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I feel like I've been lazy lately. I took a sick day yesterday and now I'm taking a half day tomorrow (personal leave) but I have no motivation at all to keep working. I just like going but don't feel like planning much of anything haha jk I do plan stuff it's just more laid back than at the beginning of the year. We get out June 8th so we're only a few weeks away! I wish I could post some cool

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Kylee is getting so close to talking now. She mimics most words she hears and I know it's just a matter of a few weeks before she says her first real word. This is a really fun age for her to be at. She understands everything I say and is picking up things I didn't even know she noticed.This weekend I feel like I got a lot done. I cleaned the house and organized the dreaded office. It was so

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We have talked about this so many times before, but have now decided to start a wedding and events planning business. Cindy and Michelle and I are going into business together! We have yet to come up with a name, but are already rolling with the all the things we want to do and achieve. So if you have anybody you know that is planning on getting married, a reunion, a business party, whatever!

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Kylee is finally walking ... and everywhere! She officially started walking (like choosing to walk, not just walk when we make her) last Sunday. She is very cautious and hardly ever falls. She doesn't waddle as much as I thought she would. She is just getting so big and babbling allll the time! She is such a joy ... I can't imagine or remember how our life was before she came along. Matt and I

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so can anyone tell me how to post videos within a post? is that allowed even? and has anybody found great christmas decorations on sale somewhere? I'm looking to stock up for next year (this year was somewhat pitiful on the decoration side of things ...) happy new year! we're heading to pocatello to see family.

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I haven't posted a video for a while, but thought I would with Kylee opening her Christmas presents. It was about 10 pm and she was teething and cranky so we thought we'd do it a day early (on Christmas Eve because Christmas was already planned with our families). Enjoy, it's at the bottom!

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We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Everybody was in town on both sides of our family and Kylee really loved seeing everyone. Here's a picture of Kylee "helping" put up our tree ornaments. She more like got into the container and starting pulling them apart. But I consider this holiday a success because not more than 3 ornaments were broken. This other pictures just shows how much Kylee loves

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Well, I only did the turkey and some homemade rolls, but I didn't mess anything up! :) My grandma and grandpa (my mom's parents) brought things and my mom brought the rest. And no matter how many people told me to remember to take out the heart and stuff I thought I had it all taken out when I took out the neck and thought "they must've forgotten the other stuff." But just as I was about to put

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Okay, so soon was later than I thought. It's been a month and we just barely unpacked almost all of the boxes yesterday. (The only reason we did it is because family's coming in town.) We're doing thanksgiving at our house this year, and yes that includes my divorced parents of 10+ years, my mom's parents, and all my siblings. I am so excite to make the turkey .... never done it before, but my

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Well, good news, we officially have a house! We moved in last week and we've already painted and have a majority of our things moved from Matt's parents house. Everything's worked out perfectly and we feel really blessed. I am enjoying my time being a teacher, but also missing my days with Kylee. Matt's doing well in school and taking care of Kylee. So, everything's new but I feel like we're

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okay, no cool pictures to put up yet, but i'll get to that. kylee's helmet is officially off and her head is growing into a normal shape haha! she's now 11 months old--freaky how time flies!--and just figure out how to crawl a few weeks ago. yesterday she climbed up 5 stairs! so we're officially in trouble with her being mobile, she evens finds ways to get out of the living room when it's blocked

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to the right is matt and little adeline (my two year old half sister) she was a doll with kylee! more like kylee was the doll to her. she wanted to help feed her and play with her and share toys, it was adorable!because i've been such a slacker at posting, here are a zillion posts to keep you (and me) occupied for hours!! haha not really. but we were brave parents and took kylee with us across

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over the 4th of july weekend we decided we were going to save money on gas by matt taking the motorcycle and me driving with his parents to pocatello. (there wasn't quite enough room for everyone with kylee's huge carseat) matt called me from his cell just as he had stopped for gas just to check in and say hi. not ten minutes later did i get a call from him saying he had been in an accident and

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okay so i've been slacking and haven't posted on here for a long time! sorry for all of you who have now lost interest. matt's laptop completely broke (hope it wasn't me!) and that's the computer that had all our pictures and files on it ... so i still have some pics on our camera, but i had just gone through all the pics on the laptop and condensed everything and erased the ones from our camera

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she has just gotten so attached to this cow! it ishilarious to see her frantically grab for it when I lay her down in her crib for nap or for bed time.

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haven't posted for a while, but i thought i should. kylee has just started sleeping almost through the night (she used to wake up every 3 hours or so to eat ... but i've weaned her away from eating so much) and she now sleeps from 8-3am and then i feed her a little and she sleeps for another 2 hours or so. it has been HEAVEN! but i had a good idea for a scrapbooking page for her, i'm going to

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so kylee has gotten her helmet ... or party hat as we like to call it. she has a flat head and is wearing a corrective prosthetic to make it pretty :) she has to wear it for 3-6 months (but they've told me she'll probably only have to wear it closer to 3 months). the way it works is that it has a tough plastic shell and on the inside there's dense foam. it is shaped for her head specifically (had

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here is just after i woke her up from her nap, she was still tired as you can see

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The CDC has found the probable cause of swine flu.

