tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70281836042187037022024-03-14T03:38:53.400-07:00The FergusonsLeah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-1095687131201823242010-07-08T16:51:00.000-07:002010-08-19T14:40:10.642-07:00Long Update.OK so my baby is 2 months old today and I can't believe it's taken me this long to update! Let me just say I have been so busy!! This is going to be a LONG update so feel free to skip around :)<br /><br />Birth Story:<br /><br />The Monday before my induction I went in to my last check and and to have my membrane sweep to try and get things moving along. This worked with Alex the first time but took forever and I still had to go in for my induction and have pitocin the whole time. Alex's labor was very hard... and I was praying this one would go well.<br /><br />I went in, in the afternoon and everything check out I was dilated to over 3cm, 90% effaced and baby was -1 station. She did the membrane sweep and it didn't feel so wonderful.. but then again it wasn't suppose to. Luckily John went with me and was able to drive us to lunch at Tommy's Burger. About 15 min later I started to have contractions, I was uncomfortable but not too bad. We ate, I called my friend Rachel (who did my birth photography she's amazing BTW) and her partner and my other friend Crystal to update them. John and I then went shopping for the last few thing and I went home to relax. At about 5 I picked up Alex from my friend Jami who was watching him and hung out with her when I started to feel really really bad. I was nauseous and light headed and lucky John was coming home early to hang out with us. We were suppose to go see Toy Story 3 but I had a feeling that was out of the question.<br /><br />Alex and I left Jami's and went home to find John waiting for us. I laid down on the couch while the boys went to go get food and started to feel REALLY sick. I called JOhn telling him he had to come home because I didn't think I could take it much longer and wasn't able to time contractions because I was once again having back labor. Once he got home I called John's mom to have her sister (John's Aunt) come over to help watch Alex. Luckily she was able to and we headed to the hospital. It was about 7pm then and when we got there they check me in right away.<br /><br />I got all hooked up and checked and hadn't actually made an progress. I was SO bummed, they gave me a little over an hour to see if I would make progress and John and I sat back and talked. I was contracting about every 8-10 mins and we were joking of how stupid it was they wouldn't just admit me and I'd have to get up at like 6am the next day to be induced.. Well when they came back to check me, and noticed I'd made progress. I was fully effaced, dilated to over a 4 and Nick was engaged. WOO HOO! I was being admitted to have a baby at 9pm! My contractions really started to pick up then, and things started to move along.<br /><br />By 10 I got an epidural because I was getting uncomfortable.. this was the part I was worried about. With Alex my epidural only worked on half my body and i had a horrible delivery. This time it was amazing... I was numb but not too numb and I felt great. Only bad side was my blood pressure bottomed out at one point because I wasn't laying on my side. But after that everything went smoothly! At 11pm I was dilated to a 6 and they decided to break my water to move things along. It's funny because it took them 10 mins to break my water, they had such a hard time because the sac was so tough (they said that was a good thing). It was kinda a weird situation because it was a male doctor helping (I'm all about my OB she's amazing and we know her personally). Finally it broke and everything stalled. Awesome.<br /><br />I was so upset because I was so ready to have this little guy! I had finally called Rachel to show up to be here to do the birth pictures and I was sitting at a 6! Yikes! It was about 1245am then and they decided to give me some pitocin to see if it'd give me an end kick. I had the pitocin for about 10 maybe 15 mins and right around 120am I was complete. Seriously that fast I couldn't believe it! I then waited for my doctor to get there and to start pushing. It was intense and exhausting but so worth it because at 1:59am Nicholas Anthony Ferguson was born!<br /><br />He weighed 8lbs 1oz and was 19.5 inches long and had a head full of thing hair :) I am SO lucky to know such an amazing photographer and friend that documented my birth. Here is a video/slide show with the images. :D<br /><br />Here is the link: http://video214.com/play/AF2gAqaScTefFTu1b2IodA/s/dark<br /><br />I cry every time I watch the video, the song everything is perfect! My birth experience was amazing with Nick and having the pictures to watch make me want another baby already! I came home about 24 hours later and it was SO nice to be home! The entire time after Nick was born he maybe spent 2 hours in the nursery. He was so wonderful and slept the entire time and cuddled I just couldn't send him away! <br /><br />I've been breastfeeding exclusively for 2 months now with NO problems, other than getting thrush but no big deal. Nick has been a great eater and is doing wonderful. Alex adores him and loves helping in every way. He loves holding his brother and giving him kisses. I feel so blessed to have such beautiful boys.<br /><br />We also did 4 days on newborn pictures. I have so many different poses and styles it's crazy.. I thought I'd post my favorites, I still have my own to edit but haven't had time so here are some from Rachel and Crystal. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGOUDTAarMoA2mil9xOjXV5RgJfiz-nNB_ldIbzuRVp_a6MERJzVLTqysCUsz0UodxvxqRA4QX-lUNd61RDKio3eXdckGSGneKTZWdbKHWxqRdpE3ZwrtL3A_A5pFnXqz7FVK86DUxqU/s1600/35779_405874406038_690441038_4957364_5745364_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGOUDTAarMoA2mil9xOjXV5RgJfiz-nNB_ldIbzuRVp_a6MERJzVLTqysCUsz0UodxvxqRA4QX-lUNd61RDKio3eXdckGSGneKTZWdbKHWxqRdpE3ZwrtL3A_A5pFnXqz7FVK86DUxqU/s400/35779_405874406038_690441038_4957364_5745364_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507234669660251282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcn25IYAsfDr67Tl6hX5I9zIjgyqW0atKBav5Wgzue5Jw0N30sfWPRXc-otncM2aOaaEd8sTZPLLDlfZ9oFHA-yiq7CE9WJO7F2du3oZfYmsPfv7DM05hQemt7s3f17aHq_bvDwdPve8/s1600/35395_408353119444_510119444_4230763_4456879_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xTqtNL2cXlHURB9mRw8TKEiMeP43xFmjF7bllLw03ZamUrhzEoOI60x1c9Pyno7Rvpa08zkU7iB11DGPjvqKA0jaaAsW_qkSnnr_U0WLnXXcYn2D1g1w5_dUgOsPjXC27S6httB06LY/s400/35779_405874411038_690441038_4957365_5388612_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507234942362291842" /></a><br />Ok that was more than a few but seriously I couldn't pick just a few. He was an amazing model and baby! I mean seriously how do you pick your favorites?<br /><br />Now he's two months old and teething just like his brother did. Really where did the time go? I'm so sad! Now I need to post images of Nick's nursery cause i think I did a pretty awesome job and then print some huge canvas prints to stick of him all over the place!<br /><br />Here is a recent family picture of the two boys aren't they adorable?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsyWvOo37B8eRAqlpvf0tsJfyJLws5E4MBbh11nyUJ2PZCLWTtApLPTuOQVKBKIlkxa5d4I923WWUOGq_TxYwhyphenhyphenTEoTGjpZEeZpsWQvUSIkxmy6AY2Aksj-SsZmtdiyQDorPCExbYjxk/s1600/37512_413113114444_510119444_4338660_1522776_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsyWvOo37B8eRAqlpvf0tsJfyJLws5E4MBbh11nyUJ2PZCLWTtApLPTuOQVKBKIlkxa5d4I923WWUOGq_TxYwhyphenhyphenTEoTGjpZEeZpsWQvUSIkxmy6AY2Aksj-SsZmtdiyQDorPCExbYjxk/s400/37512_413113114444_510119444_4338660_1522776_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507238887196015298" /></a><br />I'm now working on my photo biz and getting ready to rent a studio space and re-vamp everything. I am SO excited! And will be working more! Thanks for hanging around and reading all this. I promise to update more frequently!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-5322219941042864162010-06-18T10:37:00.000-07:002010-06-18T10:42:54.198-07:00Shucks.Well, this will probably be the last time you hear from me as a mom of 1. I figured I'd update everyone on our life over here before I have a new baby at home and no time to update my blog. Just preparing you for the worst case ;) I promise to at least post pictures before of Nicholas for all of you non-facebookers. You guys gotta get on facebook! PLEASE!<br /><br />John and I had our birthdays which were a ton of fun! It's funny because we were talking about how we celebrated our birthdays before we got married and before we had Alex and we couldn't imagine not spending it together as a family! John's birthday we went out to dinner at his favorite restaurant and he got to shop until he dropped! he bought some new clothes which he was excited about! For my birthday we took Alex to Pirate Island to play and enjoyed walking around the mall trying to find me a gift. I secretly have been holding out for the iPhone 4 so now since it's actually here that will be my gift! We had such wonderful birthdays!! I love just being together as a family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_WSObIImeFfDWRx5Uu2euzmKeeVFZu4PEobsfmRkjMQSQ8DnCQfvjv3XW94bZA8r1lBi7DyxGZMbOo91WRUKypIphe1yEP0WaU6q9INTrABVHifBL5uWi24_eu9VS020u9FmzLYgqMk/s1600/30257_1447477037080_1537821770_1102444_7098336_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_WSObIImeFfDWRx5Uu2euzmKeeVFZu4PEobsfmRkjMQSQ8DnCQfvjv3XW94bZA8r1lBi7DyxGZMbOo91WRUKypIphe1yEP0WaU6q9INTrABVHifBL5uWi24_eu9VS020u9FmzLYgqMk/s400/30257_1447477037080_1537821770_1102444_7098336_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484168608627015058" /></a><br /><center>Alex playing at Pirate Island! He loves Pirates!</center><br />Life has been nice but busy, the time has been flying sadly and I'm now down to 4 days left until I get to meet this little boy. I'm actually quite nervous and anxious all in the same moment. I keep joking that it would be so inconvenient if this baby showed up before next Tues. Not only do I have everything planned out for Alex when I go in next week to have Nick but everything is planned out with John and family and well everything! If Nick tries to show up early I'm pretty sure I'll have to go to emergency plan! I'm a woman of plans and order and I still haven't learned life doesn't always happen the way you want it with kids!! Luckily I have Alex in an amazing daycare run by my friend and our friends in our neighborhood are willing to help. Lucky right?!<br /><br />My doctor keeps telling me I'm going have this baby any day now and I keep begging her to be wrong. At my 38 week appointment I was 3cm, almost completely 100% effaced and he was engaged and ready! I have way to much to do this weekend, and it's like I lost my HUGE to-do list from a few weeks ago and out of no where found it right before I'm suppose to have this baby! I blame my pregnancy brain for all of this, and thus why I have paid all my bills up until the end of July so I don't screw that up! Nesting has finally come back in full mode and on top of it all I'm sick fun right? You can see me organize the most random things, cleaning like crazy and in the mood to toss everything out. I will say my amazing husband did finsih my little to-do list for himself!<br /><br />Alex seems to be realizing that something is about to really happen, I have to admit he's a pretty smart kiddo. And def. wants to be in the loop of things. It's funny how he asks questions and I'm glad communication has really picked up since we started daycare. For the most part he's able to express himself in a pretty good manner, but not to say we don't have our days. It's funny to hear him speak in sentences because he doesn't sound like a 2 year old! It's like he's a little man! I've actually been spending a ton of time with him also lately. It just feels so crazy to think it won't just be him anymore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpwh6vopmNmLotGVE68lEutir_3VoBPvPSEijiZwLDeuL8U3lEL-aIIk6jhHZVSz1ldmdHKDV0HBR0AEJJvr2LiWRIA__3XX36ZH4jLGH_9bABo6uD4Uo10FOyYNYVWdL9mmIlUSW7L4/s1600/30257_1446965024280_1537821770_1100995_1851604_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpwh6vopmNmLotGVE68lEutir_3VoBPvPSEijiZwLDeuL8U3lEL-aIIk6jhHZVSz1ldmdHKDV0HBR0AEJJvr2LiWRIA__3XX36ZH4jLGH_9bABo6uD4Uo10FOyYNYVWdL9mmIlUSW7L4/s400/30257_1446965024280_1537821770_1100995_1851604_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484168600072530658" /></a><br /><center>He loves the playground and could probably spend hours there!</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_Z4MJJy47si6bMb5L4c8NSB3g6emfzGej7u4qhHoX4eUDbdBC59CHdiAhcZYUCTiVbnDqqMN_XSJVDQ5MSboflkiZ_HQLr2Khk06W-YzoBT-q__IsA-VsJt3eL_UvG4pKNmdTUTTYq4/s1600/30257_1446962984229_1537821770_1100990_7174923_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_Z4MJJy47si6bMb5L4c8NSB3g6emfzGej7u4qhHoX4eUDbdBC59CHdiAhcZYUCTiVbnDqqMN_XSJVDQ5MSboflkiZ_HQLr2Khk06W-YzoBT-q__IsA-VsJt3eL_UvG4pKNmdTUTTYq4/s400/30257_1446962984229_1537821770_1100990_7174923_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484168593334219474" /></a><br />He's also ready to potty train now and I'm the mean ol' mom who isn't letting him. He's been going on the potty before bath time, but I can't even imagine starting potty training with a newborn right now. I'd hate to see him regress back into diapers, and I hear if it happens starting over is a nightmare. But he sure does like to beg me to use the toilet anywhere we are and tell me when he's gone potty and when he's "all dun". I feel like a bad mom sometimes because I don't want him to be ready! Ok I do... but really?? Give me a few more months kid! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_gYBF5HGZiLekjqI7icfc_VmCWkzWJJYKzK5NSbgdwNRVsrDF8h2I7s5AM8fQCwJ3-kHmUDICW5ga9Ar61_5G98aZawYakE2rV3vqq355ddzCrd6UZ2oKJxgAo2TM8W7RHYWhDWsn0I/s1600/29907_1461203740239_1537821770_1139230_6433159_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_gYBF5HGZiLekjqI7icfc_VmCWkzWJJYKzK5NSbgdwNRVsrDF8h2I7s5AM8fQCwJ3-kHmUDICW5ga9Ar61_5G98aZawYakE2rV3vqq355ddzCrd6UZ2oKJxgAo2TM8W7RHYWhDWsn0I/s400/29907_1461203740239_1537821770_1139230_6433159_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484168589104410770" /></a><br /><center>He loved playing at the Gateway where the water shoots up!</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ldRumzwRKWENSNjdweU3D5YSqtdLW6xtivD5K4kjM7Ui498M2kagSC3EJ11BcFE7F3P3cRT_R1-yyWGL4VqysTTyP0O-cY1GSRk1GozFeGbnnBpTSPGOIjZNyQLx898sXjSXcXj7pA/s1600/29907_1461203100223_1537821770_1139222_4069790_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ldRumzwRKWENSNjdweU3D5YSqtdLW6xtivD5K4kjM7Ui498M2kagSC3EJ11BcFE7F3P3cRT_R1-yyWGL4VqysTTyP0O-cY1GSRk1GozFeGbnnBpTSPGOIjZNyQLx898sXjSXcXj7pA/s400/29907_1461203100223_1537821770_1139222_4069790_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484168581008913698" /></a><br />He's also loving the summer weather. We spend a lot of time at the pool, driving his jeep around and playing with the dog and his friends outside. It's cute and a lot of fun, I hope to be able to keep him really busy even when I have Nick here. Luckily we have the zoo, a pass to the aquarium, and a pass to Thanksgiving Point to go to the farm, gardens, and dino museum. As active as Alex likes to be we'll be doing a whole bunch of activities this summer!<br /><br />John is getting ready for some major things to go on with his company, which seems to ironically happen right before this baby arrives. But more projects and work are always a good thing for John he loves being busy. I keep reminding him 2 kids at home will keep him very very busy. I'm glad he's good at what he does and thriving, I'm lucky to be able to stay at home and enjoy life so much and do my photography!