Update

I told everyone I would give them an update when I got my results back, & this is the easier way to do it rather than text & call everyone. Plu sit gives me a chance to write/type a little.
  Aubry & I were off to Safford again today. She thinks it was just so she could go spend time with grandma, but really it was because I had my follow up appointment. I didn't expect my biopsy results to be back quite yet, since they took almost 2 weeks for my pap results, and the holidays just passed. But, they were in! They came back negitive, which is awesome! I was all worried for nothing at all. What can I say? I'm a little crazy. I go back in 6 months to make sure everything still looks good.
 As for my pains, he did another ultrasound, & this time he could see a functional cyst on my right ovary. Which is what I thought I had from the begining. It is something that will go away on it's own, and really isn't that big of a deal. He gave me some IBU 800 for the pain, and sent me on my way. I wish he would have been able to see the cyst on the first ultrasound he did, so that I would have known back then what was happening with my body. But I really can not complain. Things turned out great today, and I was very happy leaving that office! I had a total attitude change from when I walked it. Usually it's the opposite. So it was nice. I am just relieved & happy to finally know what is causing all this pain I've been having. Hopefully the cyst goes away soon, and I can go back to feeling fine, and doing what I want! I feel like I was stressing out about nothing. But it is always scary when something is going on with your body that you can not explain. I had no idea what was going on, now that I do, I feel better. The pain is obviously still there, but now at least I know what it is from. I was scared about the biopsy because I have seen my best friend go through some pretty scary stuff, and while I would take all of her pain & problems & have them for my own if I could, it was scary to know what some of the bad results could come back as. Like I said in my last post, she is amazing! I love her!
 Richard seems relieved to know what is going on now, too. He is also amazing. I am just blessed with awesome people in my life! 

I know I am blessed

So in my last post I was talking about the pains I have been having. I went to the doctor for an ultrasound & he said everything looked great, my IUD had not moved at all since he put it in 2 years ago, and everything else looked completely normal. What he said was "Well the good news is I don't see anything wrong, but the bad news is I don't see anything wrong" pretty much because the pain has to be coming from some where, right? During my exam my bladder was a littler tender, so he gave me an antibiotic in case I was getting a bladder infection.
 Well then we headed up to Phoenix to my amazing brother's house. I can't tell you how much I love him & his little family. His wife is awesome, and his boys amaze me. I LOVE those kids!!! They are growing up way, way too fast, which only makes me realize Aubry will be that age before I know it. We took Richard's jeep up to trade with a guy, well that fell through, so then we had another guy who seemed SO interested & like he really, really wanted it, he said he just didn't get to the bank it time that day so he would call first thing in the morning. Well needless to say, he never called. Richard didn't want to drive that thing all the way home, it's completely open, no doors, no top..nothing. And we might live in Arizona, but it is flippin cold riding around in that thing in the winter! So, Todd & Jess got in touch with a friend & he let us keep it at his house. Of course, that didn't last too long before Richard found someone to trade with. So now we have ANOTHER 79 Ford pick up sitting outside our house. Whatever makes him happy. Plus, he looks pretty sexy driving those old trucks around. ;) While we were still at Todd's our neighbor called to tell us our small chihuahua got in our back yard with our dogo argentino & our mastiff. Well, the mastiff attacked him. Splinter(the chihuahua) is about the size of Jack's head, as you probably guessed, he's the mastiff. He tore him up pretty good, and thank God for good neighbors, because if ours hadn't jumped the fence & stopped it, Jack would have killed him. He was in pretty rough shape. He is looking a whole lot better today, but he has a really big gash on his side, and lots of puncture wounds from Jack's teeth. So of course we were bummed out that we couldn't be here to be with him. But soo thankful for our neighbor. He took him in for us, & even drove him to the vet the next morning. Where a friend of ours works, and we are also extremely thankful for that, because she was able to help us out with the bill & letting me know how he was doing the entire time. And now we have to get rid of Jack. He has never been agressive at all, so it's hard for me to even picture him doing that, but we can't have him around Aubry if he is going to act that way. The good news about that whole trip, besides the fact that we got to spend time with some of our favorite people, is that we took Aubry for a check up on her hips, and everything looks GREAT!!! We don't have to take her back for another six months! We couldn't be more happy!!! After her appointment we took her to Bass Pro to meet Santa for the first time. She did pretty good. She was pretty nervous when Richard went to hand her to him, but then he pulled out a little candy cane & she went right to him! Haha! The Santa there looked the part perfectly, but he didn't play it very well. He didn't talk or anything, just sat there smiling. It was rather awkward. Aubry liked it, and we got a pretty good picture to show her in the future, so that's all that matters. Plus she loves Bass Pro, so she had a blast for the rest of the time we were in there.

