This is why my hair is falling out...

Oh man. Life has been stressful lately. Probably why I haven't been posting on here as much.

Since this is essentially our family journal that gets turned into a book every year... here it is for posterity... this is what is happening now and causing me stress:

1. Prego. I spent all of December and some of January being LAZY and TIRED. This baby was making me a little nauseous and onry (seriously does anyone know how to spell that word). Second trimester has finally kicked in and given me renewed spirit.
2. Work. Back in September we were pushing out a new product that took a LOT of work. It was STRESSFUL. My hair literally started falling out in about October. As if I'd just had a baby. It was horrific. Crystal was like what the crap is going on here when she did my hair. Now it's these one inch wispy pieces along my forehead, and a few random sections that stick up when my hair is semi dry.
3. Work. Fast forward to February when the company is sold. New owners. Holy crap... I was expecting to go bald. Luckily they seem to be keeping everyone and are happy with my work. It's still stressful because they expect to move at a mile a minute, but I'm adjusting.
4. Cancer. My dad was diagnosed with it in December. Multiple Myeloma. Cancer of the plasma cells in your bone marrow. Devastation. Words can't even explain it. He started chemo and seems to be doing better than most in that situation. When chemo is over he will do a stem cell transplant, which will require a sterile environment at his home. What started as the creation of that sterile environment, turned into a complete home remodel. They deserve it. That house hasn't changed in 30 years. Brandon is in charge and spends about every non-working moment on it. Everyone else has been helping when they can. New closets, new wood work, new doors and casing, new paint, fireplace ripped out, new carpet, new shelving, new everything.

To say the least... I'm exhausted. Poor Tom. I've not been normal for months. I keep saying this baby is going to come out as a ball of anxiety. I told him the other day its been one thing after another and I'm ready to go back to normalcy.

Fingers crossed. Hopefully soon. I guess its just a matter of dealing with what life throws at you. Lucky for me we have a great family and help around every corner.

Addi is here playing today...

She is getting so big...


Asher is teaching her to play the wii...

They are a little crazy together.


And yet, still so adorable.

Asher conversations...

Quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever heard...

As we are driving:

Ash: Dad is fun.
Me: He is a fun guy.
Ash: He's a really fun dad.
Me: We're lucky to have him.
Ash: Yeah. Let's keep him forever, ok?

And also as we were driving home from daycare and he is eating his treat (yes, I butter him up by bringing him a treat to daycare every night... its our secret):

Ash: Mom, I saved you a skittle.
Me: Thanks buddy.
Ash: You know why?
Me: Why?
Ash: Because I love you so very much.

What can I say? He might be the cutest kid E.V.E.R.

Recipes

I like a lot of the recipes on kevinandamanda.com. They are easy to make (realistic if your not a complete chef) and always good. These are some of our favorites:

Tom's favorite: Red Beans and Rice

Stacy's favorite: Homestyle Mac and Cheese

Stacy's other favorite: Blondies with Nutella Swirls (like a brownie, but with brown sugar!)

We've also made the homemade tortilla chips to go with my sweet pork for nachos.

And... if you like fonts... check out all the free fonts. Awesome for blurb booking or scrapbooking.

Big brother (and little munchkin)...

So it's official...


There's a baby in the baby cave. (as Tom would put it)

One more munchkin headed our way.

We are all excited!

Due date is August 8th. Doc says probably do a c-section more like the 2nd.

Baby is baking up nice...


Wiggly just like Asher was. Took time out of its dance moves to wave hello.

I keep calling it a "he," but Asher swears we will have a "baby Addi." But sometimes he follows that up with "you just never know." I'll be happy either way :)

{of course I'm leaning towards wanting a girl... so I ran right out and bought a boy outfit. To jinx myself the opposite way. Yes... naughty of me. But I bought a little pink tanktop with a flower for Asher... and then he was a boy. So maybe it will work!}

Silly week at daycare...

Asher had silly week at daycare a few weeks ago and one day was backward day:


And another day was hat day:


He looked so cute in his little hat!

Ty's kids...

I took some pics of Ty's kids for a Christmas card and they turned out pretty cute. All the kids were freezing (warm weather next time!). And poor Lyhla was sick... she even puked mid-pic... poor baby... check out Hallee's face when it happens:


Yikes!

Otherwise... all turned out cute: