Dave and Kristen Geurts

So many updates... so little time...

2011-10-20T10:32:00.001-07:00

I'm finding it so hard to find any extra time these days! But so much has been going on. Number one reason I have no time is because I'm busy with the cutest girl in the world, AND, I took on a stay at home job! Yes! I work 4 hours a day from home for Dave's company as an online moderator for their game Animal Jam-- it is GREAT to work at home in our office-- seriously so lucky to have found this, I've got the best of both worlds. But, with that said... you would think 4 hours is not a big deal... but with a baby, let me tell you, it's SO HARD! But I love it, and I love to be able to work and be at home and be with my lover bug.

So, let us begin the update!

Where do I begin??
We headed to San Diego for a week... Sydnie's first plane ride! First Vacation! We had a blast... I've been going to San Diego ever since I was Sydnie's age, so I was so excited to take her to our families condo and show her all the stuff I loved as a kid.

We let her have her first sucker while we were in San Diego... Boy did she LOVE that!

We celebrated Dave's 30th Birthday! HOLY COW! Old man... He did not want much of a celebration AT ALL. Was not excited about turning 30. So we kept things really low key this year. With a party & Birthday dinner with his family. Our lives sure have changed since his last Birthday. Ha! CRAZY how much has changed. New house, new baby, new car, new LIFE! But he says it's been his best year yet. Only more great things to come. We sure love this guy!

Sydnie had her first taste of solid food. We started out with the Rice Cereal. SHE HATED IT. haha. Slowly she is getting use to it. But it's a battle every night to get her to eat 1/4th a cup. But we're just on week 2 of introducing foods. We have her 6 month appt on Monday, I'm anxious to see what her stats are! She is already in 9 month clothes.

This girly is amazing. I can't tell you how much fun I have with her. She is sitting up, trying to crawl, and talking/gabbing like crazy. She is so much fun. We absolutely ADORE her. She is so happy. She laughs now. She rolls around. Sits up by herself. Loves to stand with help. Loves to play with and chew on anything she can reach. She hates her carseat and being in the car. It is honestly the only time she gets very fussy. She loves the bath, has started to figure out how to splash, and play with toys in the tub, and looks forward to her bath every night. She goes to sleep really good with out any help most nights. We just lay her in her crib, and she usually goes right to sleep. Sleeps till 4 or 5 most nights, and wakes up to eat and goes back to bed for a few hours. I cannot even believe that 6 months has passed us by. Where is the time going? She is getting so big. On one hand I just love it, I love her learning new things and getting bigger... on the other hand I miss my little baby who loved to be rocked and cuddled and snuggled! Now she just wants to play and move around and be a big girl!

We bought a new car last weekend. Man was that stressful. We never have owned a BRAND new car. But we went for it. It took lots of test driving and researching to find what would work for us, but we love our new car! Hyundai Tuscon. Dave had to have it in this specific blue-- so they had to go all around the Valley searching for it. I guess if you're going to spend that kind of money, you should have what you want, right? :)

Well I'm sure I'm missing something as far as what we've been up to-- but I've got to go work while little miss is taking a nap!

5 months old!

2011-09-20T13:19:00.002-07:00

Big as can be! Trying to sit up! Trying to crawl! Rolling over non stop!
You love to sleep on your tummy, and roll to your tummy non stop. You love to scream and sing. You love your toys. You love your jumper. You're an absolute delight Sydnie Anne!

Sydnie meets Uncle Brad!

2011-09-20T13:19:00.001-07:00

Syd & Daddy

2011-09-20T13:18:00.001-07:00

Camping

2011-09-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

4 months Old!

2011-08-30T20:45:00.001-07:00

My baby girl is 4 months old! Where the heck has the time gone??
My precious little Sydnie Anne, you're just an absolute RIOT!

At 4 months old here is a few fun things about you:

You've been rolling over like crazy! You kick your little legs & lift your head up high, look around, and suddenly flip over. It's the cutest thing ever.

You're obsessed with your hands, and grabbing at things. You love to grab at my face, Dad's face, hair, mouth, ears, earrings. Whatever you can grasp on. You are getting so good with that eye-hand coordination.

You love to chew on all your toys. You quite fancy the new teething toy we bought you called the Nuby. You chomp on that thing constantly.

You're so interested in EVERYTHING around you, and your little expressions make us all wonder what is going on in that little head of yours! You are SUPER expressive with your eyebrows. It's HILARIOUS. You make us laugh so much with the silly facial expressions you give. Angry eyebrows, happy eyebrows, confused eyebrows, interested eyebrows... you name it, you've got a hilarious facial expression for it. It's awesome.

You're VERY vocal. Daddy says you get this from me. haha. I guess you just like your voice to be heard! It's constant cooing, singing, blabbing, screaming (happily of course). It's so much fun. Sometimes it is just like you are telling us what is UP- your coo's can get very stern sounding! Like you're telling us something REALLY important. We are listening Baby girl, very intently! :)

We bought you a jumper toy center, you sit in the middle, and can jump up and down, twist around, and play with various toys. Here you are enjoying it. You love this toy. We spend lots of time here during the day!

You are a good little eater. You eat about every 3 hours. Doctor says to wait till you are 6 months to introduce anything else into your system, you seem to be thriving, just look at those chunky cheeks & legs! That makes me feel good, I feel like I'm doing a good job, & it's always a relief when we get your stats at your Dr appointments.
You weight 14.8 lbs (71st percentile)
You are 25.5 inches (75th percentile)

You are such a joy & happiness in our lives. We are constantly saying what an AWESOME baby you are. You RARELY cry. You are always so content. You have the biggest, cutest, happiest smiles.
Never forget how much Mommy loves & adores you. You are my everything.

You did pretty well with shots when they actually happened. The night after shots... man it broke my heart! You CRIED & CRIED & CRIED! So not like you. You didn't want to be held, rocked, fed, or even take your binki. It about killed me! Finally you went to sleep at 9 & woke up at 6 am, happy as can be! Poor little legs.

WE LOVE YOU SYDNIE ANNE! You're getting to be such a big girl!

my little baby. forever.

2011-08-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things to do, is at least once a day, for one of Sydnie's naps, is just hold her like I did in the hospital, and just let her sleep on me. Feeling her breath, smelling her yummy baby smell, touching her soft baby skin. There is absolutely nothing in the world like it. NOTHING.
Here we are in the hospital.

This was today. Look at those chunky little arms & cheeks. Gosh I love her. I want to eat her up.

She doesn't really like to snuggle as much as she use to. I can tell she is growing up. It makes me sad. So I will cherish every moment like this that I have. She is my little honey. I love you baby girl!

Jammie Time

2011-08-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

So as you can sort of see in this picture, these Jammie's are a little tight. Would you believe those are 6 month Jammies on my 4 month baby? she is HUGE! I constantly am getting told how long and tall she is. I'm anxious to find out the exact stats at her Dr appointment today.
Haha, and of course, another one of her silly faces. She is constantly making us laugh soooo hard. She is so expressive with her eyebrows. Gets that one from Daddy!

pretty little girl

2011-08-29T13:47:00.001-07:00

Stop taking pictures Mom! Gosh!

I can't... the truth is I think Sydnie Anne Geurts is the MOST adorable thing ever!

growing up too fast!

2011-08-29T13:46:00.000-07:00

someone is in a real hurry to be big, & independent. Since rolling over, Sydnie is trying her HARDEST to scoot/crawl/move sit up etc... I don't like this! I want her to be my baby FOREVER! :) She sure is cute trying to scoot and crawl though. She is really close. I'll be surprised if she isn't crawling by 6 months. That's only 2 months away! Can you believe it?

Sydnie's favorite thing...

2011-08-10T18:34:00.000-07:00

I've posted several times before about us spending lots of time in the backyard. But this girl just LOVES her spot under the tree. She seriously would lay there happy as can be all day if I let her. She stares up at the tree branches and squeals happy screams, and kicks and moves. She LOVES it.

Mama's Helper!

2011-08-10T18:31:00.000-07:00

Sydnie is getting so HUGE, and so strong. She can hold herself up and sit up great in her Bumbo. So when I'm cooking, or cleaning, or doing dishes, I set her up on the counter to hang out with me while I get some chores done. She loves to hit spoons together and make lots of noise. She is so stinkin' cute. I can't get enough of this cute little face, she is contsantly making the most hilarious facial expressions... I die laughing constantly. She sure brings a lot of happiness to our lives. She is getting so big!

Marens Birthday!

2011-08-10T18:29:00.001-07:00

I have the most adorable, special, amazing niece. She makes this world a better place. She turned 7 years old. She was born with some real struggles, but somehow is the happiest kid ever! She is a strong little girl, and I love her so very much!
We spent the day at the Bountiful Rec Center that has a kiddie pool with slides & such. She LOVED it. We ended the day at Grandma's having cake & presents. She was thrilled!

Hangin' out with Dad

2011-08-10T18:28:00.001-07:00

Every day when Dave gets home from work, Sydnie & him head to the backyard under the tree to spend some quality Daddy/Daughter time together & to give Mama a break. She loves it. She loves her Daddy.

Swimming with Carter!

2011-08-10T18:26:00.000-07:00

We headed to my Grandpa's pool in Bountiful & invited Syd's favorite cousin Carter. They are only 4 months apart... although its hard to tell, because Sydnie is the same size as him. They are the same in height, and their feet are the same size! Crazy big girl.
They both loved it.

Park City!

2011-08-10T18:24:00.000-07:00

We beat the heat a few weekends ago & headed up to Park City... it was about 15 degrees cooler, and so nice. We enjoyed a weekend by the pool, eating good food, & going on many walks! It was Sydnie's first time away from home overnight. She did great.

Love.

2011-08-03T10:48:00.000-07:00

I.
Love.
This.
Baby.
Girl.
My life.
My everything.

I cannot get enough of her. I love every second I spend with her.

12 weeks old!

2011-07-18T14:10:00.001-07:00

I meant to post this last week... but it got busy!!
My darling baby is already 12 weeks old! Holy cow where does the time go??

At 12 weeks old Sydnie is THRIVING! 98% in height & 60% on everything else.
She is THE happiest baby ever. We are seriously having so much fun with her. She is constantly smiling, talking, screaming happy screams, and giggling. She is just the light of our lives. She is already such a little ham, has so many hilarious facial expressions. She makes us laugh so much.

She has discovered her hands, and BOY does she love them!! Yum yum! She is constantly eating them. It's pretty cute.

She is getting so big so fast! I posted last week that she started rolling over. Crazy! I just can't believe how fast time is going by. I can't imagine my life without her. She is just my everything!
Love you baby girl!

this just in... ROLLING OVER!

2011-07-13T15:12:00.000-07:00

Sydnie ROLLED over TWICE this week! From tummy to back. She is getting so big! I wish I could freeze time & keep her little forever!

Sydnie Updates...