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuv_OR07OqXrIHOAVMtPg4LCv74O-s3-wrYQKU1u_EnEKV58x0GjjqMw7pA2OFHml3hKs3qmReSvf9Lf1wU0z_ILNevsAHpje2P2wR0NwyfMbH9VETiJ-wqQFcF0Mz641wKL82V-PA7g/s1600/28963_438537141326_117381271326_6219744_5636117_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuv_OR07OqXrIHOAVMtPg4LCv74O-s3-wrYQKU1u_EnEKV58x0GjjqMw7pA2OFHml3hKs3qmReSvf9Lf1wU0z_ILNevsAHpje2P2wR0NwyfMbH9VETiJ-wqQFcF0Mz641wKL82V-PA7g/s400/28963_438537141326_117381271326_6219744_5636117_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484166333967384690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM0NNFQ3oa_UKsoFw5GvFJkjbipppYaYLZn9z8gXmYkOOUPWuYx8D5zRDDbjwFl8rFwcJGABtQdipx2FEnfJqj_sr0XsBJvkazvGaY1X3ZxUFM2CgpLwwKIeQGWBQyswx-yT4hTEMbbk/s1600/28381_400732024444_510119444_4034859_4209426_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM0NNFQ3oa_UKsoFw5GvFJkjbipppYaYLZn9z8gXmYkOOUPWuYx8D5zRDDbjwFl8rFwcJGABtQdipx2FEnfJqj_sr0XsBJvkazvGaY1X3ZxUFM2CgpLwwKIeQGWBQyswx-yT4hTEMbbk/s400/28381_400732024444_510119444_4034859_4209426_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484166306293612050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EWrUsAitkuH5QaDwr0zkhfRL443BglBfvAr92hn0srjvlpEO4axBUakxGqxeaZ9REh42Nn67xC-81Xxj6gn1gZES1TGUpWixlN07OJGMrMiYPQb00QjXqBJQ6HCJcOUK3pzVHqzc8uI/s1600/28963_438537156326_117381271326_6219746_4490430_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EWrUsAitkuH5QaDwr0zkhfRL443BglBfvAr92hn0srjvlpEO4axBUakxGqxeaZ9REh42Nn67xC-81Xxj6gn1gZES1TGUpWixlN07OJGMrMiYPQb00QjXqBJQ6HCJcOUK3pzVHqzc8uI/s400/28963_438537156326_117381271326_6219746_4490430_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484167117663394802" /></a><br />Last week I went and did maternity pictures with two of my favorite photographers. They made me look gorgeous and we of course had a blast. I can't wait to do birth and newborn pictures with them, I'm so excited to be honest. I also will be taking pictures of Nick myself also. Not that I will ever be a newborn photographer but I'd love to practice on my little guy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQu5qpFTsjRaRwhGZuJOS31eKAHJKOymvKtRT_lLq5p52p5gMM2o2aJ0rUueABWtesHxhjkGjD2R8uq6CEkVZwELVhAVI46yqUYeWYteDRAo1fTiQUcjErYQDNQF4VrvaWnCHAKj6Wfg/s1600/28963_438537081326_117381271326_6219737_1588208_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQu5qpFTsjRaRwhGZuJOS31eKAHJKOymvKtRT_lLq5p52p5gMM2o2aJ0rUueABWtesHxhjkGjD2R8uq6CEkVZwELVhAVI46yqUYeWYteDRAo1fTiQUcjErYQDNQF4VrvaWnCHAKj6Wfg/s400/28963_438537081326_117381271326_6219737_1588208_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484166324885334770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78L6VCnl1AomHiU_p7YloTWTKRIXIoELZ0Co8sEuU_WvCEo5wuyqAsqFLbg2LQyIqAIw_DOOyEvNlbEHpnGp2xUj3zVlHiAcC3E3TmAfysJkUo1vJlpt_d2ilmmiERXELj6XhnVoKkLM/s1600/28963_438536426326_117381271326_6219718_4918985_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78L6VCnl1AomHiU_p7YloTWTKRIXIoELZ0Co8sEuU_WvCEo5wuyqAsqFLbg2LQyIqAIw_DOOyEvNlbEHpnGp2xUj3zVlHiAcC3E3TmAfysJkUo1vJlpt_d2ilmmiERXELj6XhnVoKkLM/s400/28963_438536426326_117381271326_6219718_4918985_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484166314395306802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGsDfLibaA7VtJBaEf7UA7_bwbBcDhglKvSZRWjF_GqeZ_8gPj2cfk0nJKbl5QgUB0YSRKoE2RPPz9xTSgrDDo2yvH7GNxaTUCf5srs6WPgdBIiXmi5QMqUvZ4S7n1OZBaKFfYGit81o/s1600/28963_438536466326_117381271326_6219724_8249808_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGsDfLibaA7VtJBaEf7UA7_bwbBcDhglKvSZRWjF_GqeZ_8gPj2cfk0nJKbl5QgUB0YSRKoE2RPPz9xTSgrDDo2yvH7GNxaTUCf5srs6WPgdBIiXmi5QMqUvZ4S7n1OZBaKFfYGit81o/s400/28963_438536466326_117381271326_6219724_8249808_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484166322226428802" /></a><br />Other than that we're good and I'm just playing the waiting game until next week! I just want a happy and easy delivery :)Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-84693603200122184102010-05-24T21:29:00.000-07:002010-05-27T21:40:56.162-07:00You mean I can't have my cake and eat it too?I have to admit that I have had a blog post planned for weeks, I just haven't been able to actually do it. The last few weeks have literally flown by and I can't believe I'm getting so close to having this baby! It's kinda scary to be honest, and I'm hoping to find a way to slow down the next few weeks as much as possible because I've had such a great 2 year old and I'm going to really miss it just being him. I mean who wouldn't love a child who sleeps from 830-10 and takes 2 1/2 hours naps? And he's just a big help! Oh I forget how lucky to have him sometimes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz44ioLZCVDpkGqBI_OLvWA2TckdS2LsQ5FUY97wBRqK74Ia4pxqgI-zY2Lc3THNxWltT0aWhY6O92SC7WZ067_haty45VHEh4kYI2Zsg8y3-xXfZLVOVwUpnZLuoNFROK8F9p0Cs_aLQ/s1600/27817_1434016739743_1512670730_1407270_91206_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz44ioLZCVDpkGqBI_OLvWA2TckdS2LsQ5FUY97wBRqK74Ia4pxqgI-zY2Lc3THNxWltT0aWhY6O92SC7WZ067_haty45VHEh4kYI2Zsg8y3-xXfZLVOVwUpnZLuoNFROK8F9p0Cs_aLQ/s400/27817_1434016739743_1512670730_1407270_91206_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476173737683068882" /></a><br /><center>My favorite photo of my son, gosh it just makes me smile</center><br />So what I've been up too... wellI had an amazing beauty/fashion photography workshop I attended and had an amazing time. I am still editing the images and trying to deal with CS5 at the same time which is slowing everything down. I have a ton of images to edit, and I must say that fashion/beauty photography is a true passion of mine. If I wasn't married with a family I'd def. be traveling the world doing that for a living. I felt for the last few months even with clients that I've been in a slump with my work. After that workshop it just all came back to me! I felt completely re-energized to do all kinds of new things. Now if I wasn't only 35 weeks pregnant.. crap. ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HAgobcc1jH-MhRpHDho3CQ4nhwKBWU0YK_DrO0QZGjfVYk2tWB9EuE8jtUu0njs_4EZP2NgFCo2w-3i2oPTWH4MiIcHKuMP2xYDeIJyuWdUXyDN-2A2KoP1My4Yc6gfVoLw1ehurzI8/s1600/29957_1439866446820_1537821770_1080924_8167963_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HAgobcc1jH-MhRpHDho3CQ4nhwKBWU0YK_DrO0QZGjfVYk2tWB9EuE8jtUu0njs_4EZP2NgFCo2w-3i2oPTWH4MiIcHKuMP2xYDeIJyuWdUXyDN-2A2KoP1My4Yc6gfVoLw1ehurzI8/s400/29957_1439866446820_1537821770_1080924_8167963_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476173754915535618" /></a><br /><center>This was Alex at the end of every day</center><br />After that amazing weekend we packed and headed of to Disneyland which was a BLAST. Alex had an amazing time, and I scored an amazing hotel DIRECTLY across the street from Disneyland. I got the whole trip at a great bargain, and even though I wasn't happy in the beginning at buying Alex his own seat it was the BEST THING EVER! He was so wonderful, and because he was I'm pretty sure we're planning to go back down in October from when the change the park over. (Please excuse the fact that I only have cell phone images, too lazy to upload from my camera :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmzLo8zNjVcZRPDBmzrbNYEdDbf8D_bojylIgxnh_NSzyVtDRHXE3HyBxmIcDr_C5Gh-lf3KqfmNzr0XOCfhVeW1EIs7bfK0Y-S87qp1fD2RZ_xGRU6PpbyhN346tox0moL7lvh4CbWI/s1600/30157_1432111412949_1537821770_1063970_5695350_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmzLo8zNjVcZRPDBmzrbNYEdDbf8D_bojylIgxnh_NSzyVtDRHXE3HyBxmIcDr_C5Gh-lf3KqfmNzr0XOCfhVeW1EIs7bfK0Y-S87qp1fD2RZ_xGRU6PpbyhN346tox0moL7lvh4CbWI/s400/30157_1432111412949_1537821770_1063970_5695350_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476173759839788834" /></a><br /><center>Alex got to sleep with us (which never happens) because the crib the hotel provided was well, too small for Alex. Hey enjoyed the king and all the pillows!</center><br />Alex had a few favorite rides like the train that goes around the park, Pirates of the Caribbean, Winnie the Pooh, and Small World. We rode everything but those were the rides that never got old for him. Some of the other kiddie rides just weren't as exciting to him! We had so much fun we ended up going for 4 days instead of 3 and stayed right up until our flight. I never imagined how fun he'd have but, wow it was worth every bit.<br /><br />Me on the other hand, well I did pretty well. My feet did hurt but I did a ton of work in hopes of going to the doctor next week and finding out how much I've progressed! I rode everything Alex rode, and it was so a great time. John really enjoyed himself too, it felt so wonderful to be able to get away and have one last family get together as 3 before Nick shows up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltNmfyYWOgajEztoNEdKoCZ73OYksuzPjIAeXnt8iZP8oZZFNnE0ypGTfydGF_8x7rTgmBePBYaIjh70E-b4mw9TbKKs8Yj5_FXTUg2WybFo7cBHiIaztPVq2oZ0V03VkW9TnSbddiAI/s1600/27817_1434016899747_1512670730_1407272_2402772_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltNmfyYWOgajEztoNEdKoCZ73OYksuzPjIAeXnt8iZP8oZZFNnE0ypGTfydGF_8x7rTgmBePBYaIjh70E-b4mw9TbKKs8Yj5_FXTUg2WybFo7cBHiIaztPVq2oZ0V03VkW9TnSbddiAI/s400/27817_1434016899747_1512670730_1407272_2402772_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476173747068021634" /></a><br /><center>Alex loves playing with his trains, seriously they are his favorite toys!</center><br />Now after I came home was a different story. I must start off with saying that I'm not the typical pregnant women with the typical pregnancies. I have all kinds of issues and I promise you my body does not like me in general, but while I'm pregnant I'm pretty sure it hates me. I started having all kinds of contractions and hardcore migraines since I got home. And we're all hoping and praying I make it to 37 weeks. I personally would be happy to wait much longer, like until my induction date, but we'll see. I just love how you forgot the bad things about pregnancy very quickly. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Da-t2mMYVUH4tVDnYr4DT6_2Gek3HNx_wszm9VqiJdVPM1vfju39MsZpdJcBv65pHQ2DblPtMfQDLQ-uUC6BW0kxSSm2F5NZFehWjYkq7bbuq4Y-t8ZwgJPgkrD8PQsi94pNRdQ4RM/s1600/27817_1434016859746_1512670730_1407271_3908319_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Da-t2mMYVUH4tVDnYr4DT6_2Gek3HNx_wszm9VqiJdVPM1vfju39MsZpdJcBv65pHQ2DblPtMfQDLQ-uUC6BW0kxSSm2F5NZFehWjYkq7bbuq4Y-t8ZwgJPgkrD8PQsi94pNRdQ4RM/s400/27817_1434016859746_1512670730_1407271_3908319_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476173743445851474" /></a><br /><center>He thinks it's hilarious to steal my iPhone.. and claims to everyone "My Phoone.. MINE!"</center><br />Other than that, I'm doing great, Nick is completely set up so if he showed up I'd be ready to go!! I decided to try gDiapers this time instead of disposables (many many reasons and none involving the environment.. well maybe a little), and got my last order of stuff in the mail for the adventure!! I also set everything up for breastfeeding. I'm so pumped and have an amazing lactation consultant ready to work with me once this baby gets here. If a few people didn't know I have a hormone deficiency that makes breastfeeding nearly impossible and something my body just doesn't like me to do. I'm doing everything to prove it wrong this time and make it work. I'm excited, even though I know it's going to be hard work I know I can do it!!<br /><br />I also re-scheduled my baby shower for July since I've been so sick and having issues. A wonderful friend of mine set it all up as a sort of surprise, and with everything going on we decided to wait until after Nick shows up. So it will be nice to have it in July so everyone can meet Nick and it will be a cute get together with all my friends and family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZJ68cU_9x8JQKJBmAYxjx8iY1giy3W8V6VzzuMweajXa274Kj7ycsW0ltYOxs1KmOc4uxKZp9gLFLY2vQK-PEhY6ujpKouuQC1YrGWiSe8nmCjDovE3f06jk79p8beSMsPGilVUD1-c/s1600/28461_1417026275830_1537821770_1030954_451241_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZJ68cU_9x8JQKJBmAYxjx8iY1giy3W8V6VzzuMweajXa274Kj7ycsW0ltYOxs1KmOc4uxKZp9gLFLY2vQK-PEhY6ujpKouuQC1YrGWiSe8nmCjDovE3f06jk79p8beSMsPGilVUD1-c/s400/28461_1417026275830_1537821770_1030954_451241_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476175612847873938" /></a><br /><center>Isn't he just the most handsome man ever!</center><br />My amazing husband's birthday is in about a little over an hour and I must confess how much I love him and how wonderful he is. He does such much to provide for our family and give us everything we need. I'm grateful to of married my best friend and I love him so much!!! I can't believe our birthdays are already here!! We spent all day yesterday buying John his gifts and since we never usually get to shop for each other (we're hard to shop for.. or more like he is) we had so much fun!! Alex was a trooper too, and lately he's really been enjoying time with his dad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiccV1o7yS6Lo4N-FDjvftY5tfwYOz9ooAaMr2hlhDgC07dHYdgZfbd5o3pQUKRU_mRVIsa0qyCIclEJ881YZQ4qk2il-DBgSsImX6XgMrBYgAgio2w9rqpDkaD2rLbnz4leH-uQ75a_Y/s1600/29275_1429021934876_1512670730_1397103_1289319_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiccV1o7yS6Lo4N-FDjvftY5tfwYOz9ooAaMr2hlhDgC07dHYdgZfbd5o3pQUKRU_mRVIsa0qyCIclEJ881YZQ4qk2il-DBgSsImX6XgMrBYgAgio2w9rqpDkaD2rLbnz4leH-uQ75a_Y/s400/29275_1429021934876_1512670730_1397103_1289319_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476176128223209234" /></a><br /><center>Me a little over 33 weeks pregnant, I need to take a new one I only have about 3 weeks left!</center><br />We also had Girl's Night which between that, Bunko, play dates, Alex in daycare all the time is going so fast! I'm really sad I've been trying to do everything to keep busy when really I shouldn't have!! Now we're getting ready for a big "Day out with Thomas" for next weekend and to spend some time with family for Memorial day and enjoy my birthday! Gosh why does 22 feel so old? It's so funny to think I've been married just about 4 years and will have 2 kids. :) <br /><br />Gosh I'm lucky!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-52688747200059889732010-04-27T11:12:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:56:09.421-07:00Countdown timeIt's been awhile since I've posted and I thought it was time for an update. We had a really fun Easter, Alex got a ton of toys and candy from the Easter Bunny and really enjoyed stuffing himself all day with tons of candy! He's definitely been helping me out a lot around the house lately to get ready for baby tater-tot to make his debut. It's cute to see Alex try to sweep and pick up his toys and his "attempt" to do laundry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpODSEgH39kF2R0MFvr43gYZrkvGwytMplvYSyfPsN0FCuzpprYIAH4DyV6c3HuvtZHwkC4Gq3xcGTt1lItc23A26O_7plu2qdDMPoIagyd-ScasGZeYP2zGBy1yagf7wKMwBt_HpCcU/s1600/25405_1405649870589_1512670730_1346476_1615819_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpODSEgH39kF2R0MFvr43gYZrkvGwytMplvYSyfPsN0FCuzpprYIAH4DyV6c3HuvtZHwkC4Gq3xcGTt1lItc23A26O_7plu2qdDMPoIagyd-ScasGZeYP2zGBy1yagf7wKMwBt_HpCcU/s400/25405_1405649870589_1512670730_1346476_1615819_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948299837926242" /></a><br /><center>Alex likes to "cuddle with baby" as he tries to say. He just lifts my shirt up and plops down</center><br />Alex started daycare about 2 weeks ago, he goes 2-3 days a week for half days and is having so much fun. It's fun to see the things he is learning and how much more he has to say about things. I really like that he has some thing to keep him busy in between play dates and activities! He's always wanting to be busy and doing something just like the day he was born so this has been a great experience for him. And to be honest for me, since I have a lot to do before this baby comes.