Eric, Jenny & Walker

Spaghetti

2012-01-31T15:11:00.000-08:00

This age is so much fun! We had spaghetti the other day for dinner and I love it when he makes a mess.

+1

2012-01-27T12:59:00.000-08:00

Eric and I are pleased to announce that we will be having our second child early September.

Family Pictures

2012-01-01T17:45:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to view the family pictures we took and Walkers 1 year old pictures. Enjoy!

click here

Christmas Day

2011-12-27T09:26:00.000-08:00

(below is a post about Walkers birthday)

Christmas Day Walker woke up early becasue Santa came (ha).

Thank you everyone for Walker's Christmas presents. He loves all of them.

Left over ballons from Walkers b-day.

Homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese topping and fruit for breakfast

Cepelinai, homemade stuffing and greenbean casserole. I forgot to make the rolls and salad, opps.

The night before I attempted to make a lemon meringue pie, I stayed up till midnight, had it all done and I didn't bake the pie crust, I was so upset. Live and learn, I guess.

Walkers favorite part of dinner!

It was definetly different this year not being around family for the holidays, but with Walker being sick I guess it made it a little different. So thank you everyone for the phone calls, Christmas cards, and gifts, you are all amazing!

Guess who is 1?

2011-12-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

I went from this:

To this: (a goof ball)

I can do many things now.

I can:

Walk

Say mama & dada

Feed myself

Sleep well

Take things out and put them back in

I like to:

Walk, then fall down, then roll over

Be tickled

Have all the attention I can possibly get

Make funny faces

Play rough

Put my face on others and then rub it around

I can't believe that he is already 1! WOW! Yesterday we celebrated his birthday and the day was completely about him, I mean completely. He was sick with the stomach flu, a raw soar throat, and a ear infection poor kid. He didn't really want to eat his pancakes for breakfast, so we cancaled the spaghetti dinner and had coirssant sandwhiches, because I know he likes bread.

Anyways whats a party with out decor and presents:

This is the best picture I could get without him screaming his head off. Thank you everyone for the birthday presents, he really likes them.
***On a side note I made that sign totally free, with paint samples from Wal-Mart! That shirt was super easy to make too.

Don't forget dessert. We'll Walker wasn't able to enjoy them but Eric and I sure did. They were so yummy. It is a version of a dessert pizza, except I made chocolate chip cookies.

16 lbs lighter

2011-12-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

So these past two months I was in a biggest loser competition. My goal was just to win my money back, which I did plus more. I am super excited with what I accomplished. I lost a grand total of 16 pounds durning the competion. I lost my weight by following the 17 Day Diet. I wish it was called something else because it has changed the way that I eat and I am more cautious about what I eat. Before the diet I felt sluggish and I was getting headachs. After I feel completely different. If you want more information about the 17 Day Diet let me now.

I don't really have a before picture so this one will have to do:

Here is the after:

I am so glad that I entered the competition. I feel better about my body.

Homemade Laundry Soap

2011-12-13T08:33:00.000-08:00

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

A little over a year ago for a Relief Society activity we made homemade laundry soap and I just ran out! It is super easy to make and is way cheaper than buying it from a store. I like it even more because it doesn't really have a smell but if you wanted to add a smell you can just add some essential oil.

My whites have stayed whiter, and it has gotten out blood stains!

Here's the break down for cost (not inculding the 5 gallon bucket):

To buy all the supplies:
Soap bar 1.06
Borax 3.56
Washing soda 2.70
Equals 7.52

What each box equals:Borax 19 uses .20 Each use
Washing soda 6.8 uses .39 each use

Total cost per 5 gallon bucket:Soap bar. 1.06
Borax .20
Washing soda .39
Equals 1.65 per five gallon bucket

Now that I have your attention here is the recipe:

4 cups-hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
1/2 cup Borax

-Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit over night.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half ful with soap and then fill rest with water. Shake before each use.
-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap had cooled.
-Yeild: Liquid soap will make 10 gallons
-Top load machine- 5/8 cup per load ( Approx 180 loads)
- Front load machine-1/4 cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)
*Arm and Hammer "Super Washing Soda"- in some stores or may be purchased online (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm and Hammer Detergent-It must be sodium carbonate!!

Sick

2011-12-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

So we had our first experience with Walker being sick. Seriously this kid is hard to tell if he is sick. We put him down for a nap as usual and then about an hour later I hear a wimppering moan come from his room so I went to check on him, and he had thrown up in his crib, then on me, then in the kitchen sink, and then on the kitchen floor, after that he was playing. (Sound worse than what it was). He had also had diareha. So yesterday Eric took him to the doctor and told them what was going on, and the doctor said he looked fine, that their is a stomach flu going around and that is probably what it was. She prescribed him some butt cream to the help witht he diaper rash from the diareha.

But something good did come from it, he was cuddely. Which I totally loved, because it hardly ever happens.

W.W.W

2011-11-29T16:13:00.000-08:00

*He's 11 months now!

*While gone for Thanksgiving, Walker gained two new teeth, for a grand total of 8 teeth now!

*Also while there he started standing on his own, going from on his knees to his two little chubby feet.

*Today he climed up onto a twin bed all by his little self.

*He loves to babble.

*He really enjoys taking bathes, and watching the tub fill up while standing outside of it.

*For some odd reason, he really likes to have his face lotion, it seems to calm him down while he is upset. He must of got that from Eric, because I know for sure I wouldn't want to be touchet let alone my face.

*He's really started to like stuffed animals, and is super cute to watch him play with them.

I think that is all for now. Good day!

Thanksgiving

2011-11-27T20:29:00.000-08:00

For Thanksgiving this year we made a quick trip down to Utah and Idaho to see Erics parents and to celebrate the holiday with the Capell side. The first night we stayed at Erics grandparents house in Idaho. While there Sherry wanted to throw Walker a little birthday party.

For Thanksgiving day we went down to Sheldon and Suzann's house in Utah. There was great company and yummy food. It was so nice to catch up with everyone.

A hymn & other stuff

2011-11-19T08:25:00.000-08:00

This hymn has always been one of my favorites, and I have been thinking about this song/hymn a lot lately. I think that is fits perfectly with Thanksgiving.

Because I have been given much, I too must give.

Because of thy great bounty, Lord each day I live.

I shall divide my gifts from thee with every brother that I see,

who has the need of help from me.

Because I have been sheltered, fed by thy good care…

I cannot see another’s lack and I not share-

my glowing fire, my loaf of bread-my roof’s safe shelter over head,

that he too may be comforted.

Because I have been blessed by thy great love dear Lord,

I’ll share thy love again according to thy word.

I shall give love to those in need. I’ll show that love by word and deed,

thus shall my thanks be thanks indeed.

Eric and I have been extremly blessed in our lives by our Heavenly Father. There are times when I look back on when we were first married and wondered how in the world did we get through that, but I know how, it's because our Heavenly Father was helping us along the way.

Some of the kids that I work with at the school have some really bad behavioral problems, and I think that is derived from the lack of love in their home. These children require lots and lots of patients on my part and I am sure on theirs. I need to focus more on sharing the love that my Father in Heaven has been blessing me with.

For example their is one kid that I work with that has had a horrible up bringing and some teachers has already wrote him of as the bad kid, and he really isn't. I have been trying to work on showing him love and kindness, and let me tell you it has gone a long ways. We have been working on changing his language, especially using the Lords name in vain. So one day, he was having a typical bad day and was saying it, so I told him how I didn't like it and that it hurt my feelings when he spoke like that. He was almost in tears because he felt so bad and guess what, he apoligized! I don't think this kids has ever apoligized a day in his life. I couldn't be more proud of him, even though we still struggle with him saying that, he recognizes when he does it now and tries not to say it.

I know that their are always going to be people that it may be more difficult to show love and kindness towards but I think that it is something we all need to be working on.

Anways, onto us. I just recieved a calling about a week and half ago to teach the sunbeams in primary. I have 4 little cute boys. Eric is almost done with his frist semester of leveling courses at the University. I couldn't be more proud of him. I have never really seen him study until this year and he is doing awsome in his classes. Walker is so stinkin' cute. He gives us a good laugh. His new thing is to put something in his mouth and looks to find one of us so we'll laugh and then he laughs. He is such a social laugher, love it! The other day he took 7 steps by himself! WOW! He has six teeth and will be 11 months on the 24. I can't belive that, it seems to of gone by fast. He has been babbling way more and loves to talk to himself in his carseat. Still doesn't like to be cuddled with, but he he does like to rub his face on yours, which I tottally blame on Eric! Thanks babe.

YouTube

2011-11-15T15:55:00.000-08:00

Some people at work shared these videos.

This first video is called "kid history". Way cute.

This second video is from at talk show, where parents told their kids that they ate their Halloween candy.

Cauliflower

2011-11-12T18:07:00.000-08:00

Mashed Cauliflower in replace of Mashed Potatoes. Yes, you heard me right, no joke. I heard about this at work and was very curious to see how it tasted. The first batch that I made was from fresh cauliflower and the second one was from frozen. I wanted to compare the fresh from frozen because frozen is cheaper. I liked them but they do need a little salt. It is a nice healthy twist for you to enjoy and trick to get kids to eat their veggies.

All you do is boil the cauliflower until soft, drain the water, then blend it together with a little milk in a blender or with a hand mixer. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cilantro Lime Chicken

2011-11-07T15:36:00.000-08:00

I made this yesterday and it was so yummy! I know I can proudly say that because Eric liked it.

Chicken:
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
Salsa:
1 cup chopped plum tomato (about 2)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation

1. To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.

I didn't add any of the salt that the recipe called for.
I used lime juice from a bottle that we had.
I added cilantro to the salsa.

Nutritional Information

Amount per serving

Calories: 289
Fat: 13.2g
Saturated fat: 2.4g
Monounsaturated fat: 7.5g
Polyunsaturated fat: 1.9g
Protein: 35.6g
Carbohydrate: 6.6g
Fiber: 3.6g
Cholesterol: 94mg
Iron: 1.6mg
Sodium: 383mg
Calcium: 29mg

Halloween

2011-11-01T15:30:00.000-07:00

Walkers first Halloween was more fun than I thought. I really didn't see the point in buying a costume but Karen was so amazing and let us borrow one of hers from when her kids were little. We went to a little carnaval that happen to a be a bust. Yesterday the church had a trunk or treat for all the kids in our stake. There was such a big turn out. We just went and walked around because we don't need the candy. Here are a few pictures.

I asked Eric if he wanted to dress up and he said he would go as an "adult". (sounds like Eric, huh)

I went as a confused World Series fan from last year!

Walker went as Shrek. He was so stinkn' cute!

Relief Society

2011-10-30T18:28:00.000-07:00

Today we had a awsome lesson, from a talk given by President Uchtdorf. The talk is titled Forget Me Not! It got me thinking and I hope it does the same for you.
I need to live in the season that I am in and not want it to rush or fly by. I need to be happy in the moment.

Click here

Hair Cut & more

2011-10-24T20:25:00.000-07:00

Walker had his first hair cut today and he also turned 10 months. His hair cut was a long time over due, but I just didn't want to do it. His hair was getting into his eyes and growing over his ears. I liked the long hair! We'll here is the before and after...

Before

After

To me he looks so much older!

Things have seem to be super busy lately with Eric going to school and me working. Eric also has a calling in the Elders Quorum, he is the secretary. I still do not have a calling but that is ok...Anyways, Walker has been changing. He is becoming way more independent. Sept/Oct was a pretty rough month for teething, he has 6 teeth now and hopefully we'll have a break from it...Since he started to feed himself, it is a must at every meal now. He has to pratice his new skills...Walker has also taken a few steps by himself. Yesterday he took two step lost he balance but was able to regain his balance and take one more step. His thing to do now is to play in the cabnits while I am cooking. He'll pull things out and crawl into the cabnit. I love it because it keeps him entertained and happy! We had to child proof some of the cabnits but he'll play with the doors on those.

Lately

2011-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

Just the other day we had a one armed bandit in our house.

He tried to bust out of jail and a rob a piggy bank

Did he succeed at busting open the piggy bank...yes...but out of his jail...no. HAHA!

Yep this is what we woke up to in the morning. I didn't even think of moving that away from his crib. I learned my lesson, and he was just proud of himself.

So you do you remember this....

We'll now its like this...

"MY HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES ME"
Words and Music by Clara W. McMaster, b. 1904

Whenever I hear the song of a bird

Or look at the blue, blue sky,

Whenever I feel the rain on my face

Or the wind as it rushes by,

Whenever I touch a velvet rose

Or walk by a lilac tree,
I'm glad that I live in this beautiful world

Heavenly Father created for me.

He gave me my eyes that I might see

The color of butterfly wings.

He gave me my ears that I might hear

The magical sound of things.

He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:

I thank him reverently

For all his creations, of which I'm a part.

Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me.

The snow didn't last long, but long enough for me. It snowed all day last Saturday, stuck around on Sunday and was pretty much melted by Tuesday. Because of this I am trying to take every opportunity to spend time out doors when the weather is good and today was one of those days. We had to go to the park!

"Leaves Are Falling All Around"

Leaves are falling all around

On the housetops on the ground

Leaves are falling on my nose,

On my head and hands and toes.

Snow

2011-10-11T19:53:00.000-07:00

So we have had our first snow fall for the winter season! YEAH! Just kidding. I could not belive my eyes when I looked out the window, becuase like 30 minutes before their was nothing. I have never really been much of a snow person, and that could be because I was never really around it. My first real exposure to snow was when I lived in Rexburg. And I am proud to say I only fell once and no one saw. Anyways, Walker really liked looking out the window at it. The good news is that it didn't last very long. The snow started to melt yesterday and is pretty much all gone. I took it as as a warning that winter is coming and that I need to get prepared. So I order some boots that are perfect for the snow and I plan on wearing them to church too, becuase I don't care about looking cute when it is cold.
Thats my poor car in the back ground. I hope our cars can get through the winter!

