A Father's Day I Won't Forget

By the time you read this the reality will have sunk in... I'm Pregnant...again! Mike and I have been trying for 9 months to have another baby. I'm not going lie, it has been frustrating. This time I decided to pee on those darn ovulation sticks everyday and make sure our timing was perfect because honestly at this point thethought of medication was becoming an option. So we did. And now we are! I knew that based off of when the sticks said I was going to ovulate that I could test father's day weekend and thought what a perfect present for my husband. So Saturday morning I got up earlier so that I could make Mike breakfast and snuck down stairs to pee on a pregnancy stick. I wasn't having high hopes, but did it anyways. I sat there and watched the dye move up the stick until it had completely saturated the control line. Looking before it I saw stark WHITE, nothing. Bummed out I went to make B's bottle and said to myself "why did you test on father's day?! Now your whole day is going to be ruined." I went back to throw out the stick and there it was, A SECOND LINE! I started shaking uncontrollably, at this point I had seen nothing but negative tests for 9 months. I started crying and then realized, I better test again to make sure this isn't a fluke. I snuck into our room for another stick, looking at Mike sleeping, I wanted to jump on him and scream, but I decided to wait a make sure. Sure enough another positive test!





I wrapped up the test in packing tape, in the shape of a gift card and finished making breakfast and getting B man up. I told Mike to get dress and come down stairs because I had a surprise for him. He came down and saw his breakfast waiting, then I said "close your eyes and stick out your hands because I have another surprise for you". So he did and opened his cards. Then I said the same thing, so he held out his hands and closed his eyes and I set the test in his hand (he thought it was a gift card). He looked at it and didn't say anything, just stared for like 10 seconds and then I said "Happy Father's day, I'm pregnant!!!!!!!". He started smiling and said "I thought this was one of you ovulation sticks, and I was going to say its definitely negative." We laughed and I cried a little.





So here we go again! Hopefully!

Picking Up Chicks!

No, not B man... me! Although B does the leg work for me, but once his job is done I take over. I'm talking about meeting other moms at the park, mall, or around town. I'm trying to make friends since one of my "besties" skipped town. It's not so easy meeting other women your age and in your same scenario when you don't go to school and you've exhausted all your options at work. Church would be a great place to meet people if it weren't for the fact that there are about 8,000 people that attend your church, no joke. So I resort to parks and play areas. The other day a met a girl with two small boys, her youngest is 2. She seems really nice and is a stay-at-home mom which is even better (I hate when they work during the week because that is when I'm off). We have been talking for awhile and plan on meeting up again.

What a boy!

There are some things that B does where I sit back and say to myself "that's all boy" and then there are times when he acts like...me. For instance, B man loves to destroy things. He doesn't necessarily like to build the tower (he gets frustrated if it doesn't go right), but if you build it he loves to knock it down. Got a piece of paper and he'll rip it right up. Got a cool new toy, he'll throw it across the room. See a bug on the floor, he'll love to step on it. Cold outside? Not to him, he'll run through the sprinklers still. Any piece of furniture he'll conquer it.

Then there is his caring side. If he thinks his pooh bear or other stuff animals are thirsty, he'll feed them his bottle. If they are tired, he'll lay them on a pillow and put the blanket on them. Make sure you have a napkin ready because if food gets on his hand, he'll want you to wipe it off fast. If you tell him his hands are dirty he'll want to wash them. He'll snuggle up on my shoulder at night and twirl my hair or run his fingers through it. He likes to organize his cars or bath toys in a straight line. He doesn't like "poo poo" (anything that is dirty). For instance, if there is left over food in his high chair he'll say "poo poo" and want you to clean it before he sits on it. If there is mud on the garage floor or dirt in the grass he'll say "poo poo" and make sure not to touch it ( he will eye it the whole time though, haha).

All and all I will say he is the perfect combination of rough tough and sweet sensitive.

My precious boy.

He signs, finally!

I wanted to teach B to sign and so when he was about 6 months old we started showing him some sign language. He always looked at us like we were crazy people and never got interested in it. Well, when we went to San Fransisco my mother re-introduced it to him and now it seems like he is picking up a new sign everyday! It makes my life a little easier and I think it helps with his frustration a little more too. I am so proud of my smart boy!

On another happy note, Sarah (my sister) went ahead and had her brain surgery. All went well with the surgery and she is recovering at home. That is one huge relief. Now all have to do is pass my Neuro boards and I should be almost stress free!