<br /><br />It's starting to feel a bit surreal to know that I have less than 8 weeks until I have another baby at home!! Luckily, Nicholas' room is all set up except for a few things that need to be hung and getting the last few essentials. John got so much done in one week it was almost scary!! I was starting to get worried and he knocked almost everything off my "baby list" in one weekend!! <br /><br />We painted the baby's room which was a task all on it's own, and I will say that I have no desire to ever take wallpaper off the wall again, paint or anything involving major hard labor while I'm pregnant!!<br /><br />The office set up downstairs and it's nice to say I have my own working space that I'm not sharing with other stuff. (aka John's shoes/clothes/stuff) It's like my own little place to go down and get work done, and on top of it all it's right by the playroom so Alex can keep busy if I'm on a deadline.<br /><br />We have this thing about keeping or collecting empty boxes around here and since I order a lot of things online the boxes pile up VERY quickly. It was nice to get rid of a ROOM full of them and have the extra space!!<br /><br />Also we bought an entire year of food storage, so we had to set all the shelves up in or "cold room" because John is so worried about it flooding. It's nice to feel prepared since before that we had nothing at all.<br /><br />John set all the furniture and was actually excited to do it. Not that there was much that needed to be done other than assembling the crib and putting a few bolts in the glider but it felt so real to know there is gonna be a baby in there soon! I will say John and I had a horrible time getting the screws for the glider in, and John has made me promise that if we ever buy furniture again we will have them deliver and assemble it. So much for me trying to be right about us doing it ourselves!<br /><br />Oh^^ I promise to post pictures of Nick's room here soon. I went in to take photos and the weather is horrible and almost no light outside to get some nice photos in there. That and it's still a bit messy. :)<br /><br />All I really have left is to do the garage and get the cars detailed.. I know sounds lame right? Because I know the baby is going to come home and say "Oh mom, the garage looks wonderful" or "I'm so not getting in a dirty car mom". But there is SO much junk that is ready to go get donated from the garage and I want more room to store Alex's outside toys in the garage! His jeep was in the house for 3 weeks and I just couldn't take it anymore! That and my cars are filthy.<br /><br />We went and did a 3D/4D ultrasound of Nicholas and were surprised to hear this little guy has a good amount of hair! I don't expect much but something is definitely better than nothing! Oh how I would love to have a newborn to photograph with a full head of hair. We did the 3D/4D ultrasound with Alex and much to our surprise the two look very similar. I'd be so excited to see a little mini me of Alex! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLHxCvbGN8YpldijZl94si2s0mk-gr43nPncWVpaJKCdDS1DXAzUWpqBctRn0OB4qTL484Wte1XKPgrLx2XS2noyXZZC-angiCeUweBh6-5BKeiVFFuJNppj75jLY6eKMTlEkzGb3uUs/s1600/FERGUSON_1_41.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLHxCvbGN8YpldijZl94si2s0mk-gr43nPncWVpaJKCdDS1DXAzUWpqBctRn0OB4qTL484Wte1XKPgrLx2XS2noyXZZC-angiCeUweBh6-5BKeiVFFuJNppj75jLY6eKMTlEkzGb3uUs/s400/FERGUSON_1_41.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948164519271298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U0YCdZ49GeaMLCBekJKyz9u_IfjWsoMt1htrIfKd7WdnZv8dfZYuVfD_41fF5J3dDRE1bAayiKmoM882yY0QZhB75MPuo1XxiQ8_Z9wru8lWdxBux5N7_XJ-GtnPovNAvIMD4Q3Un98/s1600/FERGUSON_1_34.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U0YCdZ49GeaMLCBekJKyz9u_IfjWsoMt1htrIfKd7WdnZv8dfZYuVfD_41fF5J3dDRE1bAayiKmoM882yY0QZhB75MPuo1XxiQ8_Z9wru8lWdxBux5N7_XJ-GtnPovNAvIMD4Q3Un98/s400/FERGUSON_1_34.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948187208583010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0t7GFZFtkWB3LnxjEabUpUgw-2XSlniFJBXQPSuYGNViF-gznAKFvDaDd-Tjlg5U04HyrzRTcQVyUvfymsEVm9KFu-Yd5zzhoAoQvo2HiRTTdoSOSwa-KDAdsqMAbRNfEkdmwE2_zbc/s1600/FERGUSON_1_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0t7GFZFtkWB3LnxjEabUpUgw-2XSlniFJBXQPSuYGNViF-gznAKFvDaDd-Tjlg5U04HyrzRTcQVyUvfymsEVm9KFu-Yd5zzhoAoQvo2HiRTTdoSOSwa-KDAdsqMAbRNfEkdmwE2_zbc/s400/FERGUSON_1_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948181722341298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-5lcSeCB-fPMfFrMR-ZWv7F51hVnUX9yilOV_H50RcKP6nhmEhVDDHtPc0-S7-CWKWAeNELmqLsK5m3-uh95rCTsPXFz0cLABtAQsDJMbk1z7FkyyhpEeidULoBwOce9iq-AeYzlhMw/s1600/FERGUSON_1_58.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-5lcSeCB-fPMfFrMR-ZWv7F51hVnUX9yilOV_H50RcKP6nhmEhVDDHtPc0-S7-CWKWAeNELmqLsK5m3-uh95rCTsPXFz0cLABtAQsDJMbk1z7FkyyhpEeidULoBwOce9iq-AeYzlhMw/s400/FERGUSON_1_58.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948171554381714" /></a><br /><br /><center>I really loved seeing him smile and his big lips... gosh I can't believe I'll be a mommy to KIDS let alone BOYS! I'm so excited!!</center><br />I feel like I'm really in countdown mode now. The next 8 weeks are really busy for us with photography workshops, disneyland trip, a wonderful friend of mine throwing me a shower (I was so surprised when I found out!!), John's birthday and mine! We're also planning to go camping and do two different trips to see the Heber Creeper, and Thomas the train! I'm actually really glad we have so much going right now because I want this time to fly! I just can't wait to meet this little guy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5uJdV8-ZyRE3oaC3LXUeDxR79wc9UMo-ffQ-ozOG2ZToxNzN_wrk5IA1htd94CQ9H6aeBLv8WXDx-j5IQQy4VFdmZjB7BSS5ZSk1BPk4AxA2P2O0JgFYI5pcfKqwjQAA6RdYiKhcPGk/s1600/24055_1393834336046_1537821770_982977_2416248_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5uJdV8-ZyRE3oaC3LXUeDxR79wc9UMo-ffQ-ozOG2ZToxNzN_wrk5IA1htd94CQ9H6aeBLv8WXDx-j5IQQy4VFdmZjB7BSS5ZSk1BPk4AxA2P2O0JgFYI5pcfKqwjQAA6RdYiKhcPGk/s400/24055_1393834336046_1537821770_982977_2416248_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464948196187094402" /></a><br /><center>I've been having some girl's nights lately and a few bunko games and John and Alex have had their "special time" together which I think Alex really loves. This is the court side at the Jazz vs. Suns game</center><br />I feel really crazy considering camping and disneyland, but I don't think we'll be making any trips until the baby is a few months old and we really want some special bonding time with Alex before the baby shows up. With me busy trying to get some work done and John who works all the time, I don't want Alex to feel even a little bit left out.Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-23189712013577102812010-04-02T21:05:00.000-07:002010-04-03T10:59:05.657-07:00The joys of being a boy.Alex's party was a definite hit. It included "burgahs", "cahake", and an awesome bounce house which was the hit of the party! We were so happy to have so many friends and family show up! For some reason about 20 mins before the party started I thought no one would show!! But luckily they did and the presents....oh how there were so many awesome presents. My child was royally spoiled!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyc9KFkXmIHiA8vpklDq4OIDNG7uI-d4hLbcLVsvWMboGIP2wokbS5qK0R6UzuKsMn8Dq1vh3FNds8yUYiZhoaAJe2WVYVIpLXiLyS2izs9MnbmGCVKZ9SI2B2FBNdogwatpPpE2Ow1k/s1600/25465_1367956289111_1537821770_925264_3886403_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyc9KFkXmIHiA8vpklDq4OIDNG7uI-d4hLbcLVsvWMboGIP2wokbS5qK0R6UzuKsMn8Dq1vh3FNds8yUYiZhoaAJe2WVYVIpLXiLyS2izs9MnbmGCVKZ9SI2B2FBNdogwatpPpE2Ow1k/s400/25465_1367956289111_1537821770_925264_3886403_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455967434100000162" /></a><br /><center>John Cena and well my John! It was funny to see they were the same size! John never believed me!!</center><br />John had actually been out of town all week and got the chance to fly home on the morning of Alex's birthday. On top of it all John got the best flight.. not only did his plane get delayed because of "failure issues" scary right? He also got to fly with the entire WWE RAW Wrestling team. Absolutely hilarious since I use to watch them as a teenager! But he did show up and made it early to surprise Alex who had missed him dearly. Alex absolutely adores his dad, and it's so cute to see how excited he gets when daddy comes home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXASWwfcOifvxjD9BeKM5-0NKb0l3tmVnJx_g4ugIhrAm_qWItIqJj9yCXXM6-I2OtGDsHFnK04DiZ7c0MBR5Jk3cXyPAUw8ecXYXAoT6V_i_nT297sM6xjq5yrkYsYdyxm2gb7aUUm0/s1600/25465_1368555184083_1537821770_927041_3751095_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXASWwfcOifvxjD9BeKM5-0NKb0l3tmVnJx_g4ugIhrAm_qWItIqJj9yCXXM6-I2OtGDsHFnK04DiZ7c0MBR5Jk3cXyPAUw8ecXYXAoT6V_i_nT297sM6xjq5yrkYsYdyxm2gb7aUUm0/s400/25465_1368555184083_1537821770_927041_3751095_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455967443157548194" /></a><br /><center>Alex playing with some friends in the bounce house</center><br />Alex really had a blast with all of his friends, and when cake time came around he was VERY excited. He'd been asking for his cake ALL DAY and was so thrilled to be able to have it. He blew his candles out with the help of his balloon and was then very ready for presents. He got so much stuff it's just way to much to list. All I can say is I don't want another toy entering my house anytime soon and I actually sent a ton over Libbie's for everyone to enjoy. (I just don't have enough room!) I sad;y don't have Alex's birthday on my laptop since my iMac has been taken apart in our "mini move".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwEXM3D3yXCrewCV6CXG3Rq83ytYqSJzVmuhGABb_a7xT8kbYTVNZH98Q-ZHGWpLXKJzQ1I80CdaK3T3DHcUoRSfRiKlOFBrDZ9N3MoCks9xsWhVeCUPsLfe64Tl9sqRW1YYRh3latew/s1600/25675_1379397974308_1512670730_1287171_6404744_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwEXM3D3yXCrewCV6CXG3Rq83ytYqSJzVmuhGABb_a7xT8kbYTVNZH98Q-ZHGWpLXKJzQ1I80CdaK3T3DHcUoRSfRiKlOFBrDZ9N3MoCks9xsWhVeCUPsLfe64Tl9sqRW1YYRh3latew/s400/25675_1379397974308_1512670730_1287171_6404744_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455967457768153794" /></a><br /><center>Alex's favorite thing to do and play with his train.. I seem to catch him up there a lot</center><br />Now the "countdown" for baby Nicholas to arrive is on, I know that the next few weeks are going to fly by and I'm not looking forward to it as much as I am so excited to meet him. All the major big things and small have been purchased, I have completely cut myself off from buying any more clothes for this kid! Both boys are set for summer I just keep thinking it's going to show up here soon, I'm so use to Texas weather and April and May being nice. Nope.. not here in Utah.<br /><br />I really have my focus on cleaning/making room/organizing. I was so ready for Alex to be here by the time I was 30 weeks pregnant and I'm so not ready for Nicholas! I haven't done much up until the last few weeks and now feel pressured to get it all done!<br /><br />I feel like when I'm pregnant I'm OCD nesting on steroids. And with John working so much I feel like my list might never get done and am trying to find a way to stretch the weeks out! Why can't there be more than 24 hours in a day?!<br /><br />So far on the list....<br />-I've packed our office and moved almost everything out. (except for desk and bookcase)<br />-Packed HALF yes half of my closet up to make room for John and moved his clothes from the office over (yes I had the whole master closet to myself.. what can I say I love clothes) I sacrificed for him... it was hard I will not lie.<br />-We recently bought a whole year of food storage and a few 72 hour packs and got that moved down stairs after 3 weeks<br />-Turned storage room into office AKA move storage to another empty now completely FULL room<br />-Ripping wall paper off.. I HATE WALLPAPER. It's just a middle strip but it's a pain to get off.. it's not a task I wish on anyone but I am almost halfway done.<br /><br />Then we'll paint and set the furniture up! I'll unload all of Nicholas' stuff and I'll be done with that. I'm sure I'll go into full scrubbing mode then but hopefully I can find someone to do a large deep clean on our house because I just don't feel like I do a good enough job! That and I'm sure I will try to unload more junk we have around here, even with Alex I made John get rid of so much junk we acquired! I really hate clutter!!<br /><br />Alex is getting excited for the baby, although I'm not quite sure he totally gets it yet. He loves seeing other babies and talking to them, and when I tell him we're doing something for his brother he always asks to help. He even comes and hugs and kisses my belly it's so sweet :) I'm sure he won't be 100% excited to lose some attention when the baby shows up but he sure likes the idea right now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05zbI_7KKrDFLr1QahXwJGbAndEk9_LbVjPPR5Q4brqkt7cIYfUo3zN9rU9iocy7EHqPC3Q53jFQyMmWD8NZz20V3IYg_2hwII4MUObwIw223vCrSbRtjyQtSzDnu9k_qfUeletNEzQs/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05zbI_7KKrDFLr1QahXwJGbAndEk9_LbVjPPR5Q4brqkt7cIYfUo3zN9rU9iocy7EHqPC3Q53jFQyMmWD8NZz20V3IYg_2hwII4MUObwIw223vCrSbRtjyQtSzDnu9k_qfUeletNEzQs/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455969487321671106" /></a><br />But before all this birthday craziness I was sick while John was out of town. I had a lovely kidney stone and I definitely had a bad few days. I ended up in L&D to check on baby and monitor contractions and everything ended up ok. I'm just grateful to have such great family to help and a wonderful little boy who understood!! John felt so bad he wasn't able to be there he sent me 3 dozen roses. It REALLY made my day, and I just had to share how great of a husband I have!<br /><br />Other than that we're enjoying the bizarre weather here. One day it's beautiful and the next day it's snowing. I'm just ready for spring and playing outside!! Alex has so many fun outside toys and we've been locked up and not been able to use them!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-31106364214834564152010-03-21T10:26:00.000-07:002010-03-21T10:26:00.614-07:00I'm Twwweoo!That's Alex's way of saying he's two. I seriously can't believe I'm even writing this post.. where did 2 years go so fast? I mean really, I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday and it's so unreal to me that now he's grown so much and gotten so big. I will say this, Alex has been a huge blessing in our lives. He brings so much joy and excitement and has such an amazing happy spirit. Even when John or I are having a not so great day he always seems to make it better and knows exactly how to cheer John and I up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-TweZMVZq15GgyHRZc7-DJ4q4dmy3pjIAlPpoYgCRChwwXqzZ6nV_pEMx92_u8OyQHI3SpmBhRSucVaV0-gtn6LdnaIJ26w4LAGFUOhkMdtum4fmBbx9kvvmFYv159_kPp3twH89-_0/s1600-h/alextub.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-TweZMVZq15GgyHRZc7-DJ4q4dmy3pjIAlPpoYgCRChwwXqzZ6nV_pEMx92_u8OyQHI3SpmBhRSucVaV0-gtn6LdnaIJ26w4LAGFUOhkMdtum4fmBbx9kvvmFYv159_kPp3twH89-_0/s400/alextub.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451114850386070242" /></a><br />I will admit I haven't had much time to plan for his party. I actually feel really bad because I've been so busy with other stuff!! But his party is today and we invited the whole family that live around us and a bunch of his friends! He's got some pretty cool toys to open, and I will admit we're even ready for Easter around here! Long story short while I was out of town John bought Alex a bunch of birthday stuff not realizing I bought him stuff too :) So his basket is full, all we are missing is chocolate and eggs!<br /><br /><center><b>Alex's Accomplishments in the last few months...</b><br /><br />-He's developed a VERY large vocabulary in the last few weeks and is saying things and repeating us all the time!!<br />-He likes to help out around the house.. feed the dog, put dishes in the dish washer, and sweep the floor (which isn't the best but hey I will take what I can get!!)