Spring Fever

This winter has been crazy good and for the first time in a while I felt good enough to get outside. So, I took Kymber out to play with her chalk and to get some some sun and get out all that 3 yr old energy that's been driving me crazy!! I'm so excited for the spring!

It's another Boy!

Yes, we finally found out that we're having another little boy! Xander and him will be such good friends because they will be about 14 months apart! Kymber is not so thrilled however but I'm sure it will wear off. I'm a little bummed that they're born in different seasons because I have to get creative and start all over on clothes for him, but it'll be fun!

New Carts for the 10 items or less shopper

I'm sure everyone has noticed these cute small new shopping carts that stores are now starting to provide for shoppers. Convenient they are! It sure beats lugging around the hand held baskets for the shoppers who only has but a few items.

Today was the first day in a long time where I actually felt good enough to make something for dinner besides get on the phone and order the usual pepperoni pizza with bread sticks. 2 orders if I'm feeling ambitious. I have had this craving for some fried chicken lately so I thought today would be the day! Soon as Alan got home I made a beeline to Macey's. Not my usual store. I usually go to Walmart (which I always end up with more than what I actually went for) day i was determined to get my stuff for fried chicken and leave with nothing else.

I grabbed one of the big carts and then decided I'll be ambitious and grab one of those cute little convenient carts they now have. Not 2 min into the store..BAM! Stupid bar at the bottom hit my shin. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. And what do you think happened next? Yes, not even down the next isle\, when...BAM! Again. Yes, same stinking spot. I now have this lovely dark purple bruise on my shin.

SO...as convenient as they I do not think I will ever be grabbing one of those carts EVER AGAIN!

Kymber's Joe Dirt

Yes. It finally happened to me. The moment I thought would never happen. I knew I would be cursed with this only because I was known for doing this many times as a kid. Not only mine, but my little sisters as well.

Monday was quite a day in our house. Kids ornery galore and just plain on one. When 8:30 came around I was more than excited to put them to bed. peace and quiet. Famous last words!

After laying on the couch for a while I realized that our dumb heater pilot light was out. Where was the lighter?? Right. In Kymber's room on top of her dresser out of reach. "Great, I finally got her to sleep...now it'll wake her up!" I went in there anyway, can anyone really survive without a heater in middle of February? I think not.

I go in her room and what do ya know...Kymber is sitting strait up in bed and started whining and saying "Im sorry mommy!" At first I thought "Well she knows she should be sleeping..." I opened the door wider and caught a glimpse of her bangs. My gut dropped.

You're prob wondering what I saw....well, this is what it was...
So from start to finish my cousin Amy came to the rescue. Not till the next day of course...


Now I cannot believe I would even think about posting these, but Ive decided to humiliate myself and post my lovely hair cutting days as I kid... DO NOT LAUGH. Just say...she has a pretty smile and I will accept that.

Unborn baby Albright #3

I actually was very glad to have this doctors appointment today. Bittersweet. Let me clarify. I was excited for the ultrasound, NOT for the doctors appointment and my "yearly" let's call it.
Anyway, I had to have my MIL drive me up there because Alan works so much he had to meet us up there.
We got called into do the ultrasound first...hallelujah! Everything looks great she said! Looks like they are getting me off of slight bed rest (for now anyway0 I still have to watch myself like a hawk and make sure I don't bleed again. But for now I can go back to being somewhat normal! The baby is now measuring to be due August 1st. But the tech wont change the due date. "well see" she says. Whatever that means.


I've gained 2 lbs since I came in last which make a grand total of 4 lbs gained and I am now 124 lbs. Not much at all but it sure feels like I've gained ten pound at least by now. Nurse said that what I get for having them so close together because my muscles didn't quite have time to go back to normal. Bummer!
Saw Dr. Judd and somehow was able to skip my "yearly" until my 6 week post partum check up. He also mentioned that it's highly possible that this baby will be bigger. Seriously??!!! Xander was 9 lb. 7 oz. people and I was pregnant through most of the winter. Still miserable. Now imagine a bigger baby through the dead of summer. hmmmm something to look forward to. Did I mention that we do not have air conditioning in this place? Oh the joys...

