Potty Time!!!

So I've decided to start potty training Mady. I know she's only 19 months old but I figured that if I started early then maybe she'll catch on and I don't have to buy 2 sets of diapers anymore. Who knows how long it will take. Sometimes she is interested and sometimes she could care less. But seriously, how awesome would that be if she was potty trained by the time she was 2 if not before?? My chances are probably slim but hey....can't blame me for trying, right?? She definatly isn't my baby anymore. She's really clean in these pictures too, I know. It just goes to show you what a wonderful mom I am and how I just keep my kids looking immaculate at all times. Hey, at least the bathroom is clean.

27 and still sexy!!!!

James is turning 27 on the 16th of February. He thinks he is getting old. I obviously still think he is sexy and no matter how old he gets I'll still love him. Isn't he cute??? 

Happy Birthday Baby!!

GRRRRR!!!!

So a while ago I lost my camera charger and after a few months without a camera, James and I bought a new one. 80 bucks later I now had a charged battery and my camera back. Well yesterday my battery goes dead again and I pull out my new $80 charger to use for the second time only to find that it doesn't work. WHAT!!!!! I spent $80 and used it once and now it doesn't work??? I don't think so. So I called James and asked him to see if he could figure it out to see if I was doing it wrong or something  but he had no success as well. Well then, where's the reciept, I'm taking it back!!! Ummm...I don't know, he says, I think I threw it out, he says. 

GREAT!!!!!

So now what am I supposed to do??? Lorelle is getting blessed next week and I don't have a camera. NOT IMPRESSED!!!!!!!!!

The Holidays

So the Holidays are over and they went by way too fast. This was one of the best christmas' to date and I enjoyed every bit of it. I was gonna start off with Christmas but since those pics aren't on the top for some reason, I will start off with my birthday. 

My birthday was on the 4th of January and I turned 25. Every time I say it, it doesn't feel real, it feels weird somehow. Kinda like when I got pregnant with Lorelle and it never seemed real and I couldn't picture 3 kids but then again she was a wonderful little oops and it was just all sureal to me. 25 seems like the age to me where its really your last year to be known as a "newly married couple" or the "young couple". James will be 27 this year and I feel like this is the downhill to 30 and once your in those high 20's and have 3 or more kids....the young life is slowly rolling downhill behind you. Not that 30 is old....you get what I'm saying...right?? Anyway, I had a really good day. I went to church since it was sunday but then after my family came over and we ate and laughed and had a good time. Marin was there and it was so awesome to see her for the holidays. When she left I turned to James and cried. I wish all us sisters could live close, what a blast that would be. But since we don't I cherish the times we have together and am sad when they end. This is the only pic I have from my birthday. Why I didn't take more, I will never know. I think I was just having a good time and caught up in all the visiting that I just didn't think about it. I took this after everyone had left. James didn't want to take it but I told him it was my birthday and he had no choice. Aren't we soooo cute????

Christmas was a lot of fun. Jared was so spoiled this year from James' family. James' little sister had our name and I told her to just buy for the kids. Well since she works at UFA, she get tons of stuff with her employee discount and she bought Jared a full Black and Decker tool set complete with the big work bench and tools. On top of that she bought him all the extra tools that went with it, which were 2 extra boxes. He played with that thing literally all day. On Boxing Day we went to Jana's and Jared wore those safety goggles. He went to bed with them and no joke, wore them for like 4 days straight at Jana's. Needless to say it was a great gift. 
This is Lorelle in her christmas dress. I had one for Mady too but it ended up being to small. Oh well, I'll get them next year. She is getting cutter everyday. Her cheek looks smaller but I said that last time and it wasn't. I see the doc on Friday so we will see what he says.
Lorelle and her loot from christmas. She was so excited, the poor thing got tuckered out.
Mady and some of her loot. This smile is her new thing. You put a camera in her face and this is what she does and she says "cheese". 
Jared and all his loot before he got his tool set. I loved watching Jared this year. He was so excited every time he opened something. He would jump and scream. No matter what it was he would yell "mommy its my new present!!!" it was so cute. My mom came over yesterday and when she walked in Jared turns to her and says "you gave me my new backpack and blanket for christmas" it was cute. 
Christmas Eve was spent at my mom's where James ate himself sick....literally. We came home and he had to go to bed so I got to greet Santa all by myself this year. Christmas Day, James' family came and spent the day with us. It was really relaxing and nice. Then Boxing Day we went up to Jana's until new years day which was probably the funnest New Years I've ever had. We went to Jana's friends house and just had a really good time. We didn't get home until 4am and being a mom with a 6 week old baby.....not a wise decision.

