22 weeks...

Only 18 more to go. Crazy. It still seems like time is crawling by, but I know the next few months are gonna be fly by with birthdays and holidays. Before I know it, it's going to be January so I should probably just sit back, relax and enjoy what little spare time I have!! Berlyn has started to become a wild child in my tummy. I cannot wait until Bryan can feel her kick but still nothing. It took forever with Blayke too, but I know it frustrates him a little:( Kylene took a few pictures of us the other day so I wanted to show those off....

We are planning on taking more this week so hopefully we can get some more cute ones. Blayke isn't exactly patient when it comes to trying to pose for pictures. Go figure...He is 3! Speaking of which....

We had Blayke's 3rd birthday party this past Sunday. It was kind of a bummer of a weekend. Bryan's grandma had been sick for awhile and over the last month or so just kind of taken a turn for the worse. Unfortunately on Saturday we got the news that she had passed away. We have had 3 grandparents pass away this year between the two of us so it's getting to be a tough pill to swallow. But, we tried to make the best of everything and still had his birthday party as planned. Alot of Bryan's family chose not to be here which bummed me out, but given the circumstances...What can you do? I just chose to celebrate her life in that moment by celebrating his. His party was great:) It was opening day of the Seahawks, so I decided it would be fun to do stadium food instead of the usual crazy spread I do! So we had hotdogs, fries, nachos, big pretzels and popcorn. It was a big hit! Then we just watched the Seahawks, played in the slip and slide Blayke got for his birthday (amongst other great things!) and ate lots of food! It was a great day for us and I appreciate everyone that was able to be here to celebrate that day with us!

3 years already?

3 years...3 crazy, wonderful years that have flown by. It is insane to me when you want time to fly it doesn't...But the second you wish it wouldn't, it does. My baby boy turned 3 years old today. I cannot believe it. It seems like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant...We felt his first kicks, we found out he was really a he...we took that scary, but exciting trip to the hospital...We held him for the first time. Now he is 3. It makes me sad, but proud at the same time that I say that. It's so nuts to me that 3 years ago he was the cutest little blob I had ever seen, who depended on me for everything...Now he is this independent little boy who wants to do everything for himself. But when he looks at me, it is like he is that little blob again because all I see is the love he has for me and I have for him. It is really hard for me to believe that he is actually 3 and I know if I'm not careful and I don't enjoy every second of it, the next time I blink he will be 6! He has taught me so much about life and about myself in the last 3 years and for that I am forever grateful to him. That little boy completes me. I truly felt like I never knew true love until I met the Tingley boys. I love you, Blayke. Happy 3rd birthday!

So....

I realized today I'm not very good at this whole blogging thing. I am not good at alot of things...Keeping up on the laundry, planning meals in my head when I go grocery shopping, keeping my side of the bathroom sink clean...But I am really not good at blogging about absolutely nothing. I think mainly cuz I have no idea who is even reading this, so if no one is...What the heck am I writing about nothing for?! I think the fact that I am not good at those other things I mentioned before, which should be things that I actually do, so why focus time on this?! Especially if no one is reading it...Ahhh, the vicious cycle of life. But yesterday, as I was talking to my friend, Kylene...I realized I need to be better at this, cuz in a year when I look back on this, it would be nice to read. Plus, someone has to be reading this, right?!?!?!

I'm 20 weeks pregnant today. My little girl who was once a sesame seed is now a banana and in 20 short weeks...Life is going to be even crazier than it already is! I need to do so much before she comes and I feel like that is never going to happen!! I want her room to be perfect, but I can't even decide on a theme! I want our house to be spic and span but I know full well unless I hire someone to follow us around all day, that is never going to happen!! I want to be the best mom in the world and I am still trying to figure out how I am going to take all the love I have for Blayke and share it with another human being. I almost feel guilty saying that, but hey...If someone is reading this, maybe there is advice to be had?! Before I forget (which happens, cuz it seems like I am losing my mind faster than I am losing sight of my pink toenails!) here is a picture of Berlyn Marie Tingley:)

Isn't she beautiful?!:) I know...hard to tell since she is smushed into my stomach, but I happen to think she is fabulous! She is currently 11oz and about 6.5 inches long. Crazy to think in 20 more weeks she will be like 20 inches and 7 or 8lbs (knowing my luck, she will be 10lbs!)...I cannot wait until January!!

Ahhh, and now that brings me to Blayke. He really is a wonderful kid...However he is literally driving me INSANE! I don't know if someone is punishing me since he really didn't go through the "terrible twos" and now I am getting it double time since he is almost 3. I don't know, but God, if you are listening...HELP!! He is so excited about being a big brother though. It will be interesting to see if he is still excited when it actually happens but in my heart I know he will be great...If he doesn't drive Berlyn nuts too:)

Ok...I did my blogging for awhile. I seriously will make the best attempt possible to do it again before 2 weeks is up!

Right now, all I want to do is go wake Blayke up and give him the biggest hug ever. I cannot imagine what someone is going through right now, but let me try and explain and then when I am done, you will know why all I want to do is give Blayke a hug and why I couldn't even think of a title to this blog...

A friend of a friend of mine, Rebecca posted on her Facebook last night about her son. His name is Isaac (and please remember that so at the end of this when I ask for prayers, you remember his sweet little name)...Isaac is quite the little daredevil. Everytime I look at Rebecca's pictures, he has a new bump or bruise. Nothing too crazy for a little boy who is about 2...but none the less...He is a daredevil. Yesterday, he tried to scale a t.v. stand with a large t.v. on it and fell off. The t.v. followed him and he is now in the pediatric ICU unit at Mary Bridge with some terrible injuries. He has a fractured skull and swelling of his brain amongst other things. He is in a medically induced coma as well as being medically paralyzed. I cannot imagine what Rebecca and her family are going through right now. My heart aches for them. All I can do is picture myself in her shoes and that is why I write this. This family needs all the thoughts and prayers that they can get. And all I can think about is her blog in which she states at the end...Hug your kids a little tighter today. I know that is a message I would want passed along and that is why I am passing it along for her. I don't know who all reads this, but if you do...Hug the people you love just a little tighter. You never know when something is going to happen. Please pray for Rebecca, Isaac and the rest of their family. I have only met them in person one time, but Rebecca is a good friend of one of my best and she is someone who without knowing me took the time to talk to me when I was pregnant with Blayke and from there on out. They are good people and they don't deserve any of the pain they are going through right now. Isaac is a tough cookie but every little bit helps....

2 more weeks...

I feel like 2 more weeks is going to be the death of me! I am so anxious to find out whether we are having a boy or a girl that I feel like I have looked up every possible theory and it is driving me insane! Everyone is so confident that it is a girl...My best friend has already started buying girls stuff, everyone talks to my tummy like a she is in there...But I'm not sure how confident I am! I want a girl so much (who doesn't want a boy and a girl?!) and I feel like it's a girl, but I still can't help but think I am destined to have all boys!! Arghhhh!! 2 weeks seems like nothing since we have known we are pregnant now for like 3 months but it feels like a lifetime still!

In other news...Blayke is driving me insane. I think not only have I lost the ability to see past my boobs these last few months but my patience level is slowly dwindling away! I love that kid to death but he is slowly starting to drive me nuts!:) Seriously though...I have the best kid. I swear.

Time to give in...

Well, everyone else was doing it, so I thought I would too:) More to come...