<br />-Open/Closing all doors, climbs on everything and gets what he wants when he wants. (climbs in the pantry for "cookiees") <br />-Brushes his teeth pretty well by himself, he even reminds me when it's time!<br />-Starting to put his clothes on with less help and likes to pick his "outfets" out.<br />-Has an opinion about everything! And defiantly has no problem announcing it."nu uh.. uh huuh.. oh yea"<br />-Is much more independent in things he likes to do, especially eating, cleaning up, and quiet time.<br />-Very curious about the potty... but we haven't gone there quite yet. Even taking the diaper off!!<br />-Loves sports already and everything about throwing, catching and dunking <-- daddy loves this one :)<br />-Talks about the animals and different thing they say, along with greeting them. (moo, woof, bahkak, ooink)<br />-Is completely obsessed with his "choo choo" he lives for that thing!<br />-He's a very outgoing to people (which is sometimes scary) he always wants to talk to and play with kids and adults he sees!<br />-Has a ridiculous good memory and never seems to forget when we tell him "latar" or in a "leetle bit"<br />-Enjoys going up and down the stairs and thinks he's a "beeg boie" for being able to!<br />-Knows most of his body parts like "nose, eayah, foot" and what we do with them</center><br /><br />And it could go on.. seriously are they suppose to be this much older and more developed at JUST two. Where did my baby go... :( it just feels so weird to think that he's getting big and changing more every day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInRn37_jgvMBI7kXmDyZGg6jQl5RNWEJyrIz2zU-P9ZM2u63pA3t5VnVdQCHX86iFkqVuddTl_hbtG_nlfVzeIykYTlb2HMbNcQG3FqiMWql8sy9waRTI5g8L3cbZrxLdXJs9vApOcxs/s1600-h/alextub2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInRn37_jgvMBI7kXmDyZGg6jQl5RNWEJyrIz2zU-P9ZM2u63pA3t5VnVdQCHX86iFkqVuddTl_hbtG_nlfVzeIykYTlb2HMbNcQG3FqiMWql8sy9waRTI5g8L3cbZrxLdXJs9vApOcxs/s400/alextub2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451115346777424386" /></a><br />My favorite is that I can really understand him, I'm pretty sure I'd loose my mind otherwise. His enunciation amazes me, it definitely makes him sound more grown up!<br /><br />But I love making this day the best and most special day ever, because it's something Alex's doesn't have to share. It's his day :)Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-34294506981895265652010-03-02T10:25:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:17:25.434-08:00Ooops.It's been a really really long time since I blogged. Now being almost 3 months behind I have SO much to update, I want to make this short and sweet without making it too long. And excuse the photos, they're from facebook and our phones. All my gear is packed up for my trip :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pQSpDxvFf2UjEQVwtBUqrL7MuVk2bD20GXH4N1B8WN7ZBdEacDUNOXV8tYYfRJpPZRkDSK4zW5huoVwJQxV0dVmgaomySUBw2HJ1l64fWnuevN5-SvIlPY6sX8M-DUYkRjjKiiULfG4/s1600-h/18561_1293279421398_1512670730_1101537_7235240_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pQSpDxvFf2UjEQVwtBUqrL7MuVk2bD20GXH4N1B8WN7ZBdEacDUNOXV8tYYfRJpPZRkDSK4zW5huoVwJQxV0dVmgaomySUBw2HJ1l64fWnuevN5-SvIlPY6sX8M-DUYkRjjKiiULfG4/s400/18561_1293279421398_1512670730_1101537_7235240_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639626114866466" /></a><br /><center>He really loves trains, it's so cute</center><br />December flew by and Christmas came and went and Alex got spoiled AS USUAL. He got so much "choo-choo" stuff he didn't know what to do with himself. He plays with everything amazingly but I'm sure if you came down into or movie/play room you'd be appalled at how many toys a 2 year old ONLY CHILD has. I just remind people he will soon have a sibling :) in which he will get to share with. John and I also went to Phoenix for a week and it was so nice to get away from the frigid weather! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2VLrQTameWeO0KsyVaJ_wAqzf2foCVldnRemSl5BzG2iVa6aNqMtABxwrT9k9YqwGdjbGKBPzkBWp2F8tpgLzjPitAtdK16DD4aq117if5Dgo2t1YvZy7Bdi8zyEKT-2UwfvI1bAyCs/s1600-h/18951_1280098052710_1537821770_724847_5560214_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2VLrQTameWeO0KsyVaJ_wAqzf2foCVldnRemSl5BzG2iVa6aNqMtABxwrT9k9YqwGdjbGKBPzkBWp2F8tpgLzjPitAtdK16DD4aq117if5Dgo2t1YvZy7Bdi8zyEKT-2UwfvI1bAyCs/s400/18951_1280098052710_1537821770_724847_5560214_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639637499091122" /></a><br /><center>His favorite thing to do when we go to Ikea</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE355i925q4KDez2BEMiHlJX4juj-XC0V8LHCopU-U9eQLJ3PG5-PpKJv8ReI3TZly_Ki6aohtEYCwTNOBWHAthJAoGu0uq82I8Xz2bqV7qh9yoekSUakBrtDqHbfcZb-kmQdwjViaHk/s1600-h/17551_1334552534038_1537821770_855498_7512405_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE355i925q4KDez2BEMiHlJX4juj-XC0V8LHCopU-U9eQLJ3PG5-PpKJv8ReI3TZly_Ki6aohtEYCwTNOBWHAthJAoGu0uq82I8Xz2bqV7qh9yoekSUakBrtDqHbfcZb-kmQdwjViaHk/s400/17551_1334552534038_1537821770_855498_7512405_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639622737381138" /></a><br /><center>He loves to kick back and watch a movie in the car</center><br />January was an exciting month for us, we found out we were having another BOY! I would of announced sooner but they weren't quite sure until recently. Can I just say how excited I am?? I really wanted a girl before we started trying.. and to be honest when I was pregnant I knew I'd be happy with either. It kept ringing in my brain that another boy would be wonderful and then when we went in we got the news!! We're so excited to have to boys to be brothers. Alex will make a wonderful big brother!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyqTGbKEtKGf_bW92g-FFbRr88ExwVv4jurAvahvM9uPCiq-uds6G7kN4FMbM3CGRRccoTP96GKzIt4ElRFf3U9w4d1_Qw8v_wdb_1sHehLuvCD4DA8sWF0wr5oMiD_WZjUIw4ff7wFw/s1600-h/24140_1346580674734_1537821770_881400_783210_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyqTGbKEtKGf_bW92g-FFbRr88ExwVv4jurAvahvM9uPCiq-uds6G7kN4FMbM3CGRRccoTP96GKzIt4ElRFf3U9w4d1_Qw8v_wdb_1sHehLuvCD4DA8sWF0wr5oMiD_WZjUIw4ff7wFw/s400/24140_1346580674734_1537821770_881400_783210_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639922370522418" /></a><br /><center>More train riding while shopping in Dallas, anytime we see one we must ride!!</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-h165_jgOCLA_yjwQESuqeOM8Ok0bkbJ5KtSivyu4V0_gy4n1IWQQTNUyi1NjJkj72mkgdcJn3ep1sF6asD4X16_zcRWlUOSPoD2Xr6C9XKllSiWQ1JNNWkYuiOP0_wA5qZkEUBUIR4/s1600-h/19461_1336258135839_1512670730_1196362_6101048_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-h165_jgOCLA_yjwQESuqeOM8Ok0bkbJ5KtSivyu4V0_gy4n1IWQQTNUyi1NjJkj72mkgdcJn3ep1sF6asD4X16_zcRWlUOSPoD2Xr6C9XKllSiWQ1JNNWkYuiOP0_wA5qZkEUBUIR4/s400/19461_1336258135839_1512670730_1196362_6101048_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639648597632050" /></a><br /><center>This is a picture of the the over 10 inches of snow we got in DALLAS. Which I got to drive home in from Houston.. so not fun!</center><br />February was my big trip to Dallas/Houston! I spent over 2 weeks there and had a ball. By a ball I mean I ended up shipping 10 boxes home from things I bought! It was like a mini Christmas all over again! I got to see family in Houston which was so nice since I have missed them all! John and I had an amazing V-day weekend with him flying down and us having the weekend to ourselves with no babies and a trip to the NBA All Star game he'd been talking about for weeks. It was a blast. I miss my family so much already but we were definitely ready to be home! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVGDwYoUNgolLmp0b6JN6kQwJr1B9J_SCQNAwEhKubWc9DL5sLrYf0BDSgj5WlqGNezEEpNT6un16UH0ZjqTyspGlUxlwvaCq1MXY2_zYmyyN8yGq603d4-WPBKxwrBAyYlc53A-SX6w/s1600-h/24140_1348513043042_1537821770_886057_7262968_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVGDwYoUNgolLmp0b6JN6kQwJr1B9J_SCQNAwEhKubWc9DL5sLrYf0BDSgj5WlqGNezEEpNT6un16UH0ZjqTyspGlUxlwvaCq1MXY2_zYmyyN8yGq603d4-WPBKxwrBAyYlc53A-SX6w/s400/24140_1348513043042_1537821770_886057_7262968_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639927352642610" /></a><br /><center>My son Mickey, he's been wearing his ears non stop and talking all about "Mickee" and hinting another trip to Disneyland to Daddy</center><br />March feels even bigger and busier! Alex is turning 2, and boy by the looks of it you'd think he was 3! I'm behind on planning his birthday but it will be a train party for sure! He already has an idea of what he is getting since we had him "test it out" and he's pretty excited about it! My little man is getting so big and growing up to fast for me now. He's got about a 65 word vocab (is that sad I keep count??) and using small sentences now daily. I feel like every day he learns at least 5 new words and whether he remebers them or not he sure likes to repeat them to me! He's really good at enunciating and is pretty understandable which makes life some what easier. He's mastered walking up and down the stairs, asks a ton of questions, and doing so much more. Maybe I'll have an excuse to post again with all the things he's doing and him turning 2!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2DpsqjWKxk4awq5SomtLH2T3JLvZT1C40rFWkpwS4xzCwdXMdhl1dSy66xdnNjr1jBf22H086y_1uFp-TADueK_1TkKHa8hSj4OqOW5e6176jcm7M9Ixxq_uLmHQ-PSIhV2SwfQYUlA/s1600-h/18851_1313152919061_1537821770_810101_5101381_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2DpsqjWKxk4awq5SomtLH2T3JLvZT1C40rFWkpwS4xzCwdXMdhl1dSy66xdnNjr1jBf22H086y_1uFp-TADueK_1TkKHa8hSj4OqOW5e6176jcm7M9Ixxq_uLmHQ-PSIhV2SwfQYUlA/s400/18851_1313152919061_1537821770_810101_5101381_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639631157444226" /></a><br /><center>When he wants to read, there is no stopping him! He'd read for hours if I let him!</center><br />I leave for Vegas for a large Photography convention this weekend, and get a 6 day no Alex or John time. Something I am sure will be fun, but I know I'll miss my boys so much!! John then leaves for a whole week to Phoenix, and I'm fighting the urge to go down with him to enjoy some nice weather!!<br /><br />April and May are going to be more traveling and really getting ready for this kiddo! All the large purchases have pretty much been made except for making the very difficult decision on a double stroller! I just don't feel rushed this time around, but I am glad I decided on furniture, and a REALLY nice glider since we lived in ours with Alex. But things as far as decorating have been slow, I don't feel rushed to paint and set up his room, or reorganize. I can say this though, I've realized that I non-stop nest. Regardless of baby or not I'm a clean freak! I can't help it.. my house never feels clean!<br /><br />I've also become obsessed with etsy. It's addictive, and I can't even explain how much I love to shop on there. It's like ebay on crack for me without the bidding! It's given me all kinds of ideas to decorate the baby's room and do some fun things with Alex's. I wish I could sew and learn how because there are so many fun things to make and do! I guess for now I'll be paying others to do it for me :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpIPBxGgMUoM-dZP8dVYQl5GAPLIjlI983vStm0GZwRLfgcgxQju2ZT-KQ2rc6eSqWxrwtpI5u7yNAgYzpJB3dCiJz1_Waf-B9tS2UAIgq02fRbO91-qxL_EpE9I_r6fIYFTXbTHTpew/s1600-h/23515_1355530337632_1512670730_1239644_2340977_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpIPBxGgMUoM-dZP8dVYQl5GAPLIjlI983vStm0GZwRLfgcgxQju2ZT-KQ2rc6eSqWxrwtpI5u7yNAgYzpJB3dCiJz1_Waf-B9tS2UAIgq02fRbO91-qxL_EpE9I_r6fIYFTXbTHTpew/s400/23515_1355530337632_1512670730_1239644_2340977_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444639911861182802" /></a><br /><center>Here I am 6 months pregnant! I really don't feel small at all!</center><br />We also decided on a name for little one. Nicholas Anthony Ferguson.. he'll be here Mid-June and I have to go in and get my due date fixed since they've moved it up and plan on inducing me. Yippeee!! It'll feel good to have a date and be able to be prepared!<br /><br />Anyways that sums it all up. I really hope to blog more... I've been bad and I should keep it going for the few that read and don't have facebook!!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-11847664382034134272009-12-02T16:16:00.000-08:002009-12-12T15:11:48.259-08:00What.. a blog? huh?I need to start out admitting that I've been writing this blog post for oh let's say 3 1/2 weeks?? I'm bad at getting things done.<br /><br />Ok, It's official I don't blog anymore. I'm not even doing great with my photography blog right now, because I have about 10 sessions to post. Thank goodness all my clients have received and seen their sneak peeks and images. I feel like I've been neglecting all of you too! I love reading everyone's blog, and I'm sure mine is fun from time to time but seriously I just don't want to blog for some reason? Oh well maybe I will get back into the swing after the holidays. <br /><br />Much promised Halloween pictures, isn't he the cutest Lion ever!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZART0Xeit7F2sRUaW23ae_msR6aA7Ttm-BBtcbKnlTYmCxpa8bTuK7WqBPBqCUCPDTZZHXQ51PBUp8y7t6iOy5nEvXZ1tIhtWDo_33O6Gpw5c4s0yVjAiE4JxGQDVoeq64syyih7tcqc/s1600-h/halloween2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZART0Xeit7F2sRUaW23ae_msR6aA7Ttm-BBtcbKnlTYmCxpa8bTuK7WqBPBqCUCPDTZZHXQ51PBUp8y7t6iOy5nEvXZ1tIhtWDo_33O6Gpw5c4s0yVjAiE4JxGQDVoeq64syyih7tcqc/s400/halloween2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414487171566428258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtn9a_RGDGLK3nBqZEKuc5Jts0eYJ_uTd2aoF2wJo0czGd448a4wAumLloOx1Dociseh9LB0rdiWplbv4mqRLJnnQhHklWfVhiT39ZCYREfa04hZ7PFhrDwFwdwkTi8CH37yJsNPhwnQ/s1600-h/halloween1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtn9a_RGDGLK3nBqZEKuc5Jts0eYJ_uTd2aoF2wJo0czGd448a4wAumLloOx1Dociseh9LB0rdiWplbv4mqRLJnnQhHklWfVhiT39ZCYREfa04hZ7PFhrDwFwdwkTi8CH37yJsNPhwnQ/s400/halloween1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414487168841600002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq_3LE2WhX_m3YcZOBUy8mgWzopGFPaOw9Z5N0AuWVhGSkXVYUUpw_ukwaC3JMz52kPWuFDyLcvkamZ2JHyjztTqG7Pw1hzRg0RxrmqPcCW3imB7MhybKLYMdfEdW4NmAXfescXktDwk/s1600-h/halloween3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq_3LE2WhX_m3YcZOBUy8mgWzopGFPaOw9Z5N0AuWVhGSkXVYUUpw_ukwaC3JMz52kPWuFDyLcvkamZ2JHyjztTqG7Pw1hzRg0RxrmqPcCW3imB7MhybKLYMdfEdW4NmAXfescXktDwk/s400/halloween3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414487175042829362" /></a><br />Well on the upside life is pretty great here, and I'm grateful. <br /><br />Alex is changing so much.. I hate it to be honest, he's so much more independent! He really enjoys doing things for himself like feeding and other random things, he's really curious about the potty (not getting my hopes up) and he's using simple word sentences from time to time which has been quite nice along with his growing vocab. He's pretty much past his moan, whine, tantrum stage for asking for something and finally learning to communicate more. He's also a huge. Monster huge, I swear he's at least 35 pounds because it hit me like a week ago when I picked him up and almost dropped him. Oh and maybe the fact that I had to go buy him new clothes within a MONTH, I mean do some kids really have some clothing that must be 3T at his age? Ugh he totally got John's genes obviously!! He's also giving up the paci all on his on really. I haven't pushed much just like I didn't when he was turning one about the bottle but he's finally realizing he's a "big boy" and doesn't need it. He's SUCH a happy kid though, and so active I love it to be honest, he's climbing and jumping and and wanting to go go go all the time but he's so much fun. Why do they grow up again?