Renovation Pics!

They are playing on the new slab for more family room space and 2 new bedrooms!

Also, to the right of the door is the new bathroom and hallway which used to be Ryan's room!
In front of the door and along the side of the house will be our 2 car garage! No slab poured yet!

The Pea gravel that the girls are gonna miss!

All the building materials covered with tarps until we can start actually building!

Need some mud? It is great fun getting two kids to the car through all the mud and rock!

Pregnancy!

I can't believe Ill be 15 weeks pregnant on Easter Sunday! This pregnancy is going so quickly and pretty well I must say. I think it is safe to say Im through all the nausea now which is very nice. I never actually threw up this time around but I still got tired of feeling sick everyday. I still cannot eat spaghetti and if you know me you are in shock. That is my ablsolute favorite meal and could possibly eat it everyday and have come close to that when working at Fazoli's and Wheeler Mission! It makes me sad! I tried the other day to have some and almost threw up while eating it! I dont understand it! I sure hope this aversion goes away soon because I dont think my family can go that long without it! haha! There are some other things I can't even look at but they aren't as upsetting to me. One thing I can't get enough of is sour cream! Im always trying to think of meals that go with sour cream! You wonder why Scott finds me so strange! The migraines are also still doing well. I had a really bad one on Palm Sunday but have done well since. We hope I continue to do well so that I dont have to increase my medicine. I finally say the OB this last week. We were able to talk to the dr about my previous complications, my migraine medicine, and we had our first ultrasound. The little one was laying with its one hand behind the back of it's head, it's feet crossed, and waving it's other hand! It was really cute! We were informed that we will get to see our little one every 4-6 weeks because of the migraine medicine Im on. I wasnt too sad about that! But apparently the medicine Im on especially when increased (which is very normal as the body becomes used to it) can cause low blood pressure for me and more importantly the baby. So we have to keep an eye on it. The dr said he has never actually seen it happen but it is a risk. He also said I may have to recieve one shot a week to help prevent preterm labor. Scott and I are not sure we want to do this bc there is a good chance this pregnancy could be completely normal. So we are talking about it and will talk to the dr more the next visit regarding this.
Ryan is very excited about having a baby soon. She always sticks out her belly and says her baby is growing real well so it can come out soon. She also informs me that her baby makes her belly hurt sometimes and that she will be having a girl, but mommy will be having a boy. I hope she is right! It is really funny the things she says sometimes! This week she asked if she could take the baby toys from the Dr office for the new baby. She is a good sister!
Hopefully this 2nd trimester will continue to go well! Im already much fatter at this point than normal. I grew out of all my pants several weeks ago! Owell Ill just loose it all when I nurse again!

The House!

Well our house feels like a disaster right now! It is such a cluttered mess but that is because we have a million tools around plus living like we only have 2 bedrooms with 4 people! Our yard is a complete mud pit from all the excavating! We just got some seed planted in the back so hopefully we can have a full back yard again soon! We didnt dig in the backyard but we had place some much needed dirt back there where we always get a pond when it rains. So hopefully that won't happen anymore. The girls don't mind all the mud and peagravel but I'm about to go nuts from the mess. On Wed we finally were able to get some concrete poored where the new bedrooms will be. We have had a hard time getting this done because of all the rain! We hope to get the garage concrete poored this next week! Framing should begin next weekend if we get a day or two of dry weather. Scott has almost finished our new bathroom which is in Ryan's old room. He finished laying tile so hopefully the bathroom should be finished this week and in working order! The girls love all the remodeling because they love to play with all of Scott's tools. I just hope one of them don't get hurt before it is all said and done! Ryan thinks her new room is going to be outside. She doesn't understand that there will be walls up! haha! Poor girl! She seems to be excited anyway though. I hope to get some pics up this weekend so you can see the disaster it is right now. That way you'll appreciate the finished product!

My Girls!

Time flies when you are taking care of two little girls! It's hard to believe I haven't blogged in over a month! Sorry about that to those who care! It hasnt been the best month for the girls as they have been sick the whole time I think! That isn't anything new though I guess. As sad as it sounds Scott and I are getting pretty used to it and hardly bothered. When we walk into the Dr's office all the nurses and receptionists immediately recognize us and my girls have no fears like other kids at the Dr because it is all so familiar! Im getting to know a lot about our pediatrician's personal life as well as some of the nurses. It is getting kinda funny! Who knows maybe I'll start getting invited to their staff get togethers! haha! But anyway Ryan has had 4 ear infections since January and is therefore scheduled to see the ENT May 7 about getting tubes in her ears. Scott and I are definitely ready as those have saved Bekah a lot of grief until this week that is (Ill explain in a minute.). I'm not exagerating when I say the longest these girls have gone between colds is one week since after Christmas. We just feel bad for them! Right now Bekah is battling 103 fever with strep throat and an ear infection. Apparently the tube in her right ear is coming out and immediately became infected since she has a somewhat snotty nose. Bekah will see the ENT April 20 to see what to do about the tube coming out and we are going to seriously discuss her adnoids. If you ever see Bekah you will immediately notice her mouth wide open and she gasps a lot when she eats and drinks because for some reason whether snotty or not she can not breathe through her nose. This has always been a problem but just seems to be getting worse. We would really like to get this all fixed by Oct so we can have two girls with a better chance of being healthy next winter! We dont need three sick! We shall see what the ENT decides! Ryan is currently healthy and has been almost one week but of course we expect her to catch Bekah's latest, but maybe this time we will be spared. Let's just be honest when Ryan is sick she is terrible to be around. She doesn't eat or sleep and is very whinny! Bekah on the other hand sleeps all the time and never complains. She just has really sad eyes (From the Jarred side of the family!)!
Some of you know that Ryan is not the easiest to understand. Scott and I can understand her simply because we are around her all the time. Anyway, I finally asked a friend who is a speech therapist for toddlers if Ryan was behind. I waited much longer than I should have but I didn't want to be a paranoid parent! Well as I suspected Ryan is very far behind for her age. What stinks is that she is 3 months from being 3 which is when you can no longer use First Steps. Once three you have to go to the public school which stinks! But my friend has given me some pointers on how to help Ryan and is coming over sometime to show me what she would do if she were our therapist. Hopefully this way we can get Ryan moving in the right direction. Ryan is already loving working on her words. She thinks it is so fun and is quite proud of herself when she gets a word correct. She has a lot of work to do though! She is so smart I have no doubt she'll get it eventually!
Ryan is doing better at using the potty but still not going poo! I figure one day she will just do it because she wants to but not because I want her to. She can be pretty defiant like her mother! Owell I guess that means she'll grow up to be a pretty strong woman! haha!
Ryan learned this week how to ride her new big girl bike! She absolutely loves it! It only took her one day to finally get it and now that is all she wants to do! She giggles the whole time she rides!
Bekah is the cutest little girl right now! Her personality is adorable! She says so much with her eyes and the girl knows what she wants and she will figure out a way to tell you. Im amazed everyday how different she is from her sister. She has become so smart but unlike her sister she doesnt use that in a way that is hard to deal with at times. The other day Bekah actually peed in the potty after asking to get on it. She is only 15 months! I thought it was hilarious to see her sitting on that big potty going pee! Bekah doesn't want to miss out on anything. She babbles like crazy, constanly trying something new whether dangerous or not hence all the bruises on her little face, and always smiling! Anyway, Bekah is a very happy girl who rarely complains and a very good eater!!
I must say have the two greastest girls in the world. I can still take them anywhere and they think Im the best Mommy in the world (as Ryan tells me everytime we go somewhere!). Im so blessed to have such happy girls!