While we were at Todd's I also got a call from my doctor about my pap results.Well, I missed the call actually. I've been really worried since I've been having these pains. And I knew as soon as I saw I had a missed call from them that they were going to say it was abnormal. So I waited until after their lunch break was over & called back.The results came back abnormal, and the doctor wanted me to go in for a colposcopy. I had never had one of those done before, so I asked the girl on the phone about it, and she did really well at explaining it. Of course I was scared for them to tell me something was abnormal, so I went to tell Richard. Let me tell you, I have always known that I married the perfect person for me. He is my best friend, and he is always there for me, and I have no clue what I would do without him. All I had to do was tell him what they said & without another word he took me in his arms & just let me cry. I know, I probably seem like a drama queen at this point, but I was scared, so be it. So yesterday was the day for the colposcopy. I drove down to Safford, took Aubry to spend some time with her awesome aunties Katie & Kyla, and off I went. It was pretty awkward. And it only hurt a little when he took the samples for biopsies. However, I am STILL having these stupid pains, they are actually just getting worse. So now I have to go back in a week for yet another ultrasound. Blah! When I text Richard to let him know I was all done with the appointment (he was at work or he would have been there with me) he called me right away to ask me how I was feeling & what the doctor said etc. He is amazing. I seriously do not know what I would do without him. After having a some what emotionally draining day, it was wonderful to go pick up my beautiful little girl & have her come running to me yelling "mama! mama! mama!" & giving me the biggest hug ever!! Followed with an "I luuuuuuuhhhhh you!!!!" <3

Through this whole thing of me having pains, and feeling scared, my best friend Stephanie has been there for me to talk to about things and vent to, and also explain things because she has been through it all before. She is also amazing. Not only is she always there for me no matter what, and always has been, she is going through some pretty major stuff herself, and she is so strong & just....well, awesome!! She is an absolutely amazing person & I am so thankful to have her in my life. Of course my family has been there for me to talk to as well, and I couldn't ask for more awesome people in my life. I just feel extremely blessed to have these people in my life. Each and every one of them. Especially Richard and Aubry. They are my everything, and I absolutely could not imagine life without them. Richard has been there for me for so many different things, I have always known I could turn to him, even before we were dating. He has such a huge heart, and while I always knew it belonged to me, and so did he, it took us a while to get there. But it was so worth it. I am so blessed to get to spend the rest of my life with this amazing man who understands me in a way that no one else does. And we created this amazing little person who has changed our lives forever, and brought us closer in so many ways. I may have had a few rough days, and I know I will have more to come, but I am so thankful I have these amazing people to go through life with.

Sometimes being a girl stinks!

For about the past week I have been having these pretty bad pains in my lower right abdomen. I've kind of had them on & off since I got an IUD after having Aubry, but nothing like this. I went for a little check up, you know, the ones all of us girls LOVE...NOT! It's always super awkward & extremely uncomfortable if you ask me. Anyway, that's when it started really hurting. I usually have some cramping after those kind of things, so I didn't think much of it..until it wouldn't go away. So of course, me being the smart person that I am(cough cough), decided to google it. I should never, ever, EVER do that. Because I some how always manage to find the worst answers out there. Anyway, after talking to my awesome best friend, Stephanie, I came to the conclusion that I have an ovarian cyst. They're pretty common with an IUD from what I understand, and the symptoms I have seem about right. All of this isn't really a big deal, the part I'm mad about is that I finally, after weeks of not having any motivation what so ever to work out, have that motivation I've been wanting...but every time I try to do it...I feel like some thing is stabbing me in the ovary! It's so annoying! Now, I know people have way bigger problems than this, my best friend, for instance. But I needed to vent, and that's what I'm doing. While Richard listens to me & talks to me about it, I am sure he is tired of hearing about it by now, so I decided to share with whoever will read this. Or maybe no one will read it, and I will just feel better for getting it off my chest. I made an appointment to go see my doctor on Friday, bright & early. So then I will know what is wrong for sure, and get some advice on what to do!

Montana

Let me just start this post by saying that I am SO thankful for Richard's awesome work schedule because it lets us have long family vacations, with him really only taking 7 days off of work. Giving us a total of 21 days of vacation! It's amazing!

