everythig she sees in sight.
She is able to sit without falling over for a while, and is lifting herself up with her arms. She is so strong, she amaze me sometimes. Here she is doing push ups;)

She is try to figure out how to crawl, but hasn't mastered going forward. I've seen her take few steps going backwards. Here is a picture of her trying to figure out her way around
I finally started introducing Caylee to solids. I was scared to feed her( don't know why), but found it funny to watch her make different expressions. I started 11 days ago and so far, I have fed her broccoli, green beans and zuccinni. She loves green beans, but dislike zuccini. She just spits out zuccini but can't get enough of them green beans. I need to upload a video of her eating her first solid food. Can anyone tell me how to do that? I am so behind on technology...=)

Caylee's first solid food, Broccolli. Next will be spinich. We'll see if she likes it

Last week, Brad went to San Jose for Airplane Seminar (AOPA) for almost 4 days( Wed. thru Sat.), so I went up to Bakersfield on Friday because I didn't want to be home alone and stayed till Saturday to see Brad. We ended up staying until Sunday morning and we came back home. We missed him so much. We were so glad he came back home safely. For 2 days, I didn't have Caylee's bath sling so I put her in the sink.

I was fooled. She was still at first (as shown in this picture), but she was kicking and splashing with her legs and by the time I was done, I was so wet, I had to change my t-shirt. She had the greatest time though...

For Halloween night, we went to a party at our friends in our ward. I was going to dress Caylee in a lady bug suit but they were all sold out=( Maybe next year. I had this pumkin onesie outfit that my friend, Leslie gave me awhile back so I put her in it. Thanks, Leslie! I dressed up as a waitress (still had my uniform from Olive Garden) and Brad dressed up as my customer. In another words, he wanted to be boring. We had so much fun having the donut eating contest, eating yummy chili and enjoying each other's company.

sorry, this one is pretty blurry...

This month so far has been a busy month for us. It seems like we have been gone out of town a lot. In 1 1/2 weeks from now, we will be out of state to Nevada. We are going there to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving. I will take pictures and post it here, now that I have my USB cord;)

Half a year old

2008-10-30T20:53:00.000-07:00

Caylee turned 6 months today! Time definately flies- I can't believe it! She has mastered rolling around and she is trying to learn how to crawl. She kind of crawls back words, but I'm pretty sure it won't take long before she figures how to crawl forward. She is happy and sleeps very well. Though, she is starting to wake up 1-2 hours earlier than normal. She might be teething because she is drooling and messing with her lower lip a lot. I can't really tell because she hasn't been really fussy. What are the signs? Am I suppose to give her something when she is teething? She will be visiting the Pediatrician in 2 weeks. I can't wait to find out how much she weigh. She seems to have gained a few pounds from the last doctor's visit. I haven't started her on solids yet, but I think I might do so pretty soon. I don't know if this sounds silly but I'm kind of nervous. Nervous about what? I am not really sure, but I just feel that way.

Botanical Garden

2008-10-28T18:40:00.000-07:00

I'm always blogging about things that had happened couple of days ago or last week, and I'm so bad about posting it right away. I will try to blog more often so that I can talk about things that happened just recently. I always say to myself that I would do it later and later ends up being 1 week+! I guess I'm not a true blogger like some of you are...;)

Well, I wanted to post this last Thursday about when I went to the Huntington Library with my friend, Melanie. Melanie and I became good friends when I used to work for Olive Garden. She and I had our babies 3 weeks apart! She is one of the manager at OG. She and I visited the Botanical Garden in Huntington Library. It was so pretty!

All smiles

The Japanese Garden

Learning how to sit
Being silly...
Me and Caylee w/ Melanie and her daughter, Jasmine

BoO!

2008-10-26T22:49:00.000-07:00

On Friday this week, Brad, Caylee and I took a trip with really good friends of ours from church (Carson's) to Bakersfield to go to the Banducci's Pumpkin Patch. We went through a maze and enjoyed each other's company as we got lost=) We also had fun picking out different shapes of pumkins. Brad went to the same high school with the twins that own the pumkin patch, so we were able to get as many pumkins as we wanted. It has been our little family's tradition. It was Caylee's first Halloween and I think she enjoyed it.

Caylee's 1st Pumkin

Our friends... Sara(Mom), Justin(Dad), Kiley& Blake(their kids)

These glasses looked so cool, I had to put one of them on on...baby
Caylee=)

Wedding!/Zoo

2008-10-15T17:55:00.000-07:00

Back when I was in school, I took floristry classes and I learned how to make bouquets, bootneers( I don't know how to spell it...), and different sorts of arrangements. Well, my classes paid off because my cousin is getting married tomorrow and she needed a bouquet made, along with his fiance's bootneer. I was a little nervous because it has been about 8 years since I last made one, but I think I worked it out;) What do you think?

Need a bouquet anyone?

Last Friday, Brad, Caylee and I went to the L.A. Zoo. We had so much fun looking at different animals. Brad tried getting Caylee to recognize the Lambs, but I don't think she really knew what they were...

It was quite a sunny day

This elephant was playing with a tire. After playing, he took #2 and started eating it( yuck!)

Toward the end of our zoo trip, we saw...
and I told Brad that I wanted one=) I think the baby gorillas are so dang cute!

Daddy & Caylee

I think the next trip is going to have to be the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. They have a really good bird show.

Happy Caylee

2008-10-01T15:06:00.000-07:00

Caylee turned 5 months old yesterday! She is trying and learning different tricks everyday and becoming more aware of her surroundings. Here are "5" things she is good at doing:

1. Sits on her own with support

2. Smile and recognize mom and dad

3. Sleeps through the night (11-13 hours)

4. Turns and roll all over

5. Her legs are strong! She is able to stand with help

Caylee with her friends from church, Kiley and Blake

Our Ward has a lot of elderly people so we only have Kiley, Blake and another girl, Bella. So there is only 4 kids in our ward total! Can you believe it? Caylee is the youngest one.

Time passes by fast!

2008-09-27T11:06:00.000-07:00

In 3 days, Caylee will be turning 5 months old! It doesn't seem like it has been 5 months already. Caylee is growing up too fast. Sometimes I wish she can stay small forever=)

Couple of days ago, my former boss from Olive Garden called me up and invited me for a lunch at Olive Garden. It was nice seeing everyone and enjoyed my meal for *FREE*

Melanie is a sales manager at Olive Garden and she had her baby 3 weeks before me. Her baby is alredy starting to crawl (What!?!?!)

Caylee and Jasmine getting to know each other

Do you think Caylee is double jointed...?

After lunch, Melanie and I took our daughters to Griffith Park and Caylee rode on a swing for the first time. She was so small in the swing, she looked like a little pea, it was funny. She loved it; I need to take her to the park more often.

Cute bow, Saundra- Thanks!

I'm Thankful

2008-09-20T09:50:00.000-07:00

Ever since Caylee was born, I have not been back to work because I chose to be a stay home mom. I have to say that I have been struggling with this and it has been a difficult adjustment. Some moms wish that they could stay home, but for me, I missed the social life. There are several pros and cons. Good things about staying home is that I can be with Caylee and see the changes she is making, breastfeed, and not miss out on her growing up. The bad thing about staying home mom is that I'm with her 24 hours and she is starting to recogonize faces and cries when she realizes she is not with me.

I know I am complaining, but I don't want to sound selfish either. How can I make this adjustment? Anyone have a suggestion?

