Love is in the Air

Valentines Day is coming soon & I've been wanting to do something fun for Ryan. He's the hardest guy to buy for - he wants for nothing & the few times he does ask for something I either forget or three other people get it for him. My brilliant friend Anna did the "14 Days to Valentines" for her hubby last year & I'm trying it this year. Each day there is a little gift/note that he receives counting down to the "Big Day". It's sweet, romantic, creative & cheap!!! = I love it! For fear that the one time I don't encourage Ryan to look at our blog this time he will I won't tell you what each day is full of (or the monster prize at the end), but I HAVE to pass on this adorable craft (again swiped from Anna's blog) done by none other than Martha Stewart:

http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/valentines-day-decor#slide_23

Easy to make, under a $1 & SUUUUUUPER cute!

Can't Suck it in any Longer!!

Yep! I'm preggers!! Our little man is coming our way April 21st & we are excited, nervous, ecstatic & thrilled to the tips of our toes!

"April 21st.....why that's just a few months away! You're about 6 months! You've been keeping this a secret for a while!" you say & to this I reply "Yep"

Now I'm sure that you all have questions and I will answer all that you throw at me.

Here we go:

Due Date: April 21st, 2010

Planned: Yeah, kinda....I guess. It was one of those we'll do our thing and if it happens it happens

Gender: Boy, an heir to the Steineckert throne.

Problems*: Not yet (knock on wood). I am considered high risk and I get monitored every Thursday with an ultrasound (yippee!!) & 20 minutes strapped to the monitor which our little man likes to karate chop. He makes his Daddy proud! He is doing great!!!

Name Picked: He does have a name, but you have to wait until he gets here before you find out!!

Morning Sickness: I tend to lose friends when I answer this question. No....sorry, but my heart goes out to all of my friends that have (or are) throwing up at this very moment.

Where will you have the baby: As long as everything goes well and I don't go into labor before 35 weeks I can have the baby here in Burns. Any problems or early labor I get flown out to Bend or Boise

Is Ryan excited: Nope, I wouldn't say excited I would use the words: stoked, over the moon, jumping out of the skin with all of his excitement, ecstatic, enthusiastic.....beyond excited.

Is that a pig flying? Yes, actually and I just read in the news this morning that hell has frozen over.

How are you feeling? Good over all. I'm a pretty good mix of excited/nervous, but I am thinking positive and feel really good about everything.

Any other questions I haven't answered please feel free to ask! I'm now trying to work on the baby nursery....I just can't seem to stick with a theme or know of any decor that I want for sure. There is so much out there. So with Ryan by my side I stay busy with work, primary & nesting all while wearing my blue colored glasses!!!

*for those of you that we haven't talked in - forever - and wondering what is going on with the "problems" question. About two years ago I had a stillbirth baby girl Emma and shortly after her had a miscarriage. Two baby losses = high risk pregnancy according to my doctor. So while this pregnancy is going well, the Dr. wants to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Holiday Cheer & A Happy New Year

So I was really terrible this holiday season taking pictures of all the fun things we did this last holiday. So I will give you a brief history of it, peppered with the few pictures I took!

Fred the snowman that Ryan built for me to wave good bye when I left for work in the morning. The ward Christmas party and the quickest primary nativity program ever done in the history of ward party programs. Santa Claus....hmmm he looks awfully familiar. The cute kids that sat on Santa's lap. Wrapping presents at my desk. The pain that a jammed sewing machine can be. The saving grace of a friend that makes your nieces & nephews gifts for you. Packing up the car for the holiday trip to Utah. Uncle Alvin & Aunt Bertie's comfortable beds. The driest roads to travel on. The Christmas Carol in 3-D. Finding out that Katrina is not a baby anymore. All the new words that Caiden can say. Wrapping presents. Sleeping in the craft room. Christmas morning. Gilmore Girls seasons 1 & 2. My favorite salsa. German pancakes with buttermilk syrup. Seeing our new niece Clair. Beatles Rock Band. The happiness of giving a gift that is truly loved. Learning not to wake up Parker if he's sleeping on the stairs.The sounds of a full house of family. The snow in the canyons. Sledding. Reading. Family parties. Witnessing a new generation of cousins. Free clothes. Avatar. "That sounds like a little boy named Parker". The Princess & the Frog. The "Parker Taco". Zupas. Good conversation. Family Feud & Slap Scrabble. Too much good food. Park City shopping. White elephant gifts (I won with the Edward poster!). The cutest quilt store in the world! The trouble with holding both sets of keys. Temple work. La Puente. Ryan & Tiffany's love of snow. Skiing. 10 second cereal bars. Barnes & Noble browsing.The Rose Bowl parades. Chinese buffets that serve crab. More sledding. Pretzel Chocolate Chunk cookies. New Years eve. Sparkling Cider. How old Dick Clark looks. Giggles & laughs of nieces. Explaining to Tiffany that she can't fit in the car (we were packed to the brim!!!). The long trip home. Walking into a warm house...& unpacking the car.