Montana was awesome. We had so much fun. The drive there wasn't too exciting, we left pretty early & switched back & forth, we were on the road for 24 hours straight. It was worth it once we got there, but we were both really exhausted, & Aubry was more than ready to get out of that jeep! Of course we stopped a lot, and we let her get out & run around. We stopped in Utah & found a park & let her run around for about an hour or so. She loved that. We always felt awful when we had to put her back in the jeep. We spent the first part of our vacation in Forsyth with Gary & Cora (Richard's mom's dad & step-mom). Lee & Rose also live in Forsyth & so do Jay & his girlfriend Tracey. It was a lot of fun. We spent the first few days at Lee & Rose's house, & they are always a blast. Aubry loved Lee! She had so much fun playing with him. I think she had a little crush, haha! When we went to Gary & Cora's we went out looking at their property, mostly to scout for deer I think, but I had fun just looking at the beautiful scenery. It really is beautiful out there. I couldn't believe how much property they had. Richard  & I went out one morning with his bow & tried to get him a buck, but it was a no go. It seemed like we were always just missing them. So he ended up going & getting it with Lee's gun. I was bummed that I wasn't there when he shot it ( I stayed at the house with Aubry),  and then I had to help cut up all the meat. And when I say help I mean Jay & Tracey helped get it off the bone, & then Cora & I cut it all up. So I told Richard I had to be there when he shot the next one or I wasn't helping at all. haha! The fun part is being there for the kill, not cutting up all the meat! YUCK!  Anyway, we went to Margot & Don's next. That's Lee Ann's mom & step-dad. And of course we had a blast there, too. It was so cold for the week we were there! BUURRR!!! But we did go out & I got to be there when Richard shot his next buck, thank you Margot for watching Aubry for me. It was so exciting. I had never been hunting before, and I actually hate guns, but it was a rush, I can only imagine how Richard felt. It made me want to actually hunt next year, until he had to gut it, then I changed my mind, really quick! haha! It was still a lot of fun & I think I will enjoy going with him for years to come.  

The trip home was a little better than the trip up. We got a late start, so we ended up stopping & getting a hotel. Then we got on the road bright & early the next morning, it was nice because then by the time we got to Colorado it was like the middle of the day. It was dark through Colorado on the way up & I was bummed because I love Colorado. It's beautiful there! We stopped at a little fishing place there & let Aubry run around, then not to long after that we hit snow & it was WAY to cold to let her out, so sad to say, she had to stay in the car for most of the way from Colorado. When we got to New Mexico it was dark, and we saw a TON of Elk!! I had never seen a live elk before, so it was exciting just to see 1, but I don't even know how many we saw, well over 100. It was awesome. But also scary because they're huge, & it was dark & we were tired. But we made it home safe, so that's what matters. :) I'm still not very good at posting pictures on here at I write, so here are a few from our trip!

Oh how life has changed!

It's a pretty late hour of the night, & as I'm packing all of Aubry's tiny clothes for our long family trip, I am thinking of how my life has changed since having her. I used to be abe to stay up all night, get a few hours of sleep, and go work an 8 hour shift the next day, then do it all over again. What happens when I stay up past 11 now? I wake up in the worst mood you could imagine, I look like a zombie all day, and I'm a complete crab ass. Why? Well, because Miss Aubry wakes up at 6:30 am. Sometimes even later. Like 7:30. Now, that's really not all that early, and it gives me a pretty good amount of sleep. But it's like since I had a child my body thinks it's 40! I am no where near 40, I am only 23. Which is still very young. But how the heck did I age so fast?! Maybe it was the 9 months of hell my body went through whiile "growing" my little princess. Or maybe it was the child birth. Because we all know that does a number on you! Or maybe it's that my entire life changed, and I no longer get to sleep when I want, or shower when I want, or even pee ALONE for that matter. And I spend my days now chasing a toddler around my house, trying to get her to not shove things up her nose, or in he ears. Or for the love of god, let her get ahold of a pen! Oh, and let's not forget the days when she wants to do nothing but throw tantrums...the ENTIRE day! Those are always fun. I age at least 3 years on those days. Or the days when she is JUST like her father, and thinks she is a dare devil, and nearly gives me a heart attack climbing on things and jumping off! I am surprised I haven't had to make an ER trip with that child...YET!! There are seriously some dayswhen she drives me completely bonkers!

