Welcome to the family!

I know it's been ages since I've blogged! Just haven't had the time/energy/desire to blog lately. But my little sis welcomed her first baby into the family and this is news to be blogged about;)

 I can't believe how much I love this little man baby! His blonde hair is so adorable! And I think he looks just like Ari, he has a big square jaw, and some huge lips! He is so stinkin cute and I love him so much!

 My mom and I headed up to the hospital as soon as she was admitted. She let us stay in the room until it was time to push and then she had us wait out in the hallway. I knew this was what she wanted, but it was truly the hardest thing of my life to leave and go out in the hall. I just wanted to be there to support her and welcome this little baby into the world. But of course she's the mom and I respect whatever decision she wanted. But it was very emotional and difficult to leave. It was great to hear his little cry, and the longest hour and half of my life to wait to see him.She had him at 3:00am he weighed 7lbs 2 oz 20 in long. I really do love him so much already! Here are a few pics of Brigham W. Messerly, the newest member of the family!

Pouty lips! 

Lots of hair!

Beautiful Baby Brigs

Bridal Shower

We threw a bridal shower for my new cousin to be. It turned out adorable! Thought I'd post some pics to share some ideas... 

Favor's table

Welcome table...

Food table....

Yellow and Blue is her wedding colors, I loved how it turned out!

Candy table...
 I am seriously obsessed with paper straws! They are so cute! 

Cute banner my mom made, she's so crafty! 

Super delicious bundtlets my Aunt Shaunie made! They look amazing
and they tasted great too! 

The favors. 

It was so fun to put everything together for this shower! I love doing stuff like this, and my mom is so talented  she put most of this together, and it all turned out great! I am really excited for the couple too, they are so adorable!

Books of 2012

I haven't posted the books I've been reading in a while. I now have a sidebar that tells the book I'm currently reading which is great and all but I thought I'd quickly take a moment and list the books I've read this year. In my life before 3 kids I could easily read a book a week, ah good times. (I say this with hesitancy because I really do LOVE having 3 little kids, and I'm sure one day when my kids are grown and my house is quiet I will have plenty of time to read all I want...) Even though now I am reading more like less than a book a month I still enjoy that time, it's my me time, how I relax and escape for a moment in my crazy world. I usually just read late into the night and occasionally during nap time. But when I read during nap time sometimes I feel guilty because there are 10 million things around the house that I should be getting to (actually I really should be doing some of that right now.) ANYWAY here's my list of books I've read during 2012...

Great book! I would recommend if you're an avid reader and love a good  mystery story. I loved the twist at the end.

I loved this book as well! It's a great historical fiction book, about the titanic, and it's based on true characters.

This one is a life changer. I loved it. Also historical fiction, the characters are amazing, they stay with you long after the last page is read.

Such a great book. I was hesitant at first but I really loved it. 

Just finished this and it was really good. I randomly picked it up at the library in a hurry (my kids were destroying the library and I had to grab the first book I saw). It's a book of Mormon fiction story. It was surprisingly  well written. 

Well there you have it, 5 books in 7 months. Not my usual turn out but that's okay, like I said one day...If you're looking for something fun to read this summer maybe this will help you make your selection:)

4th of July Dress

I saw this cute little skirt on pintrest and knew Sadie had to have it! So I actually followed the tutorial and made it and I cannot believe how good it turned out! I can't wait to see how cute it looks on Sadie tomorrow at our 4th of July celebrations! 

Skirt

I needed a shirt to match so I used a long sleeve onesie that I didn't need and I made it into a short sleeve onesie. 

And of course the butt needed ruffles so that when she kicks her legs you can see ruffles under the skirt! 

I loved how the short sleeve turned out. I love little details. And the rosette looks perfect too!

 I followed this tutorial for the sleeves. 

The whole outfit.

I cannot believe something I did actually worked, and it really wasn't that hard, I did struggle with the binding and had to have some help from my mama. But overall it was pretty easy! I can't wait to make a few more dresses for my Sadie girl.

Week in review...

Well, we hit a lot of milestones this last week. It was eventful to say the least. Some good, others not so good. Here's the bigger events that happened....

-Isaac learned to swim! So proud of him, he was his usual timid self for the first few lessons but he really liked it once he got comfortable.

-Isaac learned to ride a two-wheeler! Wahoo so proud of him! I can't believe how big he is getting...

I thought I'd get the good one's out of the way first.

- I got to call poison control for the first time! This not so good... Thank you Luke for finding a bottle of children's acetaminophen (the lid was on just not on all the way) and drinking 1/3 of it. And Thank you for giving me the great opportunity to call poison control and feel like a completely incompetent mother that leaves medicine out for her 2 year old to get into. All is well though, with his weight he needed to drink 2/3 of the bottle in order to have serious problems. So Thank you again Luke for being so chubby!:)

-: I got to take Sadie to KidsCare for the first time...also not so good. She's had a fever since Tuesday, and Thursday night it spiked to just under 103 :( poor baby. She was just diagnosed with a virus and told that she should be feeling better no latter then tonight. I hate sick baby's, nothing is worse. And I sure hope she feels better soon!

Well these are the bigger things that happened, all of that filled in with a visit to the zoo,a hula hooping class,eating, sleeping, playing, cleaning etc etc.... My life is crazy, and slightly out of control, especially now that Sadie is awake a lot more during the day. But I really wouldn't have it any other way!

4 years old

I cannot believe my baby is 4! (Well I do have 3 kids so I guess it's good that he's four years old). I do love having a 4 year old around. He's so independent and the things this kid says just make my day!

Tonight we took him to dinner for his Birthday and there was a family sitting next to us and Isaac was starring at the table next to us and finally I said: Isaac what are you looking at? He said: Mom that guy looks just like Rumpelstiltskin! haha, he really did too:)

A couple weeks ago we were at Walmart and a pretty large fellow came walking down the isle and Isaac said: Mom it looks like that guy had too many doughnuts!

Oh I love my little Isaac, he is my buddy. He's such a great helper with his little sister, he's a great friend to his little brother (most of the time), he is so smart, he loves to read, he loves to play imaginary games (especially super hero games). I can't believe how quickly he has grown up!

Newborn Isaac

One year old

2 Years old

3 Years old

4 Years old

Happy Birthday to Luke!

Happy Happy Birthday to my Luke! You are such a joy and our family would not be complete without you! You have the biggest personality and you are so friendly with everyone! I feel amazingly blessed to be your mother! I love you!

Newborn Luke

One year Old

2 Years old

Sidenote:

(Seriously Ari this is your child. Those of you that know Ari does this not look just like her? I hope your Brigham looks just like this:-)



Fiesta Chicken Pasta Memories

I was feeling nostalgic the other night as I made this delicious dinner. I got this recipe at my bridal shower 5+ years ago from Trina Grandenetti. I made it right when we first got married, and I think it was one of the first times I ever used a new recipe and we loved it! Every time I make it I am back in our little basement apartment, just newly married and our whole lives ahead of us. I loved that time it was so fun to just be together and have no one to worry about except each other. It's fun to look back and remember, and crazy to think how much has changed. I know I feel like a completely different person now then I was when I first got married. Hopefully most changes were for the better!

I thought I would share this super easy, super fast and ridiculously delicious Mexican pasta recipe so all of you can enjoy it to, and hopefully make your own memories:) !

Fiesta Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:

2 Cups Rotini Noodles

1lb chicken chopped

2 Bell peppers (green or red)

1/4 Cup Zesty Italian Dressing

1Tbsp Chili Powder

1/2 Cup Salsa

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cook Noodles as directed on package. Cook chicken in skillet for 6 minutes. Add Peppers, Italian Dressing, and chili powder. Cook until chicken is cooked through. Add Salsa and sour cream. Add noodles to chicken mixture and serve with shredded cheese on top.

 Enjoy!

When Mom gets sick

When mom's get sick it's a sad, sad day. Try and think of all the times your mom was sick. Not like a cold, like down in bed can barely get up to pee kind of sick. I can only think of twice for my own mother. Otherwise she was always up, making our food, cleaning our house, taking us places. I'm sure there were other times that I just don't remember...maybe I'll have to ask her about it.
Well I am just getting over my SECOND breast infection since Sadie was born and let me tell you, it was no parade. The first one was awful, the hubs couldn't stay home from work, my mother was busy, in-laws work, and the boys were sick with colds so they couldn't go play at a friends house. Taking care of 3 kids is pretty crazy on a normal day but when mom has a fever of 103 degrees, it's down right awful.
                BUT we survived!
Through answered prayers and lots of help from above, we survived. I truly thought it was a 1 time deal though! So when this second infection hit on my other side I knew I wouldn't make it by myself this time! Again 2 full days of 103 degree fever and that severe pain in the boob (literally!) I just couldn't do it by myself and LUCKILY I didnt have to. Thankfully my parents were able to step in and Brock was able to stay home a little from work and neighbors let Isaac come play!
So good news I am up on my feet today, house is of course destroyed, again when mom gets sick nothing gets done. But it'll get put back together in time! I just want to say I'm so grateful I got to call in my sick day this time! Sort of, I still had to take care of Sadie girl, but she was helpful to get the infection out...suck, suck, suck little one even though it hurts like crazy!