2011-07-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

Sydnie is getting soooo big! And cuter by the minute... I just love her to death. I take many pictures on our long summer days hanging out.

Here she is being cool wearing her hoody.

Sydnie is very lucky to have many people in her life that just adore her! Her Aunt Sadie & Uncle Jordan love her so much, and come play with us quite often. They are the only people I've left Sydnie with. They are amazing babysitters, & I never worry when she is with them.

Sydnie LOVES her Grandpa, & he loves her too! I got a couple cute pictures of them. I love her smiles!

This little baby girl is SOOOO loved!!

The big 2-8!

2011-07-11T11:05:00.000-07:00

This past week I celebrated my 28th Birthday! Just saying it makes me feel old & tired. :) I woke up in a really bad mood. I don't know why, but honestly, the last few years on my Birthday, I'm super cranky. I think getting older is especially hard for me. That & Birthdays were so exciting when I was growing up, that now, nothing compares to those fun days I had celebrating as kid, and it just makes me in a bad mood, let down since I have such high expectations.
But I woke up to streamers on my bedroom door, & a decorated house, and my Dave's version of "making me breakfast"... ( a bagel, a yogurt, & a pile of taffy... hahahaha.. oh & a box of bisquick, like he had intentions of baking me pancakes or something... hilarious)

My Day started out crappy, because I just wanted to be in a bad mood. It ended up being one of the best Birthdays ever. My husband always works so hard to make me feel special, and like a princess. I love him so much. I really love love love him!
He gave me my first real diamond earrings. Love them. Love him!
We went to dinner with 13 family members from my side & Dave's. It was awesome. Sydnie was such a good baby at the restaurant & slept most of the time so I could eat & enjoy!

When I got home it was overcast, and sunset, and lightly drizzling.. My favorite. So I got on my bike & turned up the tunes, & went on a bike ride by myself, & reflected on the year-- soooo much has changed in my life. My entire life is not the same as it was a year ago. A year ago I found out I was pregnant. And nothing in my life has been the same since! I have been so blessed this year. We bought our first house, moved 2 times, had a baby, quit my job... It's been crazy, but honestly, THE happiest, & BEST year of my life!! As I was riding my bike I thought about all this, and how happy I was to be alive & healthy-- and to have all the wonderful things I have. All in all, it was a great Birthday.

My entire family pitched in and got me this amazing firepit... so the next night a backyard Birthday BBQ was in order!
It was a blast!

We ended the night by lighting some sparklers...

All in all, it was an amazing Birthday. :)

4th of July weekend

2011-07-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

What a fun Holiday! I absolutely LOVE this time of year. Since I was little, I always knew that the 4th of July meant my Birthday was just a few days away, so it made it that much more exciting. I love the BBQ's, the sunny weather, swimming, popsicles, ice cream, sprinklers...etc etc! It was so fun this year to dress Sydnie up in Red, White, & blue... just like my Mom always dressed me.
We started off the Holiday weekend with a BBQ on Saturday in our Backyard with some friends & their kids. Sydnie would NOT go to bed, she was too wound up with all the excitement, so we kept her up with us. I think she looks so cute in her little white onsie (what she has been sleeping in these days because it's been so hot) She was just so happy to be up with everyone, it was funny. She stayed up for fireworks & all!

On the 4th of July, we had made plans to go swimming for the first time with Syd at my Grandpa's pool. I wasn't going to let a little rain stop that! The day was overcast with a little rain. But we still got in the pool, only for a few minutes... but she loved it! I knew she would, because she LOVES the bath. And my Grandpa keeps his pool super warm.

Later that evening, we had family over here for another BBQ & fireworks. We discovered that we have a perfect view of the Country Club fireworks from our front yard! It was awesome, we didn't have to go anywhere. We BBQ'ed chicken, and ate all night long, and did our own firework show. It was a fun day!

Sydnie has a cousin that was born 4 months before her, and we want them to be best friends, so we always pose them together. Haha. They don't like it as much as we do. But we think they are adorable!! Best Cousins forever!! Carter is a cute little boy, we love him! It's funny, because Sydnie is so tall, they are the same length, he's just a little guy in length. So it's hilarious when we put them next to each other, his head looks giant next to her. We call him Mega-mind. hehe.

AWESOME HOLIDAY! Can't wait for more summer fun!

2 month Doc Appointment... & shots!

2011-06-24T22:43:00.000-07:00

We went to Sydnie's 2 month check up this week. It's so much fun to see her growth progress at each of her appointments. I can't believe how fast my baby is growing!

2 month stats:

Weight: 11.16 lbs (60% centile)
Length: 24.02 inches (96% centile)

She is sooo long! She is seriously growing out of everything lengthwise. But she's pretty slender still. But trust me, she eats... and eats... and eats. Right now she is wanting to eat every two hours, so I feel like all I do is nurse.

Also at this appointment she had to get her first set of shots. I was absolutely terrified. But the time came, and I held her little hand and looked in her big pretty blue eyes & talked her thru it (or myself thru it). She screamed bloody murder for about 1 minute, until I gave her a binkie, and she was good. Even after we got home, I thought, wow, she is surprisingly happy for just getting shots... and then around 6, it hit. The saddest cries, and saddest faces I've ever seen. Little whimpers of pain... and would only stop when I held her close, or while she lay in just her diaper in her swing. She would just scream if we put clothes on her. So this is how she spent her night.

After a nap, she woke up screaming... and after a diaper change & some big loves & cuddles, she finally ate... Daddy gave her a bottle, which never happens, she will usually never take a bottle, but I had to pump while she was napping. Surprisingly she took the bottle & enjoyed her time with Daddy.

The next day we were back to our normal Routine....

Outside! Happy times!

Also this week... I've been placing Sydnie in her crib in her own bedroom from time to time to get her use to EVENTUALLY sleeping in there. (she is still in bassinet next to me in our room, not quite ready to give that up yet. I *still* check to see if she is breathing, at least 5 times a night)
She has discovered her mobile & loves it! I remember sitting in her nursery, rocking in the rocking chair, weeks before she was born... winding up that mobile... & dreaming of the day I'd put my little girl in her crib & watch her look up at the mobile & listen to the sweet music it plays. I can't believe that day is here. I am soooo lucky... so blessed to have her! I love her so much!

She is my dream come true.

.. happy day ...

2011-06-17T16:33:00.001-07:00

I love my baby... Period.
The end.

8 weeks old!

2011-06-15T21:53:00.000-07:00

Sydnie Anne!
You're growing up way too fast. Please stay little forever!
How in the world has 8 weeks gone by? I seriously don't know... you are getting so big already. Today as you were napping Mommy was going thru your clothes & packing up several that no longer fit you. I can't believe you're already growing out of your "newborn" clothes. :'( Lengthwise you're just growing out of everything. But your a little beanpole so widthwise you still fit that newborn stuff.
You are too cute for words. But I will try to express in words all your cuteness.

You smile like CRAZY~ all day. You love to talk & be talked to. And you love to smile, and be smiled at. Your favorite places to have "deep conversations" with me is your changing table, and on a blanket in the backyard. You just get super happy & talkative when you are laying flat on your back, so you can wiggle and squirm about. You flap your hands out, and kick your legs, and just move move move as your talking to me in your little baby coo's. It's pretty much my favorite thing EVER.
You absolutely LOVE the outside... and anything that is bright or gives off light. So you love to stare out the windows, or at the windows, or up at the lights. You are most content when we go outside in the backyard and lay on the blanket under the tree & look up at the sky thru the branches. You seriously are so content & would stay there looking up at the sky for hours if you didn't get hungry. We spend several hours a week outside.
You have beautiful blue eyes. The most gorgeous shade of blue ever! I had hoped you'd get my green eyes, but as of right now, you have baby blues! Just like your Daddy. You love to look at people & observe them. You look like you have so much going on in that little noggin of yours. You are so curious, and observant, and interested in people. You have the funniest facial expressions when you're "observing" people. Your little eyebrows go up & down, like you are just taking it all in, and have such an opinion about it. I can only imagine all that is going on inside that little head of yours!
You just LOVE your playpad. At 8 weeks, you are already grabbing & hitting all the toys & playing with them. You love to lay there & play.
Just this past week you started sleeping thru the night. One 5 hour stint, 2 6 hour stints, & one verrrry long 8 hour stint! I was so proud of you, and so happy to get some much needed rest. :)
Every morning we wake up, change you into one of your many cute outfits, and of course, ALWAYS put a bow on your head. When you don't have a bow on your head, I feel like you don't look like yourself! haha. Silly me. But I just love to dress & doll you up. You don't seem to mind either.
You love tummy time with Daddy. And he sticks his tongue out at you and you copy him. You both find this very amusing. You LOVE your Daddy.
Sydnie Anne, we just love you so much! Can't imagine our lives without you. I wouldn't change being your Mommy for anything in the world. The last 8 weeks has been the happiest, most challenging, exciting, overwhelming, & most rewarding time in my life.
LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!

You had nap today, in your actual CRIB, instead of the bassinet next to Mommy. I realized it was probably time to start slowly getting you use to the crib... sad for me, but you didn't seem to mind! Slept like a gem!

We went on a walk today in the sling.... you loved it! I loved it because your bundled up so little and close to me like when you were in my tummy. It was cute.

Updates Galore!

2011-06-12T22:18:00.001-07:00

As you can see we have several updates with tons of pics of Sydnie... (I'm camera crazy, but can you blame me, look at how adorable my baby girl is!)
Here is a list of the updates and links to each one.

*No Dairy
*Look Who's Smiling
*Bath Time!
*Bumbo
*Hangin' Out
*Favorite Things
*Ballerina Girl
*Hands
*Millcreek Canyon Hike

Everyone is doing FaNtAsTiC! We are happy & healthy & couldn't ask for life to get any better.

Millcreek Canyon Hike

2011-06-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

Finally! The weather has been BEAUTIFUL, and we've got out of the house. With Millcreek Canyon basically being our backyard, we could not WAIT to go for a hike up there. This past weekend we went. It was gorgeous! Can't wait to have many more weekends like this!

Hands

2011-06-12T22:12:00.001-07:00

Sydnie does the funniest thing when she is relaxing, or about to fall asleep. She points her little hands out. It's like she can't relax them. They are fanned out like this when she is in her most relaxed state. It's hilarious. And soooo cute.

Ballerina girl

2011-06-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

One of the best parts about having a baby girl??? DRESSING HER UP!
How freaking adorable is my tiny ballerina??
I could kiss her all day long! We love to play dress up. :)

A few of our favorite things.

2011-06-12T22:07:00.000-07:00

We LOVE our bouncy chair.
Sydnie just chills in it, and watches TV. She already LOVES TV... uh oh!

Sydnie absolutely loves her fishy playpad. Daddy & her spend a lot of time on the playpad. He teaches her how to hit the rattles and fishies. Every day when Daddy comes home they go to the playpad & have some fun!