I really have mixed feelings. I truly want to stay home and be there for Caylee, but part of me still want to go back to work. Does anyone have this feeling, or is it just me? Maybe I just feel this way because Caylee is still young and I can't have real conversations with her... or maybe I need to have another one to keep me ocupied. Wait a minute... Never mind. I'm so used to doing mulitiple things at once I always feel like I need to be doing something.

You know, I might sound like I'm complaining (ok, I am complaining), but I am very grateful that I get to spend quality time with Caylee and be able to bond with her. I'm also grateful for Brad for working so hard so that I have the option to stay home. I can't ask for anthing more. He is a wonderful, hard working man and I love him so much.

Thanks for letting me get this out of my system. I feel a little better=)

Some Fun!

2008-09-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, Brad and I went to Santa Clarita to go miniature golfing. There was nice waterfall built into the course and pretty trees and flowers too. Despite the hot weather that day, we had so much fun. We played two games, both times Brad claimed that he won, but I personally think he cheated a few times. It was a pretty close game! ( I'm the better golfer...=) ) Here are some pictures:

Here, Brad is starting over. He thought I wouldn't notice

Beautiful!

To end the day, we went to a Korean Restaurant called, Gogi House in Santa Clarita. They have the best Korean BBQ ever! This is our new favorite restaurant, and we are planning on going back there again. Come and visit us, we would love to take you there;) Sorry, I failed to take some pictures...

Caylee was so tired, she fell asleep on our way to dinner

Next day, Caylee and I went to Valencia to see one of my friend who I've known for almost 11 years. We hung out for the day and had some great time.

While we were there, we saw this beautiful yellow butterfly.

More shots/ A Date

2008-09-09T23:14:00.000-07:00

Caylee had her 4 months visit to the Pediatrician's office today and got 4 more unwanted shots=( Poor baby. She weighed exactly 14 lbs and is now 24 inches long and is still in the 50th percentile.
The doctor told me that I could slowly introduce solids between now and 6months, but it's hard to believe she is almost old enough to be fed solids. I want her to be just breastfed until at least 6 months, so I hope she doesn't show interest in what I'm eating. My baby is growing too fast!

Caylee loves her daddy

She is now able to roll around and can't stay still. I have been having to hold her down to bath her and change her diapers. It can be challenging at times, especially when she is determined to turn or roll around to see things in different view point. She just amazes me with different tricks she learns to do.

This is her new favorite position

We love the beach!

It was quite the sunny day at Redondo Beach. We walked on the shore with Caylee in the stroller and it was so much fun!

Brad kept closing his eyes so I told him to open them. ...So what did he do?

Such a silly hubby...

There, this one is a little better;)

Our plan after the beach was to go miniture golfing, but the one we went to went out of business, so we skipped it and went to our favorite Korean Restaurant called, Shik Do Rak in downtown L.A. Now, be careful when you pronouce it. You might slip out a bad word. Let me help you. It's pronounced "She Doh Lock" =) We always come out of there so stuffed, we almost need wheelchairs to take us back to our car=)

Tag-I'm it!

2008-09-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

My friend, Susan tagged me. Here I go!

TAG

Share three of your joys, fears, goals, current obsessions, regrets & facts about yourself...
Then, tag five more people & leave a comment on their blog, so they'll know!
Joys:
1. Brad
2. Caylee
3. The gospel
Fears:
1. Something bad happening to Brad, while he is at work
2. Being alone at night
3. Earthquakes
Goals:
1.Find a fun hobby( any suggestions?)
2. Be more understanding
3. Call people first (I rather have people call me than me call them- weird, I know)
Current Obsessions:
1. Caylee
2. Brad
3. Signing up for free samples at Walmart.com ;)
Regrets:
1. Wanted to visit Korea and Japan with Brad before Caylee came
2. I wonder if my father is still alive...
3. When my mom died, I was too scared to look at her in the casket.
Facts about me:
1. I broke my right shoulder at age 12 and is 1 inch lower and shorter in length than my left (Stop it, I hear you laughing!)
2. I love to play competitive Volleyball. Anyone want to play?
3. I have a bad back from a car accident 13 years ago.
4. (gotta add this one) Never had PB&J in my life, until last month=)

So there you go! Now you know a little more about me. Here are some people I'm tagging: Kristi, Jessie, Leslie, Stacy, and Bev

Engagement/4 Months

2008-08-31T17:38:00.001-07:00

Brad's sister, Beverlee just got engaged and she and her fiancee, Mike is getting married sometime this year! Her and Mike were able to come up and visit family members in Bakersfield, so Brad, Caylee and I were able to visit them on Thursday and Friday.

Caylee hardly took any nap, busy looking at people and new things around her. One of very few naps she took, I found her sleeping with her uncle, Preston. They looked peaceful together;)

Daddy trying to have Caylee steer the wheel

Caylee turned 4 months yesterday! She is happy and healthy and we are so grateful for her.
When we came back home, she slept for 13 hours straight that night (wohoo!!!)

Feeling Special

2008-08-22T14:07:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, Brad came home from the airport and surprised me with dozen red roses.

Feeling proud=)

They are so beautiful, honey- Thank you!

Fun Week!

2008-08-14T12:43:00.000-07:00

For about a week, we have gone out of town and we just came home couple of days ago. Last Thursday, we took a quick trip to Bakersfield to see Brad's family and spent couple of days there. Brad grew up working in his family business and wanted to ride the chopper to cut corn and he had a blast=) While I was there, I went to Kohl's and bought Caylee's clothes for next Spring and Summer. They had some killer deals!

Caylee, Grandpa, Dan and Alexis

Caylee, Grandma, Susan, and Alexis

We came home for a day and left again on Sunday to go to Tracy, Ca. to see our friends, Ben and Leslie. We drove to Bakersfield and Brad flew us from there to Tracy. It was Caylee's first time riding in a small plane. I was glad because Caylee was happy throughout the whole plane ride.

Daddy and Caylee

On our last day with the Ashby's we took a trip to Danville, CA. to see some of our friends from Roseville, CA. (where we used to live). We met at Liz Perryman's parents' house. We went swimming and had some yummy food. Thanks to Liz and Scott for having us=)

Beautiful View

Leslie, Me, Tiffani, Liz( & baby William;) )Nice Buns=)

Brad, Ben, Scott, and Andrew

It was so much fun, Ben and Leslie! Thanks for having us over!

Yum-O!

2008-08-02T23:15:00.001-07:00

mmmmmmm!

My friend, Liz posted a recipe for Blueberry Muffins and it sounded so good, I had to make some! The recipe is really easy and doesn't take much to make. Thanks, Liz for passing along your recipe. It is delicious! Come on, give it a try. Here is the recipe:

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line w/ muffin liners (makes 8 muffins).
2. Combine dry ingredients.
3. Place oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg & enough milk to fill the cup. Mix w/ flour mixture (don't over mix, or the muffins will be too dense).
4. Fold in blueberries.
5. Fill muffin cups to the top, & sprinkle w/ crumb topping mixture.

Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
Mix w/ a fork, & sprinkle over muffins before baking

6. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until done.

ugh!

2008-07-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

I never thought that I would talk about this on the blog, but here I go...

