30 weeks picture!

36 lbs gained

10 weeks left. Hmmmmmm.... :))

September!!!!

Ok people i know that it's still really really hot out there BUT it's September 1st!!!!! yay!!!! I have been waiting and waiting for September, cuz in East TX September is absolutely gorgeous! Sure it's still hot but it means the leaves start changing AND so does the weather! for the BETTER!!!! and this pregnant woman NEEDS better weather!!!!

i went to do my gestational diabetes test yesterday and i think it came out fine, no call yet! :) and i have gained 36 lbs. the doctor and nurses say i look great so i guess i shouldn't worry. I gained 40 with Elijah and lost it super fast AND this time i started out 10 lbs lighter, so i guess i am aiming to get back to what i was when i had Elijah. LOL...

I am ready to be thin again!!! i miss my waist! :)

we have so much to do in such little time but i am going to try and just enjoy the next 2 and a half months before baby gets here. Elijah is growing up so fast!!! he is so cute and i love spending my days with him.

he pretty much says EVERYTHING! he will copy what people are saying on tv.. so we have to be very careful.

he walks in a room and says "what the heck?" and "oh my Josh" and "are you kidding me" is his new one... hmmmm who says all of that??? LOL

one day Elijah and i were arguing back and forth and Dennis just laughed and said "oh man, sounds like two Kristen's in there" LOL... he is def very outgoing and expressive like his mama. he makes me smile and laugh every day! i love it!

his main problem is saying "stupid" about everything... :( it was our fault. when he was little if he hit his head or got hurt we would say "stupid floor, stupid chair" etc... and now he calls people stupid when he is mad. sigh...

he never has accidents anymore and goes potty all by himself! such a smart little boy! love it! I cant wait to decorate a room for my boys! we are moving to a rent house in a little over a month and it's going to be awesome!

I can't believe that we will have two children to take care of very soon. God is so good, and He will definitely have to help me when i am super exhausted!

Very sad day

Today we had to say goodbye to our amazing and wonderful sweet baby girl Brownie. She was the best dog ever. I am so tired from crying and not sleeping. I can't think straight. I miss her so much knowing that I will never see her again. She was staying at my in laws until we could get her back in October when we get a bigger place with a yard... well she got cancer and was in serious pain. Bone cancer from what the vet could see. She needed to be put down... I had to let my girl go. Hardest decision to make. I am sad and heartbroken. I took her in for a bad sore on her foot, thinking ok maybe her toe would have to be removed...but instead was told she needed to be put down very soon. She had weeks to live and in so much pain. We had to make the decision so we spent one last night with her... and then let her go. :( i will never forget you Brownie girl. I love you sweet sweet girl.

Back to my old dr.

Yesterday was my first app. with my old doctor! I love her so much! And the office staff and nurses are awesome! They all remembered me by name and were so excited to see me. I can't wait to bring Elijah next time so they can meet him. He stayed with Daddy while i went.

As of right now we have that i "prefer a V back" and she will keep an eye on things and see where to go towards the end of this pregnancy. I'm praying it all works out!!! It would be so nice not to be cut open!

Jackson is doing great. I have gained 32 lbs so far, and his heartbeat was around 145 yesterday. He is a very active baby. Not as active as Elijah though.

I have about 14 weeks left. Man i can't believe it!!! I'm just ready for this awful summer to pass. But for now I will enjoy every minute I have with Elijah.

24 weeks today

Wow! just about 15 weeks left and we will be a family of four. Wow!

I just can't believe it sometimes! Life is going to be a crazy whirlwind when Jackson comes and it's going to be great!!!!

I can't wait to order his bedding and new stroller... hopefully i will get this done in august! :))

Potty all by myself!

Dennis taught Elijah to use a step stool and now he can go potty all by himself! He does such a great job! Still wants to pull his pants all the way off but that's ok. I don't mind helping him a little still :)

Elijah is growing up so fast! I love how fun and happy he is. and every morning he wakes up with a smile! Can't beat that!

When we ask him where baby Jackson is he raises up his shirt and points to his belly! Ha Ha! :)

God Gave Me You!