Hangin' out.

2011-06-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

We do a lot of hangin' out... just layin' around & relaxing. I'm obsessed with my gorgeous Daughter, so I am constantly snapping pictures of her. I seriously can't get over how absolutely perfect & adorable she is. Her Daddy thinks so too... we can't get enough of her!

Bumbo!

2011-06-12T22:03:00.000-07:00

We tried out our bumbo a few weeks ago... We started to get the hang of it... and slowly but surely are learning to hold our head up!

Bathtime!

2011-06-12T22:00:00.000-07:00

We started giving Sydnie baths in the big tub instead of her little one. She absolutely loves it. It has becoming part of our bedtime routine every night. She kicks her little feet, and smiles, and coos. When we take her out, she SCREAMS her HEAD off! She does not like getting out. I think it's safe to say this girl is already ALL about BATH TIME!

Look Who's Smiling!

2011-06-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

Sydnie started smiling at about 5 weeks old! It's the cutest dang thing ever. She has many facial expressions. We laugh so hard at them. She furrows her little eyebrows all the time. Looks at us like we are complete idiots.... or smiles like she is the happiest baby in the world. I just love it! Mornings after I get her all dressed, she is sooo happy, and smiley. She will go from smiling, to passed out cold in a matter of seconds. All that smiling takes a lot of effort! :)

NO DAIRY!

2011-06-12T21:43:00.001-07:00

We've been pretty busy with our cute little princess!
Where do we begin?
A few weeks ago, we started to notice our little angel was becoming EXTREMELY fussy & soooo ultra high maintenance. She seemed to have quite a bit of gas, I'm telling you, that sweet, tiny, darling little baby could FART more (and louder) than most adults I've met. Although quite funny at times, we realized she was quite uncomfortable. After reading up about it, & discussing with our pediatrician, I (Mommy) decided that I would try giving up Dairy for a week to see if it made a difference to Sydnie's tummy. Well, she turned into an ANGEL baby. So happy. No gas. Totally content. So that means Mama won't be able to eat anything dairy... cheese, ice cream, milk, butter...etc. Guess this will help jump start my diet to help lose this baby weight eh? No fun though, you don't realize how much you'll miss Dairy till its gone.. and it's in like EVERYTHING.
Oh well, it's worth it for my little princess. Oh the sacrifices that come with nursing... who knew? I always thought this whole breastfeeding thing would be so easy. Well, it's been the hardest thing I've ever done, that's for sure. But I wouldn't give it up for anything. :)

New Job. Stay At Home Mommy!

2011-05-28T11:16:00.001-07:00

What a week!

This week was filled with lots of sleepless nights as usual, Mommy aint gettin' any sleep. But that's ok, I get to spend my sleepless nights with the cutest little babe ever.

Thursday, I went into my place of work, Sinclair Oil Company, where I have been doing accounting for the past 9.5 years, and offically gave my notice. Crazy. I had no idea I would be quitting. But can you blame me? Look at this face! As if I could leave her for 8 hours a day?! HECK NO!

Also this week, it's like Sydnie is waking up even more & more & becoming a little person, instead of just sleeping. She is smiling! All the time. I know it's early, but I swear she smiles like crazy. She loves when her Daddy gets home from work, and he talks to her & plays with her. She talks back. It's so dang cute!

I really can't get enough of my little princess... even though I am sad to say goodbye to friends and work & a routine I've known for nearly 10 years-- I've never been more sure about my choice. This is where I want to be. This is what I want to do. Be a Mommy! I love LoVe LOVE this little girl!

My life could not be happier, or fuller, or anything. I feel totally satisified. So happy. So content. I've been waiting to feel this way for a long time. :)

Guess who's already 1 month old?!

2011-05-19T20:42:00.001-07:00

I have no idea how 4 weeks have already passed by. I feel like i just got home from the hospital somedays... other days, it feels like I can't remember life without you Sydnie-Boo!

At one month old:
*You are holding your head up incredibley well!
*You love to play with your tongue.
*You have started to smile at me!
*You have gone thru on average 90 diapers a week. No, I am not exaggerating! You cry if you are even a tiny bit wet.
*You slept for a 5 hour stretch once so far. Mommy is hoping for more of those nights. :)
*You make the funniest face when Daddy kisses you, because his scratchy beard tickles your face. You sure love your Daddy!
*Sometimes no one but Mommy can soothe you when you are fussy. You will instantly stop crying when you get in my arms. This makes Daddy a bit jealous. :)
We sure love you baby girl! Even though you are getting SUPER high maintenance. I guess you take after Mommy.
Can't wait to see what changes & growth happen over the next month!!

Sticking out that tongue!

In jammies getting ready for bed!

Life is good!

2011-05-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

I take so many pictures on my cell phone of my little doll, because I always have it on hand. She is so perfect. So beautiful. So precious! I can't get enough of her.
Here are my favorite pics I've snapped in the last 4 weeks.

Naptime... oh how we both love it!

We bought Sydnie a playpad, & she LOVES it. She is still really little, but already has figured out how to kick & hit stuff! So cute.

I know, I'm the hugest dork ever, but when we drive places, I have Dave drive so I can sit in back & watch her in her carseat, to make sure she is ok. I'm a new Mom, what can I say?
Here she is just chillin' on a drive!

Another naptime shot... She is just so cute & peaceful.

4 am feeding, no doubt.... Even tho I hate getting up, she is just so dang cute! I love her little jammies.

I'm pretty sure they don't get any cuter than this!

Our first stroller ride. The weather WAS so nice 2 weeks ago, we went on a stroll around our neighborhood.

This is one week old exactly, we were on our way to her first Dr. Appointment.

Just a few days after we got home... she sure loves to stretch out now that she is out of my belly & has all the room in the world.

Wide awake!!

I just love my darling to pieces! She is so cute. I literally can't stop staring at her. I think she is the most perfect thing in the world!

:) :) :)

My Daddy is a Dr!

2011-05-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

My Dad is amazing! He has been working hard for years & years in school & work to get to where he is now. He constantly amazes me. This past week he graduated & got his Phd! Dr Feller!
Dad I'm so proud of you! I love you.

Mothers Day

2011-05-10T20:49:00.001-07:00

I got to celebrate my VERY first Mothers Day! It was awesome. Dave (and Sydnie) spoiled me. I woke up to homemade waffles & fruit & juice. Flowers... And a baby carrier for hiking & walking this summer!
Words can't begin to express how I feel about being a Mom in just the past 3 weeks. Wow. What an amazing experience so far. So many ups and downs, and sleep deprived nights, and I really am loving every minute. I love my baby girl so much. I'm so happy to be her Mommy.

Meeting the cousins

2011-05-10T20:40:00.001-07:00

Booties from the neighbor...

2011-05-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

Our cute little neighbor came over to meet us & the baby... she brought some adorable little booties she had knitted for Sydnie.
She loves them, they keep her tootsies nice & warm!

A baby is BORN!

2011-05-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

It's a bit bloody... it's a bit gory... but here she is being cut out of my tummy! I love to hear her first cries!

4/21/11

9:43 a.m.

First Bath

2011-05-09T20:16:00.001-07:00

She wasn't so sure about the whole bath thing the first time...
Scared me/stressed me out giving her that first bath... but we both survived!
Now, we've had several baths, and she loves them. :)

favorite pictures...

2011-05-09T20:09:00.000-07:00

We are so in love (if ya can't tell)! These are just a few of my favorite pics taken at the hospital.

Our Beautiful Baby Girl is here! Welcome Sydnie!

2011-04-29T14:57:00.000-07:00

It was 4:00. Wednesday April 20th. I was sitting at my desk at work, being entirely frustrated that I was still pregnant ( I was due April 19th) I worked out during my lunch at our onsite gym, hoping it would trigger some contractions, even though I'd worked out nearly every day of my pregnancy.

Suddenly, I felt a jab of pain, unlike any I'd felt before. I thought, "hey maybe this is a contraction!" Well I had a few more thru out the night, nothing too intense, so I just brushed it off, and was accepting the fact that I'd probably have to wait to be induced a week after my due date. We went on a jog/walk before going to bed about 10:00 pm. I had been spotting a little bit that evening, but just assumed that was a normal part of pregnancy at this point, so I didn't think much of it. Well midnight hit, and I started having the contractions every 10 minutes, super painful, and it seemed like they were getting really close together really fast. By 2:00 they were 6-7 minutes apart, but I kept convincing myself I wasn't in labor. Well, by 3 it was so bad I could hardly handle it. I took a bath. Timed them, and they were 3-4 minutes apart. I decided it was time to go! Woke Dave up, and we arrived to the hospital on at 4:30 am on April 21st. They wouldn't officially check me in, until they "confirmed" I was in labor, so for another hour, they made me sit and wait with painful contractions coming every 3 minutes while they would check me for progress. Within an hour I went from a 2 to almost a 5 so they checked me in, and got me an epideral RIGHT away. Thank you for modern medicine! THANK YOU! I was terrified of epideral, but it was not bad at all, and at that point I would have taken anything over that pain.

About 8 my doctor came in, got ready to break my water & said "hopefully we will have a baby before lunch!" After she broke my water, her & the nurse suddenly got really quiet & looked concerned, and doctor said "that is a lot of blood, we need to watch her really close" and told me not to worry, it could be nothing, but they were going to put internal monitors on the baby & watch closely. Well, they put the internal monitors on the baby. Her heart rate shot up to 190's. Then they said there was more blood, and doctors came in and said we had to rush into C-section right away. Gave Dave his scrubs, and they literally were running pushing my bed into the OR. Once we got there, they gave my stronger medication for numbing, where it was the MOST disgusting feeling in the world. I was paralyzed from the ribs down. It gave me such anxiety, between that & being rushed in there, I was so beyond freaked out. I could not calm down, I just kept telling myself... Breath. Kristen Breath. You're going to be fine. Within 10 minutes Sydnie Anne Geurts was born-- & we are so blessed that she was born HEALTHY. She had blood in her tummy that had to be sucked out several times. But we are so lucky she didn't breath any in. My doctor later told me, we literally got her out just in time. I had what is called a placenta abruption & the next day my Doc told me how serious it was, and can be, and how a lot of the times babies don't make it. It makes me cry every time I think about how blessed I am to have my precious little angel.

She was 7 lbs 8 oz

21 inches

Big feet & Hands!

And... absolutely PERFECT in every way.
We don't know where this tall girl came from! Both Dave & I are short, and we both have very small feet & hands. She is adorable. The light of my life. I seriously can't imagine my life ever being without her, and it's only been a week. I love her so much it hurts. I just sit & stare at her for hours. I love her more than words can ever express.

Anyway, that's the long story.

I get emotional everytime I watch the video of her being born, of her first bath, & all other events at the hospital. It was truly a miraculous experience having a baby, and I am so greatful that I was able to have her & that she is healthy! She is my life, my everything. I love you baby, sooo much it hurts!