Brad snores! Yes, for 3 days in a row, he has been snoring like crazy. He has always snored, but it has been pretty consistent lately. Brad, of course thinks it's hilarious... He has woken me up from my sleep numerous times every night and has scared Caylee with his high pitch snoring skills. I've been pinching his nose to stop it, but every time he stops, he starts snoring back up again. Is there a way to stop this without a surgery? Ahhhhhhhhhhh, what do I do?

Meet my friend, Bumbo!

2008-07-30T13:39:00.000-07:00

Caylee is starting to have better balance and can now hold her head up enough to sit in this wonderful creation of Bumbo. She loves it, and I love it! She sits in it and looks around the room to see what she can find. She is 3 months old today and she experienced her first earthquake yesterday at 11:42 am. She was woken up from her short nap and was very scared that her bed was shaking from side to side. Last night, she went to bed at 10:30 and didn't wake up until 8:30am this morning (wohoo)!

She seems to be much happier when she gets a good night's rest.

She has found her thumb!

You know, this earthquake made me really think about my food storage! I have been saying how I don't really have any room to put them, but I think I can find some spots now=) Guys, if you haven't already started, start your food storage now, because you never know when natural disaster will come your way.

All Smiles!

2008-07-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

Caylee is almost 3 months old and she is full of smiles. I love picking her up in the morning. When I call her name, she looks around the room until she sees me and greets me with the biggest smile. She is becoming more independent each day and I am grateful because I can now actually do something without holding her!=) She is able to hold her head up and loves to sit on the couch starring at nothing. She still has blow outs and drives me crazy because the only time she seems to do it is when I am out and away from home. When Caylee moved up to #2 in diapers, I switched from Pampers to Huggies. I don't know about you guys but I hate Huggies! It just doesn't seem to fit her right. I just went and bought #2 Pampers. I know that at this age, you just can't avoid it, but she seemed to have less blow outs when she was in Pampers. So, if your baby is using #2 diapers( Huggies), you are more then welcome to have it=)

My sweet baby, I love her so much!

Happy 2 Months!

2008-07-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

I'm a big girl!

Caylee just turned 2 months old yesterday! She started cooing 3 days ago and has been smiling like crazy! She went for her 2 month check up today and she is now 11lbs. 4oz, 21 3/4 in long, and she is in the 50th percentile. Caylee was not happy to see needles today. It reminded her of the first shot she got a month ago. This time, she had to get 4 shots and screamed and cried all the way through it. I felt so bad for her...=( One of the shot she got was called, Whooping Cough shot. Brad and I decided to get one as well so that we don't potentially get her sick by us coughing when we are around her. Brad almost cried (just kidding...)

I slept till we got to the Pediatrician's office

Just me and my mommy...

Mommy and Daddy woke me up a little early this morning.

I was a happy girl, until...

It hurt really, really bad=(
...and oh, yeah! I am now in #2 diapers (today)!

Family Reunion 2008

2008-06-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

Every year on Father's Day weekend, Brad and I go to his family reunion in Arizona. This year, we have Caylee, so we decided to fly instead of driving. Caylee went on her first plane ride and she actually did really well. I was worried that she would start crying, but she never did. We also rented a hotel with Brad's brother, Russell and his wife, Amber. It was nice because Caylee and her cousin, Alexis were able to hang out and take some cute pictures together. For the most part, the trip went well, but there were some ups and downs. We spent so much money on this trip!!! Every year, Brad looks forward to eating some soft serve vanilla ice cream. He had some again this year, but was a little bit disappointed that they ran out on the second night we were there. I should of taken a picture of Brad and his ice cream cones. It's funny to see him get them because he always swirls them like 8 inches high! Well, here are some pictures we took at the family reunion.

Grandma, Susan with her two gradchildren, Caylee(left) and Alexis(right)

We love each other!

Yes, we really do=)

...but can I just poke your eye out?

me and my daddy

Hangin' out in the shade

Just taking an afternoon nap=)

By the end of our trip, we were so exhausted. We were glad we made it home!

5 Weeks Old

2008-06-18T17:38:00.000-07:00

Caylee is starting to smile a lot now. She is 5 weeks old here. She loves to stare at bright things. She is currently a little bit confused with day and night. We are trying to flip her schedule around so that we can get some sleep! We are almost there, but any suggestions? It's neat to see her grow. She has grown a lot. She still has some baby acne, but they are going away. She is now 7 weeks old today! We love her soooo much=)

Bath time!

2008-06-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

Oh, my little sweet, Caylee... Look at her belly now! She has filled up a lot in the last few weeks and she is growing fast! I gave her a bath yesterday and she loves to to take one. She just hangs out and relaxes until she is all done.

I think giving her a bath is my favorite part of the day because she doesn't fuss or cry at all=)

Nap Time!

2008-06-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

The other day, I found my two sweet babies taking a nap together. They looked so cute, I had to take a picture.
Later that day, Caylee's great Grandmother, Jae ( from my mom side) came up from San Diego to see Caylee for the first time.

I wasn't blogging for a while, so I have some old stuff to blog about....So, my first Mother's Day was awesome! Brad woke up early to make me some breakfast before we went to church. I was impressed. He made some yummy waffles, eggs and bacon. Thanks, babe!
...and before I had Caylee, I had this urge to get everything done before she arrived. During my nesting phase, some of the things I did was I went grocery shopping almost everyday( literally) so that I didn't have to go for a while, and I made 1 year worth of strawberry freezer jam=) The jam is yummy and Brad loves to make PB&J with it. They came out really good!

Baby Blessing

2008-05-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

Caylee was blessed this last Sunday in Fairview Ward in Bakersfield (our old ward). I was worried that she would start crying while she was getting blessed, but she did great! The chapel was filled with many of our friends and family, and it was really nice seeing people we haven't seen in a while. I meant to take a lot of pictures, but I wasn't thinking right. I had to dress her back into her dress and only took couple of pictures=(
As you can tell, she is really happy in this picture...

I love my mommy!
Daddy's little girl

After church, we had a BBQ gathering at Brad's parents' house. It was a lot of fun. Thank-you, Susan for your hard work in putting everything together. The meal was awesome and everything turned out great!

I'm just chillin' on Grandma, Susan & Grandpa, Dan's couch=)

Thank you to those who came to Caylee's blessing; it was one special day=)

1 Month old

2008-05-28T19:44:00.000-07:00

Caylee is 1 month old today! Brad and I have managed to survive with little sleep that we are able to get. She loves to breastfeed and sleep. She is beginning to be more alert of her surroundings and is starting to smile. She is just so precious and we are definitely enjoying her in our lives.

Yesterday, Caylee went into the Pediatrician's office for her 1 month checkup. She weighed 9lbs 2 oz, 20 1/2 inches long. I couldn't believe it! 3 1/2 weeks before that(new born checkup), she weighed 6lbs 11oz, 20 inches. She has grown so much!!!

Poor Caylee, she also got her first shot (Hepatitis B). Here she is before and after the shot...

She was fine and happy. Poor Caylee, she didn't know what was coming...

She cried really loud and got sooo red!!!

