I don't need anymore Stress....

On top of trying to get ready for baby AGGAHH (only a month left, that means weeks!!!!) we got robbed (EDIT: Burglarized!!) on Tuesday!!!! I can't believe it. How ironic is it that the guy robbed our house as I was at the insurance place buying homeowners insurance?? We probably wouldn't have made a claim anyway, but that's pretty crazy. We have never been robbed in our lives and in the last year Adam's car was robbed and now our house!! The bastard made off with our big screen TV, jewelry, cash, and debit & credit cards. He also broke our fence and our deadbolt and scared the shit & piss (literally) out of our dog. This same person has also robbed 2 other houses in the neighborhood in the last week. People keep saying you feel violated when you are robbed. I don't really feel that way ....I'm mostly just pissed off. I want to kick this guy in his effing face for possibly hurting my dog and for using my debit card all over town. It is a lot of work to get your accounts all straightened out when they are fraudulently used. I also am just glad that I wasn't at home when he busted in. It did make me a little anxious (I couldn't sleep very well and woke up at every little sound I heard) But I'd like to see someone try to break in now because they are going to be seriously hurt. The whole neighborhood is abuzz about the robberies and many are now armed, so this guy better watch out.



If you see this TV (Olevia 37 inch )in a pawn shop let me know:)

I have been having a hard time getting excited about being pregnant because I don't know how I am going to be able to run the office with 2 children. It's hard enough trying to do it with one. So I took a childbirth class and bought the new baby some brand new BumGenius 3.0's in their new Moonbeam and Ribbit colors!!! I also put all new velcro and elastic on the old diapers so it's kinda like they are new. I also started to fill out his baby book. I am so nervous about how I am going to handle two, but at least I am getting excited to see my new little man.




After working on buying a house for over a year we are finally (hopefully) going to close on our house next week. So I've been running around signing papers, talking to lawyers, buying insurance, etc. We are cutting it so close but we really have to close by the 30th if we want to do the new homebuyer tax credit (and be done before the baby comes!!)





Lessons learned ...
* do NOT keep valuables in your top drawer of your dresser!!! That is the first place he looked in every room and unfortunately me & Adam both had good stuff there.
* make your neighbors clean their empty lots, the thief was able to "hide out " in the tall weeds, because the owners of the vacant lot let their crap turn into a jungle!! (I already turned them in to the environmental court to get it cleaned up)
* know your neighbors and know who is watching out for you.
* get an alarm system.

Mother's Day?

I'm pretty sure every child has embarrassed their mother. I was already in a bit of a grumpy mood this morning before we went to the La Leche Leaugue meeting. Evan was trying to pull up the floor and steal other kids toys and food. He is a very wild child. He likes to crawl on top of tables, pull things down, scream and cry when I am trying to deal with 2 or more patients and the phone is ringing, or decorate the office walls with my highlighters. I could get so much more work done if I put him in preschool, but instead I have Adam take him home and end up staying at work until 8pm finishing up. My problem is I can't trust anyone to watch him. I want to raise him not a teacher at a preschool or a grandma or aunt. So today I was feeling sorry for myself not being able to be a stay at home mom. I act like being a stay at home mom will just solve all my problems.
And then I started to think about my own mom. She did what she had to to be at home with us. We were so poor when we were little, but she was home. Once we were all in school she took jobs so that she could be at home after school. She drove buses, cooked school lunches, delivered newspapers, etc. I am so grateful that she was at home with us and glad I didn't have to be raised by one of my aunts or a day care center. I know she had to be embarrassed about some of the jobs she took and by her kids too.
When I was about 13 she worked as a lifeguard with a bunch of teenagers and college kids. She would drag us to work with her everyday since we couldn't be trusted to be at home alone. It was awesome for us girls because we got to basically live at the pool all summer. BUT we were so bad, one day it was raining so my sisters and I decided to turn the Triangle pool restroom into a slip-n-slide! My mom's boss caught us and said Ruth you need to go take care of your girls in there. We had to sweegie the whole bathroom before we could leave. I would have been so embarrassed if I were my mom. That is just one instance of us girls embarrassing her, believe me there are many more much worse stories. What is funny is the whole time I was growing up I thought SHE embarrassing ME, I can't believe how much it was the other way around. MOM, I'M SORRY.
Now when Evan embarrasses me I'll just think about the things I did to my mom and realize, Karma is a bitch!!
So I thought Mother's Day was just a day like Valentine's where the flower & cards companies just want us to consume, consume, consume. But it is just one day where I can try to tell and show my mom how sorry I am for once being a teenager and to let her know I appreciate all the time she spent with us.