SO If any one out there gets Mastitis let me know I've got some helpful tricks! Now I just need to figure out how to make sure this doesn't happen again!

Oh the JOYS...

of Little BOYS!

I love these two! They are my buddies, we have so much fun all day every day together!

Here are some Things they LOVE;

dirt and mud, mud and dirt, bugs, dirt, spiders,

mud, superheros, cars, weapons, tools and did I mention dirt

and mud:)
Favorite Luke story of the week (there are so many it's hard to choose, this kid has more personality then anyone I've ever met and he's not quite 2!):

We were walking at the mall last week and I was letting him walk (more like he demanded to walk and I didnt feel it in me to fight him to stay in his stroller). Anyway he got confused and couldn't find me for a second even though I was just a few steps ahead of him. And this group of "Grandmas" started talking to him all at the same time saying "hey your mommy's right there" "over here little boy" etc... and Luke looked at all of them and yelled "STOP IT, STOP IT!" with both hands in the air. It took them by such suprise that this little baby could talk they did stop and then he saw me and ran to me. And I just laughed and walked away!

Favorite Isaac Story: about a month ago we had a wedding to go to in Ogden and I couldn't decide if I wanted to wear heels or not, so I wore my heels and brought a pair of flats with me. Well last week Isaac was getting ready to go somewhere with me and he had on his boots and he had his tennis shoes in his hand. And I said "Isaac, why are you bringing 2 pairs of shoes?" And he said " I just can't decide which shoes to wear, so I'm bringing them both". :)

Tricky Leprechauns...

Yesterday we made this "Leprechaun Catch" as Isaac calls it, or Trap as I call it so that we could catch a Leprechaun last night.

But that tricky Leprechaun escaped out the side and left a trail of gold and rainbow treats.

Then he turned our milk green!

And he flipped our couch over and made a big mess!

And he turned our carpet green! Oh wait that was already green...

Anyway,

the boys sure had a fun time finding their treats and looking for the Leprechaun all morning. Hopefully we can figure out a better trap next year so that he can't escape!

5 years...

5 years! How crazy, but every time I think how has it really been 5 years?? My next thought is well it better have been at least 5 years we have 3 KIDS! Aww we look like little kids in this picture. Do we look older now? I feel a lot older that's for sure! Well I sure do love my hubs and I am so grateful for this day 5 years ago when I made the best decision of my life!

Mother of 3...

First I just have to share a couple of pictures of my little Sadie Bug!

She is so stinkin' cute I love her so much!
I cannot believe she is 1 month old today!

I have just been thinking a little about how things have changed for me the last month. Adding a new baby is always a big change for any family. And having 3 kids is a pretty big change! But overall things have been great, and I am not the one to take credit for this. I have received SO much help and support from Family, and neighbors and friends! So THANK YOU everyone that has helped! You have made my life so much easier the last month!
Here's a few things I've learned the last month...

* time goes by SO fast. Seriously the days fly by, every time I look at the clock it's been 3 hours and it's time to nurse again. And then during Sadie's 2 hour naps I just run and try and get everything done and spend time with the boys and before I can get ANYthing accomplished it's time to nurse again.

* I LOVE having a newborn, I kind of forgot this and this seems silly since I've done this twice before, but I really love the newborn stage. It goes by SO fast (like I mentioned) and it's such a precious time. I just love holding and cuddling this sweet little girl and there's not enough time in the day! (luckily I have nights too:))

* Adding 1 more person to the family has QUADRUPLED my laundry! How is this possible? I guess it's because she goes through a couple of outfits on most days because of diaper explosions. But seriously I am doing laundry every single day, there is always more! But as a side note, I love folding pinks and purples and cute little girl clothes!

* I am actually enjoying just staying home most days. This is a shock to me, I thought staying home would be my biggest challenge. The boys and I are used to going constantly, but I have really liked staying home all day. The few times we have ventured out have been exhausting!

* And lastly I LOVE having 3 kids! I was so scared, seriously I thought baby #3 would be a turning point for me, turning into a crazy person, jumping off the cliff, never to be the same. But it really hasn't been as bad as I thought. I still have small moments of me time (like now) when all 3 of them are napping *which is heaven*! And I love all 3 of my kids, and even though I had never planned on having 3 under 3, I think it's going to turn out great. All of them will play and be best friends and I love that! I just feel so grateful to be a mother and I love these 3 adorable children!