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i have noticed that kylee has been really gnawing on her burp rags (not her teething toys, that would be too easy of course ...) but she hasn't had a fever, red cheeks or some of the other things that are red flags for teething. she was drooling a lot more than normal, but that was all. just two days ago i saw a little white speck on her bottom gums. i felt around (as she tried to eat my finger)

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another video of her laughing hard ... love it!

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okay, can't help myself with the videos. but i got her really laughing in this one. she only laughs like this when she's extremely tired, mostly it only works if i scare her. but that's not what this post is about. i've been loving staying home and i have found a new love for scrapbooking. i'm really not that creative in the first place, but i think i have a pretty good eye for what's "in

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okay, this isn't just for the moms out there i guess, but future moms and anyone who wants to read my advice, from my almost five months of experience. these are some things that nobody ever told me about being a mom, that i wish they would have.1. babies have no sense of time. they don't sleep at night time mostly, they sleep whenever they want and for as long or as little as they want. that

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i posted a video for our first try with rice cereal. i know she's only 4 1/2 months old, but i was excited to try it once i bought a box the other day. they say that she's ready to start on rice cereal anywhere from 4-6 months old. you start out by just trying 2-3 times a week to feed her once she can sit up with some assistance. as you can tell it's going to be a while before she really eats ANY

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i am having so much fun with my baby ... she is so smiley and giggly. she is so particular with the routines we have. she falls asleep and wakes up at the same time every day, within five minutes. just wanted to post a picture of me and her, she is still fascinated with the camera and we can't get her to really smile without sneaking in the camera. she constantly has her fingers in her mouth ...

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i will never go back to an apartment without a dishwasher and washer/dryer. but you never know how bad it is until you have it and then lose it. last night matt put in a load of laundry and it worked for about 3 minutes until it was supposed to drain and go through the rinse cycle. it just stopped working and when we opened the closet it was in it smelled like burnt rubber. uh oh! that can't be a

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i did make kylee ... but that's not what i'm talking about. i figured out a way to make those headbands! they are so easy, i got stockings from the dollar store and sewed it together and glued a hand-made bow with a button in the middle. i've already made 5 different ones to go with her outfits! she's smiling now ... i happened to get her with her eyes open that time. the flash of the camera

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Kylee is sooo good at sucking on her finger and i happened to get this picture of her almost eating her whole hand. Grandma Hudson (Matt's mom) has taught her how to suck on her fingers and she is so preoccupied with eating them now. I can hear her from the other room smacking her lips against her fingers, it is so funny. I can't believe she doesn't gag on her fist! She gags on the regular sized

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scroll to the bottom of the screen to see a new video of kylee taken today!

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So a few nights ago I was feeding Kylee (four in the morning or so) and had this thought come to my mind about an idea for a children's book. I thought about all the lines and then I couldn't sleep because I was so excited about this brilliant idea I thought I had had. I wrote down all the lines that I was mulling over in my mind but I still don't think I have enough details for a real book. I

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here are some of the things that I love as a mom:1. when your child smiles at the sound of your voice2. smiles in general3. being excited for a baby to poopy4. the coos and babbles5. nap time!6. snuggling before bed times7. all the lacy frills and headbands8. when daddy wants to hold her9. being able to watch her all day and not get bored, sucking on her fingers and watching the rattle (see video

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there's not much new with us, but it's been a month since i've posted anything. Kylee is finally getting into a better sleeping routine and life is getting slightly easier in that respect. It is also occasionally nice outside (and by nice I mean above 40 degrees and sunny) so we've been able to take walks on the green belt that runs along the river. (Just down the street from our apartment.) She

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So I haven't figured out how to post pictures on the blog instead of in a blog ... (any hints please help!) but I wanted to post some more pictures of Kylee. She is getting bigger and bigger every day. She is starting to smile more ... but not on purpose yet. Matt can sometimes get her to smile. Tomorrow I'm taking her in to the pediatrician to get her two month check up which

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I have recently started reading books again (after Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series I have read them multiple times and haven't found anything good after reading them ...) I'm searching for good reads. Does anybody have any recommendations? I love murder mystery types of books, but am open to really pretty much anything. Let me know, I'd love to find another author that I like.

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This is one of the most common topics of conversation because it has been such a big parts of our lives for a while now. I have just finished school at Boise State University with a degree in elementary education, earning a teaching certificate. It took me three and a half years, but still didn't see the point in going to the graduation ceremony. So I am happy to be at home with baby Kylee (who

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Everyone's been asking if I have a blog yet, so I thought I'd give it a shot. There are so many things I could talk about, but because I am home all day with a new baby that's where I'll start. Kylee is now seven weeks old and is growing quickly. She is becoming more and more alert as she can now hold her head up and look around at things she wants to. She loves lights and things that move as

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