3rd Trimester

I forgot how tired pregnancy makes me. It's like I have narcolepsy and I can sleep anywhere. This is my only complaint. Otherwise pregnancy is great and I can't believe it's going so fast!! I wish I could just stay pregnant for a few more months like a year, so I could have some more time to prepare, but I probably still wouldn't be ready.

Couponing........

Okay, so I've been following all the coupon queen ladies blog and have decided that it may be worth giving it a try. I tried on a few grocery trips and did pretty well on a few items. I wasn't cutting all the coupons because I figured I didn't use some of those brands anyways. But I have found that I can get the name brand items for cheaper, sometimes way cheaper than the store brands. I've been doing most of my couponing at Winn-Dixie, where having the WD card really makes the difference.

For example..
I recently bought some Wishbone Salad Spritzer. They were 3/$5.00 with your WD card and then I had a buy 2 get $2.00 off coupon. So I bought 2 for 1.34 or .67 cents each.

I also bought some electrosol dish detergent tabs a 20 pack for 1.50 after WD card and coupon.

So my most recent trip was not on groceries as I originally intended my coupon adventures to be about, but I thought I got a pretty good deal on this other stuff.

I had so much more time to blog last time I was pregnant!! I wasn't chasing a toddler around!! Well it's that time, here's the gender ultrasound.







I feel so blessed to be having another boy.

Surprised at the quickness!!

This is the best news I have ever been afraid to share!!! We are going to have a baby. YES we are pregnant again!!! When I showed up back at the midwifes office just a month after what happened she said "We tell y'all to wait about three months before trying again" I just just replied "well, we weren't trying" (which BTW my mother said she doesn't believe :))

But it happened and I am so excited. We haven't told anyone but our family (parents & siblings), and now obviously anyone who reads this blog. Although I am officially in my 2nd trimester, I'll probably wait to publish this until my next appointment, because I just want to hear the heartbeat again before telling the whole world!!. I thought of doing a cute little FB announcement, but now I know better. I think I'll just let people figure it out the bigger I get. My belly has popped a little and I started wearing maternity clothes. Even though I have lost 7 pounds, my pants are getting tighter!!

I am very excited to be pregnant at the same time as my sister, our due dates are only 3 weeks apart!! Even though we're hundreds of miles apart we have fun calling and comparing symptoms and dr. visit news!!










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Um, Just Kidding........

Me: "What do I tell people?"
Adam: "Um, Just kidding?"

So I couldn't find a better answer and I thought about deleting my previous post, but then come May 2010 people may wonder why I don't have a new baby. I could go into all kinds of details and blah, blah, blah, & TMI. But I'm just going to leave it at the fact that unfortunately I am no longer pregnant.
This past week has been full of so many emotions for me. I've felt too superstitious for telling the good news too early & buying some maternity clothes. I've felt guilty for drinking some caffeine, saying i didn't want to be pregnant yet, wearing pants that were too tight, and lifting things that were too heavy. Grief over the baby I really did want and was excited to bring to our family. I was embarrassed for using FB to tell 247 random people I've met over the last 29 years & on how handle the situation of telling the bad news. Grateful for the fact I was only 6 weeks and it wasn't my first pregnancy because I think I would have been even more devastated. I know that things just happen, it's natural and it's something that happens to a lot of people. It's still amazing to me how any of us can create such a complicated perfectly healthy little human baby. God just has different plans for my family right now.

