Update...

Just got home from getting an ultra sound of the baby. She didn't tell me anything about the kidneys but she said my doctor will have the results tomorrow. So I am assuming if something is wrong with the babies kidney's she will give me a call otherwise I will see her next week. The tech only let us see the face of our sweet baby because she said I would easily be able to see the sex if she were let us see down there. But our sweet baby has some cute big lips and a cute little nose. I wish that it could have been a 4D ultrasound for the cute pictures but we wont be getting those done this time because it is over a hundred dollars more then it was when we got it done with Ronnee. So we will have have to wait until this baby comes into the world and take lots of cute pictures!

Ronnee update... She is at such a funny age. Talking way to much and becoming more of a character everyday. She LOVES LOVES horses, and the other day I finally found the movie "Spirit." When she watched it she sat on the edge of her seat and wouldn't even blink. Lol! Now that we have had it a few days she will watch other things. She has to sleep with her little plastic horses and a cow. She lays them on her chest and passes out. She is such a crazy kid. Potty training still has its good days and bad. She has pretty much got the peeing down except for when others are watching her which I expect. Pooping is a ton different. She has her days where she will just go in and go then out of the blue she is mortified to poop and will hold it for days. The other day I had to make her go (use your imagination). And when she finally went I had to hold her butt down on the toilet while she was shaking with fear I assume. She kept looking down watching it come out and screaming. Not sure what the deal is with that. But since then she has gone twice in the toilet for me like it was nothing. I think she just likes to mess with me. Tyler thinks that kids are not that smart but I know that they are!
When it comes to sleeping I cant figure out if she is over naps or just hates going to bed at night. She only naps like an hour and then when it comes to around 8 or 8:30 we go to bed and she screams and fights for 2+ hours. We are currently just turning of the tv 30 minutes before bed time so by the time we really want her to be asleep she will be over us "pushing buttons." The funny thing about that is the first things she says when she wakes up is "mommy pushed a button!" Kids never forget! We were so lucky to have ty home all last week for nap time so she went to nap easy. She fights ty less for naps but need mom when it comes to bed.
Next week her and Tyler are kicked to her room so she can get out of our room. Ty isn't a big fan of the idea but I feel like it is a must with a new one coming. It is strange how much he is against her leaving our bed. So wish them both luck!

And good news my new bedroom furniture is going to be delivered on my birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!

Also Tyler and I had our 4year Anniversary on the 26th! We got to go have a nice dinner and I got him slim work pants. hahah of course they didn't fit. That is what happens when you go shopping with 2 toddlers! And Tyler got me some beautiful flowers! 4 years already!!!

One project done!

Well really 2 huge projects nearly done…

Our bedroom is all the way painted and the bathroom is almost finished (pictures to come) and now all we need for our room to be finished is our new furniture!  Hopefully that will be purchased in the next week!

The next project is the dresser. I only have one more side of the mirror to paint and it will be complete!

Before…

And after…

There is a huge mirror that goes on top that I am painting white. 

I better sleep like a baby tonight!

Doc visit...

Today we went to the doc for the one in my belly, and everything was good. The heartbeat sounded nice and strong and it made Ronnee start shaking her bum! The doc thought it was hilarious. She would stop every time the beat would stop. Mason thought it was a little creepy or at least his facial expression said that! lol
Now I start the every 2 week appointments! Makes it feel so much closer! Monday we go in for another ultra sound because the last one showed that the babies kidneys were enlarged so we need to make sure they are doing better. The doc told me not to worry about it and that they usually go back to normal on there own. So that is what I am doing or trying to do. The many stresses of being a mother even when they are still in the womb!

She loves her dogs…

With her horse in hand she is the only person that can get Tulo to drop his ball!

It was so nice to have a few days of nice weather so she could go outside and play with her dogs. Helps them all to get there energy out. She loves to throw the ball to them and watch them race to get it. Sometimes it is a little scary because they fight but she is quick to remind them there is no fighting and they go back to playing the game. Who would have thought someone so small could boss such big dogs around!

30 weeks at last!

I cant decide if I am bigger now or just carrying different. Tyler thinks I was bigger with Ronnee but all I know is that I looked better with Ronnee because I had a nice tan! TAN FAT IS BETTER THEN WHITE FAT! lol  And I thought I put on the same pants for the second picture but now that the pics are side by side I realize I didn’t. But close enough I guess!

So glad to finally be at 30 weeks! I am feeling pretty good and it has been going by pretty fast with all the holidays so I have a feeling the last 10 weeks are going to take forever!  So I have made a huge list of projects for me to work on to help pass the time! Lets hope I get them done. I will post pictures if they turn out!

Pregnancy is not that fun but I am trying to make the best of it. I am really sick of the heartburn and the peeing all the time and the being uncomfortable when trying to sleep! But I have energy most days and have managed to keep my house clean with 2 toddlers destroying it!  I think that my energy levels have been so good and I am not in to much pain because of all the walking I have been doing. Sounds strange but I feel like it is helping me! The other day I walked 2.5 miles and came home and still had energy to go through a few cabinets. Seems like on days that I skip going for a walk I get so much less done around the house and i dont sleep as good! So it is still my goal to walk everyday!

Baby in my tummy seems to be  a morning person which is a little scary because I am not and my other child is a night owl!  This baby has a party every morning around 5:30. Tyler said he was laying in bed this morning watching the blanket on my belly go crazy! It is quite entertaining but I really wanted to sleep in with Ronnee!  

During the week days I have to wake up around 6:45am because the little boy I watch gets dropped off around 7 am. Most days Ronnee sleeps in until closer to 8, well the other day she decided to wake up at 7:10 and Mason hadn’t been dropped off yet so she came and sat in the lazy boy with me. I like to sit there and watch my belly move and catch on my facebook. Well I was holding Ronnee and she was resting her hand on my belly and the baby started going crazy. Ronnee started smiling and she couldn’t get enough of it. It was so cool that she was able to feel and understand that there really is a baby in mommies belly! She went from miss grumpy pants to happy in a matter of a few kicks from her sibling!  I cant wait for this baby to get here so she can hold it and help mommy take care of it!

The Urge to Blog!

I love blogging… not sure why but I think because it gives me something to do at night when I am bored and watching some Disney movie with Ronnee and/or because it is a fun place to write down my thoughts!

I have been feeling pretty proud of myself recently. I have been walking so much the last few weeks thanks to good weather and energy. It makes me feel so good about myself and helps my days go better. I feel so proud that I am keeping it up and not letting myself give excuses. The other day I walked with my neighbor and we went about 3 miles and later that night she text me that she was sore. It felt nice knowing that I am in pretty good shape and pregnant because I wasn’t sore!  No offense to my neighbor but it was a confidence booster for me!

Not only have I been good about my walking but I have been so good at keeping my house clean and making dinner every night. Some days that can be a challenge with the two toddlers running around but I am doing pretty dang good at keeping up with them. As soon as I put them for naps I clean up and as soon as Mason leaves I clean up and it has really helped stay on top of the messes!   And I have even made yummy dinners that even Ronnee is eating!  GO ME! lol

Maybe I love blogging because it is a good place to toot my own horn and brag about how I am doing! hahaha Jk But it does help me stay positive to write about how I feel and the positive things that I have going on!  So glad my negative pregnancy mood is not around as much!

Hope I can keep up all this energy and this attitude so I can get my long long list of projects and chores done before this baby gets here!

New Years Goals

As I sit here in dead silence I am thinking about the things that I need to work on this year... Normally my goals have to do with losing weight but obviously this year I cant start that now and when this baby pops out I am going to drop like25 that week so I will have been successful at losing weight! So this year I have to think of other things that I need to work on. I am still going to keep the normal goals of WORKING OUT CONSISTENTLY which I have been doing awesome this week because we are having really good weather. But I need to make sure I keep that up because I feel so much better when I do! WALKING IS MY SAVIOR MOST DAYS!
I am making the goal to cook more meals. We eat at home pretty much everyday but that doesn't mean I am always cooking. So I am going to BE a better cook and try new recipes! I need to go find some yummy salad recipes because Ty of course is trying to drop some LBS and I need to keep my weight gain in check! So I am making the goal to TRY A NEW RECIPE AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH!
This year I am also going to get more into our finances. I dont know how much money we make or how much any of our bills are or when they are due, so basically Tyler takes the stress of all of that to himself. I feel like it is important for me to know what is going on so I dont get lectured when I am spending to much money! So my goal is to help take some of the money stress off of Tyler's shoulders and start helping us pay off our debt! BE IN THE KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MONEY!
As you have all heard me vent about this pregnancy and potty training, I have come to realize that I need to work on my patience with Tyler and Ronnee. They dont always deserve to be treated like I treat them. Lol Ronnee is a sweet smart little girl and I hope I am the mom she needs and deserves! Tyler on the other hand finds my temper funny but I know that he means well and he is a good Father and provider for our family! So my goal is to BE A MORE UNDERSTANDING AND LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER!
I think this is enough more me to work on considering my list of chores that I need to do before the baby comes at the end of March!
P.s. I never mentioned before but I am now watching a little boy all week and all day and getting paid so I am now contributing to the income! lol But really it nice to have a friend her for Ronnee to boss around and the cute little boy take 3+ hour naps so it is awesome!!