And while she does all of those things that make me crazy, and feel like I am losing my marbles...she also does the most amazing things, that make life worth living. Most mornings, when I go in her room to get her out & ready for the day, I open the door and she gets this HUGE smile on her face and yells "MAMA!!!", then she runs to me and gives me the biggest hug her little body can give, followed by an "I love you!". That's a pretty awesome way to start your day, no matter what time it is, or how much sleep you got! There are many times in the day when I am just watching her, and I know she is just absolutely amazing. Every thing to her is so wonderful and exciting. And she is such a GIRL! Which I of course love!! She will walk around in a tutu all day long, tellng me how pretty she is. And on the days that I actually get to do my hair & make up, she also makes sure to tell me how pretty I am. Which I also love. She really is the most amazing child. She is smart, and sweet, and cuddly. And she melts my heart. Today I was trying to clean the kitchen & she came and told me she wanted to watch Tink. So I of course came in the living room and put it on for her, and she was so thankful. "Thank you mom! Thank you!" Then she layed on the couch and patted right next to her for me to lay with her and cuddle. How am I supposed to clean my kitchen when the cutest kid in the world wants me to cuddle? Needless to say, the kitchen got put off. :) She amazes me with the new things she learns every day, and how much she changes and grows. So yes, my life has changed. I used to spend my days doing what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it, and I didn't have a care in the world. I now spend my days being a stay at home mom, and taking care of my baby girl and my amazing husband. Who I am also SO thankful for. He is my best friend, and he is there for me no matter what. He is my shoulder to cry on when I need it, my safe place to land when I feel like I am falling, and also the only person in the world who can make me laugh when I've had the worst day. I am so thankful to have him in my life, and I love him more than anything.

Parenting isn't always easy. In fact, most days it's pretty dang hard, and I know it will only get harder. But even on those days when Aubry is doing nothing but throwing fits, in the middle of the grocery store because I got her the wrong color of bug juice, or not listening to anything I ask her to do or not do, or acting like she is a dare devil...even on the days that I want to rip my hair out, or crawl under a rock for a few hours...I wouldn't change a single thing. Because when she looks up at me with those big brown eyes, and tells me she loves me, it makes every little hard part of being a parent go away. I absolutely love my life, and I feel so blessed to have Aubry and Richard in it. <3 

Aubry is 2!!

Well, we FINALLY got a new computer, which I'm super happy about, because now I can do this again. Ha!
Aubry turnned 2 on the 3rd. Where did the last 2 years go? Don't ask me, because I sure couldn't tell ya! It seems like I just had her yesterday, & now she's such a big girl. It's kind of sad. But she is SO much fun now! And she has such a silly personality. She is quite the handful, don't get me wrong, but she is so much fun. I wouldn't have life any other way.Anyway, we had her party on the 1st, & it was a blast. She seriously had the best time ever. It was amazingto watch her be so happy. We did a Tinkerbll theme, of course. Because she is obsessed. Not kidding. One day she was watchng Tink, in her Tink costume, with her Tink cup, Tink blanket, & Tink doll...sitting in a Tink chair. It was to die for! She's pretty much awesome. So here are some pictures from the party. She was so happy to have al the attention & have all of hr family and friends there. It made my heart melt.

  She has tried to wear his shirt almost every day

 She LOVED the attention!

 Her cake waspretty flippin awesome too, I must say. Richard's sister got it for her. She knows a lady who does them in town. Aubry loved it. She stared eating all the flowers off of it before we even started singing to her. I told you, she's awesome! ;)




Another exciting thing that happened on Aubry's birthday was that we got a new family vehicle! It's a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It'ssuper nice & we couldn't be more happy with it!

It was perfect timing, too because we are getting ready to go on our first famiy road trip. To Montana! I've never been there so I am super excited. I am not excited, however, for the freezing cold weather!! I know it's going to be freezing because, well it's Montana! AND it's already getting cold here, so I KNOW it will be freezing there! Which will be good for Richard's hunting, but not good for this desert rat. I suppose I will live. We'll be gone for almost a month, then when we get back we are going to this amazing resort for our anniversary. Because I'm spoiled, & my hubby loves me. :)

Random Update

Well, I'm sure tons of things have happened since my last post. First, our computer stopped working, so I haven't been able to update anything. Which, let me tell you, when you're used to having a computer & internet, it SUCKS when it's suddenly gone! HA!

Let's see...a few weeks ago Aubry got her first real "boo boo"...it was the WORST day! We went to Safford for my step-sister's daughter's 1st birthday, along with another friend's daughter's 1st birthday. After the first party, we went over to my dad's for a while, Aubry was having the best time! My dad brought out a huge bucket of toys & of course, she had to pull EVERY single toy out!  Then we went outside & she was swinging for a while, then just running around playing in the yard. She was making us all laugh SO hard. She is quite silly. Well, then it was time to go because we had another party to go to...so while we were picking up toys, I turned my back from her for I swear TWO SECONDS & my dad's wiener dog BIT HER! RIGHT IN THE FACE! When I looked over & saw her face bleeding, my heart BROKE...into a million pieces, I swear. He mostly just got her nose. She had 2 spots on the outside on the right, & a big slice in the inside of the other nostril. It could have been a lot worse. She kept giving me that "why did you let that happen, mommy?" look. Ahh! I felt awful! Now, I know it wasn't my fault, it wasn't anyone's fault other than the stupid dog! But I felt like it was my fault. The whole time we were there I kept making sure she didn't get too close to the stupid thing because I don't trust him..then I turn away for a couple seconds & she gets bit!!  Ahh! Of course, it's healed now, & she doesn't even remember it most of the time. She does get scared of small dogs sometimes though. I'm sure that will happen for a while. The thing that matters most is that she's fine. 



We just got back from Todd's(my amazing big brother!), we stayed there last weekend, it was Jessica's(his wife) birthday. And Richard's is just 2 days before her. So we needed to celebrate. HA! We always have a total blast with them! Plus Aubry had an appointment with her pediatric orthopedic doctor on the 8th. When we walked into the waiting room that day, there was a little boy who was in a cast because he had the surgery Aubry would have to have if it comes to that point. It broke my heart. I just wanted to hug him & his grandma who was there with him. I know it was his grandma because Aubry went over to play with the toys he was by & I heard him call her that, I'm not just some freak stalker haha. That was the first time in the entire time we've been going there that we saw another child with the same thing as Aubry...and it was a boy...hip dysplasia isn't very common in boys. It scared us. But, we went in & did her x-rays & all was well! Her hips haven't changed at all, so that's GREAT news, & everything looks great for now. We'll go back again in 3 to 4 months & she'll get more x rays & hopefully everything will be great still.


While we were in Phoenix we went to Party City & got all of the supplies for Aubry's birthday, & let me tell you, that girl is spoiled!! Haha! I can't believe she is already going to be 2!! It seems like I just had her yesterday! It's hard to believe she's growing up so fast. She changes every day, learns new words, does new things. She's really silly & acts a lot like her goofy daddy. Which I LOVE!! She's been talking a lot more now. Some of the stuff are probably things she picked up from me & I need to watch my mouth more haha. One night I asked her "Are you ready to get out of the bath?" & she replied "NO! Damn it!". And she already gets mad & goes to her room & slams the door....WE'RE IN FOR TROUBLE!

Iowa Trip

Our trip was great! We had a really good time. It was so nice to get away for a while. The weather was kind of crappy, so that made it hard to do much..but other than that I think it was a total blast. We got to spend a lot of time with family. And of course Aubry won everyone's hearts! :) Speaking of, she did really really well on the plane! I should have known she would!

The day after we landed was Jon's memorial. We woke up to snow that morning! It was supposed to be in the 60's & sunny while we were there! Heck no it wasn't! Ha! The memorial was rough, just like I knew it would be. Jon was a wonderful man, & it was really nice to see so many people come to pay their respects & tell their stories about him. I wish we wouldn't have been seeing his family under those terms, but it is what it is I suppose. They are all really great, sweet people.  

Like I said before, the weather was pretty crappy, but there were a few days we got to take Aubry out & let her burn off some energy. My grandma has a big beautiful back yard & Aubry absolutely loved running around back there. It was so pretty & so nice to feel the grass under my toes!

The next exciting thing was Easter! Aubry got to color eggs for the first time. Though she really wasn't very interested. Todd, Jess, & the boys were there by that point, so it was a lot of fun coloring the eggs. The boys are so silly. Then we did an Easter egg hunt the next morning. Aubry had fun, I think. It was funny, we had real eggs of course, then we had plastic ones with candy in them, & once Aubry figured out the plastic ones had candy, she wanted nothing to do with the real eggs! haha. She's a silly kid. She had way too much candy that day, I'm sure. But hey, it was Easter. She also got barbies, a big pink bunny, hot wheels (Richard's doing, if you hadn't guessed) & the movie Tangled. SUCH a cute movie! The night we bought it, Aubry went to bed & me, Richard & mom stayed up until like 11:30 watching it. haha! Everyone went over to grandma's for Easter dinner, & that was really nice too. Aubry had fun playing with Kylan (my cousin Jill's son). My cousin Nick also called that day, I can't remember the last time I heard from him. It was really great to talk to him, & know he is doing well. 