"God Gave Me You"

I’ve been a walking heartache
I’ve made a mess of me
The person that I’ve been lately
Ain’t who I wanna be

But you stay here right beside me
And watch as the storm blows through
And I need you

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you
Gave me you

There’s more here than what we’re seeing
A divine conspiracy
That you, an angel lovely
Could somehow fall for me
You’ll always be love’s great martyr
And I’ll be the flattered fool
And I need you

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I pray we never undo

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you, gave me you.
He gave me you.

My sweet baby Jackson

Jackson, I love you... I can't wait to meet you and yet part of me can. This has to be the worst summer to be pregnant, but i know that it will cool off in about two months and by then you will be huge! ha and moving a lot, i love feeling you move and i know once you are bigger it will be fun to feel a foot or an arm or elbow. For now this heat is making me miserable, but i just want you to know i love you. we are very excited about you coming into our lives. it's going to be a very interesting time getting your big brother used to you but i believe you guys will eventually be best buds. Being a mommy is a very hard job, but i will do my best to show you boys just how much i love you both. I will take great care of you both as long as i live. Keep growing and stay healthy sweet boy.

love,

Mommy

20 weeks along with Baby Boy #2

We are not positive about his name yet but this is me 20 weeks along. :)

Our newest addition is a BOY!

My ultrasound went great! He is a healthy strong baby measuring at 19w 5d and his legs and arms were at around 20w. so i am happy to have a healthy baby boy on the way! Elijah will be such a great big brother!!!! :)) Two boys! Wow!!!! I am so happy and blessed and thankful! Thank you Lord!

Bittersweet moments

Today is the last day I babysit sweet little Kayden. it's been almost a year already... and now i am moving away, I will miss him.

I will miss this area but love East TX and all my friends that are up there...

Today will be a bittersweet day... but it's time my little family is back together.

Elijah and baby

My appointment went great the other day. Today i am 17 weeks along! June 27th we are going to find out what we are having, provided that the baby cooperates!

I can't believe this is happening. Ok i am sure i will say that a lot but i really mean it!

the baby moves so much and i love feeling her/him.

Elijah is doing great! he is growing up so fast. in a little over a month he will be 2 1/2 and I can't believe it! He is so smart (doesnt every parent say that?) well HE IS!

He calls me "mom mom" and i love it. :))

He is totally potty trained! We took it slow and he caught on quick! No accidents in over two weeks! Thank you Lord! That was one hurdle i was dreading but he did great!

He loves his cars and loves to "fix" them when they "break down" ha ha. too cute!

He gets super excited when i tell him we are going to see family. when i name them he jumps up and down and says "thank you mom mom" or "yay!! whoohooo" ha ha. he gets his excitement from me i guess. :))

He gets jealous when i hold other kids and has to fit himself on my lap too. it's going to be hard on him when the baby comes, but we will do our best for sure. i love my little Elijah... the baby definately wont replace him! just make our family more fun! he is going to be such a wonderful big brother. he is so sweet! loves to give hugs and kisses. He adores his daddy too. they have so much fun wrestling. and he loves to work out with dad... Daddy got him some tools to play with and he fixes his four wheeler when they are out there. ah i love moments like that! they are a great team.

we have had to make some big decisions in our life, and it's been hard but I believe God will take care of us for sure. We put our home up for sale and Dennis went back to his old job in the oilfield... it's a smart move for us just sad to leave our house. we love this place! and i have had so much fun decorating... but on to other adventures. I can't count how many friends i have up in East Tx so i am thankful. never going to be a dull moment for sure!

I am looking forward to what this year brings... November will get here too fast, i want time to slow down, pretty soon i will have 2 kiddos to chase after! Wow! i hope to lose even more weight than I did after having E that's for sure! :))

14 weeks along with our second baby!

Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches -- about the the size of a lemon -- and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

Wow!!!! I can't believe how far along I am. i mean i can in some ways because the majority of this pregnancy has been miserable! But now i am feeling better and can get more things done AND keep chasing after my 2 year old. Elijah is such a sweetheart and I could not ask for a better child!!!! He is definately going to be a great big brother!!! :)))

Checkup

My dr app went great yesterday. I started feeling the baby move on thursday. i would poke my belly and the baby would poke back. lol. so cute!

at the dr app the nurse couldnt believe i felt the little baby already! i am 12 weeks 3 days today. man almost a third of the way there. hard to believe it!

his/her heartbeat was at 156. so thankful that the baby is growing and doing so well. i kinda had my heart on guard just in case but i am starting to get excited. :)

this time next year i will be celebrating Mother's day with two kiddos!!!!! :)) so blessed!

