Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Tyler's Blessing












































We had Tyler's blessing yesterday. With the temple dedication and stake conference we had scheduling issues so we just did it at our home with family and friends. Matt gave Tyler a beautiful blessing. Afterwards Sergio made Carne Asada, Pico de Gallo and Salsa for the whole family. Which we all loved.

Riley's Shoes









Riley likes to help Mommy by putting his shoes on. When he came to me like this I had to snap a picture of it to show Daddy.

Riley, Nene and Benito
































I pulled out Riley's froggy pool which he loves it sprays up in the front and he is drinking from it ib the first picture. He loves his cousins Nene and Benito. Nene is the only name he says (besides Mommy, Daddy and baby) He would go to their house and play with them and they would spoil him. I took a few pictures of the three of them when they stopped by while we were out playing in the pool. They left the next day to return to Mexico. Riley misses them so much and loves looking at the pictures.

Photos of Tyler














So I finally got some pictures of Tyler posted, sorry it took so long. He is such a sweet little boy and we love the new addition to our family.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

He's arrived!!!

Our baby Tyler Joel arrived on June 2nd at 7:05 am. Weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and 21 1/2 inches.
He has lots of dark hair and looks just like Daddy.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Surprise!!

I woke up from a nap to find hair all over the bathroom. I went looking for Riley and found out that Daddy had given him a haircut while I was sleeping! He looks a lot older...I call it his big brother haircut. I'll post some pictures soon.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

To Do List Before Baby Arrives

So I have this long list of stuff I want to get done before June 2nd. I asked Sergio if he could assemble the bassinet this week (with Riley he assembled it when I started having contractions!)
He said he could wait but he did it anyway. While I washed the fabric pieces and the infant seat cover. I was happy to have the bassinet and car seat ready. I put one of Riley's stuffed animals in the bassinet and another in the car seat. Hoping that he would get used to the new items. Riley looks over the top of the bassinet and says "baby". Then went to the car seat and was rocking it back and forth. I left the room and when I returned he was in the seat, on top of his bunny rocking back and forth. Sergio and I need to teach him not to do that to Tyler! I'm slowly crossing items off my list, but I better hurry up. Only 10 more days!!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Almost There!!!

I'm down to 19 days! I woke up this morning just before 2 am to run to the bathroom. I hate throwing up and I have thrown up everyday since Sunday. My doctor says it's normal. I looked in my book that I kept while I was pregnant with Riley and I saw that I was constantly throwing up at the end also. At least this pregnancy I didn't throw up for the entire 9 months. So now I go to visit my doctor every week. On Monday we scheduled my Cesarean with the hospital. On June 2nd I'll be headed to the hospital at 5:30 am to get set up for my 7:15 am Cesarean. It will be nice to have him first thing in the morning instead of waiting all day in the hospital like I did with Riley. Sergio & I are still hoping Riley is okay with the new baby. He kisses my stomach constantly and says baby. We'll see how he reacts when he finally gets here. Plus while I am in the hospital he will be staying with Grandma. So that will be a big change for him too. We're keeping our fingers crossed that all goes well.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mother's Day







Today when I went to pick up Riley from Nursery he gave me this card and little flower pot. I love it! What a cute idea!! He even gave me a big hug and a kiss. That's all I need from my sweet little boy. Riley has a great nursery teacher. A few weeks ago she gave me a cd of songs that they sing in class so I can play it at home and get him familiar with them.

Cute Pictures





Here's a few photos from this week. The first one is my little monkey up in the tree. Riley loves playing outside. The next two photos I had apparently worn him out playing outside. Sergio said one minute he was sitting in the glider talking then he looked over to find him like this. So he hurried and snapped a few pictures before moving him to bed. The last two are from yesterday when Sergio went to watch his team play soccer. (Last weekend he hurt his back playing soccer. So the chiropractor told him he couldn't play yet) Riley had fun watching soccer with Daddy. His new word is "Goal." Which made Sergio so happy when he said it for the first time two weeks ago. At the game Riley was given a BLUE ring pop. So when he got home he had blue lips, mouth and teeth, sticky fingers and streaks of blue all down his new shirt. What a mess!!! So after I took off his shirt and sprayed it with stain remover we snapped these photos.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Park and Baby Clothes