 Coloring eggs

 Shoving candy in her mouth as fast as she could haha

 Aubry coloring with Auntie Jess

 Aubry & Kylan

One of grandma's neighbor's was amazing with chalk! We all had to walk down to see his driveway haha

The rest of the trip was tons of fun, we got to do lots of different things. But most important was spending time with family. We got to spend a lot of time with my cousin Randi & her husband Ian, & that was seriously SO much fun! They're awesome! We also got to spend a lot of time with my uncle Jim, who has always been my favorite. Aubry totally adored him! Seeing Robin & Tommy was also great. The last time I saw them Tommy was about 4 or 5 years old. Now he's 20! Crazy, crazy. We had so much fun & created so many memories. I can't wait to go do the same in Montana with Richard's family! :)

Aubry got to pet 2 baby cows! They were only 10 & 11 days old

 This was the first night we got to hang out with Randi & Ian. I wish I had taken more pictures. Me, Randi & Jess

 The guys had a lot of fun too. Todd, Ian & Richard

 Aubry seriously adored Uncle Jim! The first day she met him she was going to leave with him, no problem! haha

 Us & Grandma. I got up early every morning with grandma (not by choice, Aubry made me!) & we got to spend a lot of extra time together & bond. It was really nice.

Aubry learned how to say "grapa" while we were there, because every time we turned around she was either going in his room to see him, or he was coming out asking where she was. <3

I can't leave out the most important part of this blog post...the day after we got back, Aubry had an appointment with her orthopedic doctor, and...HER BRACE IS OFF!!!! We could not be more happy!! He said her hips looked beautiful & that they were completely normal. The angles were 24 & 25 degrees (25 is normal). We have to go back every 3-4 months for a few years to get x-rays, then if everything is looking okay they will stretch it out to every 6 months. It's something we will have to watch for the rest o f her life, & her as well. We will have to make sure to let her know how important it is that she does her check ups. The surgeon did say that if they start to go back & get bad, we are past the point of a brace & she would need surgery. Of course all we can do is hope & pray that never happens. All I know is that I am so thankful that she has it off & she is looking fine for now. She is such a blessing in our lives & she's absolutely amazing!

Heading to Iowa!!

We are heading to Iowa in just 2 days. I'm pretty excited. Our first family vacation! My mom is flying out today, then Todd, Jess & the boys will be there the 22nd & my aunt & cousin will be there the 27th I believe. I haven't seen my family from Iowa in like 4 years so it will be nice. Plus everyone gets to meet Richard & Aubry! We will be there from the 15th until the 2nd. Then Aubry gets her brace off on the 3rd! I'm hoping Aubry does good flying. She does well in the car, but she will be on my lap for the plane ride, so hopefully it will go okay. I'll have to bring a few toys to keep her entertained. It's only about a 3 hour flight, so hopefully it wont be too bad. 

In the last few weeks Aubry has stuck things in her ears & nose some more. She stuck a macadamia nut up her nose one day! It was SO big! I don't even know how she got it up there. As you can see from the picture, it was way bigger than her nostril! You would think she would have learned from the corn not to do it again, but nope! Crazy child of mine. A few days after she did that, I doing my hair & make up while she was watching tv...I thought she was being good because she was laughing and not bugging me. I came out & she had baby powder all over the coffee table & there were little white foot prints all over the floor! I couldn't help but laugh!
She is also starting to have quite the attitude. One day she was getting into the DVD's, which she knows she's not supposed to. So I told her no. She turns to me with this awful "don't tell me what to do" look on her face, starts stomping her feet & yelling "STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP!" then she SPITS on the floor, rolls her eyes, & stomps over to the door like she was going to leave!!! Again, I could not help but laugh! I know I shouldn't have, but how could I not? She's not even 2 yet!! We're in for trouble!! HA!
Well that's all for now, I will be sure to post all about our trip & put lots of pictures!

Puppies & Corn

Well we are supposed to be having Richard's friend's son take all of the puppies up to Phoenix some time this weekend & sell them for us. I am happy because they poop all over & eat SO much, but I will be sad to see them go..But I don't think it will take me long to get over it. HA! That sounds mean. Today I had to pour water on 2 of them 2 different times because they were fighting so bad & wouldn't stop. The first time I pulled them apart like 3 times & they acted like they were going to bite me, which was kinda funny because they're so small still, & the second time they were holding on so tight I couldn't pull them apart. Crazy dogs! What could they have to fight about?! Haha! Oh well, they will be gone soon & then I wont have to worry about them.

So 2 nights ago Aubry was eating dinner, being good, & she started grunting. So I look over & she is shoving a piece of CORN up her nose!! So I got that one out, then looked in to see if there was any more, & what do you know?! THERE WAS! So I had to pin her down & kinda sit on her & dig it out with tweezers. I was laughing so hard, but also frustrated. haha. She's so weird!!! But I love her! <3 Today she played outside a lot with the pups. She loves them. She calls them babies. She's changing so much every day lately. It's like she takes a nap & I go wake her up after 2 hours & she looks different. She's growing up WAY too fast!!!