Delivery/First Week

2008-05-22T12:42:00.000-07:00

For those who have not heard about my labor experience, let me tell ya how everything went...
I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, April 29th and the doctor told me that I had to go to the hospital then because I was leaking fluid. I was not ready at all, so I cried all the way home( to go get my hospital bag) and cried all the way to the hospital (I was so scared!!!!) When I got to the hospital around 1pm, I was admitted and was taken upstairs to get an IV in (for Patocin). The nurse was terrible!!! She missed like 4 times, leaving me a huge bruise. After a while, she finally was able to put it in. I was at 1 centimeter for the longest time. I ended up taking an epideral at 5:30am the next day (25 hours of labor!!!) at 5/6 cm dialated. My contractions were coming in closer and closer. To make this story short, when I wasfinally dialated to 10cm, I pushed and pushed for almost 2 hours=( I was so dehydrated too! They told me I couldn't have any water=( Sad to say, I caught a fever and my blood pressure went up and Caylee's heart rate went up. For that reason, my doc. did an episiotomy on me and she vaccumed her out. Despite what I had to go through, seeing Caylee for the first time, it was all worth it. We love her so much! I still find myself crying when I look at her. She was born on April 30, 2008 at 2:23pm, weighing 7lbs. 1 oz, 20 inches long. She is just so precious; we adore her so much!

My first week home from the hospital after having Caylee was not the greatest.. I had the baby blues, crying everyday and not eating or drinking very well. I was really upset the fact that I really didn't know what I was doing. My breast milk was not coming in until almost a week later, which made Caylee so hungry that I was so upset and stressed out. Thank goodness for my wonderful friend, Leslie who drove all the way down from Roseville to help me for 4 days! Thank you so much, Leslie! Brad and I would not have survived without your help!

When Caylee was 6 days old, she had some pictures taken by Dina Love. She did an awesome job. We had her birth announcement done by her as well. (Thanks, Dina;) ) If you want to see more work done by her, go to: http://dinaloveophotography.blogspot.com
Here are some pictures of Caylee, enjoy=)

American Idol

2008-05-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the best news ever for Reiko. I received an email in regards to 'American Idol' tickets for tonight's final show. I signed Reiko and I up for the tickets over a month ago and thought that it was never going to happen or I made a mistake on the request somewhere because I did not hear anything back for such a long period of time. So when the email finally came, I was as shocked as Reiko when I let her know I got tickets to her favorite show. Sad part of it is......we did not want to leave Caylee home alone and according to 'Idol' rules, nobody under 12 years old will be admitted. So we watched the show from the comfort of our home with Caylee=(

First Sponge Bath

2008-05-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

Daddy gave Caylee her first little sponge bath.

She doesn't know what's coming!
Ahh, that's cold!Almost done...
There, nice and warm. I love my daddy.
Good Job Daddy!!

First Week Home

2008-05-07T21:22:00.000-07:00

I need a nap!
Learning to focus those beautiful eyes.

Little Baby - Big Swing

Love to be propped up on the Boppy Pillow.
Sleep, Sleep and more sleep - IN THE DAY TIME!!! Not at Night! :)
Caylee fell asleep and had the pacifire hanging out of her mouth, and still tried to suck on it!

Baby Caylee....

2008-05-01T17:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome Baby Caylee....On 4-30-2008 at 2:23PM, weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, and 20 inches long. Mom and I are are very happy and excited. Mom has pain but is fighting it. Baby is doing good, trying to learn how to eat through the mouth instead of the tube. I do not know if mom wants baby to learn to eat correctly because of the pain caused by bad eating skills or baby wants to learn how to eat so she can get that milk mommy has.

Enjoy the pictures. We have video as well and I will load it just as soon as I can figure out how to load it.......Be patient with me, this is my first time blogging.....I am such a blogger......I sure hope this is not addicting. Baby is so cute.....

39 Weeks

2008-04-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Yippee! Look at me, I'm 39 weeks this week. I am due anytime. Thanks for the encouraging words, guys!

This past week or so, Brad and I went to go get Caylee's crib and decorated her room. It is coming along and am glad that it is almost done=)

Hi, I'm still alive;)

2008-04-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

For those who are wondering if I had Caylee yet, the answer is NO=) I went on a maternity leave from Olive garden almost 3 weeks ago and I have been unpacking and organizing this new place we had moved into. I also have been running all over town trying to get the baby's room all ready before Caylee arrives. I guess you can say that I've been nesting... I will post a picture of the baby's room soon!

I've also had my 25th b-day yesterday. Brad managed to get the day off and we were able to spend all day together. It was really nice. We went to Red Lobster for lunch, watched a few movies that we've rented from Blockbuster, ate junk, and went to El Torito for dinner. We also managed to go to Wal-Mart and literally spent like 1.5 hours digging into this 2 for $10 movie bin. It was piled up really high, but we went through all of the dvds and stacked all neat for them. There was another stack, but I told Brad that we had to stop because I was getting sick and thirsty... Anyways, we got "National Security", "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, "For Love of The Game", and "XXX" all for $20!

Back to the baby stuff I was talking about... The baby's head is still in position and the health of the baby is well. I am now waiting for the water to break. I wake up everyday hoping that it won't break when I am in public, since I've been out doing stuff. Lately, I have been worrying about how this baby is going to come out of me. I'm kind of freaked out about the whole process I'm going to have to go through. Sometimes, I find myself just wanting to cry...=( Well, there is no turning back, right? I will be 39 weeks this week. Wow, can't believe it! Pretty soon, you'll not just see pictures of me and Brad, but Caylee as well... Wish me luck for a good delivery;)

We've moved!

2008-04-08T23:24:00.000-07:00

After an exhausting, busy last week, we are finally moved into our new Condo. We are glad that we moved into a bigger place and are enjoying the place. We are still settling, but all the major stuff is done.

My goal this week is to wash all of Caylee's baby clothes and pack the hospital bag. I went to my doc. appointment again this morning and Caylee is still in birth position. I can't believe that I am almost due! I'm so nervous, but excited at the same time. Our baby is moving so much. I've been having the Braxton Hicks. I hope that I get everything done before she arrives!

Busy Month!

2008-03-27T22:47:00.000-07:00

Brad and I finally found a place to live! We are currently packing up everything, trying to get everything done by Sunday. Brad has been working everyday, so I have been stuck packing things up all by myself. If I can recall, I packed up pretty much on my own when we lived in Roseville too! Wait a minute... I think Brad is trying to get out of packing this year again. He says that he is "busy" and don't really have the time to help (whatever...;))

So last week on the 21st, it was Brad's 28th B-day. He had to work that day until 9:30pm. When he came home, I made him chicken sandwich

... and surprised him with Chocolate pudding dessert, which is one of his favorite homemade dessert. It has crust, cream cheese, chocolate and vanilla pudding topped with whipped cream and some pecans.

I know that this post goes from one story to another, but I've been so busy I haven't been able to post anything. Sorry guys!

I am still working at Olive Garden. I am 35 weeks this week and I was going to work for another week or so, but have decided to take a leave by the end of this month. I just have so much to do before this baby pops! I have also been getting a lot of pressure and have been having hard time breathing and sleeping. I went to the doctors on Tuesday and the doc. told me that Caylee's head is faced down( though it could shift again)... Caylee has been moving nonstop lately and loves to kick me on my ribs. I can't really blame her, since I have short torso and she is probably squished in my stomach ready to come out already. I have been stressing out lately thinking about what needs to be done before she comes. This whole moving out situation is making me kind of crazy. I think I am going through nesting phase right now. All I can think of is trying to sort things and getting everything settled into this new place. I can't wait till we have everything moved in so that I can start decorating Caylee's room. It will be a total relief for me.