<br /><br />This kid loves the snow, and isn't happy when playing in it is over. He'd play out there all day if I let him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKQ1oGqpY15IIiIHlG75VMAfz54XqpoRsMbLvfPBmlABtbvzVoAeJUa5o_Okv3eMvCDglHswBR1XsZ-fXWmdlNNKcxGSF8M8GlmXrCKgBOwO7HojDY2g6y5RtThxvqx_gyXOIah-0E40/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKQ1oGqpY15IIiIHlG75VMAfz54XqpoRsMbLvfPBmlABtbvzVoAeJUa5o_Okv3eMvCDglHswBR1XsZ-fXWmdlNNKcxGSF8M8GlmXrCKgBOwO7HojDY2g6y5RtThxvqx_gyXOIah-0E40/s400/snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414487193561612802" /></a><br />He wanted to watch "teevee" on my ipod one day and was quite happy once I let him <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I7-82m7uI0iPzBttXwXFlYQ9tZD_hCjSgm9fFq-G7I22XBIPsK4Wz8SbcWSN4tDC7Kb3XZ-mcARkJMs2ZyvrRZEJvMhEqAev2K35oZuSArz0wPPSfG24qbJlRApE3wGDglCFcc_-HE8/s1600-h/phone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I7-82m7uI0iPzBttXwXFlYQ9tZD_hCjSgm9fFq-G7I22XBIPsK4Wz8SbcWSN4tDC7Kb3XZ-mcARkJMs2ZyvrRZEJvMhEqAev2K35oZuSArz0wPPSfG24qbJlRApE3wGDglCFcc_-HE8/s400/phone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414487184665786162" /></a><br />John is a workaholic. :) But most of you know that and I didn't have to say that. He's been working so hard and is SUCH an amazing business man. I mean I don't know what I'd do without him and all the amazing things he is capable of. I feel so blessed because I know people out there struggling to even find a job right now, and I remember the days we had our own tough times. But it's so awesome to seem him just keep climbing the ladder and doing so well. I couldn't be more proud of him, and how he's such an amazing father. Alex simply adores him, and always asking what "daddy" is doing. Can you tell I'm a proud mom and wife? I feel so blessed really.<br /><br />Me.. well I'm good. I've been working some, but with the holidays and travels plans we have a lot going on and the winter season isn't too busy. I'm dealing with getting my studio set up and other things done but they're kind of on the back burner. I've been doing a lot of outdoor shoots which have been nice. As far as pregnancy I'm great! To be honest I'm so excited to be pregnant! I'm still holding out on shopping because well, I hope to not go nuts to be honest. Baby shopping is addictive and new baby stuff is always SO fun! And other than all that I'm so excited that Alex will have a sibling, he absolutely loves babies. His favorite thing to do is to try and show everyone my belly, he'll lift my shirt and point at my tummy and go "Oh baybei... cool" haha so cute.<br /><br />Ok enough bragging :) I think things are really about to take a turn in our lives now, our life is changing completely. I feel like we're on a new start, like I'm living this sort of new life in a good way. I'm just excited for the holidays to be here, we've got all kinds of fun plans!<br /><br />It just feels so good to know everything is just right.Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-58192285367334579692009-11-02T23:42:00.000-08:002009-11-03T14:10:59.856-08:00Surprise!So before the Halloween pictures and updates there is something I must share. I should of let you all know sooner, and I feel bad I didn't but the reason I haven't been around much lately is.... I'm Pregnant!! =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf82_DTD5ggQpT8CWtJrtWZLM2T_FtA8Upvp6lCkPuSfV0cvl5HDQs5Kqm_9AcQEes6mpMxlSgUxwQs1zyRXLtGS5sY8oyTfwhhOGrT7qGrWHsSkSTWOR8wz_L3JVgQk8hOT-9tmb0W8/s1600-h/IMG00059-20091018-0913.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf82_DTD5ggQpT8CWtJrtWZLM2T_FtA8Upvp6lCkPuSfV0cvl5HDQs5Kqm_9AcQEes6mpMxlSgUxwQs1zyRXLtGS5sY8oyTfwhhOGrT7qGrWHsSkSTWOR8wz_L3JVgQk8hOT-9tmb0W8/s400/IMG00059-20091018-0913.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400003189670487778" /></a><br />Here is a photo from my phone.. you'd think I'd of taken something better but I was too lazy. I'm also so excited because this time around of course being a photographer I'm going to do maternity pictures! I did just newborns with Alex but I really think I'd love both this time.. =] <br /><br />Anyways I'm keeping this short and sweet. =] I'll be back to post about Halloween soon enough!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-26973797909528300112009-10-24T18:21:00.000-07:002009-10-27T18:33:41.506-07:00So what's new?Don't ask how I'm blogging once in a few days right now I don't even know how! My life is so fun and crazy right now blogging should be the last thing on my mind! I've got 6 sessions to edit (maybe a few more but I'm fast!) and we're getting ready for Halloween here!<br /><br />During the workshop (I guess it's still going on) this weekend Alex picked up a few new funny things. He turns the water on for the tub.. the kids loves baths a lot! It's his favorite time of the day I swear. He also like to close doors in the house, he can't quite open them (although he has the handles at the doc's office down they're the easy ones) he loves to lock you in and giggle and knock. His vocabulary is exploding I mean seriously he repeats us and almost always says it almost right. It's weird. Why is my baby talking so much? And GROWING! Ugh.. I just bought you clothes kid cute new ones and you're growing! Stop!! I can't handle it even if I buy them on sale at Gap! Your getting expensive! <br /><br />Halloween in our home is getting to be a huge deal. Every year I notice it's more and more important. If you know my husband and you all do.. he's crazy over Halloween. He loves it, and this year he's going all out.. he's made some of his own props!! Seriously.. the guy has too much time on his hands sometimes! I will have to post pictures of all these things and his house but I think this year I'm the only one not dressing up!<br /><br />I'm getting ready for another week long photography work shop in the early Spring. I'm so excited it's in Vegas and some of my close friends who are also photographers are coming! I can't wait to go we have big plans to do a huge photo shoot out there! There are some awesome places to shoot out there I just can't wait!!<br /><br />And what else? well... I'm bad with pictures. Really bad.. I mean I should be great because I'm a photographer but all of our activities have been when it's dark and outdoors and you try to lug a 20+ camera bag around! We've been to Cornbellys 3 times now and Alex loves it so much!! Every time we go he loves to play on the bouncing bubble thingy and play on the slides and swings. For the last month or so every time we go to the mall he has to play in the play area! He's the kid you see going face first down the slide at the park or play places because he "adventurous" and laughs all the way down. I wish it wasn't getting cold here because he really loves the park!<br /><br />Anyways... I promise to post Halloween pictures because I know it's going to be fun and crazy!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-36913527775479691442009-10-22T16:35:00.000-07:002009-10-22T16:44:30.429-07:00Man it's been crazy.I'm sorry I haven't been a good blogger my life is crazy and to be honest I love it! My photography is going fabulous and I couldn't be happier! My son is the most mischievous, talkative socialite ever (wonder where he gets that from)? My husband is so busy with work and his new ventures he's just happy to have time with us! Our family thrives on fun, upbeat energy I think! I love how crazy our life is, but I love our family nights and our date nights too!! I'm so lucky to have such a great sitter & great friends to help out and have their older kids sit for me!<br /><br />Oh! Big news!! The photography blog is up!! Tell me what you think!! I want to hear from all of you =] <a href="http://leahfergusonphotography.com/blog/">Photography Blog</a><br /><br />I'm sorry I don't any pictures to post, and you'd think since I am a photographer I would.. but sadly I don't take enough photos of my son!! <br /><br />I have a huge workshop this weekend hosted by Ali Hohn who is now a really good friend of mine and I've kinda taken over to help host it!! <a href="http://www.rockthatocf.com/">Rock that OCF</a><br /><br />Then I'm up to Idaho to see some special people! We've been trying to get together for like forever! Weather stay good please!<br /><br />P.S. Just you wait Halloween is coming and we've got big plans here. BIG plans if you know my husband he goes all out and I will be taking photos =]Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-12372180855208033052009-09-26T10:24:00.000-07:002009-09-29T23:02:11.245-07:0018 MonthsThis is a seriously late post but better late than never! I can't believe my baby isn't a baby anymore, he's turning into a little man! 18 months already??!! I remember his birthday like it was YESTERDAY!! Alex is changing so much and is such a big boy now. A few of my favorite things he does:<br /><br /><center>He's a helper, he loves making huge messes but has learned to help clean up when he's done he is even seen doing it in nursery when it's time to leave.<br /><br />-He gives the best hugs and kisses. He comes up to us like a million times a day to give us kisses and hugs he even pats us on the back when he's hugging us it's quite funny. <br /><br />-He's a talker, the kid has a huge vocabulary and will talk your head off. He is a little socialite too. He's seen starting conversations with complete strangers almost daily! A few of his new favorite words are Moon, Go, Jesus, Church, Shoes, Yummy, and Buh-Bye, Ouch, Oh and Balloon the kid loves balloons. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE5GTpSSX14V5zAOi3kigCvMJA0zYJPOST2h1NtvW6P6bH1enPNtcSzIRSTvd0b0IlRuPdrWgNDK3tkv4HMkKaT_0k8nBQulaMoFy6OTWvxBn7YahBjmPhtL7eYcL-WSV9sSTunoZrgU/s1600-h/alex1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE5GTpSSX14V5zAOi3kigCvMJA0zYJPOST2h1NtvW6P6bH1enPNtcSzIRSTvd0b0IlRuPdrWgNDK3tkv4HMkKaT_0k8nBQulaMoFy6OTWvxBn7YahBjmPhtL7eYcL-WSV9sSTunoZrgU/s400/alex1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386751630800129186" /></a><br />-He holds our hand when we cross the street, learning to cross his arms during prayers, and feeding himself with a fork and spoon!! That last one is one of my favorites because he REFUSES to eat if we feed him!<br /><br />-He's got a memory better than me. He associates things with certain places.. like the bank; he knows when we walk in because he asks for a sucker almost immediately. <br /><br />-That boy can dance and dance and dance. He even gets all low and shakes his butt probably the cutest thing ever.<br /><br />-He eats non-stop. The kid is growing like a weed, his 2t pants don't fit him! I mean seriously kid you're only 18 months stop growing! I can't afford you at the rate your going! He's once again off the charts at the doctor.. but seriously should I really be surprised my husband is 6'5.<br /><br />-Trying to get the body parts down.. he know his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth but doesn't have the rest figured out. He thinks it's funny to point at them and laughs at himself a lot.<br /><br />-He's definitely a photographer's child because capturing cute pictures of him is nearly impossible he only cooperates when being bribed.<br /><br />His obsession started at 4 months..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNT4FE2VR8Zuvey68oaE1fc5Bv23Kf7RLqaOWA-9Q0AKm6eYmiqEPFQIdCnoebaEDY57ybqwcVbXT9ZrE1S_HNs4G6g08zO6iuwoth3xAdliG4tr_Zom7FDFrmNyXLo6DXRlUpy7tn7w/s1600-h/DSC02261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNT4FE2VR8Zuvey68oaE1fc5Bv23Kf7RLqaOWA-9Q0AKm6eYmiqEPFQIdCnoebaEDY57ybqwcVbXT9ZrE1S_HNs4G6g08zO6iuwoth3xAdliG4tr_Zom7FDFrmNyXLo6DXRlUpy7tn7w/s400/DSC02261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386756820535522866" /></a><br />-And he still to this day loves fans, he loves them since he was a baby baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vgLtLzwB8s_nzwBjzf5G6wsUAIyrZniIer6vxf7NWxc_tYR-S96P41px7MXDl6Wa6tDeyii0frWmPGpop5auz_XkzFrXmnaEVE2eIRkBvr-IjvRj_E8Jo9JpOZhMkCZJzXuHw3AsAzo/s1600-h/alex0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vgLtLzwB8s_nzwBjzf5G6wsUAIyrZniIer6vxf7NWxc_tYR-S96P41px7MXDl6Wa6tDeyii0frWmPGpop5auz_XkzFrXmnaEVE2eIRkBvr-IjvRj_E8Jo9JpOZhMkCZJzXuHw3AsAzo/s400/alex0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386751624925668946" /></a>(notice my picture quality in that first one!)<br /><br />-He asks tons of questions, his favorite is "what is it" and "why" kid could ask me questions all day if I let him!<br /><br />-He's so happy and outgoing. I love it. He never has an issue meeting new people and makes friends easily. He's got a ton of friends in our neighborhood!! And a girlfriend... possibly future wife!</center><br /><br />I have a shoot with my friend (she's a photographer too) and her daughter (Alex's future wife) and I'm bringing Alex and we're taking pictures of them both together. I've been waiting for the shoot to post these pictures but since I've been sick we've been having to reschedule! I can't wait to post them they're both 18 months!<br /><br />Anyways... I promise to post more frequently since I've noticed no one checks the blog anymore. It's ok I still love you guys!!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-55656387240251939672009-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:002009-09-12T10:51:17.244-07:00Hello world.I'm really busy trying to get work done but I don't want to leave you guys hanging =] I'm going to be conjoining my family and photography blog and will HOPEFULLY have it up this week. I know I've been saying this for the last MONTH! But I've been working really hard being a photographer, mom, cook, maid.. etc. Thanks for your patients I'm sure you are really dying not hearing from me!<br /><br />Highlights:<br /><br />I got my logo & business cards designed and the girl who did it did a fabulous job, and I made a new friend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAHE1Ocxx-zFSxe8MIID4L-acXaSxY3N-79EHEQu3QpTpDQiEiL4cZD9viJR_U7-g2dSzkIIFMlZyJ44SGEFGeK1ATYplmA2VRjpdsbWcTQWdPP9UH1O87fJDBwHW48yrit-nqyUkOpM/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAHE1Ocxx-zFSxe8MIID4L-acXaSxY3N-79EHEQu3QpTpDQiEiL4cZD9viJR_U7-g2dSzkIIFMlZyJ44SGEFGeK1ATYplmA2VRjpdsbWcTQWdPP9UH1O87fJDBwHW48yrit-nqyUkOpM/s400/logo.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380635286117307874" /></a>I got a new camera that I was dying for... I feel like a real pro now, and John bought me the lens I've been talking about for months! My next plan is to get my studio set up! Christmas came early for me.. I don't expect Santa bringing me much this year!<br /><br />We got new furniture!! So exciting since we've been married three years and never bought much. We got a new dining room table, a couch and two chairs for our sitting room, and a whole bedroom set for a deal. I love all the sales going on!! I feel blessed to have such a great husband!!<br /><br />John is working so hard and hopefully going to have some wonderful things happen soon so keeps us in your prayers!!<br /><br />Alex well.. boy he's a crazy boy. I won't say much because I'm going to do a 18 month post.. but he's changing so much! It's so crazy to me because he's such an outgoing talker. I love him so much =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX44jlepU_vr3KYW67KuN5c8On-TfVh6hBLINwPV3y5uQ3pfBf7su2U8_cRmVEachKBvM7HW_q5eUNeJJDvT7HIXKDlrbPcnEEQQAUFzhWmFbesx1Xge_fcpDPISw6RD2xDsFVgKyOAg/s1600-h/Alex-2-Edit+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX44jlepU_vr3KYW67KuN5c8On-TfVh6hBLINwPV3y5uQ3pfBf7su2U8_cRmVEachKBvM7HW_q5eUNeJJDvT7HIXKDlrbPcnEEQQAUFzhWmFbesx1Xge_fcpDPISw6RD2xDsFVgKyOAg/s400/Alex-2-Edit+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380639942967908674" /></a><br />I tried to post a ton of pictures of Alex but blogger kept washing the colors out.. so here is just one!<br /><br />And that is that.. I see a few of you want to see more pictures of the sealing I posted them all on facebook so just type in my email: leahferguson321@gmail.com and add me! Blogger takes way to long to upload!