Toothbrushes start your engines.....

Well my baby has FINALLY gotten teeth. I was starting to think she was never going to get them in. You have been able to see white spots on her gums for about 3 months now, but nothing has ever happend. She hasn't been cranky, biting things, no diaper rashes or the normal things babies normally get when they are tetthing. Im telling you we have the best baby in the entire world!! Well yesterday I felt her gums and NOTHING was there, they were still as smooth as could be. This morning my mom called me and said she has 2 teeth. They are very very tiny, you can barely see them so the camera didn't get a clear picture of them, but they are there. They are sharp little things too!! Im so excited my baby has 2 teethies now!! I guess this means she can start joining us in our teeth brushing routines!!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Well Christmas has come and gone and I can't believe it is over!! We wait almost all year for this on day and it goes by so fast!!

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas and are very thankful for our family and friends. We were very blessed this year. Of course all of you know it was Audree's very first Christmas and it was so fun watching her open all the presents. Of course she was more interested in the wrapping paper and boxes than she was in the actual presents. She got TONS of toys and clothes, Im just wondering where we are going to put all of the toys. Her grandad (my stepdad) is making her a toy box so that will help us out.

Here are some pics from our 6 Christmas'

Christmas Eve

WOW I can't believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Im getting so excited for Christmas... Its Audree's first one and it will be so fun! Weve already had 1 with her cousins, we will have 2 more tomorrow then on Christmas Day we will have 4 more. Yes we are certainley busy on the holidays!!

Tomorrow night is also our candlelight service at church. Im super duper excited for it. It will be our first Christmas with our church. Ive heard the service is absolutley beautiful. My mom, stepdad, nana, and possibly my dad, sister and stepmom will be joining us. We invited Brett's family but they are not coming. I can't wait to sing Christmas carols, and watch the nativity scence the kiddos will be putting on.

Audree and I also practiced decorating our cookies today and we will bake more tomorrow for Santa Clause. We also have to make our reindeer food so we can put in out on the lawn for them to come eat it :o) Ill have pics uploaded later

Im an AUNT

Okay Okay so my brother didn't have a baby but he did get the cutest little yorkshire terrier puppy over the weekend. He named her Tiger (so not a girly name) so I said her middle name had to be Lily (tiger lily rodriguez). She is about 2 pounds and wont get much bigger than that. I gave her a bath, brushed out her hair and even got her to eat some food. My brother brought her over to my house Saturday night so they could watch the cowboys gane with Brett. Audree played and played and played with Tiger. It was sooo cute!! Tiger got put in the pack n play with audree and that was the funniest thing. Here are some pics of my new neice!!

Disney Playhouse Live

Yesterday we went to Disney Playhouse Live!! Ive been so excited that I have been counting down the days with Audree since we got our tickets back in Sept!! I know I know Im like a BIG kid, but I just love doing these things with Audree. The show started @ 3:30 and it was so fun! We saw Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, Winnie the Pooh & Mickey Mouse! The show was great and a lot of fun. All of the kiddos LOVED it!! Here are some pics from the show (yes I went camera crazy)

In the army

Why did I post this pic some are asking.... Well its because my child army crawls!!

Well Audree has been crawling now for a good month or so. Every now and then she will get up on her knees and travel the right way, but she normally army crawls to get where she needs to go. I think its absolutley the cutest little thing. Tonight she was trying to get my cell phone and I got her in action.... (just for aunt tiffany :o)

Infertility......

I was browsing through some blogs tonight and came across this video. This video touches me deeply as one of my very best and closests friends in going through this. Its something that millions of women through and suffer from.. its called INFERTILITY.

in·fer·til·i·ty (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.Absent or diminished fertility.
The persistent inability to conceive a child.

http://www.tearsandhope.com/emptyarms_video.html

When her and her husand first started the journey we thought it would all happen pretty quick. Now here we are almost 3 years later and they still do not have a baby. I never realized how emotionaly draining this could be on them. I never realized the heartache it could cause them. I never realized that conceiving a child would be so hard. They have been through so many ups and downs within the last almost 3 years of trying, but yet they stay so positive. Of course they have their days of being down and questing why, but they always get over that hurdle and put it in God's hands. Tiffany, I admire you in more ways that one. I dont know if I could ever put myself in your shoes and handle it the way you do. We tried for 3 months and i was emotionally drained over it and here you are going on 3 years. God is watching over yall, this is his "test" for the 2 of you and yall will complete it and pass with flying colors!!

