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Congrats on making it to the third trimester Heather! I can't believe you are due in June again... Wouldn't it be crazy if they were born on the same day a year apart?? Have you thought of a name yet?


Fefer- He gets a check from the government because of me. Since he is disabled and can't work, he gets a check for me being in high school. I'm not in high school anymore but apparently he's lied to them about it and told them I still am so that he can still get his check to spend on beer and drugs. Not a penny of that money, which is technically MY money, goes to me. All of his food, shelter and clothes are paid for by my mom. My mom makes a ton of money but I don't see much of that either because it's mostly spent on my dad. My entire paycheck goes to Ellie, every cent of it. What I don't spend right away on formula, diapers, clothes or whatever else, goes into a savings account that I NEVER take out for myself. My grandma gets a check from my grandpa every month for her living expenses and that's where my food, clothes, and shelter come from. Anything that I want for myself I usually sell something for. Like... I need a new hard drive so I'm selling my ipod on craigslist. My grandma does spoil me a bit though even when I don't really want her to :) She's an angel!

Dawn, yeah I don't think my dad is ever going to change. I was just optimistic at that point in my life with a baby on the way, you know? I thought that if I gave him just one more chance he'd change for her, not me. I never expected him to change for me because he's really never liked me that much... He doesn't really know anything about me so he makes a lot of things up that makes him hate me. Despite having lived with him for 14 years and having him home ALL the time... I've never had a conversation with him---ever. It's either awkward silence or screaming at each other. We've never sat down and said "how was your day?" or anything like that. He's in denial of that and he thinks we were best friends or whatever. He says that I spray painted my neighbors house and he lied to cover up for me, but they caught it on video tape? Okay not only would I never vandalize anyone's property.. their house was never spray painted and they don't have security cameras!! He also claims that I told him my evil plan to ruin his life by getting pregnant. I said "Dad, I want you to be miserable for no apparent reason.. So I'm gonna get pregnant because that makes perfect sense for me to do." Obviously, I never said that either. He makes something up every day, tells my mom about it and of course my mom knows it didn't happen because my mom knows me and my mom also knows my dad is totally insane. She'll come home and tell me about it, then we'll laugh but sooner or later I'll get a phone call from him using that completely made up story as a reason for why it is 100% my fault that he is so miserable. He's just crazy... It's frustrating to think about seeing as how I really don't think I've done anything wrong. I guess it's arguementable that it was wrong to have sex at my age but I still don't feel like it was... I had been with Harold for nearly 4 years when I concieved, I was and still am genuinely in love with him, I'm really not very religious so waiting for marriage didn't mean much to me... I just think you should be in love, and I'm in love. Should I have used back up birth control? Probably. But when your doctor says "this is 99% effective" I thought okay I have a better chance of falling off a cliff than getting pregnant... but low and behold! haha oh well I'm rambling :)

we decided on Kira (like Keira knightly) we dont have a middle name yet though, our default middle name is Jane but we're still thinkin :)

Im hoping they arent born on the same day LOL poor kids would have to share birthday parties forever.

Yeah see amanda that is why I think sometimes it is best to just go off and make your life for yourself U don't need that crap.
Heather ... I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Kira LOVE it! It's funny the other day I heard someone with that name on TV and I was like ...that is such a pretty name when you think about it and here you are naming your baby kira ..so pretty!

I love the name Kira too! Kira and Kaelyn... they pair together nicely :)

Yeah I agree with you Dawn... that's why I don't talk to my dad anymore. But it's hard to completely ignore him and how he feels because you know whatever you do, or even what you don't do, is going to directly effect people that you love. I don't want to say I want him dead, I just don't want him to really... exist.... I know a lot of people say that about their parents and don't really mean it but he's been near death a few times before and I found myself hoping he'd pass just to relieve my family of the pain he causes.

Well I hope it all works out for you amanda - Don't let it get to you too much :(
Where is everyone? I'm waiting for violet to wake up and go by my friends house for a bit then go look at a house for rent - how was everyones easter?

Dawnie, are you moving? We've been actively looking for a house to buy and it's exhausting. It seems like you have to see so many duds before you find one that's even worth seeing. Easter was pretty good, we went to my aunt Donna's house and had a big nice dinner and then we just came home because King was getting really cranky. The food was really good! I just got back from food and wal-mart shopping and now me and King are gonna take a nap.