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-86835536256925513222009-08-22T10:18:00.000-07:002009-10-29T10:29:00.186-07:00I'm good at disappearing.So where have I been? I've been working, and doing all kinds of things. And on top of it all Alex has pretty much taken over everything. The boy is growing so fast, saying so much, and being such a crazy kid!<br /><br />Alex is changing so much now; he's talking so much I can't believe it. A few of his favorites are: Juice, Moon, Car, Kiss, Opps, Yes, Dog, Hot, Balloon and other things. This isn't even half of the words... I just can't think of all of them to type! He's starting to try and climb out of his crib, and he's also really practicing walking up and down the stairs (scary!) He's also taken up coloring and loves his dog so much, they're best pals. (I'm not to fond of the dog myself.) He's also made tons of new friends in the neighborhood and really enjoys playing outside! I'm buying him a little tricycle next week and I think Santa might bring him a car for Christmas. I'm spoiling him rotten while I can get away with it! Oh and balloons frequent our house now.. like every single day. Kid can spot a balloon from 1/2 a mile away no joke and boy is he full of questions. I have a feeling he'll be reading encyclopedia at age 10 just for fun.<br /><br />My photography business is going fantastic; I've networked with a few photographers who have become close friends. I've also been busy! I received my Christmas/Birthday/V-day/Halloween/St. Patty's/Just because I love you gift for the next few years. I'm all set up to be the most amazing photographer and I'm going to a big conference in March!! I can't wait... I feel so lucky to have a supportive husband to make my dreams come true!<br /><br />John has been SO busy. He's got great things going on with his job and other business opportunities, somedays it's hard when he has to work late but he's good at what he does AND he's successful. I'm lucky to have such a smart husband!<br /><br />Other than that, we're still trying to get settled in our house and my photography blog is almost done! I know I keep saying that!! It was going to be a blogspot blog and then I just decided to go hosting. Much easier, and I'm considering conjoining both blogs I can't do two right now! I'm just so busy I can't even think about talking about my life let alone blogging about it!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-9193420141415058452009-08-01T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-01T00:54:22.307-07:00I knew he was the one.So this August 1st is going to be a very important day for us. It's our 3 wedding anniversary, and this year is a BIG deal we're getting sealed! I want to bring you guys back to how we met, and let everyone know how special John is to me not only as a husband, best friend, but an eternal soul mate. Some of you have heard this, some haven't but trust me my version is the real one... watch out for John's "version" he likes to alter it but you him that's just know how he is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QEh3xfKPIsMDlXTWYuHhhXo9iH_bHnXaXy3gUGixPVJ3A-HSo8NKhB5zhViaGHtiboef7TvUXloj1hmvSP-KPOKtKR_itw-M3ERogoMPsG_9xDlKksLErTHiPyZYzSkoE8YWeSE06Zg/s1600-h/IMG_8441edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QEh3xfKPIsMDlXTWYuHhhXo9iH_bHnXaXy3gUGixPVJ3A-HSo8NKhB5zhViaGHtiboef7TvUXloj1hmvSP-KPOKtKR_itw-M3ERogoMPsG_9xDlKksLErTHiPyZYzSkoE8YWeSE06Zg/s400/IMG_8441edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363939188276597762" /></a><br />John and I first met back in February of 2006, at a club. I was out with friends having a great time and this tell dude comes up and out of no where stops and talks to me. Usually I would just totally blow guys like that off but I for some reason I just stood there and had a fun conversation with him! We talked for awhile until my old best friend was on the move and we decided to exchange numbers. He invited me to an NBA FINALS game Mavericks vs Lakers court side seats. We talked almost right up to the day and I ditched him.. I know stupid. I was an idiot. He still gives me crap for it to this day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpofrVMqCu6uJCTaafi58v6-IM_o-ARm1i1MhcAJQBmlp1B_kNVylW8MQpSjqJHRnWwjD5Pj3L9pOX7KhNIY1ZCacNDltXzWdxjCnqTyNyCdQEAb8UfGy6M0SYC_qBNfbIac5oaQjgtg/s1600-h/IMG_8378edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpofrVMqCu6uJCTaafi58v6-IM_o-ARm1i1MhcAJQBmlp1B_kNVylW8MQpSjqJHRnWwjD5Pj3L9pOX7KhNIY1ZCacNDltXzWdxjCnqTyNyCdQEAb8UfGy6M0SYC_qBNfbIac5oaQjgtg/s400/IMG_8378edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363929474016499266" /></a><br /><center> I'm one hot mama... aren't I?</center><br />But Heavenly Father wasn't going to let us stay apart, and I mean it. Out of a crazy chance at a different club a few months later we saw each other again. He actually texted me! He ended up calling me and I promised to keep a date with him. A week later we went out to dinner that lasted nearly 3 hours until the restaurant closed. I knew right then and there John was not your typical guy and I like that. He spoiled me and for no reason, always doing special things for me and making me smile. We started our card "tradition" where we'd buy cards and write love notes to each other. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iCvJCPzTrQSlMyqzU1xqcL1phcCZhtq7VsMbztuwGL1TqLdX_TPeLRPTFz0xNGL6OilQYF2tY549gWXtwij5AOSXwA6HAlIO1MVozaHPFqiBOupbvhzNO-j9083mu5B84b9HNOacnbE/s1600-h/IMG_2841edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iCvJCPzTrQSlMyqzU1xqcL1phcCZhtq7VsMbztuwGL1TqLdX_TPeLRPTFz0xNGL6OilQYF2tY549gWXtwij5AOSXwA6HAlIO1MVozaHPFqiBOupbvhzNO-j9083mu5B84b9HNOacnbE/s400/IMG_2841edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363661223679481394" /></a><br /><center>He's a lot taller than me (1 foot and 1 inch to be precise) so I can always wear fabulous shoes and oh how I love shoes.</center><br />We continued to date and honestly spent almost every day together, scratch that every waking moment together. If it wasn't together we were on the phone for hours (by the way he hates talking on the phone) He took me on amazing fun dates and we never had a dull moment. (Still isn't with him) I knew are relationship was getting serious and I actually quit my job to come up here to Utah to meet his family! I was a little overwhelmed and didn't know much about the Mormon religion. I had such a blast meeting everyone and and that's when I started investigating the Church. How many people get to brag that their husband was their missionary?<br /><br />After we got home from the family trip to Utah things got even more serious with us! I started taking lessons from the missionaries and we moved in together. One month later he proposed. I knew it was coming, I actually stole the ring! I knew after the second date I was going to marry that man to be honest. I don't think I honestly knew what true love was before I met John. We wanted to stick with the "tradition" that his parents did. He bought me a "mart" ring from Wal-mart to follow along when his parents met and how his dad wasn't letting his mom go! I still have that "mart" ring and I cherish it, but I have to say I LOVE my real wedding & engagement ring. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaXA2fhV2wyvu1HfVWtN96HWt93BR4FNpvcOIA9QC0BTHPvb7PlbhKMdd_kX2pPa0VPbEA3DyUjJ7r-RoYnRVcAGXXf9xQYWwmGUr9s_VDpVdYCxx-6gGGZiisM1sA9jW1MgnbkdU0T8/s1600-h/IMG_8347edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaXA2fhV2wyvu1HfVWtN96HWt93BR4FNpvcOIA9QC0BTHPvb7PlbhKMdd_kX2pPa0VPbEA3DyUjJ7r-RoYnRVcAGXXf9xQYWwmGUr9s_VDpVdYCxx-6gGGZiisM1sA9jW1MgnbkdU0T8/s400/IMG_8347edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363929055201636610" /></a><br /><center>He always makes me laugh</center><br />The day he proposed he took me all over town on a treasure hunt, running me everywhere, putting blind folds on me and surprising me with all kinds of things! I knew something was going on when he got me a cell phone on his plane! lol He proposed where we had our first date playing putt-putt in a suit and cocktail dress and since I already had the ring he gave he a matching Tiffany's bracelet and necklace. Best day ever.. seriously. <br /><br />Anyways.. we eloped. We decided we didn't want to wait a year or so. I wasn't letting that man go to be honest! After less than 4 months of dating I guess sometimes you just know right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS_Wm4jv4y9StE8vereJ-JzD8pG3KhdbQBfTTb1R7NoF_vP4kGKbpMqEH7kKvEbM91uCVelDVhfsqUuzMnuSAf4x4JADHUhizbOZQp3F5-H3cJ_fQpNNL8UKQpMthcpdUPgs4awmLMiE/s1600-h/IMG_8309edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS_Wm4jv4y9StE8vereJ-JzD8pG3KhdbQBfTTb1R7NoF_vP4kGKbpMqEH7kKvEbM91uCVelDVhfsqUuzMnuSAf4x4JADHUhizbOZQp3F5-H3cJ_fQpNNL8UKQpMthcpdUPgs4awmLMiE/s400/IMG_8309edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363661235675482706" /></a><br /><center>We make cute babies =] really really cute ones that give kisses and hugs</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV-2rQdcmSF6uNPFQos98uYbYERO1hRbAmIbwGKmkfi8Il3wSzC-C5SyWm5d98y1KBcqBt_-eE6yLpyAF36C5Opr212eT6WQuejJUft1xsoye-wyLU3gOnMHymiGQZ1fgTpxg2IAAjT4/s1600-h/IMG_8464edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV-2rQdcmSF6uNPFQos98uYbYERO1hRbAmIbwGKmkfi8Il3wSzC-C5SyWm5d98y1KBcqBt_-eE6yLpyAF36C5Opr212eT6WQuejJUft1xsoye-wyLU3gOnMHymiGQZ1fgTpxg2IAAjT4/s400/IMG_8464edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363930212514338258" /></a><br /><center> I mean really he's the most adorable thing ever!</center><br />Now three years later I feel like our love has just grown more and more. We inspire each other to do our best and follow our dreams daily. We have a beautiful child and I have a wonderful step-daughter. But I've learned so much for him and he's been so patient with me growing and changing. Because you know we're 11 years (11 years and 1 week to be exact) different right? He literally robbed the cradle =] John is seriously my second half, he always finishes a thought for me and it's like he reads my mind because we are almost always thinking about the same thing. You'd think our personalities would clash because we're so much alike but it's so nice to have someone that's always on the same page and thinks like me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7B5pxX5xwR9pbR2H8FYiLmnZsWSMTxxGPUI3sNxO75hu6NK8J-50B0nzrR3ZlpuLF0PCOkxxxwX18BNeIsAuuWRQbH7D31mCfad2q56FuChiebf2z7wEazten44thBT1AaT0pXkxyTI/s1600-h/IMG_2886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7B5pxX5xwR9pbR2H8FYiLmnZsWSMTxxGPUI3sNxO75hu6NK8J-50B0nzrR3ZlpuLF0PCOkxxxwX18BNeIsAuuWRQbH7D31mCfad2q56FuChiebf2z7wEazten44thBT1AaT0pXkxyTI/s400/IMG_2886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363661218804887698" /></a><br /><center>Isn't this the best picture EVER. It's priceless</center><br />This Saturday we're getting sealed to be an eternal family forever. I'm so grateful for meeting him and him doing the missionary work to be a member and be with him forever.Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-47520961161440773342009-07-26T23:46:00.001-07:002009-07-27T09:47:59.091-07:00Oh ya.. I blog right?Ok well I have been busy.. I'm getting repetitive now I know. But the sealing is like 5 days away and I can't believe it! I'm so excited!<br /><br />This is what is going on:<br /><br />I'm finalizing all my plans for the sealing.. I keep forgetting the most ridiculous things. Guest Book.. Photos?? huh? I'm so excited it's coming but also glad it's almost over. It's stressful!<br /><br />I've got my blog up and going!! I've been so busy shooting and I've loved it! I'll be posting the website in the next post to come once I go private!<br /><br />Spending time with family because I love them so much. I can't wait to see most of you at the sealing!!<br /><br />John's been working hard on some new business ideas, and helping me with my own business! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9RnulLN5tIa8Zsvu2vamfV3nD9W81POjnGkFbzxaA7OYE1P0Z3JxbQa7gjTDcS-YKDwFA2jmhqe1-c0O6a4M-_qEGQUiMnxOhfZ4-nMDbFZ3nRL4KWm6EZh_8l0YbXo4L8eZz7CMi0w/s1600-h/IMG_0683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9RnulLN5tIa8Zsvu2vamfV3nD9W81POjnGkFbzxaA7OYE1P0Z3JxbQa7gjTDcS-YKDwFA2jmhqe1-c0O6a4M-_qEGQUiMnxOhfZ4-nMDbFZ3nRL4KWm6EZh_8l0YbXo4L8eZz7CMi0w/s400/IMG_0683.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363040921468264930" /></a><br /><center>This boy loves balloons, would probably die for one. We always have to have at least one around!</center><br />Alex... oh wow Alex. For some reason I keep thinking he's been walking for 6 months.. don't ask but seriously 5 months now it amazes me! He's running, learning to jump, and actually learning to WALK up and down the stairs! He has a huge vocabulary when he actually uses it, and lately he's been asking "what is it" all the time and trying to practice all kinds of stuff. He's saying yes, no, go, bye, hi (a favorite), no (another fav), ball, juice, please, thank you, doggie, ballon (says that one funny), lemonade, eggie (for eggs), who is it, knock knock. And a whole bunch more I can't even list. He's also knocking on the door, helping mommy clean up, and learning how to whisper and be secretive. He loves to play hide and go seek with the dog and jump out and scare me all the time!I Almost time for a toddler bed too, that kid is trying to climb out the crib and out of his high chair it's killing me! I can't help but brag though, my baby isn't a baby anymore! And I know you all understand cause he's my first and I'm so proud of him!! =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe1PhL5xXL5eeAqTUwc1ejn9Rq57um38ZYE3lwGnFZ8hvaaItW48S8opEZ0EY8rKGSIDvgOu-55LJsCgzpP_LfXwpqsrfwnVwc6GOsMo5xOQo6VHqdVCrMt50HDehA1BEHu7vlAl8fWU/s1600-h/IMG_0684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe1PhL5xXL5eeAqTUwc1ejn9Rq57um38ZYE3lwGnFZ8hvaaItW48S8opEZ0EY8rKGSIDvgOu-55LJsCgzpP_LfXwpqsrfwnVwc6GOsMo5xOQo6VHqdVCrMt50HDehA1BEHu7vlAl8fWU/s400/IMG_0684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363040925271498866" /></a><br /><center>The climber</center><br />I'm so ready to get back to normal and be able to update my blog regularly! Oh and by the way I go private the end of this week! Get your email addys in, they don't post so don't worry I moderate!Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-74557468677298429942009-07-21T01:16:00.000-07:002009-07-21T08:13:59.784-07:00It's been decided.We're going private, especially now that I will have a huge amount of traffic running through my professional blog. I just can't risk things happening with family photos since they're not copyrighted.<div><br /></div><div>Also because I track you all. Yep even you crazies I don't know.. I see everything and some of you make me nervous.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please email me leahferguson321@gmail.com, facebook me, or leave me a comment (I will make comments private and they won't post. You've got a week, and I want the blog stalkers to leave the comments. =]</div>Leah Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749174846529327240noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-60570107551160057432009-07-16T10:34:00.000-07:002009-07-16T14:46:07.942-07:00I'm just stopping by.Well I just came by to let you all know I am alive, I have just been busy! I have a lot on my plate this month and I think after all of this I need a vacation.. a good long one.<br /><br />I've been busy finishing my new blog, trying to get settled in this house, and getting ready for a big moment in our life!<br /><br />Our move went well... lets just say not fun. The last people who lived here before us didn't take care of a home like you'd imagine. So we've got work to do, but all in all this is a wonderful home it's just a project. Which we both are willing to take on!<br /><br />Our move.. went even worse. Lets just say our movers never showed and were very unprofessional. But on the good side we have a HUGE amount of help from our old ward and our new ward and saved $300 in moving cost. =]<br /><br />I've been busy shooting 4-5 shoots a week on top of all of this! Don't ask how I do it, I don't even know but I'm tired! I'm sorry I haven't had time to update you all.. but please call me. ALL of you. Calling is always fun for me.. I miss you all.