Wisdom teeth & Aubry's hips

Well, it turns out getting my wisdom teeth surgically removed wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't do anything dumb when I was waking up, anyway, like I was worried about. Ha! I was soo nervous going in. I remember the surgeon giving me like 5 shots in my IV & then finally he said "you're going to start to relax now" & I don't remember more than like a minute after that! I guess I was talking though, I made Richard give me a kiss before he had to leave the room. Next thing I knew, I was waking up & asking where my husband was. I remember I was pissed because my whole face was numb, & I didn't like that. & I wanted to see my teeth! haha!! And I wanted Richard. I must have asked for him 10 times before they let him come in the room. Then off I went! About an hour or so after, the numbing wore off where the teeth were missing from, & THAT hurt! But it was still numb up front, & I hated that!! But all in all, it really wasn't as bad as I expected. & I'm so happy they are finally out! Now if I could just eat normal! Maybe I'll lose some weight in this whole recovery time ;)
Aubry's appointment with the surgeon was Monday at 11:30. I went in with the worst thoughts in my head, of course. Because every time I have ever gone in that stupid place thinking positive I have left crying my eyes out! So I went in thinking that he was going to tell us she needed surgery. I was set on it. Richard probably thought the same thing. They did the x-ray, which to us looked good, like she would be fine if they were to take the brace off again, then they had us wait for the surgeon. It didn't take long before he came in. He was super nice & GREAT with Aubry. He told us her hips are at 26 & 29 degrees, (normal is 25) & that he never does surgery unless they are 35 or higher. He also said that with what hers are at, she should be fine to have the brace off in about 5 weeks & NO SURGERY!!!! =D Oh I wanted to do cartwheels!!! Richard & I were both EXTREMELY happy, as you can imagine!! So, it looks like our little princess is safe! Today we took her to have her brace adjusted, so it would stop rubbing on her thighs & leaving such awful marks & hurting her. They gave us a whole new brace. Same style, just one size up. The guy also stitched extra Velcro on so that the foam wouldn't slide around like it did before. & No part of the straps touch her legs now, so there should be no problems. She can't walk as well in this one, her legs are further apart. But she will figure it out, I have no doubt in my mind. We are just so so so happy that she does not need surgery!! <3 Well, I think that is all for the updates for now!

Random updates

So I had my Scentsy Launch Party, & it went pretty well. I sold more than I expected. I also sold a lot online. I'm pretty proud of myself. ;) I got a lot of free stuff & half priced stuff, I'm excited for that as well. So all in all, so far I am very happy I signed up to sell Scentsy.
I'm getting my wisdom teeth surgically removed on the 18th. I'm kind of nervous about it. I've never been put to sleep for anything before. Eeekk!! But I'm happy they will be out & not hurting me anymore. I should have gotten them out a long time ago. Richard says when I wake up he is going to record me & put it on youtube if I do silly things. I told him it's only okay if he sends it to the Ellen show. Haha! Aubry's next appointment is just 3 days after I get my teeth out. We will meet with the surgeon this time. I'm more nervous about that than anything. That he will tell us she needs surgery. I want to ask him to put her in a different brace. I like that she can walk better & everything in this one, but the straps rub on her thighs & she was getting blood blisters, then it turned into a scab & fell off, & now it's like getting infected. I've been putting medicine on it. The other night was really hard for me because I knew she was in pain, she didn't even want me to touch the spot on her thigh, but I needed to put medicine on it....I had to pin her down & do it while she was screaming "no! no! no! no!" the whole time & crying. So then of course I was crying. I felt so bad, like I was hurting my poor baby. Once it was all one & over with I picked her up & she gave me a huge hug & kiss while I was crying..then she brought me one of her baby dolls & gave me another kiss. She's amazing. I just don't think it's fair that she has to wear the brace period, but for her to be in pain from it? Not fair at all. I will refuse to leave the doctor's office until they agree to give her a brace that wont cause her any pain. Or at least wont give her blisters. Poor girl. :(
Other than that things are going well. We just had another trip to Safford (for the Launch Party). While we were there we had Katie watch Aubry for the night & Matt & E got a sitter for their girls & we went out with a few friends. It is still hard to leave Aubry over night with anyone. But we had a good time. Probably too much of a good time, but I wont embarrass myself by putting all the details on here hahaha! The next day Richard, me, Matt, Elicia & all the girls went to fry mesa. It was fun & nice to get out for a while. The kids had fun. But on the way back Richard decided he needed to try to climb a giant rock with me in the jeep (Aubry rode with Matt & E),& he almost rolled it!!! On to MY side!!! Mind you, this jeep has no doors, no top, nothing. It has a roll bar, or cage, whatever, but I would have literally smacked right onto the rocks!! It was fun up until that point. All I could think was "Elicia, please cover Aubry's eyes so she doesn't see mommy get hurt!!" Igh, my crazy husband! :) I still love him, though. Even if he did try to kill me! haha. I suppose that is all of my random updates for now!