Yeah maybe .. Not too far though just a town over I need a lil more room. I see alot of the houses for sale and they still dont seem like such awesome deals to me ..I rather rent lol let the house be some one elses issue. Eventually I would buy again once I am married and its not just me and too many bills u know

Hi ladies! We just got back today from visiting family on Vancouver Island. It was lots of fun. The boys enjoyed themselves and are both tuckered out now. Hopefully they sleep in a little tomorrow. Jaxon must be going through a major growth spurt because all he wants to do is eat and he eats A LOT(!). He is getting closer and closer to walking. It's so exciting to watch him become so confident in his mobility. He is in the process of getting his top two teeth. He is very happy, smiley, and easy right now. Exploring everything, becoming so vocal and having fun with his brother (even though he tends to beat his older brother up on occasion lol). Heather: I can't believe you are in the third tri already. Time goes by too fast I didn't even know you were expecting another girl...and I also love the name you have picked out. So sweet. amanda: It sounds like your family has a lot of dynamics. I feel bad that your Dad feels that way but its probably best to cut him off completely. When he decides to sober up he can come and find you. Rather focus on the healthy relationships that you have already, like your Grandma and boyfriend (fiance?). You don't want such negativity and violence in Ellie's life. Even young babies can sense these things. And even though your Mom is a good Mom she doesn't emotionally support you. Why try to boycott your baby girl's (her grandchild's) birthday party? I hope you manage to have a wonderful day family-drama-free. dawn & gabby: Hope you both find a new place to live soon.

I uploaded a pic of violet and one of her easter bears from my mom...

Wow heather, it seems like your pregnancy went by really fast....maybe not for your though! My kids should have been born on the same day. The doctor wanted to wait another week, and he would have been born on the 12th just like liss, he just had other ideas. I can't believe he's going to be one in just 3 weeks. The little stinker is just walking everywhere and has become so much more independent. He walks with his hands up in the air and totters everywhere just laughing away. Gabby, we aren't buying for another year, but yahoo is a great place to look at houses....I always look at the foreclosures and we have some amazing ones around here.

woop wooop wooop (the sound from charlie brown if you know what I mean hahah) where is everyone?!

Busy...I am sick right now thanks to the kids. Blah! A cold that is just wiping me out. Also, getting the place painted, de-cluttered and cleaned for showings. Dh is forbidden a painting brush (he is horrible at painting) so I had to do it all myself. But it's done now and I am happy with the result. Just waiting for our property to get onto MLS (should be on tomorrow). So, both kids are sick and very very whiny. Jaxon still has tons of energy though and is all over the place getting into things. We have also been enjoying the beautiful weather. Also, feeling sad about going back to work. I have 5 weeks left of Mat leave. It's going to suck big time. I will miss them. Jaxon is a eating machine. He wants to eat all day long but surprisingly isn't putting much weight on. He weighs about 22.5lbs right now. A few oz increase from last month. I can't believe he will be 11 months old next week! He is babbling lots. Is fascinated with his tongue. He is a happy boy. Overall, not much news to report.

You know what DDT violet babbles too but lately I actually think I hear her trying to say things like I have a slide show for a screen saver and it has all these pics of her so she was looking at it and saying something over and over and over it sounded like biolea eventually i think she is trying to say violet ..cause she only says it when she sees pics of HER haha too funny and she says something else but i have no clue what it is ...almost sounds like bubble but i dont know what it could possibly be she said it about 50 times today and stares at me like .. 'dont you get it' haha i call my dog bubba alot instead of his name (cash)so I wonder if she is saying that cause she says then goes woo woo so I dont know maybe i spend too much time in this house but chastidy noticed it too without me telling her and that is why I believe I am not hallucinating haha O and she finally started letting go of things now so she stands on her own for a good 5-10 seconds then plops her butt down haha so cute! Last night she was a terror though up all night today I did notice a tooth now coming in right next to the front right one that just came in a couple days ago so now they are coming faster .. it was either that or hunger I think ..tonight i gave her cereal before we got ready for bed then made the mistake of giving her vitamins (cause chas was sick so i thought maybe it would be a help to give her those infant vitamins) well she puked everything up .. so whatever i fedher came back out anyway lol .. ah well maybe tomorrow I will try cereal again an see if she sleeps through the night cause yesterday I gave her dinner at 4 then only bf her so I think she was hungry. Ok this is getting long lol phew I am going to get ready for bed ...night!