I have a billion pictures to post, but someone is screaming because they are hungry... so I will post more updates later!

Here are some pictures of the event.

mini update

2011-04-01T13:08:00.000-07:00

Well I have tons of updates to post. Including my sisters Beautiful wedding... but here is a bit of what's been going on this last week. We've officially been in our house since this past Sunday. We started moving in a week ago Wednesday. Friday, we both took the day off, and painted 2 bedrooms with the help of Dave's brother Jared. Man, that was a lot of work. You don't realize how much work 2 rooms of painting is until you have 1 day, & 3 people to do it. haha. It took us alllllll day. I had to wear a mask, and have windows open. And bending up and down was really not my idea of fun being nearly 9 months pregnant. But I was happy to do it. :) Saturday was Sadie's (my darling little sister) wedding. It began at 8:00 am, and we didn't get home till 11, and I was on my feet the majority of that time. I was more than beat to say the least. We went home, got some sleep, and were up bright and early the next day to do our BIG move of everything from storage. Wow. What a long long weekend. Then cleaning, and unpacking all week. It has been go go go. So I went to the doctor last week I was measuring full term & dilated 1 cm. This week: SAME UGH! (time for some raspberry leaf tea & whatever other secrets there are to going into labor--- if you have any suggestions, please POST!) And I had lost 4 pounds in a week! What the what? I was in shock. So I was told to take it a little easy, not exercise so intensely, and eat more if my activity has increased a lot. OKY DOKE! Well we have almost finished the baby room, so I thought I'd post some quick pics. More pictures & updates later.

a house, a shower, & only 27 days to go!

2011-03-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

WE FINALLY CLOSED on the house!
Yahoo. I can't even begin to express how freaking excited this makes me. We went & cleaned last night, and will start moving in our stuff today.
Look at my fireplace! :) And my shiny mopped floors!

Dave cleaning the windows

So excited... we can't wait to get in there & unpacked. We start painting on Friday.

Among other things... I had yet another shower! Ya, I know! We are spoiled. Dave's family threw this one for me. Everyone pitched in and got us our Stroller/Carseat combo, as well as a big play basket full of toys, books, & fun baby stuff. I also got lots of cute clothes for little miss.

Here are some pictures from that.

How cute is this diaper/baby towel/onsie cake my Mother in Law made?!?

Cute cupcakes

Me & my Mom

Me & both my Moms!

Painting Sydnie's room on Friday, and finally setting up the nursery on Sunday... I can't wait! I must admit, I kept saying I hope she doesn't come early, but I'm not gonna lie-- I hope she does! I'm getting sick of being huge! BUT, oh SOOOO excited for this little princess to arrive!

Showers galore... and 5 more weeks!

2011-03-15T14:44:00.000-07:00

Man have we been spoiled lately! Or should I say baby Sydnie is one spoiled little girl! In February my friends @ Bunco threw me a shower, then my work thru me a shower the beginning of March, and just this past Saturday, my sweet sister & cousin threw me a big friends/family shower! It was awesome. We've been seriously spoiled... and I still have another shower on Friday with Dave's side of the family! WOWZA! We got so much fun stuff... loved it all.
Here are some pics from the shower I snapped with my phone:

The feast!

Cute diaper cake my cousin made for me (so cute!!)

Some of our loot!

Well I've only got 5 short weeks to go. I can't complain. I feel pretty great. Still exercising 4-5 days a week. No stretch marks to mention yet ( knock on wood)... I just can't wait to meet our little bug and hold her in my arms!
We close on the house on Monday, and move in Wednesday... I cannot wait to start nesting!

Rest in peace Grandma Gilda!

2011-03-14T06:59:00.001-07:00

Friday morning, Dave's Grandma passed away. She was an awesome lady. I got to know her quite well the past 9 years Dave & I have been together. We will really miss her. She brought so much to our family. Love you Grandma!

Gilda Mae Wells 1921 ~ 2011 Our dear sweet Gilda passed away peacefully on March 11, 2011. She was 89 years old. She was the eldest child of Robert K. and Illa M.Wells, born on August 4, 1921 in Myton, Utah. Gilda was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Duchesne County and a dedicated bookkeeper for over 20 years at Welders' Supply. Gilda's daughter, Peggy, was her dearest passion. Her life revolved around Peggy's upbringing and later, Peggy's beautiful family. She shared a special closeness with her five sisters and their families a closeness remembered well by her many nieces and nephews. Gilda is survived by her daughter Peggy (Steven) Geurts, her sisters Shirley Ratterman, Betty Kurtz, and Charlie Russillo, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Michelle (Ryan) Christensen: Natalie, Brady and Beck. Alisha (Tyler) Evans: Taylor, Marissa and Libby. David (Kristen) Geurts: Sydnie. Jared (Laurie) Geurts: Carter. She is preceded in death by her sisters Jeanne Hansen and Lee Fortunato. A viewing will be held on Monday, March 14th, 2011, 11:30-12:30 a.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple. A family tribute will follow at 12:30. Interment will be at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City.

34 weeks down... 6 weeks to go!

2011-03-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

Well, I wanted to document some pregnancy related things. In the last month things have become so much more REAL to me. Not that it wasn't real before... but I think my belly suddenly doubled in size, & I can feel & see movements, & it's just INSANE. I love it. I love being pregnant. I love my baby. I love it all. I have been SO very lucky to have had such a pleasant pregnancy. Just now I'm starting to feel a bit uncomfortable.

Things I will miss:

* Putting my hand on my belly and feeling the baby roll around under my hand

* Feeling her little punches & kicks even when they hurt or make me almost pee myself because it's right on my bladder

* Getting special treatment/attention from my Husband and everyone just because I'm pregnant. :)

* Using the belly as an ipad stand... I watch movies on it nightly to fall asleep... and my belly has been a really convenient propping tool. ;)

* Waking up at night to crazy kicking & movements. I don't even care that I am missing sleep over it, because it's just so amazing to me!

* These moments that just only her & I can experience together while I'm pregnant, because she is in my belly... I feel so connected to her. It's something I can't even describe, but I just feel so bonded & in love with her already!

Dave is so cute. He is so excited to be a Dad. He's changed in a lot of ways over the past 8 months. Not that he needed to... but there are little things I've noticed about him. He saves money like crazy these days... those who know Dave know he has always been a big spender, and buys whatever he wants, whenever... not since we found out baby was on the way! He stashes it away, he wants her to have the best life. I think it's so cute. He is soooo opinionated about baby related topics. Like her middle name-- that is going to be ALL his -- and he won't tell me till she's born. Picking out baby stuff--- I never thought he gave a crap about any of this junk, but he SURE DOES have an opinion on all of it! He cares so much about it all, and wants to be involved in every aspect. He has never missed ONE of my appointments. NEVER! Even just the stupid ones where they weigh you & make you pee. He's there, asking the doctor every question he can think of. (its kind of embarassing sometimes- but very cute!) He takes such good care of me, & way more gentle/loving/caring with me than ever before. I just love him to death. He's going to be SUCH a good Daddy. He is so excited to meet our baby girl, & will always talk about how he wants to be the best Dad, and for her to be proud of him. So cute!

I seriously have never been more in love with Dave. Being pregnant has brought us closer in ways I didn't even know were possible. I just love him so much. I'm so excited for this next step in our lives together!

I've been craving some very odd things... things that are not edible at all. But I literally want to take a BITE out of these. I could sniff them and sniff them and lick them & eat them up! I can't even describe to you the strange IMMENSE desire I have to take a bite out of these:

Yankee Garden candle: OH MY DEAR ME! I want to eat it now! I want a bite out of it. Seriously looking at this right now is making my mouth water.

Zest body wash/Bar soap : This started when Dave would shower & I'd smell it, and I really wanted to go lick the bubbles off his skin. He thinks I'm real gross. But I can't explain it, I really want to eat the bar of soap, and drink the bubbles. I make Dave take showers & baths as much as he is willing just so I can smell this stuff.

Our housing situation was delayed, due to inspection & appraisal issues. So we won't be moving till March 22nd. WE ARE SUPER BUMMED. Just because I really want to nest... & get everything ready! And moving/painting etc... a few weeks before the baby comes is just a lot to handle. But we are so excited, and can't wait to finally move in.

Birthing class tomorrow... should be interesting! I'm excited to learn about all the scary birth stuff. :)

We have an ultrasound next week... so I will post some pictures then! Maybe I will post one more belly shot before I get too big. I feel giant right now. Like a the staypuff marshallow man.

~Peace out for now~

oh before I leave you-- let me tell you my guilty pregnant pleasure these days...

ORANGE LEAF! (yummiest frozen yogurt in the universe! go try it!)

Sydnie's room

2011-02-23T13:23:00.001-08:00

Well I ordered all Sydnie's nursery stuff today! I couldn't be more excited... it's totally different than I originally thought I wanted, but I'm such a sucker for the girly- pinky- princessy- flowery- STUFF. I love it. Here are some pictures!
(I am still finishing her quilt, which is these same colors, but I won't be done for a while, and I think it'll be more like her comfy blankey than her bedspread anyway, at least that's what I hope happens)

Changing table:

Crib:

Week from Hell & Valentines...

2011-02-23T08:21:00.000-08:00

Well I will start with the good updates!

Valentines Day!

We had a wonderful V-Day spent at The Grand America, indulging in way too many treats, & relaxing... probably one of our last nights out somewhere overnight before the baby gets here.

Our camera is currently broken so I don't have much to show for this wonderful weekend we had, but me being pregnant, snapped a few of my favorite treats with my camera phone. haha.

This is what was waiting for us on our bed when we checked in (courtesy of working for Sinclair, who owns The Grand America... our entire stay & food was free)

We had dinner reservations that had a dessert buffet... not a good idea for a pregnant lady. Wowee! I took one of everything and just had a couple bites of each. hahaha.

We did not exchange gifts this year, since all our extra spending money is currently invested in our new home purchase... but we had a great time on our night away!