 

Now Marin is gone, James is back to work and Jared's speech classes have started again. Life is beginning to go back to normal. All I need now is my Turbo Jam and I will be set (*cough* Jana *cough*) Now that my kids are in bed, my house is clean, I am now gonna go get some popcorn and sit down in the silence, wrapped in a blanket and watch some TV. Hope you all had a good christmas and Happy new year. I know I did!!!

Random

I love my kids. They are so cute. Of course as a mom we all think we have the cutest kids on the planet but I know my kids are. I love this little guy. I love the random little things he says that I have no idea where he heard it from. I love that when I ask him to do something and he says he can't, he goes and stands in the corner until he decides he's ready to do it. I love what a handsome boy he is turning into the older he gets. But most of all I love when he comes and crawls on my lap, give me a hug and a kiss and says "I love you mommy". That moment really makes all the other moments that weren't so sweet go away. He's my little man and I love him. 

Now this little girl is a firecracker. The older she gets, the more of an opinion she develops. It's definatly true about boys and girls being total opposites. Mady can hold her own. I think she beats up Jared more than he beats on her. If she wants something, she'll go for it. She's not a mean kid though which is nice. She's still sweet. I love how she gives Lorelle kisses and I have to wipe her face since Mady really just slobbered all over her. I love how she thinks she is so funny and just laughs at herself. I love the little things she is starting to say and I love when she starts to bust a move. She loves to dance and it really is hilarious but so cute. She definatly isn't a baby anymore. But most of all I love when she comes and gives me kisses as well. She's my sweet little girl and I love her.
My little Lorelley Belly. What a sweet baby. She is great. She eats every 3-4 hours and sleeps most of the time. I had one bad night with her and it was her staying up until midnight. Which is awesome considering Jared used to stay up until like 3am since you could never wake him up during the day no matter what you tried. The kids love her and Jared holds her all the time. She definatly does not look like my other kids who mostly favor the Henline side of the family. This little girl is definatly an Anderson. Maybe I'll have a little mini me. That would be fun. She is small and scrawny which isnt like my other babies either. Her cheek is still full of fluid but there is no concern. She is a beautiful little girl and I love her.
Now this is a little random. I'm still on meds for my infection I had and I decided it would be fun to react to it and break out in hives. I've never broken out before and its definaltly not fun at all!!! This is my shoulder. You can see the big red patch. The next picture is the best. Its my neck and half my chest. These aren't the only places I broke out. I broke out all over my body but I thought it best not to take pics of anywhere else for many reasons. I know its disgusting and your all so happy I shared but this is kindof a mile stone in my life since it's my first time with hives and I wanted to share. My conclusion though is that hives are not fun and I have to deal with them since benadryl (which is all I can take since I am nursing) doesn't like to work or creams. They help control the itch but dont get rid of the bumps. So I get to wait until the drug is out of my system for them to go away. Good times had by all!!
This is a good pic of them. This is also what my legs, arms, feet, hands, chest, hips, and back all look like. Gross, I know.

Its a Girl!!!!!

It's a girl! I was so sure it was a boy but I was wrong. 

Some people have been asking me how it all went so here's the scoop. Last blog I talked about going into false labor. Well for the whole week I'd been having contractions but they never stayed. Around sunday they started getting really really painful where I could barely even walk. So by Tuesday they were so bad that I decided to go up to the hospital here and get checked out before I drove into Lethbridge. Well when I went I was checked and got the same answer...1cm with no defacement. I was really bummed and called my mom crying cuz I was in so much pain and I just didnt get why since nothing was happening. Well she came over to help me cuz shes an awsome mom and we got some things together.