So I don't think you will be hearing from me for a while, since I will be in the middle of moving and trying to get an internet service=( I'm also having 2 different baby shower. My friends from my ward, Becky and Rachael are throwing me one this Saturday and Olive Garden is throwing me one as well on Monday. So I will take some pictures and post them later.

I hope I can pack everything in time. Wish me luck;)

I've been tagged!

2008-03-14T12:29:00.001-07:00

Catherine, my friend from Roseville, Ca. tagged me so here I go!

How long have you been married?
-4 years, 3 months

Who eats more sweets?
I don't know... I would have to say it is usually him, but lately I've been eating more sweets because I'm prego. I love chocolate;) I guess we both like to spurge on junk food often.

Who said I love you first?
Brad

How old is he?
27, will be 28 this month

Who is taller?
Brad. He is 5'11" and I'm 5'3"

Who is smarter?
We both are. Depends on the subject. I would have to say he is smarter, but sometimes he is so out of things. He is my better half;)

Who can sing better?
We are definately not singers. We love to sing but unfortunately, we are tone deaf=)

Who does the laundry?
We both hate doing it. Unfortunately, I always get stuck washing them; however, Brad helps me with the folding part after I get mad and beg him to help me. (HEHE)

Who pays the bills?
I do, but he does a good job as well.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Brad does, but we recently switched sides because I've been getting up a lot to use the bathroom=)

Who mows the lawn?
Unfortunately, we do not have grass so we do not have to worry about that

Who cooks dinner?
I do, of course. If he cooks, it would be Mac n' Cheese or something you can cook in the microwave. In other words, we would be starving=)

Who drives?
Brad drives good, but I usually drive because he tends to make me car sick, especially now that I'm pregnant. Oh yeah, he road rages too.

Who is more stubborn?
We are both stubborn, but I would have to say that I am a little more stubborn than he is.

Who kissed who first?
Brad

Who asked who out?
Brad

Who is more sensitive?
It would be definitely be me. I'm very caring, emotional person, if you would like to call it;)

Who has more siblings?
umm..., yes that would have to be Brad. He has 5 brothers and 4 sisters. There are 10 kids in his family. I have a brother and a sister, 3 total.

Who wears the pants?
No one wears the pants in our house. We balance out things with each other pretty well. We are not perfect though. We still fight like other couples would do.

Here are friends and family we would like to tag!
Beth, Kristi, Jessie, Lorna, Susan, and Liz

32 Weeks Prego

2008-03-09T20:57:00.000-07:00

I am 32 weeks today. Many of you are wondering how I am and how big I've gotten. So here is a picture of me.

My back hurt so bad last night. As you can tell, I look really tired in this picture. That is because I didn't sleep very well last night. Forwarding one hour for spring didn't help either. I'm really tired tonight. I think I'm going to bed a little earlier=) Other than that, I'm doing fine. I am still working at Olive Garden. My co-workers are always asking me when I'm leaving on my maternity leave. I always tease them and tell them that I will leave when I go into labor at work. They didn't find that funny at all... Anyways, I'm almost done with my pregnancy, which is exciting but nervous at the same time. It's scary, but mostly we can't wait to hold Caylee in our arms.

The Results

2008-03-06T22:52:00.000-08:00

Just letting you all know that all my tests came out negative with the Gestational Diabetes. They drew blood four different times, making it an all day event. I went into the hospital at 8:30 and didn't get out until around 2pm. Stinkin' doctor made me all stressed out for nothing. I think they just said that so they can take more tests and get more money out of me;)

Everything is well. I went to the doctors today and the baby is measuring up just right and baby Caylee is doing well. Caylee is definitely getting bigger and making it hard for mommy to breathe normally.

I know that many of you are asking for my belly shot. I will for sure do it by the end of this week. I'm 32 weeks this week. I can't believe time has flown by so fast!

Thanks everyone for thinking of me.

Admitting to the Hospital

2008-03-02T22:09:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday of this week, my doctor had called me with my result for Gestational Diabetes. She told me that it came out positive and that there is a possibility that sugar is leaking to the baby( oh no!) So tomorrow( Monday), I'm getting admitted to the hospital to take a 3 hour test. I have to start fasting tonight starting at midnight. They told me that I can't even drink water, and it is going to be really hard for me since I drink like a tall glass of water in the middle of the night. I won't have any food or water in my system until at least 12 noon tomorrow.

I'm wondering how accurate this test really is. If I don't have anything in my system but sugar, of course the baby is going to take in all the sugar. Why won't they let me eat or drink? I'm going to be so cranky and tired tomorrow;) The one hour test made me tired all day. All that sugar that was in the soda was probably too much for me.

I hope that it's not something serious and that they will get back to me with a result a.s.a.p because I'm worrying about it too much.

I am a Blue Girl

2008-02-10T12:17:00.000-08:00

My friend, Leslie posted this and thought I would give it a try. Give it a try, guys! The website is: http://www.blogthings.com/whatcolorgirlareyouquiz/

You Are A Blue Girl

Relationships and feelings are the most important things to you.
You are empathetic and accepting - and good at avoiding conflict.
If someone close to you is in pain, it makes you hurt as well.
You try to heal the ones you love with your kind and open heart.

What Color Girl Are You?

Pain

2008-02-05T23:15:00.001-08:00

On Saturday after I came back home from work around midnight, I took a shower and realized that there were some veins popping out from the back of my right leg. Ugh! They hurt really bad. I leveled my leg with some pillow and went to bed. Not only that, I only slept for like only 2 hours due to lower back pain and I had to go back to work the next morning. I have been so exhausted from lack of sleep. I told Brad that I wanted a new back. The further I get into this pregnancy, it has been hard to breath or sleep.

My body sure feels different being prego. I'm not enjoying what I'm feeling, but I'm glad little Caylee is there. It will all be worth it at the end, right?

Trip to Roseville, CA

2008-02-01T14:22:00.001-08:00

From the left: Catherine, Liz, Tiffani, Reiko, Leslie, and Amanda

Brad and I had the opportunity to take off this week on Monday and Tuesday from work, so we flew to Roseville, CA( where we were while Brad was in the CHP Academy) to go see the Ashby's and some of our friends we've made while we lived there. Ben and Leslie Ashby threw us a co-ed baby shower on Monday night. We had some yummy desserts and had fun doing karaoke.

From the left: Tom, Brad( Front), Sara(Ashby's baby), Ben, Andrew, and Carson (Morgan's baby)

Tiffani, having a great time jammin' ;) Isn't baby Carson adorable or what? This is Tiffani and Andrew's baby. He was born in the summer or last year. I wanted to take him home...

We recieved many adorable outfits and blankets.

Thanks you, Ben and Leslie for the wonderful Co-ed baby shower you threw us. It was fun! Thanks everyone for coming. It was nice seeing you all! We hope to see you guys again soon!

Caylee's Growth

2008-01-24T22:40:00.000-08:00

6 Weeks old- When we were confirmed that we are having a baby! It was a size of a rice grain( not even that)...

10 Weeks old- Couldn't believe I was really prego. I still kind of feel like that. That feeling is slowly going away now, now that my belly is starting to really grow.

14 weeks old- She is starting to really grow

18 Weeks old- She is hiding. Her face is turned away;(

25 weeks old- It's a girl for sure. Do you see the bun between her legs, eh?