So onto, the NOT so good week.... Last week on Tuesday it started... I had been bragging about how healthy I'd been this pregnancy, & winter... I was so lucky I had not caught ANYTHING. I got the worst cold flu ever Tuesday, couldn't breath, couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, had fevers... and of course you can't take hardly anything while pregnant. Well by Saturday I started to feel normal again. Sunday morning we get up to go carpet shopping & pick out paint for our new house. While at Home Depot, I about passed out from feeling so weak & almost throwing up. It felt like morning sickness, but 800 times worse. The entire rest of my Sunday was spent throwing up & making frequent trips to the bathroom. I still went to work Monday, but was in the restroom most of the day, and was not able to keep anything down. By 5 Monday night I thought I was feeling better, & that it was just a 24 hour stomach bug. So we ate some dinner with Dave's family, and well.... about an hour later, that didn't end so good. All night was just pure HELL. I got up to try to go to work, made it there for about 2 hours, before I nearly passed out. I was so sick, and couldn't even walk to the bathroom anymore. Called my Doctor who told me to go straight to Labor & Delivery for IV Fluids. I was so sick, I seriously felt like I was in a dream. They hooked me up to everything to monitor me & the baby, and sure enough I was having tons of contractions! I couldn't even tell because I was so sick and in pain just from what I thought was the flu. Luckily, after 3 bags of fluid, and Zofran, the contractions went away, & I felt like a human again! Baby was fine, her heartrate was normal, so luckily she was not suffering too much from my illness. But apparently dehydration is super serious when you're in the 3rd trimester, as it can send you into preterm labor. So, they didn't want to take any chances... and it was good I went in, since I was apparently having contractions without realizing it! Long story I know... but I am so greatful all is well, and soooo happy to be feeling like a HUMAN again! Who knew 4 hours at the hospital & IV fluids would have me feeling so great! Oh and ZOFRAN. Thank you for that drug!

2 weeks till we close on our house & 8 weeks till baby is HERE!! Can't wait!!

UNDER CONTRACT

2011-02-09T08:07:00.000-08:00

It's official! We've ended our negotiations with the seller, & we are officially UNDER CONTRACT!
We got a screamin' good deal, as well as them throwing in a brand new fridge, washer, & dryer! Heck yes!
Check out some pics of our soon to be home. (fingers crossed nothing goes wrong) We are scheduled to close on March 4th.

Front of the house:

Backyard:

Back of house:

Front Entry:

Front room:

Front room/Dining room

Another shot of the frontroom area:

Our Bedroom (it will be painted to cover these ugly colors!)

Dave's Office ( I love the RED! Dave doesn't)

Baby Sydnie's Bedroom (totally will be PINK!)

Kitchen:

Oh I had to post this pic, this laundry room is HUGE! :)

It is 4 Beds, 2 baths, and 2400 Sq Ft. 3 Bedrooms 1 bath upstairs, & 1 bed 1 bath downstairs.

It's a perfect first little home for us. WE are SOOOO EXCITED!

a new house... & only 10 weeks left!

2011-02-07T15:22:00.000-08:00

Well... we made it to February!
It has been a hellacious few weeks....
First, we had a giant flood at our Condo... plumber came back in November to fix a minor leak, but he didn't do what he said he was going to do. Thank heavens for insurance...
Condo is off the market now. We are leasing it, it's just been too hard to sell in the market.
Then, I rearended a parked car 2 days later... so that was fun. Our insurance rates are going to be awesome!
But we made our move on the house we want in Millcreek! We put an offer in Saturday, & will hear back tonight!

check it out:

http://www.utahrealestate.com/report/public.single.report/report/detailed/listno/988403/scroll_to/988403

So hopefully that works out & soon... since we only have 10 weeks left till baby arrives!!
Here is a crappy 30 week belly shot for you all to enjoy... GAG ME! I feel so huge already... and still have 10 weeks of growing to do. Bleh. But so excited, she is kicking & moving like crazy!

a lil' update

2011-01-05T10:01:00.001-08:00

Wow, December flew by!
I can't believe how fast time is flying by.... seriously. I only have just over 3 months in this pregnancy before my little baby will be here!

We had a wonderful Christmas & Holiday season... we have been living @ my Grandma's while we have been trying to sale our condo, so this Christmas was our first away from the condo in 6 years! It was weird... and all our Christmas stuff was packed away so we had to improvise & get a tiny little tree for our room... But it was fun! Our last Christmas with JUST US...

Christmas Eve our darling little nephew was born 3 weeks early! He's so cute... and we love him to death! Carter Jared Geurts, welcome to the World! I can't get enough of him... I'm glad my sister in law lets me come over & hold him lots. He's preparing me for what's to come in 3 months. He looks exactly like my brother in law Jared... a total Geurts! Love him.

I had a week off for the Holidays, and I put that time to good use! I got a ton done on my quilt... I just have to sew these little pillow puffs together, & do the border & back! I'm so excited... I can't believe little old me did this... I'm so not crafty. But I'm getting better the more I do this kind of stuff.

And lastly... Here is the latest Belly shots! 25 weeks here... crazy how time is flying and this bump is growing! I just love our little baby so much already. Can't wait for her to get here.

Also during some down time, Dave & I decided to venture out to Babies R Us to start looking at baby stuff... holy cow, that was overwhelming! But we got some good ideas, and know what we want to buy!

Dave wanted to pick out Sydnie a little outfit from her Daddy... how adorable is this! He specifically wanted purple, & he loved the little tutu. So cute. He adores her already.

Well there is a little update! Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season! Sad it's over....

yummy in my tummy!

2010-12-09T11:01:00.000-08:00

Lately....

I can't get enough of THIS

OR, this!

I'm telling you when I think of heaven... I think of laying on a couch, kicking back with a big huge bucket of TUNA SALAD & munching away on it while watching Vampire Diaries... And then I'd finish it off with some cherry laffy taffy ropes... NOT just any laffy taffy will do, it must be CHERRY ROPES.

20 week ultrasound...

2010-12-01T11:44:00.000-08:00

Well, this ultrasound was different than the others.... because it lasted like 45 minutes, and it was a lot of shoves and pushes on my uterus, pelvis, and tummy. Not quite comfortable. But she's still a girl, still due April 19th & cute as can be!
At my other ultrasound they tried to get cute profile shots and cute shots of the baby... at this one they were not interested in giving me a good photo-- just wanted to check & measure everything! Which is great... because she is totally perfect, & measuring great, & all her organs are intact & look healthy. But they gave us a stack of pictures that are just blurs of random body parts and organs, nothing really fun to look at. So I won't post em'.
But, happy to report all is well & normal! What a relief to go to appointments to find out your little baby is doing just wonderfully. :) Happy Mama! Can't wait to meet you in 20 weeks (or less) Sydnie!
Btw... I need suggestions for middle names... Dave is not diggin' Anne...

20 weeks (almost) and counting!

2010-11-29T09:28:00.001-08:00

I can't believe I'm halfway there... sometimes I feel like the time is going by so slow, but in others I feel like I don't have enought time (ie: selling our condo & moving into a house)

I can definitely tell that my belly is growing! We have our 20 week ultrasound this Wednesday.... I'm always nervous at ultrasounds. I just always want everything to be ok. I'm a freak though, & worry about everything.... It's hard because I found out I have an "anterrior" placenta, meaning the placenta is in the front, & so I can barely feel the baby when she is moving... only little kicks here & there because my placenta is blocking me from feeling that movement. I know it's still early on, & I'm sure as she gets bigger I will feel her more.

Anyway here is my gross belly shot! :)

Oh.... and the name we have chosen as of right now is:

Sydnie Anne Geurts

Still deciding on the middle name... but we sure can't wait to meet our little girl! 20 more weeks to go! (hopefully less)

first baby purchase

2010-11-19T07:08:00.000-08:00

So, I've been itching to buy something for the baby since I found out what we're having. I know it's probably silly to buy things at this point, but I could not resist. Dave & I went to Lilypads & Lullabyes the other night. This place is just full of cute things-- very pricey-- but cute. We picked out a little newborn outfit.

Cute, right? I can't wait till I have a baby to put this on. :) :)

OMG, omg, OMG!!

2010-11-17T13:29:00.001-08:00

Since finding out that we are expecting a baby girl - less than 24 hours ago - I have been going crazy looking online for things....

OMG! That is all I have to say about THIS:

and THIS:

AND this:

THEY MAKE TUTU'S FOR NEWBORNS!

Look at this link: http://www.poshlittletutus.com/category_95/Newborn-Portrait-Tutus.htm

Oh my baby girl is going to have one of these-- you better beleive it!!

Have I mentioned how STINKING EXCITED I AM?!?!

Thrilled!

We already have a name picked... I will share it later!

BUT... TUTU's... for NEWBORNS! OMG!!!

It's a.....

2010-11-16T19:00:00.001-08:00

GIRL!!

belly!

2010-11-11T08:26:00.000-08:00

Finally... my belly is starting to show!

I can no longer wear regular pants with out doing the hair rubberband trick. I have been waiting for my tummy to kinda pop out, and it finally has.

Here is a not so great photo of my first belly shot.

16 weeks 5 days in this picture. (bad picture, from my cell phone, but you get the idea!)

.... Christmas? Already?

2010-11-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

As I was driving to work this morning, I was flipping thru the radio stations... and BAM & two different stations was CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!

What the wha?? It's only November! I didn't care. I was so excited, I literally almost peed my pants (that tends to almost happen way too often while pregnant, haha) But seriously, I was so excited... So you may notice... I already changed to my Christmas blogging background. :)

LOVE IT!

Halloweenie!

2010-11-03T08:40:00.000-07:00

This year was just like all the others, we dressed up, Dave in something completely outrageous (as usual) & we spent some time with the fam, & then to some Halloween Parties.

I don't know about you, but that's the scariest freaking Tooth Fairy I've ever laid eyes on!

I do not know why I don't wear this much make up more often, its obviously super attractive!

Up @ The Feller Family house for a party!

Visiting neice & nephews!

It was a blast, as usual... can't wait till next year when I actually have a kid to dress up!! :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Family Pictures....

2010-10-29T12:20:00.000-07:00

Back in August we got Family pictures with the ENTIRE Geurts family. There has not been a professional picture taken (other than weddings) since there was only one grandbaby. NOW, there are 6 grandkids, & 2 on the way!
More to come.... but here is our big, cute, happy family. :) I'm excited that our baby will have

cousins close in age. Beck was born in April, so he will only be a year older than our baby, &

Jared & Laurie are due 4 months before us. So there will be plenty of playmates! Can't wait!

my pregnant snack of choice...

2010-10-20T14:01:00.000-07:00

So, I have not really had any cravings yet... other than Mexican food... but nothing much else. But, I have become quite fond of these little guys.

They are amazingly delicious... and so good for you! I made a promise/goal that I was going to be as healthy as possible while I am pregnant, so I don't gain too much extra baby weight. I'm terrified of blowing up huge while preggers. I finally have got some energy back & have started walking every day. I love that I almost feel NORMAL again! Not falling asleep at my desk at work, and crashing for the night right when I got home @ 5... well it makes me feel like I have a life again. It's great! :)

I wonder when the cravings will come... and if I will be able to resist the naughty ones..... hmmmm.