Much needed

2011-10-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we spent our first night away from Walker. We have been wanting to go to the temple and with it being 3 hours away, it takes some planning. About two weeks ago Eric asked me to take a day off so we could go to the temple. He wanted to make it an over night trip because we both work and he goes to school. So we asked Karen (our babysitter) and she agreed! She is so amazing because she doesn't normally watch kids on a school night. Lets just say it was so worth it and much needed. I only got one picture of the temple and then the camera decided not to work. So heres a picture from lds.org

It felt so good to be at the Temple. I can not wait for the temple to built in Fort Collins so we can attend the the temple more, but the temple will not be finished probably until we leave. I have a testimony in attending the temple. I know that it strenghens your marriange and your family. I feel so amazing after attending and doing the Lords work. When I leave the temple I feel so pumped up. You can learn so much from going to the House of the Lord. I am so grateful for the knowledge of temples and for belonging to Christ church that teaches that famlies can be forever.

I Love to See the Temple
I love to see the temple.
I’m going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit,
To listen and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God,
A place of love and beauty.
I’ll prepare myself while I am young;
This is my sacred duty.
I love to see the temple.
I’ll go inside someday.
I’ll cov’nant with my Father;
I’ll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God, I’ve learned this truth:
A fam’ly is forever.
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Karen and Walker went to the store together and you can see how much he missed us.....

W.W.W

2011-10-02T12:54:00.000-07:00

(whats with walker)
At our 9 month check-up Walker...
wieghs: 18 lbs
height: 28 inches

Currently he has three teeth. One just broke through on the bottom right side and he has two more about to break through on the top. He is offically bubba looking. :)
As of today we have started to try table foods.

Christmas and Birthday Ideas

2011-10-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

What do you think?

Sock Monkey

On the go car mat

Felt playhouse

General Conference

2011-09-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

Click here to read a talk given by Pres. Uchtdorf about preparing yourslef for General Conference.

Cleaning with Vinegar

2011-09-24T13:25:00.000-07:00

So I thought I would try mopping with water and vinegar. I have heard people say that they use it. We'll I tried it, thought it was ok, and then it was put to the test. There was a sticky spot on the floor and lets just say it seemed to spread the stickyness around. Also the smell, it smells like your house just got pickled, I know people put scents in it but maybe I didn't put enought.

Lets just say I wouldn't recommend just water and vinegar.

W.W.W

2011-09-20T15:14:00.000-07:00

W.W.W = whats with Walker

He is...

sleeping through the night consistently
walking around the furniture
such a good boy for the babysitter
loves to play with socks
has to be nosey during church (mainly sacrament meeting)
making constant vowel constent sounds
loves to eat solids
learning the word "no"
a super fast crawler
not a shy boy at all
loves to look at books
likes to have books read to him
and so much more!

Funny story...So I got up this morning at 5:30 to work out and I hear this banging noise. I walk to the kitchen becuase I thought it was coming from there. In my head I was thinking "ok doesn't sound like our neighbors...or the upstairs neighbors...so it must be coming from Walkers room...oh crap who is in Walkers room". All of a sudden I hear more banging follwed by laughter. I open he door and he is facing the wall, sitting down in his crib, in the dark, holding on to the rails shaking them and causing the crib to hit the wall and laughing about it! I couldn't help but laugh about it.

Butternut Squash Soups

2011-09-19T15:39:00.000-07:00

This first recipe is the best butternut squash soup that I have found.

(serving size 4)
2 tbsp butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
2 medium potatoes, cubed
1 medium butternut squash soap- peeled, seeded and cubed
1 (32 oz) chicken stock
salt and pepper
**When I made this I did not use the celery**
**I also baked the squash for 1 hour instead of cubing it, to me it was much easier to bake**

1. Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Bake butternut squash for 1 hour at 350. While squash is baking do step two.

2. Melt the butter in a large pot, and cook the onion, celery, carrot, potates and squash for 5 minutes, or until lightly brown. Pour in enough chicken stock to cover vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer for 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

3. Transfer the soupd to a blender, and blend until smooth. Return to pot, and mix in any reamining stock to attain the desired consistency. Season with Salt and peper
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Another Butternut Squash soup. To me this has a more earthy taste to it, but I still liked it.

1 medium butternut squash
1 medium onion
1 tbsp ginger
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup water
3 cups chicken broth
Salt and pepper

1. Cut squash in half. Scoop our seeds, lay upside down and bake for 40-45 minutes at 350. Set aside and let cool when done baking.

2. Scoop out flesh from skin once cooled.

3. While squash is in the oven cook the onion and ginger int he butter over low heat for 5 minutes. Add broth and simmer for 10 minutes. Add squash to pan.

4. Transfer to belnder in batches and puree until smooth. Add enough water to achieve desired consistency.

5. Return to sauce pan until desired heat.

Not Really Chili

2011-09-18T14:28:00.000-07:00

A friend of ours invited us over for dinner one day and made this yummy chili. It has become a must have in the fall. And with fall like weather here this is the first thing that I thought of that I wanted to make.

It is a vegetarian chili but if you wanted to you could add meat or chicken broth instead of the water, but I don't think that it needs it.

4-5 cups butternut squash-Typically 1 good sized squash
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 medium onion, chopped (any color)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup water
1 cup salsa
2 stalks celery. chopped (optional)
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1 (15oz) can of black beans, strained
2 tbsp coriander (crushed)
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp ground pepper
1 tbsp olive oil

1. Peel and clean our butternut squash. Cut into chunks.

2. Place sqaush on a microwavable plate. Then add about 1/3 cup water onto the plate of squash. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 8 minutes minimum.

3. In a stock pot, or large sauce pot, saute oil, onions, and garlic on high heat for about 2-3 minutes or until onions are starting to soften

4. Turn heat down to medium and add 1 cup water, salsa, celery, beans, rozen vegetables and crushed red pepper. Stir until all ingredients are mixed together. Let simmer

5. The squash should be coming out of the microwave at this point. It should be cooked all the way through. Strain the remaining water from the plate. And then add to pot.

6. Add the remaining seasonings: pepper, chili powder, coriander, and cumin. Flavor to desired taste. Add more seasonings if needed.

7. Stir until fairly consistent. You'll still have butternut squash chunks when finished, but they'll have mixed into the pot giving it a creamy look.

8. If for some reaon the chili cooks for too long and become paste like, add 1/2 cup water and stir until creamy again.

9. Top with sour cream (optional)

Visitors

2011-09-10T08:45:00.000-07:00

This past week we had some pretty cool visitors come to Wyoming to escape the Texas heat. And lets just say we had a blast with my brother Jack, his wife Lorraine, and their children: Ellen, Jack Jack, Rose and Elijah. They got here late Tuesday. We just hung out on Wednesday because it was raining. Thursday we went to a must see place, Vedauwoo. At Vedauwoo, we went on a picnic, climed on rocks and went on walks. That night we did the yummiest thing ever, we went to the park and made SMORES! Who said smores can only be made while you are camping?

At Vedauwoo

At Washington Park

School/Work

2011-08-24T16:21:00.000-07:00

We'll Eric started school this past Monday and I also started working the same day. I found a babysitter Sunday night that is just amazing, I am so happy that is willing to help us out.
Anyways, Eric seems to like his classes. He is going to have to do alot of reading but near as many paper to write as he did Sociology. Their is a member in our ward that is also majoring in Speech Pathology but he is still in his lower level classes but Eric does have once class with him.