Our bundle of joy... It's amazing and scary to think that she will be in our arms in no time. I can't believe I'm going to be a MOM, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!;)

Doctor's Appointment

2008-01-23T00:26:00.000-08:00

Today (Tuesday), I went in for another doctor's visit. It was confirmed to me that I am still having a baby girl. I just needed to hear it once again to make sure. I have a picture that shows it's a girl( I will post it tomorrow).

So Brad and I finally picked out her name. Her name is going to be Caylee. We don't have her middle name yet, but we will certainly get on that.

I really feel the baby kicking now. The kicks are getting harder and harder. I feel her throughout the day but she kicks especially right after laying down on the bed after a hot shower. My belly is surely growing and it's getting harder to breath.

We can't wait for Caylee to arrive! I'm pretty sure 3 more months are going to pass by quick. Anything I need to make sure that I have before the baby comes? I"m open to any suggestions;)

Ooops!

2008-01-21T16:21:00.000-08:00

It seems like the bigger I get, the clumsier I get. Last night, I was coming back home from a church meeting and I fell forward going upstairs from the parking garage of my apartment . How retarded is that? Ususally, people would fall going downstairs, right? How embarrassing...

The more I think about the fall, I'm glad I didn't fall going downstairs.

Terrible Weekend

2008-01-13T15:55:00.000-08:00

This weekend, my General Manager came up to me and asked me if my clothes were getting a little tighter. I told him, "a little bit", and he said, "well because your uniform is getting a little tighter and you need to go get some maternity clothes." Can you believe it? I was thinking there are other women that work that are bigger and their shirts are dirtier and tighter. I felt so discriminated!!!

I wasn't even sure if he realized what he had said until last night( Saturday) when I worked, he commented, "this shirt is looking better"( I had a different shirt on). Oh, I wanted to punch him! I didn't punch him, but I told him exactly what I thought about what he had said the night before. To me, I felt like he was basically calling me fat.

When a woman is pregnant, you just don't make comments like that. Do you guys agree?
We know what's best for us. I mean if our clothes are getting tighter, we will get a bigger size. After all, it is not comfortable being in something that doesn't fit. The bottom line is leave us ALONE!!!

So I felt so much better after I spoke out; however, I might be jobless after this... j/k... He had apologized later on that night and apparently he felt really bad;)

Man, blogging takes away so much frustration!!! Love it!

A New Toy

2008-01-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

Brad got this new lego pieces for Christmas and built this cool looking Combine Harvester. He grew up playing with them and loves them when he gets his hands on them. I guess he is still a kid at heart... He sat at the kitchen table and was very determined and finished it in about 4 hours. He was so proud of himself when he was done!

24 Weeks

2008-01-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

Here I am 24 weeks prego. I feel much better than when I was in my first trimester. However, my back was bothering me a lot last night. I'm pretty sure this is just only the beginning...

...and here is our baby girl. Can you see?

4 Year Annivarsary

2008-01-06T00:20:00.001-08:00

Brad and I just celebrated our 4 year anniversary. We took off to Pismo Beach for couple of days, and stayed the night at this wonderful hotel called, Sea Venture. It
was a little bit pricey, but it was all worth it. Some of the highlights were getting a massage, going to our favorite local restaurant called, "Splash Cafe", and going on a 6 mile bike ride. I know, you guys are probably thinking what the heck I'm doing going on a 6 mile bike ride when I'm 5 1/2 months prego., but Brad insisted. My legs were a little sore, but otherwise felt really good afterwards. It was not too hot, not too cold. It was just perfect!

Brad and I were eye shopping that day and found our favorite cup;)

The beach was beautiful and we definitely enjoyed ourselves. We wanted to do something before the baby comes. It was really nice to get away and to spend time with each other.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T23:10:00.000-08:00

Hey, everyone! I hope that everyone had a Merry X-mas!

Brad and I are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby GIRL!!! We are very anxious and excited, and can't wait for her to be born.

Brad and I drove up to Bakersfield last night so that we could spend Christmas morning with his family. We got ready at seven in the morning and opened up presents and had breakfast. It was really nice seeing everyone together. We had a great time.

Cute little Lexi. Brad's oldest brother's daughter.

A Boy or A Girl?!?!

2007-12-20T01:55:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Many of you are wondering if we have found the sex of our baby. The answer is yes, but we are keeping that confidential between Brad and I until Christmas. Brad doesn't want to tell anyone until Christmas when our family will find out what we are having. It is so hard not to say anything. I would totally say, but our family looks at our blog and we don't want to give out any clues.

We are very excited and can't wait until Christmas! We hope that you guys have a Happy Holiday and wish you all a very happy new year!

P.S.
I will post up my belly shot sometime next week or so;)

We Are Still Alive!

2007-12-10T22:20:00.000-08:00

So sorry for those who keeps checking our blog. I've been sick and at times lazy to work on anything...

Brad and I are doing great. Brad is busy going to work and going to the airport to get his flight instructor's license. We are still hoping that he can get into air ops. by next year. Brad has to wait for two years min. to get in. His one year is almost up (in March). We can't wait, so that we can attempt to buy a house down here. Buying a house in L.A. is not cheap guys!

So last weekend, Brad and I went to the CHP X-mas party. It was fun meeting new people and hanging out with some that had graduated with Brad in March. I would love to post pictures of the party, but my lovely husband forgot to bring the camera for us... But here is a picture of us recently taken at the Hollywood studios (we went back for the second time)

Don't we look awesome or what?!?!

Here is another picture of us. It's at some random street corner... Yes, it's random, but we were trying out differ. places to take some pictures for our x-mas cards.

I went to a differ. doctor today to get higher advanced ultra sound done. The doctor happened to be LDS as well. He is a fetal diagnosis doctor. He was really nice and told me everything is developing very well and that the baby is healthy! Yay! So what do you guys think... Boy or Girl!?!?!??!

Hope everyone is doing well!

P.S.
I, for the first time threw up at 19 weeks. Not just once, twice, three times, but 7 times in a row. However, I think I had food poisoning... I won't go in details. I hope I didn't disgust all you pregos out there... Have a wonderful day=)

Happy Turkey!

2007-11-22T00:52:00.000-08:00

Have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving guys! I'm off to San Diego tomorrow to spend my Thanksgiving day with my brother and sister. I will post something up on the weekend, since many are wondering where the pictures are...;)

Have a fun day and eat lots of turkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OUch!

2007-11-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

My back has been hurting a lot lately. I've been taking hot showers everyday to try to relax my muscle. Having a waitressing job doesn't help, but it sure is a good exercise;)

These couple of days, I've been worrying and thinking about how I am going to deliver this baby. I have this fear of delivering! I know, I know... Many women have done it, but I'm terrified. AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

I expressed my worry to Brad and his response was a laugh. He thinks it's funny. Sometimes I wish that men can go through what women go through, as far as being prego and try to deliver a baby when it is time. Sometimes, I wonder how Brad's mom had 10 babies.

So far, I haven't gained any weight but I'm sure I will make up towards my last trimester. I was just looking through the internet and did this Chinese calendar test to determine the sex of the baby. According to the test, I"m having a boy! I know it's just a test, but I have a good feeling that it is going to be a boy. Brad and I are both actually hoping for a boy first. We will just have to wait and see...

Doctors Visit

2007-11-09T12:05:00.000-08:00

I went in for my last of my first trimester doctor's visit yesterday. I was so worried, but I heard the baby's heart beat again. I felt so relieved, tell ya! It was beating so fast, I couldn't believe it! I still can't believe that I'm pregnant either... But I am very happy that I am and I can't wait to meet this new baby.

So the past 1 1/2 months, I've been having headaches, stomach aches, and , wanting to throw up( but can't), but I think it is slowly disappearing. For the last month or so, I haven't been able to brush my teeth the way I been wanting to. every time I have too much toothpaste in my mouth or try cleaning my tongue with a toothbrush, I start gagging horribly, leaving me with a stomach ache. Anyone experience this?!?!

Couple of days ago( Tuesday), I went to work and as soon as I had arrived, there were tables waiting for me to serve them. So I hurry up and went to the tables to serve them. When I arrived at work, my plan was to take a drink of water because I was thirsty, but that didn't happen because I was soooooooooo busy. In the middle of taking orders of 10, I started getting blurry and I started getting light headache. It was so bad, I had to stop the lady who was giving me her order and I ran to the side station. I ended up on the floor, causing me to almost faint. It wasn't the greatest feeling. After that I was so concerned about my baby thinking that he/she didn't have enough oxygen to breathe. My worry of course went away after the doc. visit yesterday. I've learned my lesson to keep myself always hydrated at work.

What else... This year, we are not celebrating Thanksgiving or X=mas with our families this year. Brad is scheduled to work on Thanksgiving and X=mas day; bummer. Since he is so new in what he is doing, he has no seniority whatsoever. Hopefully, he will be able to take some holidays in the future.

A gift from Heavenly Father

2007-10-17T01:15:00.000-07:00

So after being in my new ward for almost about 7 months, I received a calling! I'm serving in the Y.W. presidency as a second counselor.

After being without a calling for so long, I kind of got comfortable not really doing anything on Sundays. I kind of enjoyed it, but I'm grateful that I received this new calling. I'm almost getting over my sickness of being pregnant with my first trimester, and I feel that this is the perfect time to receive one. I'm so pumped up and excited about this calling. I really want to make a difference in these girls' lives. Some are struggling and there are many inactive girls. Wish me luck guys;)

A trip to Bakersfield

2007-10-17T00:57:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Brad and I were able to go up to Bakersfield on conference week. It happened to be on Brad's Dad, Dan's birthday on Saturday, so we were able to celebrate it on Sunday, along with our pregnancy announcement. We wanted to announce it when everyone was around but with family of ten kids and their wives, it wasn't possible to get everyone together. So at the end of Sunday night, we finally told ourselves to just say it casually, and told the rest of the family on Monday.

Brad and I are excited to be having this baby. I hope everything goes well and that I will have this baby without scarying the crap out of me because delivery is one of the biggest reasons that has kept me from getting pregnant. hmm.... I wonder if it is going to be a girl or a boy. I have a feeling that it is a boy though. We are kind of hoping that it is a boy, but if it's a girl, we will still be very happy! I just want a healthy baby.

Look What's cookin'

2007-10-12T00:01:00.000-07:00

Now, don't freak out when you see this...

Ok, keep scrolling down....

Suprise!

Yes, I'm pregnant. .... And yes, I feel sick every day, but can't throw anything back up. Lucky me... I'm on my 11th week, and got my 2nd ultra sound today. Everything appeared to be fine, which is a total relief for me.

Day in Church

2007-09-30T16:02:00.000-07:00

So today I gave my talk in sacrament for the first time in my ward. Of course Brad got out of it, since he has to work every Sunday. My talk was on the "healing power of forgiveness". This talk was assigned to me toward the end of June, and I was supposed to talk in July, but had to postpone it two different times because I happened to be working every time they scheduled me. So today was my day. I couldn't get out of it. I was so nervous because I haven't talked in sacrament in a long time. I guess it went pretty good... Though I ended up crying 90% of the time. I can't think of one time I talked in sacrament and not cry.

After church, the ward had a linger longer. We had tacos and desserts. Brad started an hour early today so that he could get out an hour early. He was able to join me after church to meet members of our ward. It was funny because people were welcoming us into the ward when we have been there for the past 6 months... Yeah, I feel loved...;P I don't blame them. They have never really seen Brad and I only go to church every other Sunday because of my work. I told Olive Garden that I was going to quit if they wouldn't give me more Sundays off. I was a little bit frustrated. It think they are actually giving me more Sundays off from now on, since they don't want to loose such a wonderful server;)

Well, I'm grateful that I got my talk out of the way. I've been thinking about it for the past 2 months! Have a wonderful Sabbath, everyone!

2007-09-25T20:08:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in a while because not much has been going on, except that my brother came up from San Diego on Sunday night and visited us until Monday night. It was nice seeing him because I haven't seen him for like at least 6 months. I Made Sunday dinner, and we all had a great time just talking about random stuff.

I'm so glad that the heat wave is finally gone here in L.A. This summer was so hot, but enjoyed the times I had at the beach. Brad and I saw rain on Friday and Saturday, and I was glad to see that. The weather was so nice that we finally turned off our A/C last week. I don't do cold weather very well, but sure beats hot weather!

I have decided that I will be quitting Olive Garden by the end of next year. It will be my new year's resolution...( hehhehe..._ My back has always hurt, but it has been bothering me more lately. Plus, the guests here in L.A. area are so rude and careless; it's ridiculous.

As for Brad, he has been really busy lately with his job. Actually, he is always busy because of the area he patrols. Couple of weeks ago, he went to a fatal accident on the 10 fwy. This guy had a skirt on (male prostitute)- he was crossing from one side of the freeway to the next when he was hit by a car in the middle of the night, just before sun came up. Who in the world would do something like that, especially in such a busy freeway? Anyways, Brad was grossed out because his body parts were spread across the freeway and the spinal cord was all bent and out of his body. He hated it because when the corner came, they asked him to hold a sheet up so that they can work on the guy. Maybe I shouldn't have asked him this question, but I remember when he called me, I asked him what he wanted to eat. Poor Brad... He told me that he didn't want to eat any meat or anything gooey.

Well, I hope I didn't make anyone feel sick... I'm kind of getting used to hearing things like this because it happens quite often here in L.A. area.

Have a great day, everyone=)

Phew!

2007-09-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

So lately, I have been working 6 days a week. Last night, I didn't get out 'til 12:30a.m. People were still waiting when we closed( Olive Garden). I mean, who eats heavily that late? Pasta is really filling, you know? Anyways, I was off Last Monday, and I don't get off until this coming Thursday. The restaurant is promoting the Never Ending Pasta Bowls right now, so we are going through tons of Pastas. I feel nasty by the end of every shift. If you guys want it, the NEPB is $8.95 all you can eat, and the Soup & Salad is 5.95 right now; go get it, guys;)

So I just been told to get off blogging by Brad. I think he is getting jealous... I told him to not to get in between me and my blogging( hehe...). It's kind of funny because every time I'm updating my blog, he needs me to do something, or just simply tells me to get off because I just park on the couch and tune everyone off. It's ok, he'll get used to it (hopefully)...

Wedding Day

2007-09-10T20:50:00.000-07:00

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My brother-in-law, Nathan got married on Saturday( Sept. 8th) at the Newport Beach Temple. It was a beautiful day and the temple was beautiful. It was a small temple, like the one in Sacramento. It was neat to see someone else get sealed for time and for all eternity. The last sealing I went to was my own, and it has been over 3 1/2 years! It was nice to sit and listen to the words that were said. When I was getting married, there were so many things to take in that I didn't grasp everything, so it was nice to attend and really focus on everything around me. It was a special day for Nathan, and we are very happy for him.