So Happy. :)

2010-10-15T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I opted to be part of a Research Study going on at my Dr's clinic for 1st time Mom's. It basically monitors Mom's more closely, and lets me get extra cool ultrasounds, so I agreed to be a part of it.
Dave & I arrived at the appointment yesterday, at 4:30, and we waited for nearly a half an hour before we even saw ANYONE to check us in. I was fuming mad, pregnancy horomones raging at this point. The lady could see it written all over my face how pissed off I was. haha. I didn't mean to be so mad, but what can I say, my temper is short these days! So, to apologize for making me wait, they gave me an extra long ultrasound, and gave me a DVD of it... (which I will be posting soon, as soon as Dave can figure out how to get it on here) It was SOOOO cool! I had only had one ultrasound with my Doctor on my first appointment, that lasted like maybe 2 minutes, and we got one picture out of that.
So this time it was like 10 minutes, and we saw the baby, squirm, punch, kick & move around! We saw actual fingers, toes, feet, nose, lips! It was INSANE. It made it all so much more real. Oh my gosh, we were just dying at how cool it was. You don't really realize how real it is this far along, (almost 14 weeks) because you don't feel the baby... you don't really look pregnant (although my pants are starting to get tight...eek) and it just doesn't seem like anything is going on. So to take a peak inside and see that cute little baby playing around, getting annoyed at us poking at him (yes I think it's a him!) it was just the highlight of my LIFE! Yes, you read that right, the highlight of my LIFE!
I can't tell you how HAPPY I am, how happy WE ARE. This is truly such an amazing experience, and I feel so lucky & blessed that I have this little baby growing inside me. Such an incredible thing.
I can't wait to meet you little baby! April can't come soon enough.
Check out some of the shots.

Little fist! How cute is this?!? I love that little hand!

Look at that cute little profile, lips & nose!

So cute! I love you so much already baby!

BIRTHDAY BOY!

2010-10-13T08:20:00.000-07:00

I have to say, my Husband is pretty amazing. And he just turned 29!! We had a day full of celebration.... he had a full on little kid's b-day party @ Fat Cat's with all his nieces & nephews & Brother & Sisters. It was a blast... he is still just a big kid at heart.
Happy Birthday Davey-Poo, I love you more than anything!!

Dave just got his Apple Developers License, so I had to get him an ipad, so he can start making APPS & Games! He' loves it...

The announcement...~continued~

2010-10-13T08:17:00.000-07:00

So we announced to our parents the exciting news on Thursday. We got these cute shirts & I had cookies made (cuz I couldn't make cookies look that cute, trust me) And we went to both our parents houses & announced the good news! They were all so excited... it was so fun to tell everyone... I feel like I've been holding this secret in forever, even tho it has only been 12.5 weeks! haha.

Here are some pictures! (BTW... Dave really is excited... he just doesn't know how to smile for pictures. haha)

Baby!!

2010-10-08T07:42:00.000-07:00

It's official.... we are PREGNANT! Couldn't be happier! We are so excited... and can't stop smiling!! We got our first glimpse at the baby @ our 12 week Ultrasound yesterday.... might I add how freaking adorable this baby already is?!?! ;-)

Can't wait to meet you on April 19th little one!!

HELP!

2010-09-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

We've found a house we just LOVE in the Avenues... but we really need to sell our condo!!
Know anyone who is interested in a super cute 2 bed 2 bath Townhome? It's in the heart of Bountiful. It's newer construction. It's been updated with fresh two tones paint, & carpet, & tile!
I am not a good Salesman, but really, if you KNOW ANYONE who might be interested, PLEASE tell them about this. We've lowered it to dirt cheap, I don't think we can go any lower. In fact the basement unit, which is a BASEMENT unit, with not nearly many as great features as our 2 story top unit... sold for even HIGHER than we are listing ours, only 2 months ago!
INSTANT EQUITY!
Anyway... spread the word!
Thanks Friends!!
Here are two links:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=475&ad=12622746&cat=355
http://www.utahrealestate.com/report/public.single.report/report/detailed/listno/976767/scroll_to/976767
Here are some pics:

Wow, I am not going to even attempt catching up...

2010-09-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

It has been FOREVER since I last updated this blog. I guess nothing too exciting has been going on! :)

We moved out of our condo, which is currently for sale, & has been for 60+ days with NO luck in selling the fetchin' place yet. But, we are hopeful it will sell soon! We are staying at my Grandma's empty house in Centerville... which has been quite the adventure.

Dave switched jobs again. What can I say? He get's easily bored, and is in high demand! haha. He loves it. He's working @ Smartbomb with his BFF Pat Carver, & he is doing what he has always dreamed of doing making GAMES! So we are really quite happy!

I do have some updates to post when I have time to load some pictures on here! But for now... I must say, I'm just SO excited about the Fall season... I thought I'd post this cookie recipe that I'm making tonight. My friend Rachel posted it on her recipe blog, and it looks delicious... especially if you like PUMPKIN!

I promise to quit just blog stalking all of my friends blogs, and I vow to keep this updated... at least once a month. I hope. I really need to keep some sort of journal about what's going on in our lives!

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!
~thanks to Rachel Sexy French for this recipe~

This is all you need!

One Spice Cake Mix
One 15 oz can of pumpkin
One bag of chocolate chips (I only used half)
Preheat your oven to 350. Mix the cake mix (do NOT add the oil and egg as suggested on the box; cake mix only) and pumpkin together until well combined. Add chocolate chips. The batter will be pretty sticky. Spoon dough onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 16-20 minutes! Enjoy!

HAPPY FALL TIME!

Getting in SHAPE

2010-02-18T09:51:00.000-08:00

So... I think there is nothing in this world I hate more than going to the gym. I've always been able to do just about any diet... I'm super good at diets and eating healthy when I set my mind to it... but as for exercise?? I freaking hate it worse than anything in this entire world. I love how I feel after, and I love the results... but, I absolutely HATE actually doing it. I've never understood those people who say "oh I love working out, it feels so good!" What the hell are they smoking? There is nothing fun about it to me. But recently, I realized, if I want long term results, and to be healthy, that dieting all the time is not going to work. I always do these diets, and lose 10-15 pounds... and look great... but the second I start eating normal, those 10-15 pounds creep back on me before I know it! And I started to get really sick of that! So. The last two weeks, ME, Kristen Michelle Geurts, I have gone to the gym nearly every single night! And I've finally gotten to a point, where I am not hating every second of the work out. I'm loving the elliptical... and last night I was on it for over an hour & burned over 800 calories. It felt amazing to accomplish that, cuz before, the longest I could do cardio is like 30 minutes, before wanting to stab my eyes out.

Anyway... I made a little deal with Dave. I want to lose 15 pounds, and for every 5 pounds I lose, I get a new pair of jeans. MAJOR MOTIVATION! (Little does Dave know these are the pricey jeans!) So that would mean 3 new pairs of jeans when I reach my goal.

I have these pictures in my head when I'm sweating my guts out on that dang Elliptical/Treadmill...

The Big Star Jeans...

True Religion Jeans... (oh & if my stomach can also look like that at the end of this, that would be a super plus!) hahaha

Still deciding on the 3rd pair I want...

Anyway... thats my MOTIVATION! Oh and swimsuit season is just around the corner... I'd look pretty scary if I put on that bikini right now...

The Bachelor....

2010-02-10T07:39:00.000-08:00

Alright... I admit it... I've been sucked in, again... to The Bachelor.

I know I'm super behind on my blog... like months behind. But, really, this is more important! hehe.

Ok, first of all I love Jake. He's one of my favorite Bachelors so far. Mmm hmm!

My friend Chelsea let me in on a possible spoiler... that the annoying Vienna is going to win... according to star... PLEASE SAY IT ISN'T SO!
According to this article, she is who Jake chooses! Is he blind? I think so!
http://starcasm.net/archives/30730

Anyway... pretty sad that my first blog update in months is about the Bachelor. Oh well. I will get to the real updates soon....
I'm voting for Jake to pick Tenley... so I hope that article is wrong, wrong, wrong!!
:)

Updates on my REAL life to come soon....

Happy Birthday Dave!

2009-10-11T10:32:00.001-07:00

So this Fall... Dave had a Birthday! Who woulda known! This is the first of many updates I need to post, I'm so behind on this blog, it's sad... any who... Happy Birthday Babe, back on Oct 9th! hahaha

Then.... & NOW!

2009-09-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

This post is totally dedicated to my forever best friend Jacque.
Most of you who know me, know that Jacque & I have been friends since we were 15, so we're going on 11 years of friendship. I certainly have some hilarious pictures of us from when we were 15, and boxes full of pictures.
Well, when you get married & start having babies it's much harder to make time to get together. We had not seen each other in 7 months. So, we played last night. Man I love her baby, & NOW, I TOTALLY WANT ONE, SOOOOOOOOOO BAD!
Jacque, I LOVE YOU TO DEATH!
Can't wait to see you & Jackson again, love that kid to death.

Then....

Now....

I freaking love this adorable little guy!
Can't wait to play again soon guys!!

Catching up...

2009-08-30T15:59:00.001-07:00

Well so much has happened in the last 2 months since I last blogged... I'm so behind!!
So here is my attempt to catch up....

We went to Hawaii... amazing... just amazing. Had so much fun with our "besties" Don & Lynds. Love them to death & had such a blast with them in Maui. Here are some pictures!!

It was an amazing trip, one which we will be repeating every year, we hope!!

In July Sadie & I took a little weekend trip to Park City... it was so much fun. Nothing like time with a sister. She's totally my best friend, & I don't know what I'd do without her!

Then August came along....
We started out the Month celebrating my niece Maren's 5th Birthday... needless to say she was a bit of a party pooper! But we had fun anyways!

Then August 25th marked another year of Marriage for us.... 2 years! We spent the night at The Grand America.... we had all sorts of fun, being the dorks we are...

All in All AUGUST WAS INSANE!
Dave switched jobs... HALLELUYA. He was so sick of working for Waterford. He got an awesome new job, more pay... but a lot more stress right now. But he loves it.
My Dad had an accident, collapsed while running, broke his face, cracked his skull. A surgery and a week at the hospital later, he is recovering.... My Mom is currently in the hospital with all sorts of problems, related to her stomach.. and we don't know whats going on there. So it really has been a month of ups & downs, and I think we're ready for Fall to be here!!

Well there ya go... my attempt at updating the blog!! Enjoy if you even read this! haha.

15 more days until this...

2009-06-10T07:46:00.000-07:00

Rest & relaxation... at the Royal Lahaina Resort in Maui....

Scuba Diving at Molokini Crater, and South Maui....

Swimming in Waterfalls on the Road To Hana...

And fun with these 2 cuties for an entire week!!

Pretty much, I don't know how I'm going to handle the next 2 weeks... I already can't sleep at night, I'm THAT excited!!

Man I LOVE Hawaii... and we are so stinkin' excited!!!

Life is GOOD!

2009-06-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

So I have been horrible about updating this blog!
So here is my attempt to update on the latest goings on in our life!
So over Memorial Day, Dave & I decided to make the HUGE drive to AZ to spend the weekend with my Mom... we left Thursday night after work, and wow... what a horrible drive...it was raining the whole entire way, and I was behind so many people towing their boats that I could not even go the speed limit, let alone speed, the entire drive. Dave slept like a baby the entire time. We finally arrived at like 6 am...
WE had a BLAST! Laying in the sun, eating, and just enjoying some good quality time with my AZ family.
Here are some pictures
First night we went & saw my cousins band play, The PJs... it was a good ol' time, especially for Brad!