<br /><br />I fired my nanny.. I just didn't get a good feeling about her. And she seemed forgetful. I'm looking for someone new as we speak!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81NNjK_Wgo8HrgNT-7bzmAr3wtZofj4TN1YQjxp23VIX8Q3OC7wi78ETmlrBFCsl6XZ3meiT0Za-y4wMbXJaBM_VjWbvCuPkCULNEAQITo5ep0X-D2dhL0PJbhn3CM9toC40Q211UL9w/s1600-h/IMG_0644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81NNjK_Wgo8HrgNT-7bzmAr3wtZofj4TN1YQjxp23VIX8Q3OC7wi78ETmlrBFCsl6XZ3meiT0Za-y4wMbXJaBM_VjWbvCuPkCULNEAQITo5ep0X-D2dhL0PJbhn3CM9toC40Q211UL9w/s400/IMG_0644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359171328381685650" /></a><br /><center>I've been buying Alex new clothes since he is growing so much! He loves his new Gap PJs! I love Gap!</center><br /><br />Oh and I love seeing family. Love it, them, every bit about it. The 4th was great and all of you that want to see a good show next year please visit my backyard for fun and a bbq!<br /><br /><center>Before</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmX-a4lRoKLkmeS-KwUyoC54Tu2Cm-iSgPGXYFVfSpdrQ8-QxwF7fqH26T8AWx0gK3WXq54-i_pM7SfY-LUJ8NsFmQKDLWtXCSwty6G8zH5Gs0daeoa0KlDQ6kChvAHcBChfv1qK2poUo/s1600-h/IMG_0654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmX-a4lRoKLkmeS-KwUyoC54Tu2Cm-iSgPGXYFVfSpdrQ8-QxwF7fqH26T8AWx0gK3WXq54-i_pM7SfY-LUJ8NsFmQKDLWtXCSwty6G8zH5Gs0daeoa0KlDQ6kChvAHcBChfv1qK2poUo/s400/IMG_0654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359171314226160722" /></a><br /><center>After</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizDXNdyK9oNM_qw9ygmWcpcezXAM6yoJfIsTcUNgfb94F2apRvTy8o3jusHB29CeFJOLDhyphenhyphen-L1aG5NVg-Q25vS0eMSC-XdJXCl9BNHdI3vdeKnX01HkM4o2RNS8aYEDc4SitnbIxZao8/s1600-h/IMG_0666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizDXNdyK9oNM_qw9ygmWcpcezXAM6yoJfIsTcUNgfb94F2apRvTy8o3jusHB29CeFJOLDhyphenhyphen-L1aG5NVg-Q25vS0eMSC-XdJXCl9BNHdI3vdeKnX01HkM4o2RNS8aYEDc4SitnbIxZao8/s400/IMG_0666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359171318905914002" /></a><br /><center>He looks like a little man now!</center><br />Boo bear got his first hair cut. He'd did amazing.. and he looks like a little man now. He is now talking more than ever I can't believe he's a talking machine now! He's climbing onto everything, oh and he's feeding himself with a spoon! Whoo hoo! He's saying all kinds of new words it would take me forever to type them all out, I'm just glad he's got a huge vocab! He's definitely got manners now though! He says please, thank you and excuse me! He also is learning to jump!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w3Wfq9D5JpubmuWfNpFNscLchVCCG1eaq9W9UaYUL2Rwjt1awLCl5BRWUff7j5jykhyphenhyphenzxgu5xU7Lc_E_f9fHnxlCSIHqXVzrFu8MtYujE4DFxe1dMgiOdH7LEgWrcye-tTcH3gGAcS4/s1600-h/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w3Wfq9D5JpubmuWfNpFNscLchVCCG1eaq9W9UaYUL2Rwjt1awLCl5BRWUff7j5jykhyphenhyphenzxgu5xU7Lc_E_f9fHnxlCSIHqXVzrFu8MtYujE4DFxe1dMgiOdH7LEgWrcye-tTcH3gGAcS4/s400/IMG_0669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359171331929460914" /></a><br /><center>He has a blast climbing on boxes!</center><br />My dress is by far amazing.. gorgeous. Everything I ever wanted. I can't wait to wear it. Rachel is so amazing for finding me Jordan to make my dress.. I got everything I wanted and it was so affordable compared to the $5,000 I would of spent on the dress my ideas came from!<br /><br />The other plans are finalized... hopefully everything will work out as planned. That's something I just don't even want to get into right now.<br /><br />You'd think I'd post amazing pictures since I'm a photographer right? Nahh.. gotta appreciate my point and shoot too! Sorry there aren't a ton we had a mishap with our external hard drive.. it's a long story.<br /><br />Oh and hopefully one of my best friends comes to visit.. oh yes you. you know who you are because I miss you oh so much.<br /><br />My photo blog is done I just have a few bugs to fix.. look for the link here in a few days!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-33974571046518122812009-06-23T15:14:00.000-07:002009-06-23T15:29:02.906-07:00SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousBoy that was a mouth full wasn't it? I'm just a tiny bit stressed. Ok maybe a lot! I am so excited to move, actually we all are! Who doesn't want almost double if not triple the space to live in? I hate packing.. it's always a pain and I never enjoy it. But because I've moved a few times I've learned something. I started packing a week or two ago and it's completely helped a ton, and now all we have is our computers, beds and a few toys. <br /><br />**There are no pictures.. sorry in advance. I just can't seem to want to edit/post pictures...?<br /><br />But Father's Day was GREAT! John got spoiled more than I did on Mother's Day. Oh wait.. didn't we go pick up a dog named Lady for John and Alex on Mother's day? Lol, just kidding sweetheart I love you and you spoil me all the time! Any who, John got woken up and gifted with a digital picture frame he's been asking for, the Forever Strong movie.. and not to be forgotten his new Macbook Pro. Why so much?<br /><br />Well, a few weeks ago we made the decision that we both need our "own" stuff. Look we're both Gemini's and SOMETIMES we're gonna bump heads. So we decided that we'd upgrade computers and get our own laptops. We both got Macbook Pros which we love (if you don't have a Mac we need to talk... seriously they're amazing) and now we're not having to play the sharing game. We both gotta do work ya know?!<br /><br />Anyways.. other that.. that's it. Alex is a little anxious because he knows something is going on, but he's still telling me what he wants! He's talking like crazy and I'm really learning to understand the gibberish. He's also growing like a weed and we went to Gap the other day and he's wearing 2T in some stuff now! Gezz kid slow down a little PLEASE! I've also lost some weight surprisingly? I haven't been the best worker-outer the last week because of the move but I'm still dropping the weight. I seriously with it would stop because now my clothes that I actually LOVE are too big! I guess it's time for another baby eh?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-5711329265329146382009-06-18T17:45:00.000-07:002009-06-19T01:01:34.355-07:00My little talker.I told you I'd pop in from time to time, I know it's been a hard few days but here I am!<br /><br />Ok so I've finally done it everyone! I've learned how to interpret the gibberish, and holy cow who would of known? Alex sure is talking and I was worried he wasn't! The kid has to say at least like 25+ or so words and as little talks with the dog and I daily. I really think he thinks Lady is another toddler and will respond back to her like I do. Cute little thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z_IRDO5iIrBSscCTkHMxKiSeLqB2yjpSzmN56Tfv6fJ8KJ88O1f888VMPhpx_I5Qa1Fz61qbhR1ztxGxrRzhE2GuHcdwspUhbK0DF0JDBPNRK1KWyPx4xii5cukyvX9PLWXQbpL2Pw/s1600-h/IMG_0575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z_IRDO5iIrBSscCTkHMxKiSeLqB2yjpSzmN56Tfv6fJ8KJ88O1f888VMPhpx_I5Qa1Fz61qbhR1ztxGxrRzhE2GuHcdwspUhbK0DF0JDBPNRK1KWyPx4xii5cukyvX9PLWXQbpL2Pw/s400/IMG_0575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348940014070551842" /></a><br /><center>Mr. Mischievous</center><br />I heard him say about 6 things in about 2 minutes, does it just magically start? Because man the kid was just talking on and on lately and half the words I got and the other I haven't quite figured out. I mean he was like literally talking my ear off! He said yes, please, why, yum, more, and thank you! He's also gotten out of the "shy" stage and tells everyone hi. I hated that stage although it didn't last long and I hope it doesn't come back. He also doesn't seem to be clingy much anymore and that is the HARDEST part of this age and I'm so glad it's dwindling. I think it helps having a nanny, him being around other kids and going out to lots of places! Alex has also started making his own decisions and telling me what he wants.. seriously I thought I had a few more months or YEARS before that started! He's so funny though.. you gotta see it to believe it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBejIdq2Ak_VHjEeVD6qR04SgpM_aCzfnlJybesIs1Cu5S9dm0rmeoVbg0LE9PoMY8_5i9je1sQotCqMD9kmIp0TIgNos-XPVdjaFgahv7RHaa_VrBDD6CeBCDx6ewHKuSGZTPKJETkA/s1600-h/IMG_0583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBejIdq2Ak_VHjEeVD6qR04SgpM_aCzfnlJybesIs1Cu5S9dm0rmeoVbg0LE9PoMY8_5i9je1sQotCqMD9kmIp0TIgNos-XPVdjaFgahv7RHaa_VrBDD6CeBCDx6ewHKuSGZTPKJETkA/s400/IMG_0583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348940011998647922" /></a><br />He's also picked up trying to swim sort of? He likes to flop around in the water and put his face under? Literally scared the pants off of me the first time, but he thinks it's fun and he gets the concept to hold his breath. Where does he learn these things.. Sprout?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPblgcsPh7U5dzf8y_qZGubwRemBtmsGjz0s6rnms7_-GiyBhlAjRCtpZXr1LQmqM3Qe-2mUgRfbYvWekZ7MIlrUHsSRZbjMU5JeLtisqvjnYKDPSLfyFQ5tyi2KoRD_YUJ4lHRh3zg/s1600-h/IMG_0601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPblgcsPh7U5dzf8y_qZGubwRemBtmsGjz0s6rnms7_-GiyBhlAjRCtpZXr1LQmqM3Qe-2mUgRfbYvWekZ7MIlrUHsSRZbjMU5JeLtisqvjnYKDPSLfyFQ5tyi2KoRD_YUJ4lHRh3zg/s400/IMG_0601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348940019530335474" /></a><br /><center>Lady with her ears cropped</center><br />Lady is getting huge, this isn't to much of a recent picture but man she's big! I can't imagine her 70 pounds in a year or so!<br /><br />Other than that you will all know me as a famous star here soon! lol I won't get into it TOO much, but lets just say I'll be doing some fun stuff in the next few weeks! By the way, my blog is almost ready.. I'll post on Monday the blog address, it's my temporary blog until my website is up!<br /><br />Sorry this isn't long and exciting but I didn't want you all to think I'd forgotten you guys! Oh and sorry for the bad images, I can't ever seem to take fun pictures of those two when I have my camera out.<br /><br />We're in the middle of moving officially... pray for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-50957128452610717712009-06-14T00:10:00.000-07:002009-06-14T11:36:13.308-07:00I'll be back.Ok, so I have some sad news to say... I'll be busy for the next few weeks and I might not get to blog. . . at all. I'm just preparing you for the huge hole in your life, I know you depend on my updates but don't fear this isn't forever. Good news is, are move has been pushed up and we'll hopefully be in our new place around the 27th of June. I've also been SUPER busy doing shoots, editing, being a mom, and a dog sitter. Oh and might I add packing?<br /><br />I'm really trying to focus on getting my new blog up and going, especially now that I have shoots lined up all the time. But I promise when things are straightened out I will be back and I will run both blogs. Now I'm not saying I won't pop in and say hi and post pictures but my 3-5 times a week posts will be hold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPj3ohsY3PbW8Hc2LXPR0bfCLkA7wvzcNj1Xeng9KhXrvzOm2d2AcpO-hPiAhPGDdu8VmFImB2SOHAMIUtYgdtIDphCvCkN-2K6at17WlZwziUw597AyaWw2dvf6JbtNuzdcVc9sXdw/s1600-h/DSC_0340.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPj3ohsY3PbW8Hc2LXPR0bfCLkA7wvzcNj1Xeng9KhXrvzOm2d2AcpO-hPiAhPGDdu8VmFImB2SOHAMIUtYgdtIDphCvCkN-2K6at17WlZwziUw597AyaWw2dvf6JbtNuzdcVc9sXdw/s400/DSC_0340.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347253275756083762" /></a><center>Just a little taste of what's to come</center><center>**click for larger view</center><br />Just know that I love you all. It will be ok. Just don't call me at 2 am and beg for updates. Promise?<br /><br />Get ready for my new blog though, it's gonna be sweet. That and I'm building a website and many other things, I'm just to excited.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-11259812721622646812009-06-09T09:52:00.001-07:002009-06-09T09:52:00.895-07:00Best BudsI had a great weekend this last weekend, I seriously love the weekends and can't wait for fridays to get here. John and I love to relax and hang out all weekend and be lazy! This last weekend was more eventful than the last few because I had 2 photo shots this weekend that went so well! I'm in the process of editing but I seriously had a blast with everyone! Also, I'm trying REALLY hard to have my new blog up and going by the end of the week, I know the waiting is just <span style="font-style:italic;">killing</span> you all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4THFNhve9pMF3SQt6JevcYRFqN3rE-wmxpic1nsPKnGE7Ir4f3V8dQ0U7xkrusJ0o9nKxlGNg9u1D5kin-D1ELhPu8HFYw5tfsnGKHE0MNDn3PR02-2i2vBKcovPxySW3Z_wKaJYtfA/s1600-h/DSC_0486.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4THFNhve9pMF3SQt6JevcYRFqN3rE-wmxpic1nsPKnGE7Ir4f3V8dQ0U7xkrusJ0o9nKxlGNg9u1D5kin-D1ELhPu8HFYw5tfsnGKHE0MNDn3PR02-2i2vBKcovPxySW3Z_wKaJYtfA/s400/DSC_0486.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345203120851417634" /></a><br /><center>my two kiddos</center><br />Alex and Lady sure do love each other, those two seriously are so worn out by the end of the day! They both take naps at the same time too! Alex loves to play ball with Lady and this is how I caught the two of them all weekend. I never would of thought Alex would want to be that CLOSE to her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09KkPxcj_sO61p6K-GAnq3aaAQ824UNgUOqXALg2YbBcwKRNQvW8wN-97WZZYUY6i8KuJgloE73JVEsAy0QA8bp-x3emsSrco73LbA_7tJ84N5gjiIa5AL7TazamLmYZww7aWblA_dQ/s1600-h/DSC_0478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09KkPxcj_sO61p6K-GAnq3aaAQ824UNgUOqXALg2YbBcwKRNQvW8wN-97WZZYUY6i8KuJgloE73JVEsAy0QA8bp-x3emsSrco73LbA_7tJ84N5gjiIa5AL7TazamLmYZww7aWblA_dQ/s400/DSC_0478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345203117409595186" /></a><br /><center>Alex having a conversation with Lady</center><br /><br />I think even though we've had our ups and downs with the dog, in the end she was totally worth it. Every single penny.<br /><br />I got a new investment for my photography, I've been dying for another lens for my camera and since I'm still waiting to get my sb-800 back from Nikon. (It broke.. and it wasn't my fault!) Meet the 3rd love of my life Mrs. 17-35mm what an amazing lens!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBStvCP3sSd74_vVKr2-nJxT406zkRSVV_fOsinmFeoqKJtvegeyGfwE43K3n28ft-2Z8XfXng4sU3uFUt2m1TTsKpPPn_kVStyIJmYJSeg4H7TZoz7XlsQu67cPmZl0cfElmwRAXAUw/s1600-h/D3S_7579-oblique.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBStvCP3sSd74_vVKr2-nJxT406zkRSVV_fOsinmFeoqKJtvegeyGfwE43K3n28ft-2Z8XfXng4sU3uFUt2m1TTsKpPPn_kVStyIJmYJSeg4H7TZoz7XlsQu67cPmZl0cfElmwRAXAUw/s400/D3S_7579-oblique.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345073676879868034" /></a><br />Alex has been speaking a whole lot more lately, he now says hi to everyone, thanks us when we give him something he wants. Along with dog, door, yes (along with nodding his head yes) who is it, what is it and where is it. He's learned how to roll his eyes??? Don't know where that came from but it's hilarious, he also likes to spin around in a circle and fall on the ground when he gets super dizzy and he's now climbing onto everything. He tries winking but I don't think he quite has it yet and he also picks up the phone and says hello now, it's hilarious cause whenever someone calls he thinks it's for him! This age is seriously so much fun.<br /><br />I'm also getting more excited for our move!! I can't wait to have more space, Alex's toys are everywhere! We also have someone who is renting our place, that's a huge relief because I was so worried we wouldn't find someone for some reason! We also met with the Stake President to get the last of our things finalized for our sealing. Sheesh... after a year I'm so ready!