Picture of Nathan and his new wife, Leslie
Their cake looked really good and yummy!!!

Look at my adorable niece, Alexis Clair Lamb. She is 4 months old now.
Russell(Dad), Alexis( Daughter), and Amber(Mom).

It was a special day for Nathan, but it was special for me too, because Brad was able to take the day off and we were able to go to the temple together. It has been a while since he has gone to church with me, and I miss going with him=( It's kind of hard when his work requires him to work every Sunday. It's definitely challenging at times to go by myself, but eventually(hopefully) we can go together again someday. In the mean time, I need to be strong and keep my mind focus and do the things that I should be doing.

Maybe I Don't Like My Job...

2007-09-02T00:13:00.001-07:00

Ok... I think I might take back what I said yesterday about loving my job. I just got back from work, and it was the worst serving day ever! I have always said that I would never get upset over a table, but tonight( actually, it's after midnight, so it happened yesterday), guess what?@?!?! I cried so bad! Yes, tears came down; I couldn't believe it either! This lady was giving me the hardest time. She ordered Tour of Italy( consist of fettuccine alfredo, Lasagna, and Chicken Parm)and she wanted to substitute and modified a few things. I was totally fine with that, but when the food came out, she got pickier and pickier. One thing she modified was her pasta... She wanted angel hair with Olive Oil and garlic. She started raising her voice at me and told me that the garlic inside her pasta was not diced. Actually, it was diced (but I didn't want to tell her that)I think she wanted them minced. It seemed like everything was wrong. I think she wanted her food for free. Her and her husband was already being cheap. The husband only wanted Salad and 2 chicken on the side. The wife says, "doesn't mine come with a salad"? Here is the second worst part. Right before the food came out, I went to take some lemon wedges to the lady because she wanted them with her meal. I dropped it at the table, and she yells, "I told you to bring it with my meal!" So, I said, "ok". I reached to grab the lemon and she snatched it out of me and said, "No, you need to leave that here and bring some more when my food comes out!" Literally, seconds later, the food came out. I just couldn't read this lady. Anyways, when her food came out all wrong, she told me what she wanted again, but the way she explained about everything just didn't make any sense. One time, she rolled her eyes at me when she was telling me what she wanted. I almost asked her, "Excuse me, mam, is there something wrong with your eyes?" I didn't because I knew that if I had said something like that and my manager finds out, he would totally fire me. Actually, him and I are pretty cool, he probably would've tell me "good job" like he always does;).
... And of course, the customers are always right, and she complained about her food, so they both ate for free! Sorry loosers!!! I hope they never come back again. I could've spit on their food... Just kidding guys... I would never do something like that.
Thanks for reading, guys! This blog is so useful! I can let my feelings out by writing and people would respond back. I love you guys!!! Hope all is well with you=)

I Love My Job!

2007-09-01T00:23:00.000-07:00

Our lease for our place ends this month, and Brad have been mentioning about moving out of this place and finding somewhere closer to Fullerton area (he prefers somewhere close to the airport). Brad has been going on a fly-along with the CHP Pilots, and they told Brad that they are getting another airplane and they are looking for someone to fly it. Right now, they are a little short on airplane staff. Unfortunately, Brad's one year probation is not up with the department, so they can't hire him just yet. The airplane Sargent sounded interested in Brad, so I'm hoping that he will hire Brad in the near future. In the mean time, Brad is trying to get more flying time. I'm hoping that he will get in. Anyways, I was telling Brad that I wanted to work at Olive Garden for at least 6 more months. So we might be moving to Fullerton area in about 6 months to a year. I don't know what it is about me, but I always get attached to my job, and I don't ever want to quit! Though, there are days when I just want to hurt my guests and quit, but there are times when guests are so nice and generous with tips... I just want to love them and keep on working;) I guess I'm addicted to work...
I don't think I ever told anyone that I was sick last week (except Leslie)... For the first time in my entire job career, I called in sick last week on Thursday. I was sick on Wednesday and caught a fever on Thursday, and went away Friday afternoon. I woke up from a pain in the middle of the night, and my upper area of my stomach, below my chest was pounding so bad, I was literally on the floor crying. I don't know what it was, but I feel so much better now. I hope I don't ever experience that again!

So, anyways...anyone know the Fullerton area? We would love to find a good home. In the mean time, I think we are staying here in Burbank...(Yay!)

Another Cadet?

2007-08-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

Our friend, Sean Galloway came to visit us for two days. He came all the way from San Luis obispo to take some tests for the CHP. He took the physical test on Friday, Psych. test on Saturday, and on Sunday, he had to oral interview. We are hoping that he gets in. He has been working on it for sometime, and is now able to test, since he has cleared some tickets on his record. It was nice seeing him, since it has been a long time. His wife, Megan was not able to come because she had to work; bummer... But we had fun. Thanks for staying with us, Sean!

Hollywood, Here We Come!

2007-08-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

Brad was off last Friday and I didn't have to go to work until 6 that night, so he and I decided to go to Universal Studios. Brad has never been there, and I haven't been there in a long time, so we decided to go. It was nice spending time with each other. It was like a mini vacation for us, since Brad has been so busy with his work and has not had a time to relax and have fun.

These are some of the cars premiered in the movie, "Too Fast, Too Furious"

These are pictures of an airplane movie made by Steven Spielberg

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This is where the T.V. show, "Desperate Housewives" film their shows.

Big Frankenstein couldn't resist taking a picture with me... He kind of scared me, I almost cried (yikes!)

Dora The Explorer looked so cute...

I had to take a picture with her!
Brad wanted a picture with his idol, Spongebob. When he saw Spongebob, he was so thrilled(lol) He was so happy to see him;)

I almost got eaten by a shark

Brad and I went to go see a show called, "Water World"; it was awesome.

I saw Scooby-dooby-doooooooooooo!!!

This picture was taken right after the Jurassic Park ride. We got soaking wet, but had lots of fun!

Baby, Sara

2007-08-26T19:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my friend, Leslie Ashby's baby shower. I drove to Ventura to join in on the baby shower.

She got a lot of baby clothes and some nice baby blankets.

Look at this blanket that she got. This one is my favorite. I hope I get one like this when I have a baby girl some day...

Wellness Day

2007-08-23T15:57:00.000-07:00

Look at my new beautiful friends!

Poor dinosaur...

Today, Brad and his other employee's had a picnic at the Griffith Park. All CHP staff from his office had a day off so that they could all spend some quality time together with their families. It was so much fun! I met a lot of CHP wives; it was awesome! We've played football, Soccer, and the kids got to play in the slip n' slide and Pinata. The only complaint I have is that it started too early( 7a.m.)
At the end of the day, we were so tired from playing sports. Brad told me that we have to be there at 7a.m., because that is when it starts. So I was thinking, "ok, we have to be there when it starts, because today is a day off, but he is getting paid to go". When I got there, I found out that we didn't really need to be there right at 7a.m. I should of known better. Whenever there is a party and we are invited, he always have to be the first one there, and the last one out. He always says, "I might miss something!" Do you know how much I hate that? Surprisingly, we weren't the last one going home, but we were almost the last people out. The best thing was that we didn't need to clean up; however, we had to set up... But I kind of liked it, because I got to fill the balloons with helium and decorate the area before everyone else got there. It was nice meeting new people; we had a great time!