Break Time

Taking a weeks break from blogging.. I will explain more on Monday the 17th.. have a fabulous week everyone!!

SOOC Saturday ~ The Straight Out of Camera Image

Follow along each Saturday with Straight Out Of Camera started by Slurping Life.

What it is you take a photo  straight out of the camera No Editing allowed. 

Then head over to Slurping Life & link up.

 So we received some wonderful news.. while some may think its too soon to tell.. we just could not keep it a secret very long we had to share in our joy & happiness.
Happy Mother's Day To Me
There is nothing more I could have wished for!

We are so excited to be expecting our second baby.. & that Shiloh is finally going to be a BIG SISTER❤
I took these pictures at Stephen's store. I hadn't told him the amazing news.. I just showed up with Shiloh wearing this shirt that I purchased at Sugar Babies.. this super cute boutique near our house.. at first he didn't noticed.. then he took a double look & said "Are you serious? No way?" he was elated!!

Great Buys

So I love to shop & I love great buys. One place that I love to find great buys is on Overtstock.com.

I love to buy clothes for Shiloh & I love stuff that is funky & fun.. & I found some realy great stuff in their Children's Clothingt like this cute little outfit:

& it is only $2.95 for shipping which makes an even greater buy! I love a good deal when shopping online & most other sites charge so much for shipping so I usually pass on it.

I have also been looking into getting Shiloh some shelves for her room, ones that are not permanent so that I don't have big holes in the wall to patch & I found these in their Kid's Furniture which are just perfect & cute & go with her room design. I am going to go with the smaller one in pink.. & again it's only $2.95 for shipping! Can't beat that!

I also found this necklace in their Necklaces & Pendants & I want it! Its Mother's Day on Sunday & well hay I deserve it right? I am sure my hubby will have no problem getting it for me especially with the shipping only being $2.95. I think its beautiful & simple & that is the kind of jewlery I like.


Overstock.com seems to have everything I need & it's priced right too & you can't beat the $2.95 shipping now can you? I am sure they have some things on your want list to so head on over & check it out!

Hair Cut Ideas

So I really need my hair done.. its at this point that its uneven due to my last style & at that ugly stage that I don't even know what to do with it. So help me figure out what style to go with?

If you have other ideas send me the picture so I can see. I am going to get something done ASAP hopefully by Sunday!

Flashback Friday {Mother's Day Edition}

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Flashback Friday {Mother's Day Edition}

My Mom, Me & Shiloh
October 2008

My mom & Poppy {Step-dad} came to visit us in Oregon right after Shiloh was born.. this is the first picture I have of the three of us.. three generations.. My mom.. Me a first time mom & my angel.
We were at one of the Winery's & it was cold & foggy but so amazing & beautiful. Was a great day & a great visit with them. I can't wait to have them out this August to see our life here in Washington.

Happy Mother's Day to ALL the amazing Mother's & Mommy's to be!

Mommy to Mom

my mom sent me this & I wanted to share with all of you because it is so true:

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don't eat quiche;
They don't have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough
Doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up.......

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth
Is not measured by height or years or grade...
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother.....

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't know everything!

14 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother? She wouldn't have a clue.
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16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's so five minutes ago.

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she
Shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

I Heart Thursday's

I ❤ that I am not feeling dizzy today.. just tired.
I ❤ that even though Shiloh was up at 6:30am she fell back asleep with me until 8am.
I ❤ my husband for putting up with my mood swings lately {love you babe}
I ❤ that my bestie Lorri is having me in her wedding.. I can't wait to share in her day & for her to finally be a Mrs.
I ❤ that we are going on vacation soon & that it will just be the 3 of us!
I ❤ Mary Kay & all the people I have met so far.
I ❤ my new blog design & that I FINALLY made one I want to keep for awhile!
I ❤ my new Like page on FB is growing full of people that like my blog!
I ❤  forgiveness & reuniting with old friends.

Fertility Update

***FYI you may find that I share TMI but if don't want to know then DON'T Read :-)***

This post is intended for others who have had or are having fertility problems, questions & or are going through fertility treatments as I am or for the general reader curious as to what taking fertility entails!

So I haven't really shared my progress with you about my fertility & how it has been going. To be honest I didn't think I would have much to share... well I was wrong.
 
I started the pill clomid on April 5th and finished my first round on April 9th which where my cycle days 4 through 8. I didn't notice any changes.. no side effects nothing. The only thing that changed was my period was gone no more.. which means it only lasted 4 1/2 days.. well for me that is a dream come true because I NEVER have a short period it is always 7 days no matter what. So this was a nice thing to of come out of taking fertility.