One Week Old

I can't believe it's already been a week since Sadie joined our family. She's been such a good baby, but I am glad the first week is over. The first week is rough, mostly because I don't feel good. But now most of the mommy pains are gone and Sadie's been sleeping 3-4 hours the last 2 nights, which is great! I couldn't ask for better, it's amazing what a good 3 hours of sleep will do for you when you haven't had more then an hour or 2! Today was my first day with Brock gone, and it's been good so far. The boys have been great, a little to helpful at moments, but for the most part they just do their own thing, destroy the house, fight with each other. Nothing out of the ordinary:) I just love having this baby here in our house, I feel like she is supposed to be here, and it's so great to have a little girl!

Sadie's birth

Sadie came to this world in a whirlwind. Before I could process what was happening I had my baby girl in my arms! But fast is better then long and slow like my last labor! I knew she would come on January 9th. Since I was 99% positive of the day of conception the 9th was the actual due date so she really came right on time;) We went to bed at 10pm on Sunday night and right as I was falling asleep I felt my first contraction. I have been having contractions for weeks now but this one was different, and I knew I'd be going into labor soon. At 11:30pm Isaac woke me up because he needed to go potty. When I was up with him I started counting my contractions and they were exactly 5 minutes apart. So I went and sat in the front room and my contractions were 3-5 minutes until about 2am and then they went to 2-4 minutes at 2:30 I went back into my room and accidentally woke Brock up, once he was awake he was like alright let's go! should we go now? But I wasn't ready to go in yet so we waited one more hour and then he said alright I can't take it I'm getting stuff ready lets go. So we got everything packed up and ready to go and then got the boys up and headed to my parents house a little after 4am. We dropped them off and then I still was nervous about going into the hospital, I just hate being strapped to the hospital bed and Luke's birth of 16 hours of strapped to the bed were still fresh in my mind. So we went to Walmart:) and walked around, got some snacks. And then we headed to the hospital, got checked in by 5:30am. My contractions still weren't hurting that bad but they were every 3 minutes or so, the nurse checked me and I was dilated to a 7! Which I was shocked about! So they called my DR he came and broke my water at 6:31am. They called the anesthesiologist to come give me my epidural, I started feeling some serious contractions after my water was broke. Brock kept saying go natural you can do it! ha! those contractions were killing and I was like no way give me my epidural! So he came in about 15 minutes later and started working on my epidural which took 20 minutes to get inserted. And I was having serious contractions by then one after another and he said alright about 30 minutes and you wont feel a thing. Well all of a sudden I was like I need to push NOW! The nurse checked me and was like your a 9 1/2 do you want to wait a minute so the epidural sets in? And I said I can't I have to push right now! So the DR came in everything got set up. I pushed a few times (seriously the most intense pain of my life!!) And then at 7:31am (exactly 1 hour after my water broke) there was a baby on my lap, a beautiful dark haired baby girl! And I felt immensely better! Those 30 minutes of pain were amazingly painful, but crazy fast!! And about 10 minutes after she was born my epidural started kicking in! Wow what a waste of 1500$ that was!! Plus the best part of going natural would be being able to get up and not be numb right after the babies born! So they hurried and took my epidural out right after she was born but the medicine was already in my system, so I was numb and now I was mad about it! It went away pretty quick within a couple hours I was all the way back to normal. But still I am not happy about getting an epidural the last 25 minutes of labor. I just didn't think it possible that I could have her THAT fast! So will I go natural next time? I don't know...I'm not planning on having another baby for quite awhile, so I don't know how I'll feel about it by then. It was pain unlike anything I've ever felt but it was way fast!

Now comes the real fun, I head home in the morning with 3 kids! Wow, crazy...But I really feel like Sadie is supposed to be here, and I am so happy to welcome her to our family. It's amazing how much I love this little baby girl already!

p.s. We obviously didn't stick with our E names... Brock has had Sadie on his list of "acceptable" names for awhile and when we were sitting in the hospital room yesterday trying to decide a name he said Sadie Elise (elise was on our list as well) and it just felt perfect, it's her name and I love it, it's amazing how perfect it fits for some reason!

Sadie Elise

Sadie has arrived! Monday January 9th at 7:31 am. 7lbs 15oz. 20".

We Love her so much! Stay tuned for story of her arrival:)

Happy Holidays!

I am happy to report we made it through the holidays with no baby arrival. I was hoping she would wait until January and now we've made it! We had a great Christmas with the boys, every year they get a little older and more fun! They are however, very difficult to take pictures of, so we didn't get too many of both of them on Christmas morning in their Jammies:)

And here I am with 11 days to go. I am definitely done being pregnant, and these last few days are the hardest. Really the hardest part is not knowing when it's going to be. I wish I could just know the day it was going to happen. Even if I have to wait till next Friday, that's fine if I could just know...the hard part is going to bed every night thinking maybe it will be tonight... and then waking up in the morning and saying "nope guess not" :) But I do know she will come when she's ready so all we can do is wait and see when that will be!