It's been quite a while... and boy has he grown!!!

So Wyatt is now almost 2 years old!!  OMG, how time flies.  And along the flying time, how much he has grown!!!  This kid is growing like a weed.  He says quite a few words like Dada, ball, thank you, hi and bye bye.  It's actually really cute when he says Bye Bye because he walks away and waves as he's saying bye bye.  He's just too cute!  But of course, i'm probably being biased.  haha. But lately his favorite words are Oh man. When his toys fall or he trips he says "Oh man!" We have a difficult time trying to get him to say please. He'll repeat almost any word you say. But once you say please, he just stops and looks at you funny. He does know how to say thank you though. Oh, he also says "here you go" and "see you". And of course, his favorite word, no.

On labor day weekend, we went to Sacramento gold rush Days. We had a blast and Wyatt was dressed up as a little cowboy. He had his dual six shooters (don't worry, it's fake), his boots and hat. He was so cute that we were constantly stopped because people wanted a good look at him. Even the actors loved his outfit. After one of the reenactments, Wyatt wanted to play with his guns to and get the bad guys. Then as we started walking back to the car, Wyatt spotted some steps and decided it was time for him to take a break, sit down and have a nice cold drink of water. So we put him in his stroller, headed back to the car. As soon as the car started, he was out.

I love the gold rush Days. Can't wait for next year. But our next stop is the Renaissance fair.

Sit still kid!

So my little one wants to be everywhere.  It seems that he picked up walking pretty quick.  It was just a month ago that he just started walking.  The past few weeks, all he does is walk.  He very rarely crawls, unless he is on the bed.  Now, he walks around with his bottle in his mouth, toys to move around, clothes, you name it!  He even tourchurs our poor dog!  Well, not really torchur, more like wanting to play.  And what's funny is that when he's tired, he likes to lay down with his dog.  But he does love to crawl over him.

And bubbas is so patient with him!  Don't worry, we're always in arms length when Wyatt messes with Mr. T.  We haven't encountered any problems, and we know that we won't.  Mr. T is so used to it because we trained him since he was a puppy :-).  Yup, he got "abuse" treats.  He wasn't really "abused", we just did things kids would do to dogs so that he can get used to it.  He loves it anyway.  Apparently in the mornings when Daddy gets ready for work and Wyatt in his crib, he would call bubbas and bubbas would walk by the crib so that Wyatt can pet him!  Yeah, they're best buds, we love it!

Oh, and wyatt is developing so well!  On Sunday, during the Super Bowl, Daddy was talking to me about the Super Bowl trophy and I saw that Wyatt was just playing by himself in the middle of the room. So I started recording him.  I was just playing with my phone...  Anyway, When he looked up at me, I started waving.  He looked away for a second, looked back at me and he started waving.  I thought it was cute because it looked like he was trying to figure it out himself on how to wave!  He almost threw himself off too.  haha.  I love this little kid!  He is such a character.

Oh no!

So the past few days when little one is kicking up a storm (the few seconds that I can feel it), little one is kicking me pretty hard. It seriously throws me off completely. Most times it catches me off guard that I sometimes lose balance (shuddup, don't laugh!). Last night I was hanging with some friends of mine and they were talking about Greg and his strength. So today as little one was being active and kicking mommy, it dawned on me... little one might take after Greg and his tree trunk, super strength, all muscle legs... I sent him a text earlier saying " I hate you.... I hate you soooo much! I think lil one is a lil you with your frikin tree trunk legs! It's quite uncomfortable to be kicked so hard on my empty bladder!" Even though the experience is quite the memorable experience, sometimes it's annoying!

If Heaven wasn't so far away

So there's this song that I absolutely love! It's called "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" by Justin Moore. And at times it makes me cry. I don't know why, but I've been thinking about my grandparents a lot lately. They were a big part of my life and they have passed on years ago. My Lolo (grandfather) passed away when I was 12 or 13. He was the one who taught me how to play the piano. I remember being a little girl, sitting next to that baby grand piano and my Lolo playing it. Both my Lolo and Lola (grandmother) were such great pianists! They both had the eye and ear to play. They both knew how to read and make their own. I grew up with classical music and black and white film featuring Shirley Temple (a lot). I remember watching a lot of Jerry Lewis (still one of my favorite actors) with James Dean. I remember watching The Wizard of OZ in black and white. Before I go completely off track, My grandfather used to play New York, New York a lot with me. Every time I hear that song, I think of him. I remember he would pick me and my sister up from ballet class and sometimes take us to baskin robins or even Ralph's! I remember being close to him. I wish he was still here.