Yesterday I took Riley to the park. He loved the swing and would laugh as he swung back and forth. He ran around a lot, craling through the tube and went on the smaller slides with no problems, even climbing up a few of them. He wanted to go down the big slides, but I am pregnant and 26 days away from the big day and I didn't want to do them since he is too little to do them on his own. I saw a slide that went in circles and was open on top (not like a tube) so I decided we could go down that one. We climbed all the way up and I realized it would be a little harder than I thought. Where you sit down is under a turret and I am 5 foot 10 1/2, so I had to bend down pretty low and get seated all while keeping Riley from sliding down without me. Then when sliding down we kept stopping since I can't pull my legs up because of my protruding belly. Riley had fun, but I was done. (Next time we will bring daddy to go down the slides) Riley was crying when I put him in the car, but I was hot and exhausted and it was time to leave. When we got home I found that he had run out of energy too, we both laid down and had a nap.
Later when I woke up I opened the containers of baby clothes and was able to organize them and get everything put away in drawers and baskets. One less thing to worry about getting done. Sergio and I were talking about the baby furniture we have to bring up from the basement. And realized it's going to be a lot different with a second baby. Riley is 19 months mow and likes to climb up and jump off of everything which can be scary when you have an infant in a bassinette, baby swing, or bouncer. We're really going to have to keep our eyes on Riley.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

My little monkey





I don't know how he thought to do this, but this is how he has always laid on this glider and ottoman. He also likes to roll the ottoman over and sit inside like a little boat. Here he is going to balance on the wood posts and clap for himself (which always scares me because I think he could fall) but he enjoys it.
He also loves to climb onto the empty bookshelf and lay there. I've been calling him my little monkey lately because of all the furniture he has decided to climb up on. What a cutie!!!

Giggles


Yesterday Sergio and I were talking and could hear Riley's giggles from the other room. We both quietly peaked around the corner to find him looking out the window at some neighborhood kids play. It was so cute. So I got my shoes on and took him outside to join the fun. I'm still trying to teach him to stay out of the street. And it seems he runs faster than I do right now. (only 28 days until baby Tyler arrives!!)

In this picture Riley would get on the couch and then jump over Sergio's shoulder, they both had a lot of fun.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Kids and their imaginations


I can't tell you why Riley does this but at least once a day he pulls my quilt aside and sits on the stand to play. This day he had his little set of keys and would press the key like it was a remote (like daddy's keys) and then would turn the key in the iron spirals like he was starting the car. He has started to imitate Sergio and I alot. Other days he sits in there talking. It's fun to watch.

Riley's baby dolls




Riley has a little doll that we started calling baby Tyler (the name we chose for our n ew baby) It's so cute to see him cuddle with it and carry it around on his shoulder. I had another doll in the basement that I brought up one day for playgroup since I knew there would be girls coming over. After everyone left Sergio saw the doll in pink and thought that one of the girls had left it behind. When I told him no, it's ours he said "No, dolls are for girls" and tried to hide it, but Riley found it and liked to carry it around. I started calling it baby Ashlin which was a cousin that was bornsoon after. So then Sergio didn't mind so much that Riley was carrying a little doll dressed in pink. ha ha ha Men are so funny!

Riley loves puppies!!




Our neighbors have the cutest little puppy named Harley that Riley adores. Here are some pictures of Mackenzie, Cooper and Riley with the puppies. (The brown one is Harley and the other is his little sister) Riley apparently didn't think Mackenzie had her hands full with two puppies so he decided to join them on her lap. Riley loves playing with the neighbors he has been running up to Mackenzie and giving her hugs since we moved. And now he hugs her two younger brothers Tanner and Cooper and two brothers just a few houses down Calvin and Peyton. Riley steps out our door and has lots of kids to play with, plus he is attracted to all the outside toys they have. Since this is the first summer Riley has really spent outside we don't have any yet. Sergio wants to find some for Riley soon.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Only 56 more days!!