Walker seems to be doing well with the babysitter. She has three children that are about to start school on Thursday and also watches two other ones. I am sure this helps Walker, they seem to be very entertaining kids.

As for me, lets just say I don't know how women work and then come home and have the energy to be a good mom. I know just from this week, and school starts tomorrow, that I have been tired. I don't know if it's because I am bored becaues it is just sitting and listening to people talk. I know the job part should get better when school starts but I hope my energy will kick it up a notch when I get home. This job is a little different than what I was expecting. I'll explain more when I have more experience in what I am suppose to be doing.

Until then be good.

The latest

2011-08-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

Eric:
Eric will start school this Monday! Yeah! We are both so ready to get started on this next phase in our life. He goes to school Monday through Friday but it's a pretty good schedule. Eric also started his job on campus this morning. He works anywhere between 12am and 6 am as a night host in the dorms.

Me:
Last Saturady I applied for a job with the school district to be a Paraprofessional with the Special Education department. I origianlly applied for a part time position but they offered me a full time position. When he called I let it go to voice mail so I could wait a while before I gave him a answer. After a stressfull and hard decision we have decided that it would be best for me to work. Everything just worked out. One thing that had to work out was arrangements for Walker. I did not want to put him in a center and plus they are extermly expesive! I have worked in those centers and I felt that having a babysitter is a way better option. I sent out a few e-mails and got some responses. The lady that is going to watch him is a lady in the ward and lives within walking distance from us. She is a older lady with kids in school and I know that she will spoil this kid.
I am still not use to the idea yet but I know that this is our best option. What I will be making will cover all of our expenses and then some. So that means that we can take out less in loans. Currently the plan is for me to just do this for a year until grad school starts because then we will have in state tuition and take take out more government loans.
One part that kinda frustrates me is that I have my B.A. and all I am really qualified to do is to be a glorified preschool teacher. I checked into maybe getting certified as a teacher but I would have to go back to school for two years, umm no thank you.
**I am excited so I am going to have to share this. We got a awesome glidder at a garage sell for $15!!!!

Walker:
We'll what's new with Walker. He is crawling all over the place and now that he is a expert crawler he is much happier becuase he can get where he wants to go. One of his favorite things to do now is to play with the door stoper because it is one of those spring ones and he likes the sound.
So as some of you know Walker goes to bed early, between 6 and 7pm. We'll normally he would wake up around 4 or 5 am. We'll after about 3 days of doing the Richard Ferber method, he sleeps through the night a wakes about 7. I love this method if you need to get your baby to sleep, but I did feel sorry for the neighbors a little but not much because I have to put up with their smoking. Anyways, this method gave me a peace of mind that he was ok because you would go in his room at first after 5 minutes of crying, then 10 minutes and if he was still crying then every 15 minutes after that. We only made it to the 10 minute part and then he would go to sleep.
Walker is going from a crawling position to sitting on his bottom all by himslef.

August

2011-08-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

Walker likes to make a mess when he eats!

This is his latest development, he likes to stand up in his crib. I think I might start putting him in sleep sacks so he can't stand in his crib. I can picture him trying to bust out of his little prison. He looks so proud of his new accomplishment.

Our 5 year anniversary is coming up and we decided to do something a little early since Eric will be in school and working weekends. So yesterday we went to a Rockies v. Nationals game. Nationals won 5-4. We had a such a fun time and Walker was so good...until the car ride home, but thats ok.

Snowbird

2011-08-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

So the last I was at Snowbird with Erics family, Eric and I were engaged and that has been 5 years ago.

Ranch Dressing

2011-08-02T13:11:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love Ranch Dressing! It is yummy with salads, veggies, pizza, french fries, etc. But who loves all those calories? In 2 tbsp of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing their 140 calories and 14 grams of fat. We'll you are in for a treat today...

Fake-Out Low Calorie Ranch Dressing
1 cup non-fat cottage cheese
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 ranch salad dressing and seasoning mix packet (1.0 oz)
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth!

Calories: 13.6 per 2 tbsp
Fat: 0.2g
Carbs: 0.9g

It is so yummy! I made this yesterday and loved it. I don't think you can even tell a difference. You should definitley try it.

Crafts

2011-07-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was feeling kinda crafty and this what I made for some shower gifts. Enjoy!

Wee Wee Wigman (aka peepee tee-pee)
(directions from makeit-loveit.com)

Burp rags made from material and a towel

Tie onsie
(directions from crapivemade.com)

Vedauwoo

2011-07-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

One good things about living here is you are so close to doing things outdoor. In walking distance from out Apartment there are 2 parks and 3 more in this little town. Also a short drive from us is a place called Vedauwoo, located in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Yesterday we had a nice little day trip their.

the traditional finger mustache

And this is how he was on the way home and how we all felt!

Crawling

2011-07-06T15:37:00.000-07:00

This past week Walker has been getting up on his knees and hand in a crawling postion. He hasn't managed to go forward yet and he is getting extremely frustrated with it. He has managed to go backwards which doesn't help the situation because he gets further away from what he wants.

Teething

2011-07-03T16:02:00.001-07:00

I guess we are now in the teething stage. Walkers two bottom teeth have broken through. I only saw one yesterday and today when I looked, I saw two! That might explain some things.

6 mth stats

2011-06-29T09:18:00.000-07:00

Height: 27 1/2 inches (70th percentile)
Weight: 16 lbs 5 oz (30th percentile)

I absolutely love this place! The doctor is amazing!!!!

We took Walkers 6 mth picture the other day at JCPenny. Copy and paste the link below and you can see them or you can go to my facebook account if this doesn't work.

https://viewimages.jcpportraits.com/sharealbum/sharealbumlist?rndId=AwkCAQNH&uId=AwAJCAJDXQ%3D%3D

Proud Mommy

2011-06-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

It seems as if the littlest things make me so happy.

Before we moved to Wyoming Walker was going to bed between 6 and 7 and then waking up at 5 to eat, then going back to bed until about 7. We'll that quickly changed when we moved here. So the first few days when we moved into the new apartment Walker was waking up at night at least 5 times and was needing to be comforted. I understand it at first because we are in a new place, but this is still going on but now he is waking up atleast twice a night now.

He has been coming unswaddled because he is too long for the blankets and he is rolling over in his sleep.

We'll today I am a proud mommy because Walker just went down for his first nap unswaddled! He only cired for 10 minutes, which is a new record for him. I am probably getting ahead of myself on this becaue it might just be a one time thing, but it gives me hope that this is in our new future!

I would go take a picture because I am so happy but I don't wont to risk the chance of waking him up.

6 months

2011-06-24T21:34:00.000-07:00

It is hard the believe that Walker is 6 months. So for this little celebration we went on a little adventure to "Medicine Bow National Forest: Barber Lake". We had a great time besides that it is mosquito mating season. We had a little picnic and then walked down to the river. We'll the lake, to me was more or a pond but made for nice pictures.

Here are a few pictures from our little adventure.

I must say Walker was so good on the 30 minute drive there and while we were at the picnic and on the way back. Once we got back of course we had to take some more pictures. And we also have to note that Walker is in his highchair for the first time. He is such a big boy!