So I started tracking for ovulation on the 10th day as instructed.. I went through two packs to be exact because on my last two sticks cycle days 23 & 24 it said I was ovulating. I was so excited because I didn't think I would.. I thought for sure I would have to have the clomid dosage upped.. so when I saw the two lines I jumped for joy. So I am sure you know what happened after that.

I want to say a week after I ovulated I started to feel different.. tingles in my chest area, nauseous {I always feel nauseous but a lot more then normal}, VERY EMOTIONAL.. I mean I couldn't even watch my tv programs & not cry & I am not a cry baby, clothes aren't fitting, I am super sensitive to light, & I am super tired ALL the time again!! Then the dizziness kicked in. I couldn't turn back to look at Shiloh in the car or I would get nauseous & dizzy, I could get up too fast.. dizzy, I could close my eyes to try & stop feeling dizzy & the room would feel like it was spinning, I could be sitting doing nothing.. dizzy.. anything I did or didn't do I was dizzy. So On Saturday I thought why not test you never know it may work.. but deep down I knew it was too soon.. so of course it was a BFN {Big Fat Negative}!

So now we are on cycle day 34.. well 35 since it is going to be after mid night when I post this :-) Then yesterday I had it bad.. I couldn't do anything! I couldn't pick Shiloh up, I couldn't move fast, I couldn't sit, lay or stand nothing.. it all made me dizzy. So I had to sit the entire afternoon on the couch until Stephen was home feeling like I could pass out at anytime. {This is not easy when you have a very active toddler mind you & its super scary! } Stephen of course asked if I had eaten.. I said yes.. everything in site! He then asked if I had water or fluids I said yes all day & it is making me need to pee every 20 mins! So then his response.. weird. Typical Male Response I must add LOL

Well then today I woke up feeling a little better.. I could still feel the dizziness in the back of my head but I was trying so hard to ignore it. Well we all got ready to start our day & it hit me.. dizzy again! Ugh I was so annoyed so I ate a Kellogs Bar.. didn't help.. had coffee.. made it worse.. then we get to the mall.. & I start feeling it a 100 times worse then ever. So I tell Stephen we need to go. It probably didn't help that I was in a panic because I forgot to pay our rent.. that is another thing that is happening.. I am forgetting EVERYTHING! But we head home.. after a few stops at some stores to pick up my next round of fertility {since I should start my next cycle soon} & some lunch. We arrive at home. I ate.. & I still felt horrible so I go & lay down.. I am shaking & starting to sweat which is never a good sign. So I call Dr. M.. leave a message & wait for a returned call.

2:45pm Nurse J calls me back.. I tell her what is happening & that its scaring me because it stats on the prescription if feeling the exact way that I am to call your physician immediately! She said she is not sure & wants to see what Dr. M recommends & that she will call me back in a little while to not leave. So I wait.. & wait & wait.. & by 5pm I am freaking out because its so bad that I now can barely sit up. So I call the nurse & hear the message the office is now closed.. so I hang up & call my mom.. she said to call back & get the on call Dr. So as I was doing so Nurse J was calling.. she told me to take a HPT {home pregnancy test} & said to call them in the morning to schedule some blood work to be done if it was negative {& of course it was negative. With Shiloh a home test didn't work for me & a blood test barely showed at 4 weeks & they had to retest me}.. so now I have been in bed most of the day & I am still super dizzy & wondering am I or am I not.. ??

The waiting is killing me.. but we shall know soon what is going on. If I am not .. well then I am not sure how much more of these fertility treatments I can take.. they are making me a crazy dizzy lady who cries over the small things & I don't know if I like that person very much & if I can handle 6 more months of her.. so I pray God is deciding its time for us soon to have baby #2 or I may just have to put my hopes on the shelf for now & take a break.. even if its against my Dr. orders & could lesson my chances even more.. because of my other medical condition that could return at anytime & ruin it ALL.

So I am praying that I am & that the blood test will show that. I pray that what ever this is will leave me soon & I can feel like myself again & most of all I pray that everything will turn out okay & that my health issues will still allow me to have another child & soon.

Wordless Wednesday

We aren't sure why Shiloh is so upset.. we thought it was because she wanted to drive.. but we changed seats & nope still crying.. silly girl.. either way Shiloh & Olivia look super cute in there matching Puma outfits!

Shiloh & Her Books

Shiloh loves her books, we read one of her favorites before nap time today. When I was done she had the death grip on it so I let her keep it in bed. I went to check on her a little later & this is how I found her.. I love her so much & I love that she loves her books so much that she wants to sleep with them :-)