back in session.

sunday was a super busy day for me.

busy at church and then decorating for new beginnings...

by the time i got home from there i had to hurry and bake some brownies

and dinner... and by the time i finally ate i had to 

head back to the church to have new beginnings.

madyn right now is super attached to my hip so i had to bribe her with

oreos to stay home with eric while i went to my meetings.

monday madyn wasnt feeling too well- and just didnt want to go to school 

so i let her stay with me.

somedays i think it hits her harder then others that world is going to turn upside

down with a new baby on the way.

hence the attached to the hip stage.

but she had some pretty rancid gas so i figured her tummy was probably bugging her.
and who are we kidding- i dont mind her having some days off every now and again.
with the semester starting back up the burtons were in town for the first couple
of days before clinical/ capstone hours start so we got to have colter over.
we watched him a good part of the day on monday and just for a bit on tuesday.
tuesday madyn wanted to stay home again. this time i think she was feeling lots better
just wasnt feeling like going.
this week has been kind of funny for me... it's like all my pregnancy symptoms are seeming
to hit again and it is totally catching me off guard.
i started out the week constantly hitting the bathroom and wondering why i was peeing all the
stinking dang time.... well duh kylie, you are pregnant.
the same with exhaustion. i have been needing to sit down and at least have a break
if not a nap, and i couldnt figure out why the sudden increase in being so tired....
well duh kylie, you are pregnant.
same with heartburn, my extreme sensitivity to smells, weird food cravings.
i keep asking myself why to all these questions only to have it hit me again-
duh kylie, you are pregnant.
this pregnancy sure has been a lot different then with madyn.
my first trimester i was definitely sicker then with mads... and my acne super increased...
along with my hair is brittle and nasty...
my second trimester hasnt been so bad. the morning sickness definitely let up.
but im a lot more sore and achy- idk if he is just positioned funny or what
but this little thing that is only ounces seems to be killing my body already.
the major thing that i crave with this little mister is citrus.
i cant get enough lemonade.
i seriously go through the gallons like it is going out of style.
but really the exhaustion has hit me hard this past week... and it could have been crohns related
too, i was due for an infusion at the end of the week so who really knows.
but eric has been super awesome and picking up and extra slack that i need help with.
friday i had an infusion scheduled in the morning so to get mads out of the
house so she wasnt crawling all over me he took her over to the dinosaur museum.
which she LOVED sooo much dad finally had to convince her it was closed so they could
actually leave and do something else.

they hit up a few other kid corners in some of the university buildings and she just had a blast.
she was so excited to tell me all about it when they got home.
she is pretty lucky to have such a great dad to do fun things with.
saturday we went to the wyoming- bosie state basketball game.

it was a pretty rough game.

but we got free t shirts and mads got free foam fingers so we were happy.

all in all it was a pretty good week.

my girl would rather go to preschool...

sunday madyn had a much easier time going into sunbeams.

that night she told me all about her lesson.

it tickled my heart.

im glad she is learning and paying attention to what is going on.

eric had a busy day working his second double in a row so we didnt get

to see too much of him.

monday madyn was pretty happy to get back to preschool.

after school i needed to run shopping for a quick bit...

i dont know about this girl...

i cant get her to take a nap at home for the life of me...

but take her shopping and she is out. 

she is quite the little stink!

wednesday eric had the day off and madyn was struggling to get out of bed.

so eric said to her mads do you just want to stay home with mom and dad too?

little miss perked right up and said no i want to go to school!

ya know it's pretty sad when your three year old would rather go to school

then hang out with you...

made me and eric feel pretty lame.

but as a side note it makes me super happy that she loves school.

that night after dance class she insisted on going to young womens with me-

i love that she loves the girls in our ward!

she calls them her church friends :)

friday was a pretty low key day.

i had some running around to do and mads was able to stay

home and hang out with eric while i got some things done.

later that day before eric headed to work he was able to feel ty kick for the first time.

saturday little miss would not leave my side!

but what can i say... she is a cutie.

she wanted to get all dressed up and play snow white.

and yes she expects me to fit my fat pregnant butt inside that little play house.

we had a pretty good day together.
that night her and eric were able to go out on a date together.
he took her out to ice cream.
it was nice to get a little break but it wasnt too long before i missed them!

Jesus wants me for a SUNBEAM!

sunday was madyn's first day in sunbeams!

she really didnt know what to think about it at first quickly adjusted.

when we got home i asked her who her teachers were to see if she remembered.

she told me "girl cook and boy cook."

it gave me a little giggle and then explained to her it's brother and sister... not boy and girl... lol.

that girl sure makes me smile :)

monday and tuesday was pretty low key.

i spent a lot of my time over at madyns preschool.

i love being over there with her.

wednesday we had a pretty busy evening...

i had young womens over at the hospital. the stake put on a big

career exploration for the medical field and it was pretty awesome.

but i had to go the same time as madyns dance class so eric had to take her.

then she got to go on a daddy/ daughter date over to the cowboys basketball game.

madyn was pretty excited to spend the evening with her dad.

thursday i was busy with young womens and planning for new beginnings

so mads got to spend a lot of the day with eric again after preschool.

he has definitely been a huge lifesaver lately. 

especially since the last week or so i have been stinking exhausted.

friday we started our morning out at the doctors office.

today would have been the day we found out the sex of our baby if

we didnt already have those couple other ultrasounds.

madyn was pretty sweet when we started...

she insisted on holding my hand.

our little wiggle worm displayed himself right off... so once again

confirming that he is a boy!

i know this sounds silly but every time the ultrasound tech would 

point out one of his features it was like a little excitement would start all over again.