Next day we layed in the sun & soaked up as much as we could.... And unfortunately for Dave, he forgot his sunscreen, and had blisters alllll over his body and was not doing so good that night. We were suppose to meet up with a friend of mine from Highschool who lives in Mesa, Dave Anderson & his wife... but, unfortunately we had to cancel, due to Daves "situation"... poor Dave!

So we stayed home and had a bonfire in my Moms backyard and roasted mallows with the whole famiy, it was GREAT!

Our last night there we went to Dave & Busters... this place is so fun! They don't have them in Utah, and the only thing I can compare it to is sort of like 49th Street Gallery/Fun Dome, but way better, and it's a restaurant.

Then we came home & have been loving this Utah summer weather... GREAT!!

Yesterday we had my cousins Wedding... it was at the International Peace Gardens, in Salt Lake... awesome!
Here are some pictures of that event...

And last but DEFINITELY not least... The REAL game... we went last night! What a blast! We went to dinner first with Dave's parents then to the game... and I totally cheated on my diet & got ice cream... and it was FABULOUS!

Updates...

2009-05-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened since I last posted, I've been slacking on the blog lately... probably because I usually did it at work, & now I can't log in to blogger from work. So, here goes my attempt to update this blog on what we've been up to!
A few weekends ago we decided to be really spontaneous, and, on Friday I found a deal online for a buy one night get one night free stay in Park City, so we went up there for the weekend.
Dave was really sick the entire time, but we got out for a minute & drove to Deer Valley & took some pictures. It was so pretty. I love little weekend get-aways.

Dave was realllly into the cowskin rug in our condo, as you can see... He recently told me that Calvin Klein has since called him, after seeing this picture, & asked him to be a model.... Good for you Dave! haha.

The weekend after that I went to Arizona, again. Yes, I am spoiled, Dave constantly tells me how spoiled I am that I get to fly to Arizona to visit my Mom & Brad (brad recently moved there). I am indeed spoiled. I always watch for those crazy flight deals on Delta, and have never spent more than 160 bucks for a roundtrip ticket, sometimes less. So if I find a deal, I usually book it, because I love Arizona, & love visiting my Mom/Brad & other family. It was great fun, & I hung out with my family there, we had a BBQ & Karaoke night... haha, hilarious to say the least. Then I went & looked at some more houses, because I am bound & determined for this move to AZ to happen... & I was not disappointed! I found some great places, and just waiting (patiently) for it all to come together. Someday, right? Unfortunatley we spent a large amount of my trip in the ER or Dr's office, my Mom was really sick. They are not sure what is wrong with her, this week she has to go in to get a ton of crazy tests done. Poor Mom.

Me & my awesome cousin Jeremy bringin' down the house in Karaoke

Brad really missed me, A LOT.....

I never can get enough of this lady, I love you MOM!

Well last night, I met up with my old best friend from Elementry School., Rachel. We had literally not seen each other since 6th grade.... We recently reconnected on Facebook, and wanted to get together. So we met up, and laughed realllllly hard at some hilarious memories we both recalled. I guess you never lose that connection with a best friend, because we were laughing & having a great old time. I hope we have many more girls nights together! Laughing that hard is like the best thing ever. I'm so glad we met up Rach, & can't wait for our next night out. Minus those obnoxious teenagers singing harmony, & maybe next time we could pick a less ridiculous movie? :)

And that's about it! Dave was sick pretty much the entire month of April, and we both got that cold flu crap this last week, again, but are starting to get over it... and THAT'S A WRAP!

Easter

2009-04-13T19:05:00.000-07:00

We had a BUSY, yet fun Easter... having nieces & nephews makes Holidays so much more fun... they are all so stinkin' cute, I mean, I personally think I have the most adorable nieces & nephews around!!
We had a full day, splitting it between time with my Mom & family, then my Dads, & then The Geurts side.... and although busy, it was a great time, and beautiful weather, and we really enjoyed spending time with the kids & all the family!

Here is Grandma Peggy with the two oldest Geurts Grandaughters

I just love this picture, these girls are so cute, & let me tell you, they may be young, but they sure know how to pose for a picture-- especially Natalie... haha!

Dave love hanging with the kids more than the adults, & they love hanging out with him just as much... he plays with them & gets them as hyper as can be...

Here is our cute Brady.... freaking cutest little 3 year old around. He's a doll & so much fun... and I think he looks a lot like Dave- I hope our kids are this cute someday!!

Marissa, who is DEATHLY afraid of me (cries whenever I'm in the room), but hey, she loves Boston (Grandma & Grandpa Geurts doggy) She was terrified of Dave until just recently... now she says "Dave's Cute!" Maybe someday, we can get her to think "Kristen's Cute!"

At my family party, we had a traditional Easter Egg hunt, with some eggs for adults... Dave found the Jackpot EGG, a whole 5 bucks!! And he sure was proud!!

The day was full of blowing bubbles....

We found our Easter basket full of fun things... including a princess crown that Dave was wrather drawn too.... hmmm....

My Cute niece Maren was just having so much fun hunting for eggs... and was thrilled to find her basket!

She had a lot of fun riding on Uncle Daves shoulders.... even in her poofy Easter dress....

Stealing myself & Easter kiss...

Some fun with the brothers.....

Hope you all had a great Easter, HAPPY SPRING!!!

I feel the need... the need to READ!

2009-04-07T09:07:00.000-07:00

So this past summer, when I picked up the Twilight series, I began my journey of reading for pleasure... I had no idea that I enjoyed reading so much until I picked up Twilight. Ever since, I started to read like crazy... And I got really into murder mystery books, and other vampire books, and just whatever I heard was good.

I need a new good book to read. Dave is super obsessed with reading, is in a book club, (he is a major nerd), but we have totally different reading styles. So I usually don't get into the books he is reading, & the other way around.

The last FAVORITE really good book I read was The Hunger Games... Who ever has not read this book, NEEDS to go out and get it. It's one of those where you finish it in like a day or two cause it's really exciting and an easy read. I absolutely loved it.

And if you like it... there is good news! In September the 2nd book is coming out. (and rumor has it she is writing a third right as well!)

COMING SEPT 2009

Anyway, I need some book suggestions... please suggest away! I've been in a slump, and not read much, and I need something to kick my love for reading back into gear.

these are a few of my favorite things...

2009-04-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

A few of my FAVORITE things are:

cuddle time with my neice....

Rainy day walks with Dave & my neice... ( I love my neice if you have not noticed)

And spending time with my family & honey!

Life is good...... weekends like these should NEVER end!

change is a good thing...

2009-04-02T08:11:00.000-07:00

So, my Mom lives in AZ.... and well, I go visit there a lot! Like several times a year. Dave has never come with me. Why you ask? Because Dave says I'd enjoy spending time alone with my Mom more (aka Dave gets a weekend of freedom watching soccer and making messes and eating whatever he wants). Also, he says he wants to save up his vacation time for a "Real Vacation"...

I have quite a bit of vacation time considering I've worked at Sinclair for over 7 years, so taking a Friday off here or there is not a big deal.

Anywho... onto my point. After these last 2 recent visits, and being in lovely weather in the middle of winter, and spending lots of time with my Mom... a lightbulb went off in my head! "Why in the heck don't we move out here!!?" I hate the winter (although I love to ski), I love the sun, and no offense to Utah, but I wouldn't mind getting the heck out of here for a few years.

So while I was there, my Moms spouse took me to see some houses since he is a realtor. BIG MISTAKE. I was sold on a house, and now all I can do is think about moving there.

So, we are considering the move... although in this economy the job market can be scary, so we both need to find good stable jobs first. But, it's definitly something we are considering, Dave says "IF" he can find an awesome job... right now there is nothing he is interested in, but I told him to just keep on looking every week.

So cross your fingers for me (or us) cause I really want this to happen!! :) I'm hoping & praying & wishing upon a star that this amazing job that comes along in the Phoenix area for Dave....

Look how awesome this house is: (it has a pool/hot tub/ outdoor firepit & grill... what more could we ask for?)

Oh... and also... we just booked a trip to MAUI! We're doing our honeymoon over... exactly... staying at the same place & everything. And I can't wait. 2 months & 3 weeks to go! We invited our friends Don & Lyndsey to come with us, so it will be fun to go with them.

Maui HERE WE COME! (view from the hotel balcony...ahhhh, pure bliss!)

Other than that... there is not much to update at this point! We're a bit boring!! :)

new hobby....

2009-03-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

I've always loved pictures, and always wanted to be good at taking them, and I am not... YET! I'm trying to learn, and I purchased a new camera, much better quality and features. Anyway, long story short, it's not as easy as I thought it would be, and I have soooo much to learn. But I had fun taking some pictures at the park with my neice... so here are a few!

Family is the best!

2009-03-11T08:14:00.001-07:00

My Mom came & visited.... ( I love my Mom & hate hate that she lives away from us in Arizona... although I don't mind visiting her there in the winter because its warm)

Also, while my Mom was in town, my Grandma was also visiting... she lives in Cali "part time", and visits her home here in Utah a few times a year... and while she was here, we actually got all the cousins together on that side... I'm pretty sure we have not all been together in a picture since we were little kids, like at least 10 or so years ago... there is only 6 of us, but it's been hard for us to ever get together since everyone grew up and went their own ways.... so we had to take a picture!

.... and that's a WRAP! p.s. Family, I LOVE YOU!

I heart Celine

2009-03-06T14:50:00.000-08:00

Well, it's been awhile, so I thought I needed to update the blog... I wish I had something exciting going on, so I had more to post about. But life is just life, same old boring stuff!

Valentines Day was a good one, we went out to eat at Ruby River, and waited WAY too long, we went early, at about 4, and still had to wait an hour and a half, people who got there after us had to wait 2-3 hours!... Dave always does something cute, and I felt bad, cause I figured us going to dinner was just going to be it (so I didn't do anything)~ but he surprised me with a cute little card & stuff. I love cheesy stuff like this & he knows it!

A few weeks ago I got to enjoy my Christmas present... finally. Dave got me Celine tickets for Christmas, & I took my sister in law, she loves Celine... those who know Dave know that him sitting thru a Celine Dion concert would be like torturing him. So I took someone who would appreciate it! It was great, Celine was amazing & we had great seats!