After watching this video and crying through it makes you stop and think about alot of things. Have you ever really sat down and thought about how EXACT things have to be in order for you to conceive a child? Yes Ive thought about it and its absolutley amazing with the timing of things. Im still in awe of how a child is even brought into this world. When I was pregnant with Audree I would just hold my belly and cry for her. I thought of how bad we wanted her, how we would raise her, how we couldn't wait to see her to love and hold her. A child is a miracle and a blessing from God. Most people take it for granted.... some have kids and some of us stop and think why? BUT Its not our place to judge nor ask why. I have 1 beautiful and amazing daughter who touches my heart and soul very deeply. I adore everything she does and she has my entire heart along with all of my emotions. Without her I would be lost!! Thank God everyday for your blessings, even the smallest ones.

I haven't always been there for her and her husband as they have been going through this journey and for that I am very very sorry for. I should be the one who is calling her everyday to see how things are going, the first one to be asking how the dr's appointment went, what did they say, when's your next checkup and most of all I should be asking her how are you doing? Im not the person who has been doing that and things are going to change.

I want them to have this baby so bad. I am longing for that day when she calls me and will say im pregnant. I can't wait for the day she has her first ultrasound, when they find out the gender, and most importantly when she has that beautiful angel from God.

Zach and Tiffany we ♥ you guys. We are sorry for not always being there for you while going through this process but we promise we will be here from here on out.

Christmas Pics

Well we took Audree to take her Christmas pics last friday (Dec 5th). Her first round of pictures didn't go to well. She cracked one smile the whole time, I was like woman!! She doesn't ever NOT smile.... The smile she cracked is the one with her hands on her cheek. So we went to change into outfit # 2 and she did WAY better, I think she had a dirty diaper for the first round. Anywho here is my angel!

A little bit of this and that

So Im slacking on the pics I KNOW IM SORRY!! Here are pics from us making our gingerbread train, decorating cookies at church and just some misc of Audree so far from this month. Enjoy them because I know I smile everytime I look at her!!

Where does the time go?

Today my baby turned 10 months old. 10 MONTHS OLD!!!! I can't believe the time is passing so quickly, I mean heck its fixing to be 2009!! Audree is growing up so fast and at times I just think where did my little tiny baby go. I just keep thinking that 10 months ago I was sitting in a hospital bed and my baby girl was only hours old. Now here we are 10 months later....She is so long that when I hold her (like a baby) her legs just flop over the side. She is being very independent on certain things right now and it makes me oh so sad!!

Here she was 10 months ago today

Here she is today

Here are some things by little cutie patootie are doing:

*She is now waving hi and bye to everyone and everything in sight. She waves to the dogs, the tv, the computer, the christmas tree, etc. HAHA its really really cute.

*Drinking from her big girl sippy cup

*Crawling all over the house, we can't stop her

*Pulling herself to standing

*Babbling like crazy- every now and then we hear an ACTUAL REAL word

*Eats table food with us every now and then

* Loves pulling Daizee (our dog) ears! HAHA poor doggy

I say a little prayer for you...

Okay so if you read my title im singing the song from my best friends wedding... You know where they are all singing and they say forever forever youll stay in my heart and i will love you forever forever we never will part oh how i love you... haha im a nerd i know.

Anywho Zach and Tiffany had their very first IUI today and Im SUPER DUPER excited for them. Tiff said everything went great this morning!! She is due to test Cmas Eve so everyone say a prayer that God will give them their very own special Christmas present.

We are praying that this is the time for them!! God brings miracles and Im hoping this is the right time for you! Remember if God brings you to it, he will get you through it!!

WE ♥ YOU!!!

The Most Holly Jolly Time Of The Year?

Every year I get so excited for Christmas!! I get excited about the presents, the tree, the lights outside and spending time with family. Every day I wake up and change our tree countdown to one day closer to the big day! Every night Brett, myself and Audree sit down and watched Christmas movies on tv and look at our cmas lights on the tree.