Doctor

2011-06-23T10:23:00.001-07:00

I went to Walkers Doctor's office today. And I must say I absolutely love it! It is way better than the one in Sacramento, which I must say isn't hard to do.

Wyoming

2011-06-21T19:00:00.000-07:00

We'll we finally have the internet.

We left California on Wednesday and I must say I was completely impressed with Walker. He was a much better travel buddy than what I had expected. He really didn't cry at all, but he really didnt take very many naps in the car.

We moved into our apartment on Friday and I am completely satisfied with it. I am amazed at how much I like it for not seeing it and not knowing the floor plan or anything. I love the 3 bedroom 2 bathroom with a full size stove, a dishwasher and a dinning area that doesn't have carpet.

Kitchen

Master Bathroom

Guest Bathroom

Dinning Room

Living Room

The bedrooms, well look like bedrooms.

Going from our Sacramento apartment with a tiny stove to this stove, it feels so big and now I can use all my pans instead of trying to figure out what pan I should use that would fit in my oven.

This past Sunday we went to church but we went to the wrong ward, so I don't have much to say on that.

There are things that I could complain about but I think I probably shouldn't and see if this place will grow on me. I do miss my friends from Sacramento. I will have to admit that that has been the hardest part for me, and yes I have creid, I am a bit of a panzy.

Sleep

2011-06-13T06:55:00.001-07:00

So I have been a little frustraited the last couple of days because of Walkers sleep habits. So to start it out, we tried him on soy (again) and it was a no go. It made him severely constipated, which equals an very unhappy little boy. And now that that has passed he started to decide to roll over in his sleep (again) and wake up screaming. Pretty much once he rolls over he keeps on doing it all night. And now on to his new thing, he has completely out grown the swaddling blankets, so now he comes unswaddled and wakes up. He is a big time mover in his sleep! We have tried the whole sleeping on the stomach thing and last time it was a complete no go. As soon as you would lay him on his stomach he would push himself up and look around like it was time to get up, or the other opotions he would just scream. I think I am about to pull some all nighters to break him of this swaddeling thing. I have no idea what to do.

Warm Weather

2011-05-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

Since the weather has been pretty nice lately we have been spending lots of time outside. Walker LOVES it. Just the other day the two just sat outside and watched the trees sway back and forth, and it was so relaxing. If you know this boy, you kow he doesn't like to sit still for very long, but when we go outside that is a different story. He will just sit there and look at over thing. I think that he is going to be a people watcher. Just yesterday when we were outside a lady walked past and he followed here until she was completely out of site!

Eric took this picture right when he was tipping over. Lets just say he ate some grass and wasn't too happy about it!

Yummy!

2011-05-26T22:08:00.000-07:00

So we recently started Walker on baby food. So far he has had...peas, squash, carrots, and sweet potates. He has certainly taken an intrest in food. Everytime I drink or eat something he opens his mouth too. When I put him in his bumbo he gets so excited because he knows what is about to happen. It is so darn cute!

We are moving!

2011-05-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

It is pretty much official we are moving to Laramie, Wyoming.

We found out that Eric was accepted into the University of Wyoming probably around November of last year. We had decided that we would wait till we heard back from one more school before we made our final decision. We'll about a few weeks ago we received a letter from Texas Tech that Eric was accepted into the program as an alternate. I am really proud of Eric and all of his accomplishments and being accepted as an alternate is still a great achievement because it's a competitive program. So, part of being an alternate you have to mail a letter back to the University that if a position opens that you want to be notified. We mailed the letter back and are giving them until we move to Wyoming in June. This is something we cannot wait any longer on. When I called about apartments in Laramie, for the ones that we wanted to get into, there was only one opening and the only one she knew of was coming open in June, so we applied and now are just waiting on the paper work part of it.

I am excited for the move and for Eric to further his education. I am not looking forward to the long winters and the snow but I know that this is a temporary situation and I will just have to adjust and make the most out of it. What I am looking forward to is the smallness of Laramie. I am ready for a slower pace of life and to be back in a smaller town. Also not being too far from Colorado is a plus, I have always thought that it is such a beautiful state.

Salsa

2011-05-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

At Young Womens a few weeks ago we made this yummy salsa, and thought I would share it with you.

Black Bean and Corn Salsa
1 (15oz) can of black beans (rinsed and drained)
1 cup of frozen corn (thawed)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tbsp lime juice
8 small green onions-chopped (use some of the stem)
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp cumin

**opitional**
1 small green chili chopped or crushed red pepper-go lightly

Mix all of the above well. You can refigerate over night to let flavors blend.

Walker

2011-05-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

So Walker had his 4 months shots this past week. He is off schedule do to his surgery that he had. But anyways, he was such a tropper. He only cried when they gave him his third shot but that only lasted a few seconds. Before that he had rolled over on the table and torn the paper lining to pieces. He weighed in at 15 pounds and 27 1/2 inches long.

Lets just say this boy really knows how to test my patients. This past weekend we went to Glade and Sherry's. That friday night was the father son camp out, so Eric went. I told him that he should take Walker with him but he wasn't all for that :)
We'll I think Walker missed Eric so much because that little booger kept me up all stinkin' night. But I gues he made up for it last night when he slept 12 hours. I use to think I was a patient person, but my limits were tested that night.

It's official

2011-04-28T12:53:00.001-07:00

Walker is growing! He rolled over today! You could see the look of surprise and excitement on his face.

He rolled from his back to his stomach and then lifted his self up with his arms. He is such a big boy now.

Sorry I didn't take a picture because for 1 thing I couldn't find my camera and for 2nd lets just say he wasn't very modest. He seems to always do the cutest things when he is like that. I think we might have a problem when he is older.

Whats been going on

2011-04-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

We are still waiting to hear back from one more school to make our final decision. Eric is already accepted to the University of Wyoming and we are all set up their with classes. This is Eric's last week of work and then he will be taking time off with the paid family leave act. He is so excited to go to school. He is actually ready to move and normally that's me.

Walker is doing great. He was sleeping through the night until we went to Eric's parents for Easter. He doesn't do to well when he doesn't sleep in his crib. Picky baby. He is still trying to roll over. He gets about half way and then turns the other way. He is enjoying tummy time much more.

Car Seat Cover

2011-04-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

So I am totally into making these! This is one that I just made, and I love it. I was thinking of selling these, what's your opinion?

MLB material

2011-04-18T15:45:00.001-07:00

We'll I don't know of any of you know this but you can not find MLB cotton material any where besides on e-bay for an insanely high price. I didn't know that MLB material was rare to find because they pulled their license.

It was because some lady named Karen was selling tissue box cover with baseball team logos on it on e-bay. The MLBP contacted ebay and said that she doesn't have the authorization to sell because the logos are copyrighted. So because of her the MLBP pulled all licensing of making cotton material with team logos.

I wish....

2011-04-14T14:56:00.000-07:00

I wish I wouldn't of read so many things while I was pregnant. After reading those books (and articles online), I had in my head how everything would work out, and set expectations for my newborn who has no idea of the world around him. I think by reading those books it has cause unnecessary frustration/stress. I have come to the conclusion that mothers did just fine before their were books about different parenting topics, I am going to go directly to the source as they did, other mothers.