Anyway, I woke up at 5am in really bad pain. I couldnt sleep or move or anything so James woke up my mom and we went to the hospital. I got the same answer...1cm no defacement. But they monitored my contractions and they were off the chart and 2 1/2 min apart so they sent me to leth. When I had gotten there I was so sick. I was puking and shaking uncontrollably with shivers but I was sweating like crazy and I had a fever. Anyway, they hooked me up and took blood and everything and they found I had an infection in my blood and that was what was causing all the pain. When they did my swab, I tested positive for the infection but the doctors figured I had gotten it early and it had moved into my bloodstream. At first they thought it was my appendix so with that they brought in a specialist and he broke my water at 12:25 am and said we should get the baby out so they can make sure the infection isnt anything super serious. So they broke my water but nothing was progressing so they started the drip. After the drip I started to progress a little but as the contractions came stronger, Lorelle's heartbeat keep dropping. So if they couldnt make it stop I was looking at a C-section. We called our parents and I prayed that eveything would be ok. At 8:00pm the nurse checked me and I was 6cm. 10 min later the specialist came in and checked me out and I was 10cm ready to push. So they called my doctor, he got there, got ready. I pushed 4 times and out she came. So after 8 hours of stressful, intence labor...it only took 39 minutes to go from 6cm to having a baby. I can't tell you how greatful I am for prayers.

All is well and everyone is healthy. Lorelle has a fluid cyst in her cheek that makes it bigger but it should drain on its own and is nothing serious. She is a great baby so far and sleeps so good which I am so greatful for. Jared and Madilyn have been so good with her as well and Jared is a good helper. Life is definatly busier and I am starting to figure out a routine which will probably take me a little while to perfect but I wouldn't change any of it.

The last week

So a few things have happened this week. I thought I was gonna have a baby. I went into the hospital on wednesday with contractions every 5 min that were really uncomfortable and I was leaking a clear liquid. Thinking my water broke I was so excited cuz I thought I would have a baby and not be pregnant anymore. After getting to the hospital and them doing all the fun tests and whatnot they told me I was only 1cm dilated. I was like what??? I thought I would be more but because of that they sent me to go shopping or something to see if I could get the contractions to come stronger. I ended up staying at my parents that night since I was still having contractions waiting for something to happen. I labored most that night and when I finally got some sleep and woke up, they had stopped. I was not impressed. So after I had spent a day and half a night laboring I still have no baby.  But 10 days left.....baby any day now!!!  oh and just on a side note, I woke up this morning to a weird noise so I went upstairs to investigate and found a mouse in my house!!!! I hate mice and James was at the temple so I was all alone to defend me and my kids from this unwanted guest. Needless to say I did a pretty good job of keeping it in the closet where I knew where it was and called my neighbor and asked him if he'd come over and save me. I have some good neighbors. He brought over his air pistol to shoot it and a trap just in case. We ended up chasing it all over the house just for it to go into the closet again and then disappear into the wall. I got the trap there so hopefully it gets it. 

The other day I couldn't find Mady. I was searching everywhere and even asked Jared if he knew where she was. I started to call her name and I heard a little "ma!!!" and found my sweet little girl sitting in the closet with a crayon. Here is Mady's first offence with a crayon and my walls. So now after spending about an hour one day going through the house and using my magic eraser to clean all the stuff Jared thought he needed to decorate, I now once again have multi-colored  cupboards in my kitchen, unwanted pictures on my wall and today I discovered the new color of my front door. Kids...gotta love them.

Mady was in her "poo" position again doing her business but at the same time was playing peek-a-boo. It was so cute I had to take a pic

Jared loves my laundry baskets and he wanted me to take a picture of him. I told him to make a funny face and this is what he did.

I love super saturday. I have been making things to decorate my house with and I always love the ideas they have for super saturday. Alot of women did this JOY green and red with christmas paper but I wanted to do it the colors of my house (or the colors my house is gonna be once we start redoing it) and I'm pretty proud of myself for my craftiness cuz I am anything but. This one was way more work and harder than the next one but I still love them all the same. I know I'm not a whiz at crafts like Brenda or Tanya but I was really proud of these and wanted to post them. 

I plan on buying a big decorative book case to put all these things on that I am making for it. I'm excited to start redoing my house so that I can put all these things up and have it actually match everything else. 

So that is pretty much my life in the last week. Sorry for the long blog and lets hope next time I blog, it'll be about my new baby and I dont know why the first part is underlined. I can't make it go away. Oh well.