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-26103128123383228582009-06-05T10:31:00.000-07:002009-06-05T10:39:15.482-07:00Let's getting things going already.Hello, my name is Leah and my life consist of days that go non-stop and me trying to be a cook/maid/mom/photographer all a once. On top of all those wonderful things I'm planning my sealing and also trying to pack and move, I do believe at times I am losing my mind and might be on the brink of insanity. But no worries, today I am still normal.<br /><br />I've been asked, and begged and also threatened to talk about what's going on with my sealing plans.. they're going good, I've just realized why the heck I never had an all out wedding the first time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF71gQzb4wgxzioZuwEo0vj1mBEtSneqlS2JNAQ50LaunsDxE19zXX1kqjwh4egUovg2-afcRhfbFY3_R2ItE0sNmN2mpGYHwR2fMMCSPIJPASkXpEvlz19xb7BZx_U5Ku-gG88GJW_w/s1600-h/4104_primary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF71gQzb4wgxzioZuwEo0vj1mBEtSneqlS2JNAQ50LaunsDxE19zXX1kqjwh4egUovg2-afcRhfbFY3_R2ItE0sNmN2mpGYHwR2fMMCSPIJPASkXpEvlz19xb7BZx_U5Ku-gG88GJW_w/s400/4104_primary.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343894832179782946" /></a><br /><center>The Dress</center><br />Ok wait wait. hold it. This isn't the dress, it's a inspiration. I would die/kill/eat worms for that dress. I always have a knack for picking the most expensive thing in a collection without even knowing it. But on another happy note, I found the most amazing lady who's making my dreams come true for my **modest dress. I say modest because if I could have it my way I'd be wearing that strapless Pricilla of Boston^^ I've been drooling over . (THANK YOU SO MUCH RAE! I couldn't make this all possible without you!)<br /><br />-The caterer, although sometimes flaky on calling me back they seem very tasteful. I just need to pick all the food out which I have a feeling will be a lot harder than I think. I might always well tattoo Mrs. Indecisive on my forehead.<br /><br />-Have my color theme and invitations all picked out I love the black and white traditional colors (because it's better if it's plain and simple trust me), just need to get the final touches done to the invitations and have them printed. YES you read correct, printed because I am also a procrastinator.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLLvchlBtbGGJW80ee9NMGZ_vKTNOcxMjXRnLvOE9GSPIamhPeSHg1I47s9_0k-elG6_UVN0gWRagXw_U5BKMX92_TBEjRA0-l_1dvimy1b8zpXZPjcBdh1o9rkrdwX53VMcwe0J3ag/s1600-h/PlansZebra101102_525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLLvchlBtbGGJW80ee9NMGZ_vKTNOcxMjXRnLvOE9GSPIamhPeSHg1I47s9_0k-elG6_UVN0gWRagXw_U5BKMX92_TBEjRA0-l_1dvimy1b8zpXZPjcBdh1o9rkrdwX53VMcwe0J3ag/s400/PlansZebra101102_525.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343875743126965042" /></a><br /><center>This is the pattern =]</center><br />-Finding those perfect fun shoes to wear with the dress, who wouldn't want to wear a pair of $700 Jimmy Choo's. I would, but oh wait that's just not practical. I think about all the photography equipment I could buy with that..is that weird? Although they're not Jimmy's they're still fun and I can't wait to wear them.<br /><br />-Got an amazing photographer who I can't wait to work with, I'm doing fun non-traditional pictures because I want to be unique! I mean when you spend countless hours reading blogs, coming up with poses and ideas why wouldn't you want your favorite of the two taken of you! Did I just rhyme? Wow, I'm on a roll..<br /><br />-The reception hall was the hardest, I mean seriously over $2,000 for a room? That's with no chairs, tables or anything. Nope I'm not having it, because once again here comes Mrs. Practical who can dream and imagine that, that $2,000 buys her a d700. We're having it at a fun location, and most of you know. If not you'll see it on the invite =]<br /><br />-Decorations.. I don't even want to go there. I wasn't even THINKING about this until my cousin's turn my world upside down and came up with amazing ideas. See, told you I'm losing it I mean how do you forget decorations? Seriously. I'm just lucky to have amazing family that have flawless style.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNiXIJMgB0TABd-gpILDWi-eO5FXpwo0OnUv-B_WzcU8GY6hrnr0-2NlubzuEMNSjNmXL4hlS4bNTtMg82mDRcO1ruzWB2caKGgsHr8rW-qRomXjT5zwznH12lT6XPM8h2eA76g4ZOg/s1600-h/bouquet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNiXIJMgB0TABd-gpILDWi-eO5FXpwo0OnUv-B_WzcU8GY6hrnr0-2NlubzuEMNSjNmXL4hlS4bNTtMg82mDRcO1ruzWB2caKGgsHr8rW-qRomXjT5zwznH12lT6XPM8h2eA76g4ZOg/s400/bouquet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343875748399442386" /></a><br />-Flower arrangements, well that's the only thing I haven't quite figured out yet. Let me re-introduce myself again, Mrs. Indecisive. I love orchids, they're to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">die</span> for really.<br /><br />Now, do you really have to wonder why I eloped?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-58376562136977395592009-06-03T09:00:00.000-07:002009-06-03T08:10:48.705-07:00All Mixed Up.Well the news we've had going back in forth for awhile has arrived. We're moving, yep it's true. John and I have talked about this for awhile and we've both actually had mixed emotions about it. We love our ward, and our callings but with us living in Provo and John working in Salt Lake the commute is to much on us. Beyond that I'm practically living at the doctor's office and it's messing with John's work schedule. We're moving closer to family, and closer to Salt Lake. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2Zbqv80ZBgYxhi_aCFUyocPohEwcmRVRzgwFDuVcw5YNaxoksfISwGRfOy1YX4ONHQ2ZeHv53cn8XUoKdVPhjPxYsrm4Uwv7PWQSJWfZ3HX1LaEd5WUgIm8VwxRS57ZdWUa4k2feMA/s1600-h/11454035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2Zbqv80ZBgYxhi_aCFUyocPohEwcmRVRzgwFDuVcw5YNaxoksfISwGRfOy1YX4ONHQ2ZeHv53cn8XUoKdVPhjPxYsrm4Uwv7PWQSJWfZ3HX1LaEd5WUgIm8VwxRS57ZdWUa4k2feMA/s400/11454035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342559924596300146" /></a><br /><center>John is excited that it's a one story. Alex just likes that he has space to run around!</center><br />I'm sad but happy it will make our lives easier, I'm happy because it's a house and has a finished basement for my photography/home theatre. I'm sad because as much as I hate how small our place is, I have friends right across the street. I'm excited for a huge fenced back yard, but sad because I have to mow it and pick up poo. (I know you wouldn't to hear that last one) I keep going up and down about it but I know it's right because we prayed about it all. Sometimes you have to make changes to better your life even though you don't always agree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtF2o3Lgx7Cnc2cFv8fVdQmq8RDp-nR2OeaRCBwvwgVFgbr1NIxUprvVyTJtB9do8n5V3KMjC3YT6bboof7O1mcW_TY7so4Fk-GRqeAz3VSkuwuD6MReUNG15N_0elW2mXtqMctkLsg/s1600-h/DSC_0486.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtF2o3Lgx7Cnc2cFv8fVdQmq8RDp-nR2OeaRCBwvwgVFgbr1NIxUprvVyTJtB9do8n5V3KMjC3YT6bboof7O1mcW_TY7so4Fk-GRqeAz3VSkuwuD6MReUNG15N_0elW2mXtqMctkLsg/s400/DSC_0486.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343118815220998754" /></a><br /><center>Oh my how we've grown.. Lady is getting so big!</center><br />The one thing I'm not looking forward to is packing and moving. yuck. But I am already starting to pack and go through the basement I'm even considering have a garage sale.. a small one at least. Gotta get rid of the junk! If any of my friends or neighbors close by have an old boxes to spare they'd be greatly appreciated!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028183604218703702.post-83566073778765773092009-06-01T10:10:00.000-07:002009-06-01T10:22:45.796-07:00Could I even ask for more?I never know what to expect when my birthday comes around every year. Ever since John and I got married I find myself always getting so surprised when my special day comes. John and I are exactly 11 years and 1 week apart, surprising huh? He's over a decade older than me.. and I find it funny when people who don't know ask how we even got together let alone married. We'll I wont' go into that TOO much but I'm a lot more mature than most girls my age and well I just knew I was going to marry John after a month or two of dating. <br /><br />My birthday weekend was AMAZING, I say that because John always makes me so happy and does everything to spoil me royally! Whether it be him making me breakfast, taking me to dinner, or buying me cute and fun gifts! I'm actually SO grateful John supports me in my photography business because that's mostly what I asked for, for my birthday. I got some AWESOME antique props for my photography, he tried to by me the lens I'd been literally drooling over for months but it was out of stock. (oh well that's what's online shopping is for!) I won't list everything since it was a lot, but I got a ton of stuff and I love it all! I am so shocked John got me everything I wanted! =]<br /><br />But besides the gifts John and I decided to spend our birthday getaway up in Park City.. bare with me we had so much fun I forgot to take pictures! I dropped Alex off with Libbie (THANK YOU for watching him!!) and we made our way up to have sushi at the Flying Sumo since I love Sushi so much! Of course that didn't fill John up so we headed across the street to Prime Steak House where they were offering a 2 for 1 Entree and John totally got hooked up with Fillet and Lobster Tail. John ALMOST got the piano payer to sing me Happy Birthday, but I wasn't having it! We then went out for the evening and had fun talking about old memories and I was so pooped I feel asleep!<br /><br />We woke up the next day and both slept in until 11am I don't remember ever sleeping that late! It's sure been awhile, Alex usually sleeps until at least 9 but never 11! It was so nice to wake up refreshed and not have Alex calling me down the hall or Lady whining to go out and go potty! I think I deserve a day like that more often! John and I then headed home and on the way stopped at this AMAZING Boutique that sold awesome antiques... and everything was 50% percent off! I bought a few great props and I can't wait to use them. I've been looking everywhere for adorable props!<br /><br />After all that we went to go pick up the dog and Alex and I seriously drove it bumper to bumper traffic for 30 minutes and got maybe a mile until I jumped off the highway. I haven't had traffic like that since Dallas, it was irritating!! I spent some time trying to do a short shoot that I decided to continue next week and then John and I spent the rest of the evening cuddled on the couch watching the Discovery Channel. I know weird right? It's seriously all we watch, I love watching about nature and wild life it fascinates me.. I dream of shooting pictures over in Africa on all the beautiful creatures. Bet you never would of guessed that we watched that huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyIQB4IqgM9SYfivDnMs2K5vSKTzxXh5B7PCVLltWpi7Do-HX-MXeB_9HS7JDbAqgrkhNpi8dS4kEyv1E2AB7-y5XxrXJYu-KrGLgWyhBZijIKCVb88uVrq8IH8WoHT8-nRtYnFDhMg/s1600-h/IMG_0573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyIQB4IqgM9SYfivDnMs2K5vSKTzxXh5B7PCVLltWpi7Do-HX-MXeB_9HS7JDbAqgrkhNpi8dS4kEyv1E2AB7-y5XxrXJYu-KrGLgWyhBZijIKCVb88uVrq8IH8WoHT8-nRtYnFDhMg/s400/IMG_0573.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248918689614706" /></a><br />This is just here since you're about to see a ton of pictures at once (I couldn't forget pictures of my kinda cake!) I love Hotels even though I lost bad!<br /><br />I woke up Sunday to my husband playing with Alex and taking care of the dog, oh and cooking me breakfast! I love when John cooks he is such an amazing cook, and it's always a treat to be able to have both of the kids taken care of and happy! We then went to church and tried to get in for our interview with the stake president but realized it'd be at least an hour with the line we were waiting in and headed over to John Sr. and Libbie's house for dinner! They made my favorite tri-tip and 7 layer bars! It was all SO good I felt spoiled! It's also a tradition in my family that everyone usually calls and tells you happy birthday, but every year my mom and dad tell me the story of how I was born. I know cheesy but I love hearing it especially when I miss them and I'm so far away! My Aunt who is like my second mom also called and every year she brags of how she saw me first! And finally my grandmother who is such an amazing woman never forgets to call me and wish me happy wishes and talk to her grandson! I feel like this day was so special you have no idea!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBXdYNaC53SaaAPtR_zYimbQ0G0zUwF1mniKwNnIjaH8ghmcO6PE6nxqUntMOl_Qxs5BKPBkoZV9Y0jsEOltGDCatyOaSWwCSJwN4LzgholvKvjZ3TLgENX9fCTz9EfL9GfZGWWO5Eg/s1600-h/IMG_0562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBXdYNaC53SaaAPtR_zYimbQ0G0zUwF1mniKwNnIjaH8ghmcO6PE6nxqUntMOl_Qxs5BKPBkoZV9Y0jsEOltGDCatyOaSWwCSJwN4LzgholvKvjZ3TLgENX9fCTz9EfL9GfZGWWO5Eg/s400/IMG_0562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248579261914450" /></a><br /><center>I really was enjoying myself I swear!</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeKdSDHvOsCg12r7FmKM2Dk7BszFqVeKyYzTGVOewjJ8OXQFZlmkNI-2S_J0IAwWNn2QrTJ3SVpR0c-uUABfw1BNPhDMbVs_TjaU_DYaOeJ8wFROY5tvo9QrAzjdjPIWK0ao8G6DfMA/s1600-h/IMG_0566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeKdSDHvOsCg12r7FmKM2Dk7BszFqVeKyYzTGVOewjJ8OXQFZlmkNI-2S_J0IAwWNn2QrTJ3SVpR0c-uUABfw1BNPhDMbVs_TjaU_DYaOeJ8wFROY5tvo9QrAzjdjPIWK0ao8G6DfMA/s400/IMG_0566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248592332737778" /></a><br /><center>Yum!</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWucAOw75o4-KRRITOdFz4UijwNQ_aetZCoSiIlAyZZ264AIHAfZOafHEG3QyeAow36vdO-YwVjqIh9Jmr5P3hmqGOZH7s-nhSjDqkaPbgkp_LHboAqT4MxDgjWq6_E9aMJ8ZNsS7Kbw/s1600-h/IMG_0564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWucAOw75o4-KRRITOdFz4UijwNQ_aetZCoSiIlAyZZ264AIHAfZOafHEG3QyeAow36vdO-YwVjqIh9Jmr5P3hmqGOZH7s-nhSjDqkaPbgkp_LHboAqT4MxDgjWq6_E9aMJ8ZNsS7Kbw/s400/IMG_0564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248585339596418" /></a><br /><center>Happy Birthday to me!</center><br />We enjoyed the rest of the evening yes again, watching Discovery Channel. I'm sad it's over but it was a wonderful birthday and I can't believe I'm 21. I can't even explain how different I look on life and how much I've changed. Boy, I wanted this day to come since I was like 15 and here it is.. here. And it just feels like another birthday but happier than I could of imagined. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CcTNJqQAfICGjIm96CtzwSnJrZH78f-Q1bBUXRzuaPLnfq49c3O5serGs9Ra3ECbEkgm7u8VxFP0fL3-Ax4LZlcow16ZI8gEDEpuaQpc_baszdSG_L3g2TxhvUA202wB_rEb1XCm0g/s1600-h/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CcTNJqQAfICGjIm96CtzwSnJrZH78f-Q1bBUXRzuaPLnfq49c3O5serGs9Ra3ECbEkgm7u8VxFP0fL3-Ax4LZlcow16ZI8gEDEpuaQpc_baszdSG_L3g2TxhvUA202wB_rEb1XCm0g/s400/IMG_0568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248602822940706" /></a><br /><center>He loves Grandma's golf balls SO much.</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R14rsDgiT4ZibkgWZyGuBZVUmZo__3dWkKrpCtRSU3Cu8NK4wcTV_iF-7FS7bJMmtjqfdWDljRxZevmnPb1GuUGG3YDM4Aw7aDWsLDFPIlHQIpQ0Bog54f3V5fhP3Yvw7rRFqt74BQ/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R14rsDgiT4ZibkgWZyGuBZVUmZo__3dWkKrpCtRSU3Cu8NK4wcTV_iF-7FS7bJMmtjqfdWDljRxZevmnPb1GuUGG3YDM4Aw7aDWsLDFPIlHQIpQ0Bog54f3V5fhP3Yvw7rRFqt74BQ/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342248597019636082" /></a><br /><center>Here's a shot of what mos of the living and dinning area looks like.</center><br />Look at the mess boo made, Ok I helped a little. I so want one of those guns that shoot those discs, they're amazing!<br /><br />=]Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6