I wish it was closer. I have another appointment Monday. Everything has gone really well (no throwing up for nine months like with Riley) I'm just uncomfortable, mostly at night, but I only have 56 days!! I'm so excited to have another baby to cuddle with. Riley still cuddles with me, but he enjoys running around exploring too. Sergio & I keep talking about Tyler (that's the name we have chosen) with Riley. Sergio was sitting in the rocking chair with Riley while I was laying on the couch the other night and told Riley that soon Tyler will be here and laying with Mommy. We can hardly wait!! A few days ago Sergio was at work and Riley came over and sat on my lap hugging my stomach (his favorite position lately. We sat there talking about the baby and then the kicking started, pretty hard I might add. Riley just laid there hugging my stomach and would giggle every time the baby would kick. It was so so cute to see the boys share a moment together. I just wish Sergio could have been there to see it too.

Mommy's Little Helper

Riley loves to help Mommy. He has delivered bowls of dessert or fruit to Daddy in the past (we call it a special delivery) and loves to turn off the lights. Now he helps me by closing the fridge, taking clean dishes out of the dishwasher and handing them to me. He has started to help me clean up his toys, which as you know can be a real chore throughout the day. Since we moved he has discovered something new the door handles here are levers that you just pull down instead of the round knob, so he enjoys opening the door for friends and visitors. So of course we keep the doors locked so he doesn't escape.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Lasagna Soup

I had this at a progressive dinner our ward did (for those who were there, it was at Carolyn's house) and it's delicious!

"Freakin' Good" Lasagna Soup - Mandy Peterson
2 lb. ground beef
2 small onions, chopped
2 large cloves garlic, minced or crushed
2 15 oz. cans tomato sauce
2 28 oz. cans italian style tomatoes
crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
2 beef bouillon cubes
6 chicken bouillon cubes
8 cups water
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried thyme
6-8 lasagna noodles, cooked and cut into pieces
mozzarella cheese, shredded
cottage cheese

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic. Drain fat. Add tomatoes (I chop up my tomatoes before I put them in), tomato sauce, bouillon cubes, water, seasonings. Heat to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes. Add lasagna noodles; continue cooking about 15-20 minutes. Serve hot with a dollop of cottage cheese and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Update

We have been very busy! We have moved, but we still live in the same great neighborhood full of kids to play with. Sergio has felt the baby kick. We taught Riley to say baby and he has started going to Nursery. Riley is growing up so fast, talking alot and doing more and more each day. He says Mama or Mom all day long now. He now comes and kisses my stomach and laughs at my dissapearing belly button. The baby is coming soon and we're looking forward to having another little boy in the the house.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

SNOW!!












Riley having fun in all the snow that we received. I built a little snowman for him,

Glasses


Riley wanted to wear my glasses but this is the oly picture Sergio snapped before Riley grabbed them and I didn't want them to break. But I thought it was cute.
Sorry it took me so long to post. But if you look down to Riley's Haircut you can see the before and after pictures.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Ultrasound

Sergio & Riley came with me to my ultrasound yesterday so we could all find out together. It's a boy!!! We are so excited that Riley will have a little buddy to play with! We just have to figure out a name we both like.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Doctor Appointments

I have an appointment for my ultrasound on January 22nd! Sergio,Riley and I will all go together to find out if we're having a girl or a boy. At my appointment last week I heard the heartbeat and had a quick ultrasound to check the size of the baby (8 oz) and I got a couple pictures. Sergio was upset that he wasn't there to hear and see the baby with me. I also know that I will be having another Cesarean so I can schedule it earlier than my June 6th due date.

Riley eating solids

Riley eating solids
He loves making a mess! Riley is a great eatter, but he hates green beans.

Our Sweet Little Boy

Our Sweet Little Boy

Riley four months old

Riley's 1st Halloween

Riley's 1st Halloween
Our little peapod - 3 weeks