With all those bad emotions the past week has also been filled with so much good. We finally moved into our new house. It has a beautiful view of the beach from every bedroom and both porches. I can sit on my porch swing and feel the gulf breeze and just relax. I am grateful that we have our own place to just be a family. We had Evan's 1st birthday party this weekend also. He loved his cake and all of his presents. I love that he has his own room and he just goes in there and entertains himself (well some of the time)!!! I love this little boy so much. he is the best thing in the world!! There is just too much good in my life right now to stay sad.

My Birthday Present!!!

I woke up Friday thinking I am getting to old!! I felt tired and nauseous and sore and not too excited about being another year closer to 30! Just for the heck of it I took a pregnancy test because I new I was going to start near my B-day! Imagine my surprise when I looked down and it said "Pregnant" All I could say was OMG. Evan is not even 1 yet!!!! What are we going to about a maternity leave????
After I got over the initial shock and took another test which still said "pregnant" I am very excited. I do like being pregnant and having babies. Evan is perfect and I can't wait to have another one like him. I got out all my pregnancy books (which had absolutely no time to collect any dust), bought some prenatal pills, started back on the Bradley Method diet, and starting to gather some maternity clothes.



Please pray for me & the fetus!! We have a fun 9 months ahead of us!!!!

Win some stuff!!

Go here to win stylish portion control dinnerware.

Get to 10 and do it again.........

10 years ago I went to work at the pool and this new lifeguard guy came up to me and said "Hey don't I know you from somewhere?" I said "I don't know maybe you look a little familiar" and I walked away thinking that was a pitiful pick up line. But it worked...10 years later he is the father of my beautiful child. We just celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary in July. The last four years flew by in MS while time kinda stood still in Saint Louis for us. Our lives have changed so much in the last 4 years. We were different people back then. Katrina completely changed what we knew of home, so we returned as very different people to a very different Mississippi. Our younger siblings have all grown from adolescents to adults. We've got new in-laws, nieces, and nephews. We were young 24 year olds and returned as parents, a doctor, and business owners and too close to 30!!


10 years ago I walked across the stage to receive my high school diploma as did Adam. Here we are at his class reunion.



10 months ago I became a mom and my life changed forever for the better. The last 10 months have been so stressful, busy, fun, exciting, life, changing, etc. I am in love with Evan and so lucky to have such a wonderful child in our lives.

Babies....They're Just Like Us

They brush their teeth (at least the 2 he has)


They go poopoo on the potty (well about 60% of the time)


They go swimming....



They eat fish sticks.....


They take baths.....




And they go wherever they please.....

Hungry??

An old friend of mines wife invented this Thinnerware, and I thought it was such a cool idea I had to share it. The measurements are hidden in the plates, bowls, and cups cute design so you can easily manage your portions when dieting!!

Beautiful Baby Girl

The Before & After






Alexis Lynn Dauro is finally here!! She was born 05/20/09 at 7:06 pm and weighed 7 lbs 11 oz. She is healthy and has a full head of hair. Katie did an awesome job. After 15 hours of labor she looks just as beautiful as ever.



All smiles to no smiles




Its a little girl version of Aaron, she even got his haircut!

Me Time

I was always getting mad at Adam for going fishing while I am left at home on diaper duty!! I realized that I should not be getting mad at him for getting away sometimes, and that I should relax and do the same. I really enjoy sewing and haven't done it for years, so sewing is going to be my new me time. Here's the latest project, it's a Mei Tei carrier kinda similar to the $100 Ergo carrier I want but can't afford!


Next project....Cute Cloth Diapers......

All kinds of Firsts

Evan now has his first tooth and he can crawl.

you can also see his first booboo on his eye, which is a direct result of the crawling!!

Happy Earth Day!!

My little GREEN bean in his new earth-lovin organic onesie. Isn't he so cute???

Here comes Peter Cottontail

hopping down the bunny trail......