I will say this the only book that I have actually thought was great and would possibly recommend would be "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" (even though I have gotten half way through it).

Anyways Walker is doing great, he is trying to roll over. He has done it once but all the other times he gets half way and then rolls back. He is a joy to have even though I get frustrated when he wakes up in the middle of the night because he became unswaddled. He is definitely a mover and twitcher when he sleeps. I swear the only time this boy sits still is when he is in his stroller outside. He loves his stroller, I am so glad I don't have to use the car seat because he hates it!

On a side note I have a new calling: 1st counselor in the YW

Mustache Party

2011-04-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

Eric has been begging to draw a mustache on Walker.

April 7, 2011

2011-04-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

Grad School

2011-03-30T16:20:00.000-07:00

So we will be having some change happening to our little family this summer. Eric is applying to leveling programs for Speech Pathology. As of right now he has gotten into the University of Wyoming and we should be hearing back from Texas Tech at the beginning of April, and then we will make our decision. I am way excited for this and can't wait to see where we end up.

Happy Boy

2011-03-25T22:14:00.000-07:00

March 25, 2011

I am 3 months

2011-03-24T18:10:00.001-07:00

I am 3 months old today! I like to play with my feet and suck on my hands. I try to talk with my hands in my month and recently I have discovered my left hand. I like to go outside and and go for walks. I slobber and spit up a lot so mommy has to change my clothes several times throughout the day. I sleep for most of the night and love to take baths. I am over 2 ft tall and growing everyday.

Walker laughing

2011-03-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

This is Walker laughing yesterday. He just started to laugh last week and he is just getting better and better at it!

So Walker let out a belch yesterday and I made this sound and he just laughed hysterically. So when Eric got home from work I showed him this and he caught it on tape.

My new job

2011-03-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

I feel like I have a new job of being a researcher and/or investigator.

I have read so much stuff before Walker was born and after from sleeping to poop to colic to acid reflux to you name it. If you could go back a see everything I have researched it is looking up things to help Walker.

Finding a formula that would work for Walker was a horrible experience but after a little research and no help from our doctor besides telling to cut all dairy from my diet, it turns out he has sensitivity towards milk. I was noticing that Walkers face and neck was breaking out in whelps and rashes. First we tried soy and it didn't work it made him constipated, and when I was reading this article online it was saying if your baby can't handle regular formula or soy formula then your baby most likely has a milk allergy so he is on a hypoallergenic formula and had made a world of difference. His face cleared up within a day!!!

I have tried every bottle except for 2. They all claim to reduce spit up, gas, and colic! Lets just say none of them have worked so far, I am trying my last one. So far he has only had 2 big spit ups and has had 5 feedings. If this works I'll let you know.

My current dilemma is to figure which method works for us to get him to sleep through the night. He was doing really well, going to bed at 7 and waking up at 4 then at 7 for the day. But lately he's been waking up a lot at night. I'm not sure if it's because my parents were here and his schedule was thrown off, so I was going to give him a week and see what he is doing.

March 2, 2011

2011-03-03T08:56:00.002-08:00

Walker has grown so much since he was born. I can't believe how fast he has changed. He is very expressive now. It is so much fun to sit around and coo with him and have him coo back. He loves to stick out his tongue. Also his latest thing is that he slobbers a lot and likes to suck on his hand.

What I have learned is to NOT say that "I would never do that as a parent". I remember watching and hearing what other people do with their children and I would always say I would never do that,, why are they doing that it's stupid, we'll their are some thing they do that are, I do have to admit.
There are so many things that I said I wouldn't do that I have done. Here are some examples: I didn't want to use a pacifier and playing music to help them fall asleep,just to name a few. I have decided that every preconceive notion that I had made is just going to have to go out the window. I also said that I was going to let Walker cry it out, well I want too, but I can't. If he gets to upset then he will start spitting up and having issues. So that has gone oWut the window. I have learned that you have to roll with the punches with him and follow his cues instead of making him try to follow mine. I have to remind myself that he has only been in this world for 2 months.

March 2, 2011

2011-03-03T08:56:00.000-08:00

Playmat

2011-02-28T10:58:00.000-08:00

I got this awesome mat for $10 at Once Upon a Child. It looks brand new. Walker Loves It!

2 months

2011-02-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

Walker is 2 months, he's 11 lbs 14 oz and 23 inches!

A lot has happened in the past 2 months that I have not posted about. Lets see where to begin.

Here's the good stuff:
He is sleeping longer at night now, averaging about 6-7 hours of sleep. He is talking up a storm, sticking out his tongue and smiling all the time. He's recent development is sticking his hand in his mouth and slobbering all over it. He likes to look around at everything and see what is going on. I'll put him in the bouncer while I am in the kitchen or while I am cleaning and he will sit their and watch me go back and forth, at least it's entertaining for him. He likes to sit in his bumbo when he has a happy tummy. He's not a big fan of tummy time but he's getting their. I bought a little floor play station, and he loves it. Yesterday he was staring at one of the little animals that hang and he was talking to it and sticking his tongue out at it and then laughing, LOVE IT!

Here's the not so good stuff:
Walker had pyloric stenosis. We made a ER trip on Sunday Feb. 13 at 2 a.m. He woke up and I went to go check on him. I placed him on the changing table and then he started to choke, I turned him over immediately and he vomited the color of chocolate milk. We ran off to the ER, they tested his vomit because he was still doing it every time I would feed him, and it was positive for blood (which by the way they still can't explain the blood). We didn't get a diagnoses until 3 p.m. that evening. They performed the minor surgery that day around 4. He did a great job! We had to stay in the hospital for at least 24 hours for observation and then we could go home. Which isn't typical most babies have to stay longer but from what the doctor and surgeon said is that he is not the typical case. Most babies have this around 3 weeks and are unhappy babies and vomiting all the time, not gaining weight. Walker was extremely happy, cooing and very alter. He was also gaining weight and had never vomited before. That is why it took the doctors so long to figure out what was wrong, I think.

Currently Walker is doing way better. He has really bad acid reflux so he is on Zantac. I am not one for medicine for no reason I don't even really take anything myself, but this stuff has made a huge difference. I don't have to watch my baby choke or turn red in the face or scream his head off because of the acid. He still will have little episodes but not nearly as severe as they were.

Tummy Time

2011-02-10T21:16:00.000-08:00

Today when Walker woke up we did a little tummy time before Eric had to go to work. This is really the first time we have done this with him, and look at what he can do. I was so excited and he didn't even fuss. He is growing so fast, next step is to get him to sleep through the night. I do have to say he did go 6 1/2 hours last night but we will see if that continues to increase.

Smiling

2011-02-08T19:39:00.001-08:00

This is what makes the sleepless nights worth it!

Soy

2011-02-07T08:46:00.000-08:00

As some of you know both Eric and I were considered "spit up" babies and we were both on soy milk formula. We'll it looks like Walker has taken after both of us. I started Walker on soy milk and lets just say his spit up has significantly decreased to just a few dribbles starting on Saturday night (and hopefully will continue). The amount he would spit up was ridicules. I was having to use a towel before because the spit rags were too small for the amount he would spit back up, but it looks like I can start using normal spit rags and people can stop looking at me weird. He seems to be much happier with the soy, too.