My Lola passed away when I was 21 years old. Not only was she great with the piano, she was an amazing seamstress, designer. She used to work for General hospital as their seamstress. I remember seeing all her "badges" to Emmy awards hanging from the window sil where she put her sewing machine. She had an album of dresses she made for the actors and actresses for General Hospital (even for Demi Moore and Elizabeth Taylor). Her album even included a telegram of her being nominated for best seamstress. Even it being her job, she made a lot of clothes for me and my sisters. I dont' know why, but she always dressed me and my older sister like twins. For a lot of family gatherings, we wore matching outfits. The last dress she made me was my prom dress which I still have. I plan on using that when Greg and I have our wedding (which has been pushed back to 10 year anniversary). When I think of my grandparents, I think of how much fun they would have with Baby Boling whether it's a boy or girl. They loved us all. I just wish they were still here.

If heaven wasn't so far away, I'd ask my Lola to teach me how to sew. I would love to learn her tricks and I would love to learn how to sew just like her. She really knew how to fit your clothes like a glove! If heaven wasn't so far away, I'd ask my Lolo to play just one more song with me and show him how my vocals have improved since I was a kid.

I miss them. And sometimes it's hard to let go.

So yesterday I did my 3 hour glucose test. Let's hope it comes out normal. I will remember to bring something to eat for after a glucose test. I was shacking and sweating pretty bad shortly after I was finally done with the test. My right arm ended up being bruised too. Least that's done and over with.

Just a few more days and I have my second prenatal exam! Can't wait! Hopefully there's an ultrasound! I have been so tired the past few days its pretty bad. I have little to no energy. I need to get back to crossfit! I miss it, but I also miss my energy.

Oh another countdown, 4 more weeks until 2011 cousinhood!!!! Too bad I can't drink!!!! *cries* at least there's next year. And another countdown, 5 weeks until Greg comes home and our 4 year anniversary! Can't believe we've been married for 4 years already! And I know we have a long way to go. Him being a trucker has tested our relationshi and we are passing with flying colors. Not much of a test now. It just sucks, but it's a necessity until we can have enoughs for Greg to get his guard card.

Tired and it's bedtime. Goodnight all!

The Begining of Our journey

So, I'll start from about a month ago. Early March I went with Greg on the road for a week and a half. It was a blast. I got to see Oregon, Washington, tip of Idaho and Montana. I also got to experience my first snow fall! I was giggling like a little school girl the whole entire time. Being a trucker's wife is not easy as I only see Greg once a month for a few days. So being with him for those 2 weeks was a really nice change.

The first week home, I felt extremely tired, tired by 1930! So I thought nothing of it. I thought I was just adjusting to being back home. A week later, it felt like Aunt Flow was on her way for a visit. But it felt different that time. So I googled it and saw a few things it could be. One being pregnant. So the following day, Monday, I went and bought a pregnancy test after work. Cramps were bad that day too! The following morning, I peed on a stick. While waiting for the results, I was just thinking that it'll just show up negative and voiala, Aunt flow will be knocking at the door soon. The minutes finally passed and to my surprise, 2 lines appeared. I was shocked, surprised, happy, excited, sad, nervous, any and all emotion other than anger.

Shortly after, I gave Greg a call. I woke him up from a dead sleep. But I told him I had something very important to tell him. So I told him I took the test and it came out positive. That may have been the best wake up call he ever received. Slowly the whole world knew of our exciting news.

So here we are today. Almost 11 weeks pregnant. I have had my ups and downs. I've been nauseas but never threw up. Though there have been times where it felt like it was more needed just to get rid of the nausea. I've also been getting really tired lately. Like no energy at all kind of tired.

I have had my first prenatal exam already at 6 weeks. I'm to be due around early december. The exam was exciting. I got to hear our baby's heart beat. Though we didn't see much except for a little flutter in the screen which was the baby's heartbeat. Since I'm overweight, I've been really good about eating healthier and exercising when fatigue doesn't win. I want a healthy baby and I want to avoid a c-section if I can.

So far the journey has been very exciting. we already started looking at clothes and furniture. I registered us on babies r us as well and looking at different types of cribs to build. YES, build... A friend of ours has a nice wood shop and I asked if he can help be build a crib for the baby. Everyone around us is so excited! Especially our family as this will be the first grandchild. Baby Boling will be spoiled for sure!