Now after going today and seeing Dr. Judd I am just feeling like it's not the same. With Xander I had an awesome NP named Heather who ended up moving to a Nurse Midwife Clinic in Orem and I am thinking I may switch over to her. Now Judd delivered Xander and I still think highly of him. There is just something about a woman knowing exactly how another women is feeling, whereas a man cannot possibly. Also, she was THE BEST I have had so far. If I do this I plan on waiting until after my peek a boo gender ultrasound in 3 weeks, then Ill move my records...

Little Family Updating

I just had to brag about Kymber for a min. The other day she drew me a picture. I expected a bunch of scribbles. But nope! I got this...

Did I mention she's only 3? Clearly there is a face and hair and even eye brows...

Now as talented as I think she may be she is still 3 yrs old. Yes that tantrums and the throwing toys and yelling at me phase (Does that ever end anyway?) Thus I have decided that it is now time to start a rewards/Chore chart for her. Kymber loves this ides. She loves to clean the bathroom for some reason and since ours is so small I decided t let that be one of her little jobs that she'll do. The others will be brushing her teeth, picking up her toys, and most importantly minding mommy and daddy. I think I'm being pretty reasonable about this. Gotta start somewhere. Now while I have not actually made that chart yet I do have one drawn out on scratch paper and went and got little stickers so she can mark when she's done a job. The reward part I am still debating about. Maybe I may pay her with money for every job that she does so that she still gets rewarded for the things that she does even if she misses a job or two one day.
She's sure growing up and acts more like a teenagers every day. With little comments like "mom there's nothing to wear!" or "I do NOT care!" or the famous when she gets in trouble "you are NOT my friend!" I can't help but laugh and shake my head.

As for our cute little Xander man. He still is not crawling like a normal little baby should. Instead he basically army crawls. But hey, Im not complaining because he can still get the job done. Plus it's pretty darn cute. He has his two bottom teeth now, which make me so grateful I stopped nursing him when I did. Don't put your fingers in his mouth, you may not come back out with them. Xander has taken quite the liking to Alan lately and pretty much prefers him to me. When Alan comes through the door Xander freaks out and starts crawling to him and screams bloody murder if he doesn't pay attention to him or leaves the room.
Xander can now wave hi (sort of) and says "dadadadadada" with no association to Alan but if you ask him Xander is saying dada. I wont burst his bubble.

Alan is going through academy again which mean I never see him. He's gone every single night until 9:30-10. I know that it'll be worth it in the end, but time cannot go any slower with it. Can't wait until he has his cop car so we can finally get my van Ive been wanting!

11 and already a belly is starting...??

Maybe you can't tell but I sure can!

Soren and Alex Photoshoot

My two little brothers, OK so they're not so little. And yes. They are my half brothers.
On Tuesday they are going to a 20 min photo shoot for a movie. The movie has to put together their own magazine to put in the movie and my brother are some of the lucky ones who get the opportunity. For 20 minutes they get $200!

My mom asked me to take some pictures of the boys because they are going to start auditioning for movies and such. And need some pictures to put in their portfolio. Why my mom asked me I haven't a clue. I'm no professional. But we sure had fun!

Happy New Years

New Years this year was so much fun. For once we actually did something instead of be "old" and end our night at 10, because we can't keep our eyes open for the life of us. We got invited to go up to Alan's sister's in West Haven for the new years and have a partay! Alan's parents reserved a hotel for us so we stayed in it with them. Much better than driving home at midnight! It was a super nice hotel, but I guess anything is nice to us because we don't get out much...


The whole night was full of food an Beatles Rock Band. And yes, I was very disappointed by it. They didn't have the classic songs on it like, "Hey Jude", But we did have fun. 6 hours of Beatles Rock Band fun. Even his mom got into it. She knew every single word.

Although I was pretty sick for most the night, I still had one of the best New Years I've had in a long time. Maybe ever. I still missed my mom and step dad's annual Gumbo night for New Years. Maybe next year!

Thoughts thus far in 2009

I've had alot on my mind lately. Seems like so much is starting to go on in my life.

1. This week Alan starts the second block of Police Academy and I'm a little worried this time around. No, not for him. Yes, for me. I am worried I won't be able to handle being pregnant and having a young baby almost a toddler and a 3 year old. I'm so sick most mornings that I can barely get off the couch. Yet, I still seem to survive knowing Alan's will be home within a few short hours to relieve me. Starting Wednesday, that will be no more. For only 5 months, but that's most of this pregnancy.
The frustrating part is that is get no sympathy from mom's (certain moms I will not mention, not my own though) They say that they went through much worse and they survived. That it's nothing what I'm going through. This makes me beyond irritated. I try not to complain but would like a little help sometimes. Mom's have it rough I think and every situation is different. No one can compare each other.
Yes, I am surviving. Without help. But who said this was fun at all. Little do you know I have to say a little prayer or shed a little tear cause its too much to handle. Thanks heavens I have u husband that comes home every night that cares about me more than anyone ever has. That loves me so much. For that I cannot not complain.


2. My beautiful daughter Kymber. Lately I've been thinking about my past and how she came into the world. Maybe I watch a little too much TV on adoption stories and drama sitcoms and maybe it's because I'm pregnant. But I have been thinking about my sister who is not married ( however was married for the first kid and is now divorced) and is on her 2nd kid (different dads) and she is only 20 and it has brought up alot of feeling to me comparing both our situations.
I remember talking to her and explaining to her what I went through.
I was not married when I got pregnant with Kymber and I considered adoption when I found out. But I just couldn't seem to do it. Props goes out to those that do because I don't know how they do it. So we decided to keep her. Best thing I ever did. However I wasn't supposed to really tell anyone and I felt like I was one big secret and almost felt ashamed at some point because I was having her out of wed lock and not married let alone sealed like I had always planned on since I was a kid. I wanted to get married but knew that wasn't the answer to the problems we were having. Good things we didn't because it ended up not working out in the end. Which was for the best I'm sure.
I ended up getting married and sealed to Alan and that was the second best thing I ever did. He helped get through alot of the stuff I was going through and encouraged me to prepared to get sealed. 6 months later we finally were. What a blessing it was. Soon after we got married I got pregnant with our son Xander. It was such a different feeling and I was actually able to announce it from the roof tops instead of having to keep my lips sealed.
Now my point is that every single day I look at Xander and then at Kymber and it breaks my heart to know that Xander was born under the covenant and Kymber wasn't. And she prob wont ever be able to be sealed to us. I feel like I took that away from her. That, she did NOT deserve by any means.
I hate everything she is going through and the confusion she has from getting to now her real dad now and spending time with his family. They are good people and she is one tough and zocial little girl. I just think she's having a hard time and is starting over in testing our boundaries as parents. I imagine it's hard going back and forth even though I do love his family and respect them fully.
I guess I blame myself for it all but know that I must get over it in order to cope.

3. My friends. New and old. I am so grateful for the friends I've acquired this year. Reuniting with old ones and meeting new ones. I do believe that it has been one of the best things for me this past year. I finally let myself get out of the mommy zone and I have never been with such a sweet and caring group of girls. I do love like like sisters. Maybe it is because we are now older and out of high school and are married with kids that makes it seems like it means a whole lot more. Sure, there is drama but very little and for that I am gratefull. So this one goes out to those girls. Yes, all of you who have been there for me through this past year. I'm looking to a whole new year of new and exciting adventures.