**Elijah's heartbeat at my checkup when i was 13 weeks was 160. so we will see!**

Our little guy running free! :))

Let me introduce you to baby Herrington #2

We are going to have another baby. we have been keeping it hush hush for a little while. Just to get through the first ultrasound. I am 9w 6d today and due November 16th. We are so excited and thankful for this new baby! :)) I am quite a bit nervous having two kids soon but i know that i have the most wonderful husband who will help me as much as he can! :))

we are so blessed! i wasn't going to stress over having more children, and told God that whatever His will is then let it be done. I am a mom and i love it and so thankful for Elijah and i know this little one will just add to the over flowing love we have in our house! Thank you Lord for everything!!!!

Our little guy

It's been a while so i thought i would post about Elijah.

He is so grown up now but definately still my baby!

He talks all the time and you can pretty much understand the most of what he says. his new thing now is "What's that?" ha ha... if he hears something or sees something it's "Momma what's that?" or "Dadda what's that?"

he loves trains, cars and boats. and he loves that daddy works on a boat! one day we got to visit Dennis and see his boat and Elijah flipped out!

he loves company and to go bye bye. and he loves to cuddle. he says "hold you?" and he always says "i yuv you"... :)

we have the best time with him. he loves to play rough with daddy and cuddle with mommy. he loves to go to stores and hold your hand and walk... sometimes he throws a fit about the grocery cart but we can usually distract him. well for the most part!

he has a temper of course and throws tantrums quite a bit. some days he wont throw a single one and then other days it's one every hour. and he screams "shutup" at us. grrrr. time out helps with that most times. he will say "yes maam, don't say that word, i sorry". ha ha. goofy kid!

he loves to talk to anyone that walks by our house or at a store. he says please and thank you all the time and "HI" really loud. if someone walks by our house he yells "HEY!" ha ha. and most the time people will carry a conversation with him as they walk by.

he is a VERY social child. hmmm i wonder where he gets that from?

we have been trying to get him to only suck his thumb when he is going to sleep. well sunday on our way to church i turned around and looked at him and he was sucking his thumb. i said "Elijah take your thumb out of your mouth" he yelled at me and say "talk to da da, turn around, talk to da da" OH MY goodness!!! little smarty pants!!!!

he loves his toys and can play with them for a long time when i am busy. he will make up stories and has such a huge imagination! i love it!!!

I can't wait to go on vacation this year and i hope it goes well with a two year old! ha ha.. he has been trying to fight his naps and i dont like that! but some days he does just find without them... but some days he is a wreck which makes me a wreck!

Every day we love Elijah more and we love the new things he does and says. it's so fun to watch him grow, just wish it didnt go so fast!

its the best and hardest job in the world!!!! :)

My 31st Birthday!

Yesterday was my 31st Birthday and it was so much fun! My sister, brother and niece came to see us! We hung out and my sister took us to lunch and then when we got back my parents came to visit! So we all hung out and then went to my brother Josh's basketball game. Then my parents took me out to a birthday dinner! AND my mom brought me a cake too! mmmm it was so good!

Sunday Dennis is taking me out for an early dinner for my b'day so that will be fun! Dinner with my boys! :) I had to get some pics with my baby boy on my b'day so here they are! :)

My new business!

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Just some of our wedding pics!

We finally got the wedding that we (well mostly I) have always wanted!!! :) We renewed our vows on our 10 year anniversary (i should have originally put this on here). Here are some of our pics. It was a magical and wonderful day and I will never forget it! We had the most amazing photographer and I could not be happier with the outcome! She is the sweetest girl and did an amazing job.

My brother was our minister and he did a great job also. Added some humor in it too. We also wrote our own vows and that was sooooo sweet. :) Dennis had me laughing of course (that's what he does best)...Elijah walked up the aisle with me and he stole the show! :))

He walked around and was soooo good. at one point i was crying (tears of happiness) and he walked up the steps and said "momma? momma ok?" and i said "yes baby i am ok" and he walked back down the stairs. lol. soooo cute!

we had some wonderful people at our wedding and loved it. I wish we could have invited more but we had to keep it small.

well that's our vow renewal in a nutshell! One of the best days of my life! :)) I felt like a princess and had the best time!