Sleep

2011-02-01T17:46:00.000-08:00

Lets just say that I am happy that walker Walker has eliminated one middle of the night feeding all on his own for 3 days now. So now our schedule is he eats at 10 pm and then at 3 am and not again until 7 am. Hopefully pretty soon we will take out the 3 am feeding! I hope I'm not jinxing this.

Lately

2011-01-27T10:42:00.001-08:00

Lets see what has been going on lately.

*Walker has been smiling a ton and has started to make little cooing sounds.
*Today we started letting him cry it out for nap time and lets say so far the first time it took 17 minutes and now the second time it took 12 minutes! (lets see if he keeps this up)
*He's starting to sleep longer at night, we'll lets say on the nights that he chooses
*He eats about 4 oz at each feeding
*Eric is tired because I let him cry for a little while at night to make sure he really wants up
*Eric is an amazing husband, he really helps out a ton and is extremely supportive in everything
*Me, I think my body has somewhat adjust to sleeping in increments
*Oh, I turned the big 27 on Monday

Family Photos

2011-01-23T15:43:00.000-08:00

The latest

2011-01-22T08:55:00.000-08:00

They sure do change quickly! Right when I think I got our schedule figured out for eating and sleeping, something changes. Walker is finally putting on the weight and he is getting longer I swear everyday. He is way more alert now and his legs are sticking out straight more and more each day. He's smiling a ton and is starting to out grow the newborn clothes but the 0-3 mths are still big.

Mommy and Daddy are doing good, I think I am finally adjusting to getting sleep in spurts. All in all things are going good!

1-15-11 update

2011-01-15T12:05:00.000-08:00

My life has definitely changed from eating whatever I wanted and from sleeping at night, to where now I can't eat dairy products or peanut butter and I only get sleep in increments now. But what can I say I love this little guy so it's totally worth it, except for I do love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (oh boo). Anyways, these pictures were taken today when Walker and I went on our first little walk together, I finally got to use our stroller, yeah!

Walker McKay Capell

2010-12-31T13:05:00.000-08:00

Walker McKay Capell was born on Christmas Eve 2010 at 4:56 pm at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento California.

Eric and I went to the hospital on December 23 for a scheduled non stress test since Walker was over due (original due date was December 14th). During the testing the contractions weren't anything major and his heart rate was great, but when we went to check the amniotic fluid the nurse said that we weren't going home that they would start to induce today. We'll that was told to use around 1:30 but the induction didn't start till around 6. Once they started to induce it took a while, and I mean a while for the medicine to kick in but once it did, the ball got rolling. After an hour and half of hard manual labor little Walker was here. Eric and I couldn't be more happy with the way things have turned out and to make this day even better we found out that Eric was accepted to the University of Wyoming for Fall of 2011! YEAH! Merry Christmas to us right?

Relief Society Dinner

2010-12-11T11:26:00.001-08:00

I do have to say our wards Relief Socitety Christmas dinner was amazing. We had great food, awesome decorations, fun entertainment and great people. On the menu for the day was: tri-tip, salad, baked potato, a roll and yummy cheesecake for dessert.

Pregnancy

2010-11-23T08:03:00.000-08:00

To be completely honest this pregnancy has been really easy for me, except for a few minor bumps along the way, but really nothing to complain about. I started out this pregnancy, honestly not even believing that this was possibly true and that something would happen and I would miscarry. Well here we are 37 weeks into this and it has flew by. What has made this experience even better is that their are other friends of mine who are pregnant with me and we are all due around the same time. It is so nice to sit around and talk about things that you are experiencing and what others are going through because it makes you feel even more blessed that your pregnancy has gone so smoothly.

I found out we were pregnant while Eric was at work. I know I probably should of waited, but I have taken pregnancy test before and to me this was just like any other, it would come out negative. We'll obviously it didn't. Took one and didn't believe it, took another and I was like ok what do I do now. I waited for Eric to get home from work and as soon as he walked in I showed him the two test and he said "so what does this mean?", me "We'll umm babe were pregnant". To both of our disbelief we were so shocked and me being a little paranoid was like we can't tell anyone, so we waited a little over 3 months to tell people.

I haven't thrown up at all this whole pregnancy, as of my last appointment I have only put on 14 pounds (but i must say that I have lost some muscle), I haven't had any problem with swelling and I have been going to bed the same time Eric has been, but that's probably because I don't take naps during the day like I should, but I hate naps.

I can't believe this pregnancy is coming to an end and we will be starting our little family. The timing couldn't be more perfect for us. Eric and I were both able to finish school, we have more money in our savings, we're living in a great place that has great rent, and we also live in a very supportive ward where we have made such great friends.

I guess to say the least this is what I am thankful for this holiday season.

In the Mail

2010-11-16T15:22:00.001-08:00

Today I got this hat in the mail. Eric wanted to get this for me for Christmas. So of course I had to try it on to make sure that it fits. I ordered it on Amazon for $1.99 and even better we used our swagbucks to pay for it!

Below is another surprise that came in the mail. I received a $10 gift card from Rite Aid. I guess I "spent" $25 in their store on certain products. But you know I actually didn't spend that much with the coupons and the register rewards I use. I was totally not expecting this. I just love getting things I do not expect, it makes it so much better. I can't wait to find some good deals to use this on!

34 weeks

2010-11-02T15:44:00.000-07:00

Sacramento Baby Shower

2010-10-30T17:50:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all of those that came and that helped. It was such a nice shower and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Thank you!

GRE

2010-10-19T18:58:00.001-07:00

Eric took the GRE today! I am so proud of him, he got a high score and we will definitely be applying to more grad schools for the fall.

In the Mail

2010-10-12T18:05:00.000-07:00

After a long await this is what I had in my mailbox, my diploma.

The Countdown

2010-10-11T12:19:00.000-07:00

Ok to be honest this little countdown thing on the side saying I only have 9 weeks left is honestly making me a little nervous. It doesn't seem like it has been that long.

September Recap of Coupons

2010-10-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

Last night I was figuring up how much I spent at Rite Aide. Here is the recap:

OOP_________$36.94
RR__________$13.50
Rebate______$20.00
# OF ITEMS__17

From subtracting the rebates and RR (register rewards) from the oop (out of pocket)it only spent $3.44 for 17 items.

or

from subtracting the rebates only from the total oop I spent $16.94 which = .99 cents an item.

Item recap:
Tide Detergent
Tide Detergent
Tide Detergent
Tide Detergent
Tide Detergent
Huggies
Huggies
Huggies
Huggies
Huggies
Lamisil foot cream
Always Pads
Crest toothpaste
Crest toothpast
Aqua fresh toothpaste
Herbal Essences
May. Mascara

SCORE

2010-09-24T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is from my trip to Rite Aid today. I love posting things when I feel like I get such a great deal. So in this trip I got 3 packages of huggie diapers and lamisil foot cream (because you know those men have dirty feet). Out of pocket, including tax, I spent $20.14. But here is the good part:

In part of buying the diapers, I received $6 back to spend in their store

and

I'm going to get in return:
$10 rebate for buying the diapers
$6 rebate for buying the foot cream

So all in all from subtracting the rebates from my total I only spent $4.14, but if you include the $6 I got back to spend in the store the total would be $0 with a profit of $2.14.