Does it make me a bad mom that I gave him Easter a day late because it was 1/2 price and he's too little to remember anyway!!! Between that and the sissy outfit, I hope he won't need too much counseling when he's 30!!Oh well, I think he knows he's loved!!!

busy little bees

I have been neglecting my blog because I've been so busy, I'm not to sure anyone reads it anyways!
So we are working on getting a Chiropractic Clinic up and running. We have a place in downtown Gulfport and it has been about a month so we are almost ready. We have a few little things to do but it shouldn't be more than a week or two, before I have a full-time job!! Yea.
I am so happy and grateful for everything I have right now. I have the most beautiful, wonderful son. A handsome hardworking husband, and an extremely supportive family. This is an exciting time in my life and although I get overwhelmed pretty easily, but I have decided to enjoy everyday of my life. I am very happy with where I am.

Here's a picture of Mrs Vicki gettin it done, we would all be lost with out her!






















This is Evan showing us how much he loves sweet potatoes and rice cereal






















Evan had a wonderful 1st Mardi Gras and got to spend it in New Orleans! That little boy should be paraded out, he went to at least 5 parades in 5 different towns.

This is Evan & daddy after his first New Orleans Mardi Gras, he was worn out.


He's the sweetest...........

!!!Gettin ready 4 Mardi Gras Season!!!

Evan went to his first Mardi Gras parade this weekend.

Mardi Gras was probably the # 1 thing I missed during those cold & snowy winters in St. Louis. Mrs Vicki, Sara, & I have been taste testing all the King Cakes around, and as of right now we think that Sweet Stuff in Biloxi has the best.

Waiting for the O.S. parade to start

Evan actually caught a bead in his hand and wouldn't let go of it.

Dancing to the Mardi Gras song........








Oh BTW, one great mom product I have discovered is the Cover In Style -Hooter Hiders a.k.a. Cafe Au Lait nursing cover. One of these with a nursing tank top (to hide the stretch marked stomach) will be enough for even the shyest mom to nurse anywhere.

Getting Bigger.........

Evan is already growing up so fast!! Here's a picture of him watching the Obama Inauguration with his daddy!! He's already interested in politics:)

And grabbing and eating his link-a-doo's.


And here's a picture of him in his jumpy seat holding his head up so good.


To those of you who are wondering if I'm still doing the all natural mothering stuff, yes. I am still nursing but am also still supplementing with formula, I could never get my supply up enough even the Rx, Reglan, didn't help. But I feel good knowing that he is a least getting some breastmilk. The cloth diapering is also going great although I must say without the sprayer I may have given up b/c there is no way I am putting my hands in a toilet.
Also having the Kushies and bumGenius diapers are another reason I have kept up with it. I don't even use the prefolds or covers anymore, these all-in-ones just make cloth diapering so easy. It feels great knowing that I'm saving so much money and the environment at the same time.

Check out this dude's blog about how much money you save using even the expensive cloth diapers.

The only thing I've done that I hadn't planned was the vaccinations! There are only 2 states in the country that do not allow a religious or philosophical exemption from immunizing your children in order to enroll them in school (public & private), and Mississippi just happens to be one of them. I considered home-schooling, but we decided Evan needs to socialize with normal people outside of his family, so we're trying to delay and spread out the shots as much as possible.
And yes, I also wear my baby in a wrap and bed-share.
So call me weird if you must, I'm just doing what I think is best.

Sweet Home Mississippi

So it's seems like I've forgotten about my blog lately. It's hard to get on the computer between all the nursing and diaper changing and running around it seems like I have no structure or routine. My little break was short lived. My online classes start next week (I'm kinda dreading them but I have to keep my teaching license if I want to go back one day) and I've just started my 1st post-partum job as a tutor at St. Stanislaus, which is at most 4 hrs week, but I still missed my little Evan when I left for work. We've also been checking out a few options for opening Adam's practice. Y'all tell me what you think about the Vieux Marche in Biloxi vs Orange Grove in North Gulfport??? We're really pretty torn between the two locations. It's a pretty big decision and a little stressful but also very exciting, I can't wait to open the doors and get things going.



Evan getting to meet some of his cousins for the 1st time




Happy New Year



Meeting my great grandma s



Christmas Eve with my Grandpa

Moving back 2 MS


introducing Dr. Adam Heidingsfelder D.C.

being hooded by the President of Logan