I must say that I love this girl~ my sister in law is GREAT, it's always great when I find someone who enjoys CELINE on the same level I do... and she sure did. This was the 4th time I've seen Celine in concert, so it was exciting for me, but I've seen her before, so my excitement level was not nearly on the same level as Brennan... I'm pretty sure she almost cried a few times. hahahaha, Brennan, you're awesome! Way better than dragging Dave to go & watching him roll his eyes the entire time. And I'm pretty sure he was excited to get out of it... :)
I loved all the gay guys surrounding us... clapping and dancing and singing along, those dudes knew the songs better than I did, not to mention the I LOVE CELINE t-shirts they were wearing... oh man, Dave would have KILLED himself if he would have gone... I can't decide what would have been better, watching Dave at that concert... or watching Brennan almost cry from the excitement... hahaha. Either way it was a great & entertaining night!

8 Random Things...

2009-02-16T09:19:00.000-08:00

8 Favorite T.V. Shows :
Greys Anatomy, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Private Practice, Real World, Desperate Housewives, Life, & The Office

8 Things i Look Forward to: Traveling to exotic places, Visiting my Mom in Arizona, Having kids someday, Buying a house, Finishing odd ends of the remodel on our condo, Spring & Summer!, Winter being over, Going to the Celine Dion concert next weekend(yay!!)

8 Favorite Places to Eat: Ichiban Sushi, Dell Taco, Old Spaghetti Factory, Z Tejas, Ruby River, Paradise Bakery, Kyotos, Chipotle
8 Things on my wishlist: Happiness, House, Babies, a fun vacation with my entire Family (both sides!), Another trip to Hawaii, A trip to Fiji, Scuba Certification, running a marathon!

8 people i tag: Alisha, Peggy, Stacy, Mom, Laurie... whoever else wants to!

Jackson James Barker....

2009-02-11T13:36:00.001-08:00

So this past Friday, at 3:24 p.m., this delightful, precious, perfect little baby boy was born! My "BFF" Jacque had her baby... oh man, there is just something about a new little baby that just melts your heart. He is so adorable, and I didn't want to leave and give him back to his parents, I just wanted to hold him forever.
Congrats guys, you make cute babies!!

A bit of change...

2009-02-05T07:34:00.000-08:00

I needed a change of scenery.... or the lack thereof in the frontroom. Ever since we repainted, remodeled, put in the new floors and such this past summer, we put away most of our decor in storage, and never brought it back out... life just got busy.... so I got real sick of this totally blank room, and with a very small budget, I attempted to redecorate! Sometimes little projects like these make such a difference. I love change...
Anyway here are all my thrift store finds... this weekend I plan to paint the old ugly coffee table, and misc tables I have in the frontroom, they were a hand me down from my Pops. But everything, minus the mirror, is brand new, and I spent under 200 bucks!! Pillows, vases, artwork, rug, new curtains (ok they are sheets, but you can't tell)... It was a fun project, and is ongoing... and helps me get my mind off any stress that might be going on!

Just what the doctor ordered...

2009-02-02T06:55:00.000-08:00

I must say, how does anyone in the world survive with out their Moms? I know it's hard enough for me with her being 10 hours away in Arizona.. and I don't know what I'd do without her. I've been having some struggles lately, and there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING like a Mom to take care of you, and love you, and make you feel like you can conquer the world.

I came in on Thursday, and we just spent the day relaxing, had dinner.... and then I made her go jogging with me-- what a hoot that was! :) Then we came back, sat in the hot tub while we were in the hot tub, looking at stars in the sky. And let me tell you... the weather there is just perfect right now, like springtime in Utah. I was LOVIN' it.

The next day was even better... wow! She took me to this resort called The Princess... and a spa at the resort called Willowstream. Now, I must admit, I love spas, and have been to quite a few in my day. But there was NOTHING that compared to the amazingness of this. We relaxed in the mineral pool, then up top in the outdoor pool we laid in the sun, played in the mineral pool waterfalls, relaxed in the hot tub, and in the steam room, and the BEST the "inhalation room" which was just this dark cool room that was surrounded by aromatherapy type scents. Heaven! We then got pedicures... best pedicure of my life! I sipped on the most delicious "prickly pear" lemonade.... and my absolutely NEW favorite drink ever, the Kiwi Cactus iced tea. It was divine, and a day I will never forget.

That night we went to see my AMAZING cousin play in his band called The PJ's... I had never heard him play, and I was just so amazed. He was great, and it was so much fun to see him, and to see him play. He's so talented.

(Me & my cousin Jeremy)

(The PJ's!)

( me & the Band)

The next day we headed out to Sedona, AZ.... which is so much like Southern Utah, big red rocks, and mountains. But very beautiful & fun.

All in all, it was amazing... to be with my Mom, and to forget about life problems... she is the best! Moms can solve everything... at least temporarily!! :) I miss my Mom already... some time away and being with my Mom is just what I needed! :)

One lucky gal....

2009-01-19T07:22:00.001-08:00

I had one of those weeks, I've been kind of moping around, and not feeling like myself, in a depressed mood, I always get like this in the winter. And I think there is so much excitement the entire month of December, when January hits, and there is nothing going on, you don't see your family as much, and things just go back to normal... and I always get sad after the holidays. So I was feeling more emotional than usual as I was going thru our computer and all the old picture files, and came across a file of my pictures from when I was little. It made me think back on the wonderful childhood I had, and how lucky I was to have such amazing parents & grandparents. It's weird to think that so much time has passed since these pictures were taken, and it makes me feel homesick in away, if that makes any sense.

Anyways, these are my favorite pictures I found... I love my family so much, and totally miss my Grandpa. I couldn't exist with out my family, they are my best friends, and we have always been so close. Looking at these pictures makes me want to have my own family...... SOMEDAY down the line. :) I can't wait to have fun and make new memories with my own kids someday. I just feel like one lucky gal to have such great siblings who are my best friends, and such great parents, although they are no longer together, have stayed amazingly strong and been such a great support to me & I love them dearly.

Oh man, how I loved my "wormy" pajamas... and my big brother Kasey!

Hahaha, do you think someday we will all look back at our own hairstyles, and wonder what we were thinking? My Mom has a full on MULLET in his picture! I love it.

I love this picture, my Grandpa was my hero, and so much fun! I miss him!

I've always had a close relationship with my Dad, ever since I can remember. I love this guy, he's an amazing man and the BEST father.

OK, well this post was more for myself than anything... so I apologize for getting all sentimental!!

And other than that I don't have much to report on the home front... things are pretty boring the last few weeks. We went skiing once, and that has been the extent of our excitement... Oh, and we're going to Arizona in 2 weeks to visit my Mom who I miss dearly!

Christmas Fun

2008-12-31T07:30:00.000-08:00

Well we had a wonderful Christmas and hope everyone else did as well!! Tons of family parties.

First was The Geurts Family party, where we received a fantastic quilt made by my mother in law Peggy! We had fun giving all the nieces and nephew presents, and watching them reinact the Nativity..

On Christmas Eve we spent it with my Mom and my siblings, and as always, had quite the time, and had a blast watching my niece get spoiled rotten!

Christmas day we spent with my Dad & family... and awaited the "big storm" that didn't end up coming until late Christmas night... I was so glad it snowed on Christmas, even if it was late, I love when it snows on Christmas, and we woke up to everything covered in white!!

The big game release...

2008-12-29T07:41:00.000-08:00

Though I have many more pictures to post from the Holidays, I don't have time to post them right now... but I thought this picture my sister in law Alisha took is ADORABLE... and it if were up to our neices and nephew, Daves big game release (1/5/09) would be a TOTAL success!!

Sun Valley!

2008-12-14T16:29:00.001-08:00

This weekend we had a wonderful little get-away with some great friends, Don & Lyndsey. Lyndsey & I were good friends in Highschool, and we recently met up again after not seeing eachother for almost 5 years, and her husband & Dave had so much in common, we just have a blast hanging out, and we were really excited to go on this little ski/snowboarding trip with them. It was a total blast.

The first day we just shopped around town at all the fun little shops in Sun Valley, and ate great food, and had a fun time going thru all the little shops... the boys had fun trying on random things in the shops...

We were worried we were not going to be able to hit the slopes due to the lack of snow, but we got super lucky the 2nd night we were there we had a huge snow storm. It was awesome, because we were up at this little cabin having dinner, and the snow just came down, it was so pretty and romantic!

On Saturday we hit up the slopes, and it was a blast and gorgeous up there... but, we were so glad to go back and sit in the hot tub, because all of us were super sore.

We had a blast, and are sad that the weekend came to an end so fast, but we had a great 3 nights away, and can't wait for another weekend get away.

Gingerbread house fun... minus Davey :(

2008-12-09T14:46:00.000-08:00

So my sisters and I made gingerbread houses, no, not the kind you make from scratch that turn out looking like miniature castles, but the kind you can buy for 8.99 at the craft store, along with some additional candy and frosting, and I must say they turned out amazing!! Brenton, my little sister Sadie's "friend" also joined in on the fun... they were huge show offs and built the perfect house... Courtney my youngest (step) sister and I built one together... and I must admit, we are AMAZING!!
Hope everyone is enjoying this fantastic holiday season!! I just love the HOLIDAYS and all the fun times with family. It is great...

My MASTERPIECE!

2008-12-03T11:51:00.000-08:00

Well I normally don't post this much on the blog, because there is usually not anything too exciting to blog about. But then the Holidays come along, and so much is going on, and this is almost like a mini journal to help me write down on these memories!
So this week we got a tree, for our own home, and with my Dad & his family. I love picking out the perfect Christmas tree. The past few years I've done a fake one, but this year I decided to go for a real one. It doesn't really hold up all my big ornaments as well as a fake tree does, but oh well! Its up and decorated!
And I got some sweet new ornaments this year, that I love! (excuse the crappy quality of the tree and ornament pictures, it was on my cell phone)

This week we also had my company Christmas party... well for us there is a special significance to this party, because 6 years ago it was our VERY FIRST date! I needed a date to the party, and Dave was a friend of my older brother Kasey, and he hung around at our place a lot, and I thought he was fun, and just asked him if he'd come to this "dumb Christmas party" with me, trying to make it seem like it was not really a date, so he didn't get any ideas... well, who knew that after that date we'd fall in love and date for 5 years (way too long) and then get married! Sinclair, where I work, always does an amazing Christmas party, either held at The Grand or Little America, and they always have a centerpiece that someone at your table will win... and every year except for one, we have always won the centerpiece! So I guess Daves my good luck charm. Anyway, it was the 6th anniversary of our first date, so it was fun. We always get all dressed up and have a good time. So, so far the Holiday season has been great!! Here are some pictures from our party, this is literally the ONLY time Dave wear's a tie every year... :)

Elf Yourself!

2008-12-01T14:09:00.001-08:00

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Grandpa Ed

2008-12-01T11:23:00.001-08:00

So during this very busy long weekend full of family fun, my Mom was in town, and we decided to go decorate my amazing Grandpa's grave... he died when I was 8, but he was my hero, and made a good part of my childhood magical, especially Christmas.

I love & miss you Grandpa!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, and has fun getting ready for Christmas!

(sorry these pictures are kind of crappy they are from my Mom's cell phone)