Usually people are just overall happier this time of year. However, this year it seems like a lot of people are being bu hum bugs. I mean seriously people BE HAPPY!! You are living another day in life!! Yes, I know Christmas can be hectic, I mean heck I have 7-8 Christmas'... I have to split them up over a 3 day period so I can fit everyone in. My family is HUGE, which isn't a bad thing, its just I dont want anyone to get mad at us because we are always on the run. I make it a point to spend equal amount of time with each family on the holidays. This year I am sad because we wont get to see our neice on Christmas day. I ♥ watching her open up her presents and especially the presents from us. Her dad will have her this year until 3.... Our Christmas with Brett's family is at 1 so we wont be there for her. We are also having a Chinese Christmas with his family and his sister wont be there for that either so that is another bummer. Sometimes I just wish we could put everyone in 1 BIG house and spend all of the holidays together.

$240 Smackers

Well we have been playing in a football pot the ENTIRE season and haven't won yet. Well last night our luck changed. Brett won $240 smackeroonies!!! YAY Brett is going shopping today for my christmas :o)

It Must Be In The Water

Okay so within the last month it seems like a TON of people are pregnant! I remember when we were pregnant this time last year it seemed that way too!! I swore it was in the water we were all drinking!!

This weekend when we were at breakfast, I told Brett that I was really thinking I was ready for baby # 2. Of course he thinks its entirely too early for us to have another one... He said I dont want to take any attention away from my little sweet n low (thats audree's nickname, dont ask). Of course we would both ♥ to be out of this house and into a new one with a better school district. Its just I want my kiddos to be around 2 years apart.

I do miss being pregnant. I miss feeling Audree kicking me in my tummy, I miss feeling her roll around, I miss Brett holding my stomach just waiting for her to move, I miss the emotions of just being pregnant all together. Of course nothing can ever replace Audree Loo!! I love having her in our lives. She is the LIGHT of our world and can make us smile no matter what type of mood we are in. She is just the sweetest thing Ive ever seen in my entire life!! Its just at times I think we could and should have another one. For some reason here lately I can't get the thought of having another baby out of my mind. Granted when it happens, whoa nelly I'll be scared out of my mind just due to the problems we had with Audree, but gosh I would be on cloud 9.

The True Meaning Of Christmas

These days it seems like everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. As we were sitting in church service they reminded us exactly what that means. Its not about all of the shopping, the presents, the music & the cookies. It's not about the holiday songs, the wrapping paper and all of the bows. Its about the birth of our Savious Jesus Christ. I think Linus says it best in the below....

(You'll have to pause my Christmas music)



And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

19 Days

I can't beleive that we only have 19 days until Christmas! It seems like just yesterday that we were all saying when is Christmas going to be here?!?!

I can't wait to spend the holidays with my family! I mean that is what Christmas is all about anyways. Of course we have a HUGE family so I have to split our Christmas' up into 3 days, but its well worth it. I love sitting around talking with all of the family and just spending time with them. I love playing with my cousins, seeing my aunts and uncles, spending time with my brother from Dallas and hearing about what has been going on with them over the past few months. Family is the single most important thing we have in this world, and at time I think people forget about that. Without our family we have nothing.

I am off the whole week of Christmas and I can not wait! Audree and I are going to spend the whole week together. We will do probably do some last minute shopping and even some arts and crafts (haha I know she is too young but its the thought). I can't wait to see Audree open all of her million presents we have for her. Of course I know she will just be more interested in the wrapping paper than the actual present, but itll make for good memories and laughs. I can't wait to spend our FIRST Christmas as a family either!! Of course Brett and I have been together for 7 years and we have had our Christmas' but this year we get to bake cookies for Santa, leave his a glass of milk, and wake up Christmas morning excited to see what Santa brought for us!!

WERE HAVING A BABY

HAHA Did I get your attention?

Congrats to Tiffany & Ernest!! They found out today they are expecting and are estimated to be 4 weeks along. Im so excited for them!! She told me 2 weeks ago she just knew she was pregnant! I was like how in the heck do you know? She said she just had a feeling and she knew it. Im so excited to see a pregnancy grow right on front of my eyes! Ive never worked with a pregnant person so this will be exciting!!

So i found this shirt and just had to buy it for Audree. Her grandparents spoil her rotten its unreal!! Im sure all of you can smell her from your houses haha. Anywho, her shirt says look out santa here comes grandma! My mom just ♥ her shirt today!! I have to admit she looked pretty darn cute it in (but doesn't she always :o)

All Wrapped Up

Well Audree just ♥ 's wrapping paper. So the other night I was wrapping her 3 more presents as well as a present to her daddy. She thought it would be fun to help me. Here is what we ended up with: