13 weeks and growing

Yesterday I had my 13 wk check up. Things went great, however it took a while to find the hearbeat due to the baby being VERY active! YIKES!!
This pregnancy is very different from my first...I have sickness randomly throughout the day, and when it hits, it hits! I have to remind myself that the sickness is good sign of the baby growing and my body adapting. Also, although I'm 13 weeks, I feel like I'm 20wks!! UGH! :)

As for Miss Maggie...well she is in to everything more now than ever!! She has mastered opening and closing the door and even walked out into the garage on her own last night!!! Little monkey!!!

I took her last week to meet her new cousin Sadie Lucille, and she was very unsure about her. Of course she wanted to pull her hat off and hold her and when mommy said no, she lost interest. Finally before we left I coaxed her into giving her a sweet kiss! I hoping she adapts well to her so that she will be ready when baby #2 gets here!


Maggie was in an extra good mood this morning!!

SURPRISE!!!

Jackson, Maggie, and I are happy to announce that Baby Motal #2 will be here in March!!!

I had my first ultrasound last week and everything looked GREAT! The picture below is what we have used to share the news with family and friends! However, we have not posted anything on Facebook, so we ask that no one else does either. :)

The picture below is staged, however I was pretty sick weeks 6-8, but now that I am back at work, it has gone away. I think staying busy and being back into a routine has helped. I'm hoping the sickness doesn't come back! :)

Cozumel Trip 2012

Last Monday evening, the Starys, Pfeffers, Prochaskas, and us headed to spend the night in Houston so we could catch our flight to Cozumel Tuesday morning. That evening we laid low...had dinner and drinks and headed to bed! Our flight left at 8:50 Tuesday morning so the shuttle took us to the airport at 6:30. We were thinking that since it was the day before a holiday that the lines would be long...nope...we were sitting at our gate at 7:10! We boarded the plane at 8:15..and we were off for 5 days in the sun!! Who-hoo!!

When we arrived in Cozumel, the lines there were really fast also. Our shuttle was waiting for us so we made a QUICK trip to the resort. Now....when I saw QUICK, I mean QUICK! Our driver drove like a bat out of hell!! We almost took a teenager out on his bicycle...the kid slammed on his breaks so hard that he almost went over his handle bars! So when we arrived at the resort in one piece...we were happy! haha After a minor set back (them trying to put the Pfeffers at the resort next door) we were checked in and ready to hit the pool and beach!!

We spent Tuesday afternoon having MANY cervezas and Miami Vices and making new friends at the pool. O and we went down the slide from our room multiple times!! That thing was a blast!!! We woke up Wednesday, had breakfast, started drinking.....and went snorkeling out on two reefs. The boat took us to a reef out in front of our resort first and then to another reef about 20 mins away. We saw lots of beautiful fish. The boat then took us to a private beach for lunch and an hour of fun time- they had blow up slides, water trampolines and a few other water toys for us to play on. Now that was fun!!! I think we need to get one for Port Alto!! After that we headed back to the resort, swam a little, and then headed to the 4th of July celebration. The resort went all out to celebrate our independence, which was great to see. They had great food, a Harley Davidson parade, and an awesome live band! Of course I lost my voice singing Journey too loud...but hey, it was a good time! We headed to bed a little early that night because we had an off-shore fishing trip planned for the next morning.