I have been watching the show on extreme couponing and have always wanted to try it but felt overwhelmed by the whole ordeal. I decided that I would start slow and see where it goes. Who knows maybe in a year from now I will have a stock pile at my house that others will be shopping at! Hahah. If he could save ourselves $200 a month we could finally get a new car! Our grocery bill per month is a little bit ridiculous anyways so cutting that down is a must!

Nothing else new to report. I do realize that these posts are getting further and further apart, I am trying people!

Mother's Day

This year for Mother's day I had to work...shocker. So we celebrated on a Saturday. We didn't do a whole lot. Mike and B got me lunch and gave be a beautiful hand painted picture frame done by B with his picures inside. So cute. Mike got me a great card and flowers, then...I got called into work (I was on call) and then we went to a baby shower. Sort of low key, but hey, thats how we roll sometimes. I, of course, got myself a silver necklace with a pearl pendant that has a "B" on it in silver. I have been looking for something to do for B and I like this better than the tatoo thing. Obviously the best Mother's day gift is B and I don't really need anything else.

******pictures to come*******

Easter and Other Stuff

Today is Easter and because it is Sunday I am at work. We celebrated Easter yesterday though and just when I thought THIS Easter would be without snow (because it fell later in the month), we did our Easter egg hunt in the the snow flurries. B didn't really know what to do, but he does follow instructions, so Mike put the eggs in obvious areas and we pointed to them and told him to put them in his basket and he did. He even got a little excited about it too. It was really cute. Once we got inside I shook the eggs the let him know there was a treat inside (puffs) and he got excited and ate all of them. Glad I took out the chocolate last minute, he just didn't need that too. Later in the day we had Easter Lunch/Dinner at my Mom's house. It was nice getting the whole family together again. Last time we did that was Christmas. B had fun with his cousins, especially Nene (Delanie). Her and Summer played with him the most, they kept saying how adorable he was, haha. Cute.

Mike and I just recently got back from a little get away to San Francisco and Napa Valley. We had a good time. I will say we didn't do as much relaxing as I would have liked, but we did squeeze in a lot of activities. We went to a Giants game, took a ferry to Napa, rode the Napa Valley Wine train, went wine tasting and karaoking, rode bikes in downtown Napa, met up with my friend for dinner and drinks, walked ALL around San Fran, and took a ferry tour of the bay which included the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Exhausting but fun. We sure missed B, but it sounds like he had fun with Nana and Grandma. He did well for them.

Now for a little vent...

Yes, we are trying for a sibling for B. We have been for 6 months. If you ask if we have been "really trying" the answer is still yes. Will I tell you if and when I get pregnant...yes. Just going to say it has been frustrating at times and I knew it would be slightly more difficult for us to get pregnant, but I do have faith that it will happen in His time and Mike and I will continue to do everything in our power to aide in that process. We aren't going to extremes and are not sure we even will. The option has been given to me, but am not ready to take that rode or not even sure if we will take that rode. If you tell me to relax and it will happen I might just stare at you blankly. If you ask if we just do this or that I might just stare at you some more. Don't take it personally, but we already know. Thanks for your concerns and advice (and prayers). I can't imagine the feelings of someone who has been trying for years, I hope I never get to feel that! Thanks for the vent!

So excited to go to Napa next week. I'm not a huge wine drinker ( I like my Chardonnays every once in awhile), but just excited for a vacation. We've done the beach and mountain vacations so this is a change of pace for us and I'm looking forward to it. B won't be going, obviously, so I hope he does well for the grandmas (two days with Grandma Sue and two days with Nana). His separation anxiety is still there, but it at least seems to be getting better. We will miss him though. We always look at pictures of him when we leave, even if it is to dinner, we will pull our cell phones out and scroll through pictures.

I am pleased to announce that we will be adding another Johnson boy to the family...no not me, Cari. She came in today for a scan and sure enough he fooled us all. I don't know if we were all convinced it was a girl since its been awhile for a girl or if it was Cari saying she felt different this time. Either way it looks to be a healthy little man. One more boy and we have a soft ball team (provided Dan can still hang with the boys in 15 years). So excited for another baby in the family.

Craziest weather today. Yesterday was 75 degrees, today blizzard. Weird. Glad I got the yard work done yesterday. Here is our latest project. (Its a garden)

Mike has been working hard to get our garden ready for planting (ok what ever, I did pull a bunch of rocks out of it). I think it has turned into a competition though with his Brian. I caught him texting pictures of their gardens to each other for comparison. I think its very. Every thing has to be a competition with him.