Thank heavens I have long hair

I haven't "done" my hair in a month now and I don't know what I would do if I had short hair that had to be did.  Luckily I can chuck it up in a poop ball because that is all I have time for right now.  Zoey is now a month old and she is a little pistol.  And by the way, whoever said that two kids is easier than one is full of crap.  I don't care how "good" your second one is.....full-o-crap.  Lets just say it has been a bit hard to adjust thus far with the whole nights mixed up with days and gas attacks.  I am tired. So is Zac.

 Cru is very gentle for the most part with his baby sister.  He does like to point at her nose which turns into a poke which turns into mom getting very uptight.

 Go Bears!

 Go Broncos!  She was mad she couldn't be at the game.

Zoey

She is here!  Zoey-born September 9, 2011 at 12:32 a.m. weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. 20 inches long.  So far she is a super sweet baby but I think her brother is ticked she is here for good.

Grandma Kathy came to AZ to take care of us and our house and it has been a dream.  She leaves today and I don't know if I can do this day to day stuff all by myself! However, I do have a freezer full of apple sauce cookies so that will help at least.

I can't sleep

I think the big man upstairs prepares you for a newborn baby by making it extremely uncomfortable to sleep whilst you are prego.  I am currently unable to sleep so I figured I'd try and get an August post in before the month is over.  I realize I have nothing clever to say as of lately.  I blame pregnancy brain which is a REAL thing.  Everyone keeps saying to me "Oh how in the world are you able to be pregnant in the Arizona summer?"  And I say "I don't really have a choice, I sweat anyway, and the pool is just down the street from me."  I have learned to just accept having perma pit stains this summer and you know what?  I am fine with it because it is 115 degrees and you should have pit stains.

Anyhoo, last Friday I thought we were going to get to meet our new baby girl.  I started having regular contractions and since I don't know what to do about that I called the ol' doc and they told me to go into the hospital (my water broke with Cru so I got the Ace card in that deal).  We got Cru taken care of (thanks to a superb friend and a superb backup friend....well backup plan, not backup friend) and zipped off to the hospital.  I was having regular contractions 2-5 minutes apart and dilated to a 3 so I was getting mentally pumped to do this 'labor' thing again.  I silently sang Eye of the Tiger and envisioned me making the winning 3-point shot and settled into a possible night of action.

Since I was 36 weeks and full term isn't until 37 the doc thought it best to give me shots to try and stop the contractions and let the little one cook a bit more.  So I got these shots of medicine that make you feel like you are running a race but not moving your legs and settled in.  Well, I was still having contractions and dilated to a 4 so I again repeated the chorus of Eye of the Tiger along with the beginning "da...dah dah da..." and they gave me another shot.  The contractions spaced and I didn't progress anymore so we got sent home.  But not until after I got this rad pic of me in the most flattering of all outfits.  Presenting the hospital gown.

So hot right now.  Speaking of so hot, I have not worn my hair down in about 2 weeks because of the excessive heat warnings here and the fact that I am pregnant.  I have no options.

We also had an adventure at the zoo!  Three times a year the Phoenix Zoo opens up its doors at night for 5 dollars and the entire middle class of the Phoenix valley shows up.  We are no exception (plus Cru was free).  The crapper is that it starts at 6:00 pm and most the animals are bedded down by 8:00 so you have minimal viewing.  We decided the monkeys would be a good thing to see and they did not disappoint.

 There is truly a monkey in that tree.

 The elephant. 

 There is a zebra if you look real real close.

And yes I realize all these pictures are the backs of our heads but then you get to see what we do.  They have this huge fountain area where the fountains shoot on and off and hit kids in the face if they aren't watching.  Needless to say it was extremely crowded since at 8:00 it was still in the triple digits.  This picture was tender to me because Cru will usually have nothing to do with holding my hand.  Nice catch Zac.

And I just love this picture.  Cru loves his dad and will snuggle in with him and watch whatever he is watching--usually ESPN. Until next time--

I'm Idaho

We recently got the chance to head up to the blessed land that is Idaho.  Our time went by WAY to fast and there was so much more I wanted to do and SO many people I wanted to see or be with longer.  But alsas, we are not retired with butt loads of money so it had to be a shorter trip.  The main reason for this trip was to see one of my besties get hitched.  My dearest Kristen McLevanCoysky's wedding was BEAUTIFUL and a right good time.  She was gorgeous and  I was able to see all my closest friends and hang with them for a night which was real real nice.  I realized after the fact of course, that I didn't get a picture with all of us in it but here is a wee montage of us in action.

tender.

 I am digging everyone's closed lips in this pic. 

 This is why we are friends.  Look at that crazed look.  Love her.

 Total beauty AND the maid of honor.  I was honored just eating meat with her at the same table.

chester.