Thursday morning we woke up early and headed to the pier for our 6:30am trip! Our captain, Miguel, and deck hand, Pollo, met us there and we headed out. Not long after we started trolling, Jen hooked a dolphin! She cranked on that sucker and got him to the boat, where he got off!!! UGH!! It was so disappointing!! However, it was a beautiful fish!! We continued fishing and about hour later, Slade caught a yellow-fin tuna!! He was able to land it after a few minutes....but was in a little pain afterwards due to the fight! haha It was a nice catch!! A few hours after that....I was looking out the side of the boat and saw a fin swim by, it went under water, came back up, went under again...and then when it came back up, I grabbed Dean and tried to show him. Well, he of course didn't see it and thought I was crazy!!! About 30 seconds later....it was hooked!! A WHITE MARLIN!!! (I knew I wasn't crazy!!) The guys quickly reeled all the lines in, I jumped in the chair....shaking like crazy...they handed me the pole and I started cranking....then it jumped gracefully into the air- the most beautiful sight ever!!!- and then suddenly he was no longer on my line!!! :( I wanted to cry!!! It would have been awesome to land that sucker!!!  O-well...maybe next time! Just seeing it jump was good enough!!!  We kept fishing and Sam caught a 40lb Wahoo!! That thing put up a fight, but Sam won!! We didn't keep the wahoo, but Miguel gutted the tuna and we took it to the resort where they cooked it for us for dinner that night. It was yummy!!!!

Friday we a relaxing day....we went to town around 9:30am...shopped a little, ate at Carlos and Charlie's and headed back. Now, this was my first Carlos and Charlie's experience...and lets just say WOW!! A waitress walked up to me...grabbed me by my boobs...shook them...gave me two shots..and shook them again!! I for once was speechless! haha She went around the table and did this to everyone...even the guys! Then they brought us our lunch...and after we ate...two waiters showed up with the tequila! As you probably saw on my facebook video...we had a lot of tequila...and I'm not a tequila fan so I knew the rest of the day was going to be bad!! That afternoon Dean ordered a Tequila Sunrise, which made me want one as well. We drank all afternoon, watched the sunset for the last time there, and I NEVER got sick!! YAY Me!!! haha

The next morning we had breakfast, packed, and said goodbye to paradise! I was sad to leave, but was anxious to get home to my baby!! When I left her she was eating a snack, so she wasn't too concerned that we were leaving. However, when we got home, she was very excited to see us both!! Now I get to spend this week sweating out all the alcohol and food we ate last week when I go to the gym. :(

Below are a few pics from our amazing trip!! Can't wait to go on another adventure!! GREAT FOOD, GREAT FUN, AND OF COURSE GREAT FRIENDS!!!

Mini-Vacation

Alicia, Layton, Maggie, and I headed down to the bay last Wednesday for a mini vacation. Thursday and Friday we took the kiddos to Magnolia beach for the afternoon. I haven't been there in years and forgot how close it is to Port Alto....we will be visiting more often!

Funny story....
On Friday, my mom met us in Port Lavaca and went with us to the beach. As you can see in the pics below, Alicia and I had our lounge chairs out in the water so that when we laid on them we were a little bit in the water. The beach had very few people on it and there were a few boats and barges passing by as well. So...as we were enjoying our afternoon of fun, we suddenly noticed that the water was getting deeper where we were sitting-the water was over our chair. So Alicia got up and pulled her chair out and got a beverage, but I didn't because Maggie was also sitting on mine and was playing. We contiued to chat and then I suddenly noticed that the water was gone- we were only sitting on sand. I looked up and saw some large waves coming and yelled to the others. I didn't think to get up because even though they were big, they weren't "that big." Well....I was wrong!!! The waves crashed on the beach and sent our stuff everywhere!!!! I grabbed on to Maggie so the waves didn't take her like they did her toys! Alicia and my mom took off after all of our stuff and gathered it back up while Maggie and I sat there in shock and were soaking wet!
Lesson learned: When a barge goes by, it pushes water up to the shore, sucks it back out...then the waves come!!! So MOVE when you see them! haha

That night the rest of the family came down- Jackson, Slade, Beverly, Dad, Chad, and Robin. Since Dad, Chad, and Robin were fishing in a tournament the next day, they were busy that night, but the rest of us headed to Seadrift and had dinner for Alicia's birthday at Bubba's- YUMMY!! On Saturday we lounged around while the boys played golf in Palacios, and Sunday we celebrated Father's Day with our family and Slade's.

Here are a few random pics....

                                                 Day 1 at the beach

Maggie crawled around playing and then suddenly decided to lay down in the middle of the floor and go to sleep....that was a first! 