:)

Today

2010-09-23T21:39:00.000-07:00

Today Eric and I went to a much needed temple session! It was exactly what the doctor order. I am so thankful that I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

almost 28 weeks

2010-09-19T18:09:00.000-07:00

Lets see here
*I can't sit and bend over like a normal person
*I am putting on weight now
*This kid loves to move and night and if he doesn't like the position I am laying in he will definitely let me know
*It's uncomfortable to clean the tub
*I have to stand further away from the sink to wash dishes because of my belly
*I am getting random dirty marks on my shirt from my stomach rubbing against things, and Eric asks me "have I been painting" (lets say dork)
*I actually look like a pregnant person now, not just a awkwardly chubby person
*I'm not swelling, unless I am on my feet for a long period of time
*I am feeling more crafty
*I haven't puked yet
*I want to clean and organize things
*I love using the pregnant card (IT'S AWESOME!)

I'm sure that I could add more to this list, but I think this is good for now. I love being pregnant, but I guess I can say that because I have had a really good pregnancy thus far.

Update, we still don't have a name. Choosing a name is harder than I thought it would be because I want it to be a good, strong name, but not a common name.

We'll time for dinner, bye bye

P.S. Eric says I am pretty mobile for being 27 weeks pregnant!?!

All for under a $1

2010-09-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

This is my Rite Aid trip for this week. Total out of pocket expense (not including tax) $4.08 which equals .81 cents an item. With tax included the total was $7.38, it came to about $1 an item.
*Always
*Crest
*Aquafresh
*Herbal Essences
*Maybelline
I also in return (the three receipts in the picture) got a total of $3.50 in coupons to use on what I want. To make this an even sweeter deal you could look at this transaction as spending $7.38 (with tax) but subtracting $3.50 they gave me back, the total then would be $3.88. Which would then make each item .77 cents. (I hope that made sense)

I finished a sewing project!

2010-09-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

I made this nursing cover yesterday at our sewing club in our ward. Lets just say this is the 1st project that I have actually finished, and trust me I have started several sewing projects. This was like the easiest thing ever to do. It cost under $8 to make this, and I know these cost more in the store, so it was even better to know that I saved money by making something. I am pretty happy with my self.

Our Stroller!

2010-09-10T19:55:00.001-07:00

Today was such a great day. My friend Joanne called and asked if I wanted to go to Babys R Us with her and look at strollers. Of course I said yes, I totally need to go look at them besides of looking at them online. So off we went not really expecting to make a purchase. Well, I did. I bought this stroller for a sale price of $131 and it is originally $220. I was marked 40% off because it was an open boxed item.

Thanks you so much Joanne!

Labor Day

2010-09-07T08:33:00.000-07:00

On Monday, Eric and I went to the beach with his family. The weather was perfect and the water wasn't too cold.

22 cents for Shampoo!

2010-09-02T20:17:00.001-07:00

At Target Suave Shampoo is on sale for 97 cents!!! On the Target website their is a 75 cent off coupon, so you get this for a total of 22 cents (not including tax)

Pregnancy Update

2010-08-28T16:55:00.000-07:00

I had a doctors appointment yesterday,and everything went great. I was able to listen to the heart beat and the results from the tests they did before I left came back normal for brain development, etc.

While in Texas my family gave me an awesome baby shower. We received way more things that I would have ever expected, it is a good thing I flew Southwest.

Lets see, I am showing even more now. I am starting to swell, but not to bad, just if I am on my feet or seating for a long period of time. So I flew to Texas wearing pantyhose and had no problem with swelling, I flew back without pantyhose and lets just say I had some nasty looking kankles. Thank goodness that went away.

:)

23 weeks prego

2010-08-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

Pregnancy Update

2010-08-13T10:25:00.000-07:00

Well, lets see.

I have a bump now!

I have been feeling the baby move now for a while and Eric has been able to feel the baby move as well.

It's a .......

2010-07-27T16:19:00.000-07:00

BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY
BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY

Eric and I are super excited!

20 weeks

2010-07-26T16:59:00.000-07:00

I have hit the 5mth mark today! Super excited. Every Monday, Eric and I read the development of the baby, we both look forward to that every week. So far the pregnancy has been great. I have had no sickness or any problems as of yet. Lets keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way.

Tomorrow Eric and I will hopefully find out the sex of our baby at our doctors appointment!!!!

Pregnancy Update

2010-07-20T21:14:00.000-07:00

I had a doctors appointment today, and this was the first time Eric was able to go! We were able to listen the baby's heartbeat.

Sorry not much to really report but next Tuesday we are hopefully going to find out the sex of the baby, if the baby is willing to expose itself. :)

FREE @ Rite Aid

2010-07-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

This if from my latest coupon run, contact solution and tooth paste! I like to post this when I score a great deal. By using my coupons (which you can print off your own computer) and the rebates, I got these items for free and was able to make a $1 of this trip! This is a steal of a deal.

Help

2010-07-15T19:23:00.000-07:00

I need your help! I need some new recipes, I am tired of cooking the same stuff over and over. I am looking for things that are easy, healthy and call for normal ingredients! If you have a recipe that you wouldn't mind sharing you can e-mail it to me at jennycapell@gmail.com or if you have a favorite website that you like you can let me know that as well.

Thanks in advance!

Coupons

2010-07-10T13:34:00.000-07:00

So this was my latest trip to Rite Aid.
1. Pampers Diapers
2. Old Spice Deo
3. Old Spice Deo
4. Renu Contact Solution
5. Crest Mouth Wash
6. Gillette Fusion Shaving cream
7. Comtrex: cold and cough

Between the coupons I used and the rebates that I will be receiving the total out of pocket expense was $4 and some change! Yep that is 7 items for $4!

Yes people that includes the diapers. Those diapers at the store would of cost $8.99 and I walked out of the store with everything for around $4, what a steal! Without the coupons and rebate this trip would of cost around $30, and these are things that we by!

Pregnancy Update

2010-07-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

On June 21st, I was able to hear the babies heartbeat. I was a little nervous going into this appointment because I was worried about their not being a heartbeat. Well, I got even more nervous when the doctor came into the room to find it. At first it seemed as if the doctor couldn't find it. I think she noticed that I was starting to get worried and she try to give me some comforting words, but to be honest it didn't help at all I could think of was "lady you better find that heart beat or their is going to be mental break down". Well good news she found it. She practically was all the over by my hip. This appointment was such a relief to hear the heart beat, but to be completely honest their is still that worry in the back of my head that their might be something wrong at the next appointment. I don't know if this is due to the fact that we have tried for so long with no luck, or of the horror stories that people tell you, who knows.
Also, when did you moms out there start showing with your first pregnancy? I still feel like I am not showing. Also another concern I am not really gaining weight. From my 1st appoint to my 2nd appoint I haven't even put on a pound, not that I am complaining because I know the weight gain will come, but did any of you have that experience? Also, stretch marks, I lotion to try to help prevent but do you think that really works?
:)
Stay tuned for my next pregnancy update, which will be the end of July and this is when we should find out the sex!