Sorry you're sick DDT - what a bummer with all you have going on right now. Levi was 23.6 pounds a while ago - at least a month. He seems to eat a ton too and fits his clothes the same. I think he's starting to slow down on the weight gain - he's super active though so that probably helps. :)
He FINALLY has his first tooth coming in. Last week he got the tell tale line on his gums and now I can feel the sharp little thing with my finger. yay!!! He wasn't as slobbery as I would have thought. In fact, he hardly slobbers/drools at all. Rachel on the other hand is a mess with her molars coming in. I can't believe I didn't realize it until they had already popped through. :) She is chewing on everything and slobbering and grumpy. Levi is just kinda grumpy and makes a lot of noise at night. They seem to be sleeping much better now though.I'm feeling a LOT more rested.
I am about to start the weaning process and NOT looking forward to it. Levi is such a boob man that I don't know how it's going to go. I will give him till 12 months and then I want to be done. He's too big to BF in public - he wiggles all over, yanks his blanket off the top of him exposing me, :) , and just over all moves around too much. He still won't go near a bottle if I'm anywhere around. How do you get them to take them when you're always around???
No walking here - he pulls up and crawls with his legs straight and his butt in the air - TRYING to stand up on his own. :) One day....

I'm trying to figure out what to do for his birthday still - we rented that bouncy house but what else???? I need a backup plan in case it rains that day. Around here you have a 50/50 chance in June. I think I'm just going to do cake or cupcakes and maybe get pizza and snack items. Nothing super crazy. For a kid who won't remember it, it's too much work to go crazy. Everything has to be easy/simple. I'm not even making his cake - I'll get some Costco cupcakes or cake. I might get a pinata for the little kids that will be there. That will be fun. What are the rest of you doing - the ones who have bdays in the next few weeks! It's coming up soon for some of you!!! Our babes are getting so big!!

Hey everyone. Yesterday I was in Santa Barbara visiting a friend. I took Ellie along with me. She enjoyed the trip for the most part, did great in the car on the way there, but on the way back she cried the last 30 minutes. She was tired and just wanted to be home. It was amazing there though, we went to this little organic restaurant that had the best food there. We didn't get a chance to go to the beach but on the drive home I swear I saw a dolphin in the water... right by the shore, too.

Ellie is probably about 15.5lbs right now. Still in 6 month clothes, some 9 month though. She's working on her first sentence I think.. she points to something and it seems like she's trying to say "see it?" Which, who knows if that counts as a sentence or not. I've got everything pretty much set up for her birthday... My sister rented a bounce house just for fun but Ellie didn't like it, so we marked that off the list. We have a bunch of games for adults as well as kids.. All desserts are going to be homemade (strawberry, lemon and chocolate cupcakes; sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles) I want to get one of those huge sandwiches from Quiznos... her party is going to be around lunch time so just incase anyone is hungry. I hope the weather will be in our favor so that everyone can swim. But if not, there's plenty of other things to do. I saw some really cute "my first birthday" outfits at babies r us that I'm thinking of getting. We'll see.

Harold's birthday is coming up, I got him some music stuff. There are these really rare picks that he loves but can't find anywhere. I also got him this really comfortable strap. One of the reviews I read online about it was this guy who said he'd been playing bass for 30 years and had all kinds of back problems until he started using that strap. That was one of many similar ones and Harold's back is always killing him. It doesn't sound like a lot but it came out to be $50! He'd better like them! haha.

Also... my first mothers day!! I think most of you have more than one kid on here. Hm. Well this is my first. Harold's already had Father's Day. Anyway I'm just excited about it haha.

LOL - I rented the bouncy for the other kids. I can just see Levi on it now. HUH???? Being bounced around by kiddos. :) Rachel didn't like them much until about 6 months ago - she got scared when kids bounced on it and she fell down all the time.
You're pretty adventurous Amanda - I'd love to make all the stuff myself but with two kids 2 and under - not a good idea. I love to bake but I'd have to start a week ahead of time and then they wouldn't be good anymore. :) Plus it takes me a week just to get my house clean - and then it's dirty again. I've almost given up on keeping clean - but I'm such a neat/clean freak.
Mothers Day - ahhh - I can't wait. Now that Rachel is older I can maybe get some special gifts from her. We spend the weekend with my mom and grandmother so it's kind of hard to get pampered on MY special day but it's fun. My Grandma is turning 75 the day before...they have a parade in their town to celebrate May - and we go every year. It's a small country town of 2000. :) VERY small. I love it though - lots of fun. The kids will love the parade.
I might make a little cake for Levi - I just haven't decided yet.