                                                    Day 2 at the beach

                                           Singing on my new toy from Aunt Les and Uncle Jack

Can't figure out why these two rotated themselves on here but on my computer they are the right way!

Summer Fun....Kinda...

It's week two of summer, and so far it has been okay! I was really hoping Maggie would realize we are on vacation and she would sleep to at least 8:30 each day....ya right! That has happened once since we've been off!
I've been trying to clean closets/drawers but the little rascal doesn't let me. She's right behind me digging through my piles. This morning my mom kept her for a few hours so I could go to the gym and get some cleaning done. I was able to get done with her closet and drawers! YAY!!! Now it's on to my room!

Maggie has also been going through this fussy/attachment/not eating phase....and it needs to stop!! haha I rock her to sleep for her naps, but as soon as I lay her down, she SCREAMS!! I even rock for about 20 mins after she falls asleep to make sure she is good and out.....still doesn't work. She even does this about 3 nights a week. HELP!!! We even do the tough love and let her scream for a while...but she doesn't put herself to sleep. :( As for eating..sometimes shes a pig...sometimes she won't eat anything! I've been hoping/praying that this is all due to teething...but I still can't find any bumps on her gums.

Alicia and I are heading to the bay on Wednesday for a few days of R&R so hopefully she won't do this the whole time we are there!

Here a few pictures from Memorial Weekend and other stuff.

First Haircut

Maggie got her first haircut yesterday by Miss Ester! As you can see from the pics below...she was not happy until she got the blow pop!! haha

1st Birthday Pictures

Here are Maggie's 1 year pictures. The first 5 were done by Melanie Ashcraft in Richmond, and the rest were done by my sister, Alicia.

There are too many to upload!! haha

Maggie is 1...and trying to walk!

Maggie turned 1 last Wednesday, May 23rd! Man the year flew by!!

On Saturday, May 19th, we celebrated Connor Savino and Caroline Little's birthdays! We showed up to the party when it was over, thinking we were only like 30 mins late due to Maggie's nap! Nope, we read the invite wrong!!! UGH! And I thought the day was going to run smoothly with no bumps! haha Well anywho, Maggie got to play with the Birthday Kiddos and Miss Juliann....and we got to meet Mr. Luke! Those kiddos have so much fun playing together! Maggie just laughs anytime she see them or I say their names....she knows a good time is to be had when they are around!
After their party, we headed over to Charlie Prochaska's party. Maggie had a lot of fun playing at her party as well, and we finally got to meet Miss Kinley Bubela! She is such a cutie! Charlie got lots of fun toys fro her birthday! Thank goodness she got a Coupe-Car for her birthday, because Mags played with that thing all evening!! She knew exactly what to do with it when she got hers the next day.
On Sunday, we celebrated Maggie's birthday at our house! Our family and close friends came over and spent the evening with us celebrating! The older kids made beautiful chalk designs on the drive way, while the little ones played with some smaller toys. Maggie got lots of wonderful gifts from her guests-clothes, books, toys, and even a little money! At Christmas time Maggie loved opening presents, but not so much at her birthday party! She now has this thing for purses/bags...or really anything that has a handle/strap that she can put on her arm/shoulder and carry. So of course when she opened gifts, she only wanted the bag so she could carry it!! Little Stinker!!
Her cake was absolutely delicious! Mrs. Prochaska did an awesome job (as always) decorating it to match Maggie's Mod-Monkey theme! After we sang Happy Birthday, Maggie dug in to her cake and devoured it!! There wasn't much left when she was done!
On her actual birthday, Jackson and I had a few more gifts for her to open and he had some cake that I had saved from her party. She once again...enjoyed it all!!

So...the Tuesday before her birthday, I was telling the ladies at work that all I wanted for Maggie's birthday was for her to either have a tooth or walk. Well, we knew she wouldn't have a tooth.... That evening, my mom and I were talking about wanting her to walk and literally as we were talking about it...she took a step!! I was VERY excited!!! Momma got her wish! haha Since then, she has been taking a few steps at a time. I know she will be running soon!!

It's hard to believe my baby is now 1!!! :(