We got to spend some good quality time with both of our families.  We had a big ol' BBQ on that Saturday with my clan, ate Idaho Pizza Co. another day, and had a grandkid/grandparent picture night another night.  We also had two big dinners with Zac's clan and got to chill in downtown Boise which is one of my favorite places in the world!  And we ate Chicago Connection.  SO GOOD!!!!!  I poked baby girl so she would move so I could stuff another piece of pizza in my gullet. So much heart burn and totally worth it.  We also took Cru to the fountains in Eagle.  He didn't seem to care much for them but loved the snow cone that followed.

Priceless.

Here is a pic of Cru with his little sister.  I know peeps are all about the belly shot and this is the best one I could find.  She is 32 weeks now and I'm getting freaked and excited about all of this mess!

There is a picture of a pink Javelina

There was a game I use to play when I was bored and had nothing to do at night.  It was a game called discovering Idaho.  All you needed was gas in your car and a wee bit of a sense of adventure.  What was fun about this game was you could do it alone, with friends, or via the cell phone if you were chatting with your 'boy who was more than a friend but I refused to call him my boyfriend named Zac'.    You basically would go on a road you had never been on before and see where you ended up/discovered.  It could be a country road, subdivision, or whatever.  I love this game and continue to play it but not as much since gas prices are so ridiculous.....and I call it discovering Arizona right now.  We decided to take a little 'discovering Arizona' adventure as a family to Sedona, AZ for the long Memorial weekend.  We got a cheap motel room that allowed dogs the night before, packed some treats and apple juice and headed out on Friday afternoon.  We figure we needed to see if Cru could handle car rides that are longer than 20 minutes since we are heading to the San Diego in a few weeks.  He traveled like a champ and LOVED the motel room.  If you ever have the chance to go to Sedona do it (unless you live in St. George) because it is a BEAUTIFUL red rock scattered oasis.  I was seriously amazed at how pretty it was and so glad we decided to be spontaneous.  Cru is taking in the grandeur in this pic as you can see.

 This is the picture of a pink Javelina.

 I laughed really hard when I took a close look at this picture.  Look at Zac's mouth.

 We went on a 'hike'--as far as hiking with a pregnant woman in flip flops, stroller and baby, and dog goes.  We only walked a short way on the trail but it was still very fun.  We were trying to get to one of the famous vortexes that are in Sedona but only made it about a forth of the way.  We then blamed everything on the vortex--like the fact bugs kept dive bombing Zac.

 It was so much fun and I am so glad we decided to go!  We also decided to try and take in a drive in movie before it gets too bloody hot.  We've been nervous about going mostly because Cru is Cru and you are never sure what you're going to get (as I'm sure it is with most 1+ year olds).  Needless to say, he did GREAT and watched most of X-Men with us.  Not sure if that is good but we had a ball!  He especially liked the giant bowl of popcorn we got and roaming around the bed of the truck.

Here he is roaming before the movie started.  

And last, it's that time of year again when the weather is starting to hit the triple digits so why not move again?  This will be our third time moving in an Arizona summer but who can't resist moving into a house?  I think that will make it all worth it.  We are moving the end of June and are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to be ditching this apartment life (hopefully forever.....or at least until we are geri's).   

Zac is in the market for a shotgun

It is official.  We are almost the true american dream family (minus the house, boat, yard, BBQ, big screen, vacation rental, and RV/ATV).  In about 5 months we will be adding a little girl to the mix making us a one boy, one girl, one dog family.  We found out on Tuesday that our household is going to get a little more feminine.  That doesn't mean any less football though.  I was a little surprised because I thought this thing growing in me was a boy but I am way pumped.  Zac is a little shell shocked but also very excited.  Here is her first portrait.  Not the best quality but whatev.

I already had a good long talk with Cru about how to be a good big brother.  I think he listened--just look at his face.

 He likes to put this ping-pong ball in his mouth and then crawl around and blow it out of his mouth.

I think this pic is funny.  He is getting a little attitude when he can't have something and it makes me laugh.  I try to hide it but it's so funny. 

This is pretty much how I've felt for the first trimester of this pregnancy.  I have been SO nauseous, exhausted, I had the flu and sinus infection on different occasions, and I lost too much weight so I've had to drink SICK ensure to put the LB's back on.  I am feeling stupendous now though.  What happened to my little dog?

New things!

It was time to say goodbye to Zac's truck.  It was a good truck and got him through three (yes I typed three) Arizona summers with NO A/C.  He has been a champion and trekked through it for our family.  Last summer though I could see in his eyes and sweat laden shirt that no A/C in 115 degrees just wasn't going to cut it for one more summer.  So we set about and found ourselves a nice truck with a crew cab so we can stick chillens back there!  It is fresh if I can say.  Zac has been out in his truck cleaning it and caressing it (I saw him hug it one time when he thought I wasn't looking).  And the best part is....the A/C runs like a champ.

Oh and Cru got a new shirt!

New baby arriving September 15th or so!  We are excited and happy to be adding to the litter!