New Years Party!

In true Ortiz fashion we couldn’t just have a quiet New Years Eve, so we had some friends over!  We ate lots and lots and lots of food and the kids danced!  Oh yeah and we also played some games but mostly we just ate!

This face makes me smile! These 2 were having a serious card game!  Then came for popcorn and movie time!

Gonzaga won so Jeri was happy and the men had food so over all it was a good night!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

A white Christmas in AZ!

Christmas so much fun this year and no family fights were had!  Besides all the play fighting so that Ronnee would run in the room and split of the fight and yell at them. She does not like fighting or play fighting. She would lecture whoever was fighting tell them not to be mean. She would get really mad if anyone picked on her Hannah!

On our way down to AZ we stopped at the Listman’s for the night in Vegas to visit. Ronnee was so shy at first but you give her a few minutes and she was climbing in bed with Cleo and a book! She got spoiled rotten and she loved that she could hold the leash of their little dogs on our walk.  Sadly I was lame and didn’t even get my camera out. 

Wednesday after Tyler went golfing with Jeff we hit the road and made it to good ole San Juan before the storms hit. For the next few days it snowed and snowed. So we had a white Christmas!  Ronnee loved touching the snow and playing outside with the kids even though it was so cold! I myself stayed in the house with all the yummy food and didn’t even step outside to take pictures!

Christmas Eve we had a white elephant gift exchange and the rule was that it had to be something that you wore.  It was very entertaining to say the least! And after we opened them we had to go caroling wearing what we got.

My mom will kill me for putting this picture up here but good thing she told me she doesn’t read my blog. lol  We were all shocked that she put it on and went caroling!  Cant wait for next years!!

Later that night Tyler and Caleb went out in just the speedo’s and made snow angels. Hannah got pictures and I cant wait to see them!

My mom this year made all of us hats instead of pj’s. They are different and so cute. Ronnee wears hers around the house!

Ronnee didn’t really know or care about Christmas. So she helped put all the gifts under the Christmas tree on Christmas eve and even helped me wrap her gifts and left them alone. Christmas morning we woke her up and we went to the living room and she did think much of all the presents.  She did have fun ripping open all the gifts but doesn’t really care for them. Lol She doesn’t really like new things we are learning and thinks her baby alive is scary because it moves and cries. This all makes me laugh because all real animals big or small dont scare her at all but a baby doll does!

The kids all had a blast and I think they were all happy with what they got!

Church was really good and Ronnee didn’t even throw to big of a fit when we put the dress on her. She loved this little baby that is Ivy’s so they had a little fight during church over it. I should have thought to bring her a baby.

On Monday we loaded up the cars and went Tubing. It was really entertaining to watch.

Boys are not very smart and went down a really steep hill and they next day they could barely walk!

Dont mess with her Hannah or she will cry!

I am so glad I am prego so that I could get out of tubing! I prefer taking the pictures instead of getting injured!

Jake got these really cute blow up bouncy cows and Ronnee loved them. One night she stole Jakes hat and put on her heels and went for a ride!

And when you couldn’t find her and Ivy you would always find them playing with their babies and a blanket! These girls are way to cute for their own good!

It was so fun being home and watching Ronnee’s relationships with all my siblings and her cousins. If anyone said they were going to leave the house she would say “I’m coming, I get my boots”  I am sure they all got sick of the fact that she had to go everywhere with them. But she got spoiled rotten because she could boss them all around and they would listen!  Man I wish that we lived closer so I could ship her off to there houses for a few hours here and there to get a nice break!

We had such a fun Christmas and I think that next year Ronnee will enjoy it even more! She has yet to play with any of her new stuff but I am hoping with time she will realize new stuff is okay and fun! lol