Scentsy!

Well as of today I am now selling Scentsy products. I'm super excited! I love their products so I'm really, really excited to sell it. It will be nice to have the extra money too, of course. :) I am having my Launch Party next Saturday (March 5th) at my mom's house. I'm a little nervous. I'm sure it will go fine though. I just hope people actually go. I would love to get some people who wanted to host their own party. Hopefully I will. I'm sure it will all go great & I'll be really happy. I've also been giving people my website info so they could order that way. So hopefully even if they don't go, they could order something.
Aubry has a little bit of a cold & she felt like she had a fever tonight. :( Hopefully her cold wont turn onto anything more. I'll just have to keep an eye on her. It seems like she always gets sick when Richard goes on nights. This time I blame it on this stupid weather. It's so back & forth. And ANNOYING! I can't stand it. You never know what it's going to be like. Super hot, freezing cold, rainy, snowy, windy. Ugh! So irritating. Haha.
Marilyn's puppies are getting big. I will have to take some pictures tomorrow & post them. They are so cute! I don't want to get rid of any of them! But I also can't imagine having all 8 of them! We'd go broke from dog food!

The other night Richard & I were wresting on the couch, kind of picking at each other, which isn't abnormal for the 2 of us, & Aubry was eating in her high chair which is right behind the couch.. Well she started yelling at us "STOP!" & pointing. It was so funny. The things she does sometimes. She's our entertainment.  
Richard is extremely spoiled & now has a ps3. What did my brother Todd have to say about this? "IT'S ABOUT TIME!" haha! I honestly don't see a point in having 2 different game systems...but the blu ray on that thing is amazing!! Watching it on a 62 inch T.V. made it even better I think. I wanted to watch movies all night! 
My dentist appointment was disappointing. I thought I'd be able to get my teeth pulled the next day. Nope. They are all growing weird, & one of them is impacted & growing totally the wring way & pushing on the tooth in front of it. Anyway, our dentist wouldn't pull them & now I have to go see an oral surgeon & get all 4 of them pulled at once. Which will be nice because I wont have to go back. I'm just irritated because they hurt & I want them out!! My eye appointment went well, though. I picked out some super cute glasses that should be in in about a week. I can't wait to get them. I haven't had glasses in a really long time. 
Okay so this post was just kind of random little things, but I felt like typing them out. So there ya go world! :)

Very First Post

Okay, I am pretty new to this blogging thing so be patient haha. Let's see, we just got back from a trip to Safford for Elicia's Pampered Chef party. It was pretty fun. I wanted to order every single thing!
Aubry & I went up & saw my mom, as usual :) I worry about her since Jon passed...I don't know what I'd do in her situation.
We also saw my dad & Ida this visit. Aubry had a really good time with my dad. It was nice to see her play with him. We don't see him often. There's usually some kind of family drama going on with Evan & Kathryn. Which there is right now too, but I went over anyway. They weren't there, so it was good. I went over during the day, while Richard went out playing in the mud with Matt. He's crazy haha. He came over after & had dinner.
Tomorrow we have to go back to Safford for a dentist appointment & eye appointments. I'm not really looking forward to that.
Aubry is getting so big. It's weird, some days I get up in the morning to get her out of bed, & it seems like she changed over night. She looks more & more like Richard every day. She's getting smart too. She fell off the couch the other day (she was head banging of course, & fell forward) & she got a huge knot on her forehead & it bruised right away. She made me hug her & kiss it, then brought me her tylenol & looked at me like "Mommy, I have a head ache now, fix it." haha. She's still not talking too much, but I know she can & that she completely understands. She just chooses not to talk I guess.
We go back next month for a check up on her hips, & meet the surgeon this time. I'm really nervous for this visit. I don't want her to get surgery. Hopefully she wont need to. But the fact that Dr, Udall told us we had to start seeing the surgeon is very scary to me. The brace isn't fun at all, but if it could fix it 100% for good, I would be soo happy. Richard & I both would. He worries too, but I think he tries to just be strong for me. Just gotta keep thinking positive!