it was like YAY! he has ears! YAY! he has fingers!

his little foot :)

after awhile i started not feeling good. 

really nauseous, headachey and dizzy...

probably just from laying on my back too long and having ty

cut off some blood flow.

after my appointment we went out for a little date out to eat.

when we got home i pretty much went straight to bed.

madyn was so sweet and stayed right by my side.

she watched netflix on my phone was so good while i got some rest.

that evening eric had to work...

so after some time playing i was able to convince madyn

 to play movie theater with me.

so we got in our comfys and watched Charlotte's Web in bed.

she didnt know quite what to think of it at first... she was freaked out by the rat

and wasnt to thrilled about the spider.

but after convincing her that they were ok...

she absolutely LOVED it.

she about cried when Charlotte died- talk about breaking my heart.

saturday eric had to work a double shift.

there was a pretty big sale at a second hand kid clothing store

so me and mads headed down to do some shopping.

after a week of struggling with her and her little attitude it was kind of a risk

heading out with her... but she was awesome!

she listened and we didnt have any fits. 

and when i needed to her to walk she would walk...

we had the best day hanging out together.

that evening she was pretty goofy.

she insisted on doing her hair- with a kitchen clip.

i dont know about you- but that girl makes me smile!

welcome in 2017

i woke up on new years not feeling so great.

i swear this baby is doing something else to me!

as the day went on i started feeling better.

we spent the first part of the day with the erickson family

and the later part of the day with the gillies family.

when we got back to mom and dads at night miss mads

was a little hyper...

she came in dressed like this and said- hi im kylie. it's my wedding!

she is quite the goofball.

monday since wyochem was observing new years,

me, jamie, eric, maycie, madyn and dad

all went out to eat at the Chinese place in mt view.

it was a pretty hilarious lunch...

i dont think the Chinese waiter liked me very much. lol.

after that i got some work done at the shop while eric went to his eye doctor appointment.

when he finished up we went over to the hysells and hung out a bit.

then we had dinner over at mom and dads with everyone.

after that we went over to the gillies house.

tuesday the weather was looking ok so we decided that we would head back to laramie.

we took chris back with us.

madyn wasnt too sure about him at first... well basically the whole trip.

about 5 minutes out of laramie she decided that he wasnt too bad after all.

they were pretty funny together after that...

they were both just cracking up at each other.

wednesday madyn headed back to school.

she was pretty happy to go back and be with all her friends. 

but it was honestly sooo nasty out.

i was so happy when i went to pick her up to see that they had already cancelled

school for the next day.

that night there was a no unnecessary travel within city limits

so it was nice just to stay home and not have to worry about running

around to dance class or young womens. 

so thursday and friday me and little miss just hung out together.

friday night we had a little sleep over/ movie night.

we cuddled up in bed and watched finding dory.

madyn LOVED it! 

saturday madyn had a big day!

it was her big dance recital.

i told her if she was a good girl we would do her hair and "makeup" and 

get her all dolled up!

she was pretty excited.

she even got some flowers delivered to her from mimi and pop pop.

 she was thrilled!

she had a dress rehearsal that afternoon and then later that evening

we went to her performance.

 tyson and his friend courtney came to watch too.

i was super proud of her!

she really didnt dance at all in dress rehersal, so i was pretty nervous

that she would just stand there.

but she did pretty good!

after we told her that we could go get ice 

cream and fries since she did

so awesome!

so we went to mcdonald- but their ice cream machine was down.

so we went across the street to burger kind.... and wouldnt you know...

their ice cream machine was down too.

luckily we were able to get some at the dairy queen.

it was so fun to spoil and pamper her.

she has started acting out and talking about how she is nervous

and baby ty coming.

it was pretty fun to make her feel special and good about her self. 

christmas and new years eve!

madyn was pretty excited to wake up Christmas morning to see what 

Santa had brought for her.

she got a doll house, a kitty cat, and a few stocking stuffers.

we had a nice morning at church.

when we were getting ready to leave we were standing in the foyer

and it was snowing and blowing pretty hard outside.

someone came out and said wow it's a blizzard out there!

madyn turned and looked at me all confused "there is a lizard out there?!?"

later instead of blizzard- she referred to it as a blister.

that afternoon eric had to work from 4-10.

tuesday i had a doctors appointment and right after we took off to 

head to lyman.

it was nice to be home and with all the family.

friday i had an OB appointment at the U in salt lake

so me and eric took off to do that...

it took us 3 hours!!

it was seriously the longest appointment of my life.

they did another ultrasound so we were able to see that it is for sure

a little boy in there.

he is measuring right on time with my due date and looks great.

although i do have to say he is already stressing me out...

he is so stinking active and wiggley.

when the doctor first came in to check his heart beat with the doppler,

she would get it and then he would flip so she couldnt get his rate.

and then when we were doing the ultrasound he was all over the place.

that boy is going to keep me on my toes!

after my appointment we rushed home to have our gillies family christmas party.

carilyn made a yummy prime rib.

the kids did the nativity and then opened presents. 

i think it was pretty fun for them all to extend christmas out.

saturday morning we trekked off to dead horse to go sledding.

even though i really couldnt do much i still had a lot of fun.

it was the first time i had been in dad's razor...

i enjoyed that a lot more then the fourwheeler....

i swear i could feel that little boy with every bump!

mom and dad made delicious chili and scones.

and it was just a fun day all in all.

when we got home we had our erickson family christmas/ new years eve party.

we had yummy food and the kids had fun with their presents.

after all that fun we played some games...

then everyone went home and we were in bed by 11.

i swear... new years eve is way overrated!

i would much rather get some sleep.