It's a BOY!!!

So we were very thrilled to hear we were giving Kyle a little brother to wrestle around with and I can see broken lamps and other breakable things broken in my future.... Matt was so thrilled when he learned we were having another boy...he wore a smile on his face for about a week I think... Kyle is getting more and more aware that there is a baby in Mommy's tummy. If I ask him where the baby is most of the time he will point to my growing belly and say babeeee! He is so precious.

We are all coming down with colds this week it seems.... Matt is the one hold out but for how long I am not sure....he is taking extra vitamins and we are praying against it...it is not fun to work with a cold! Kyle had it the worst a few days ago and even slept with us. He loves giving mommy kisses too....which is why mommy is now sick. LOL.

I have been inspired by a Steven Curtis Chapman song lately. Called "Do Everything" The First part of the song is what gets me:

Your picking up toys on the living room floor for the 15th time today
Matching up socks
Sweeping up lost cheerios that got away
You put a baby on your hip
Color on your lips and head out the door

While I may not know you,
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you,
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

I just love it! This is my life....I am a mom and a wife and taking care of my home is what God wants me to do for my family to honor them and even more honor God! So I am taking care of my home for the glory of the Lord! Amen!

We also started going to a new church recently....well we went to once service. We really really liked it. Kyle enjoyed the nursery and we feel safe leaving him there. We were going to try to go this Sunday again but with Kyle having his cold we don't want to expose him to the other kids so we are going to wait and go the following Sunday. It feels good going to church as a family. :)

Anyway...I will write some more a a week or so, I am going to relax on the couch and enjoy being still in my very clean home!

17 Weeks today.....

Today I am officially 17 weeks pregnant and exhausted to boot! The hormones tend to get the better of me lately. Kyle has been climbing up everything and falling off sometimes too! He has found out how to climb up onto our bed and then will sit down with his back to the edge and laugh then fall...I have caught him once and try to keep the door shut but a few times I have forgot to shut the door annnnnnd thud. My heart jumps and I rush to find him laying on his back crying. He is usually easily soothed with his "blankie" or a soft toy...or daddy if he is home. Chasing my toddler and being pregnant is not as easy as one may think... Matt has been such blessing to us. He is an amazing daddy and husband, I love him and appreciate all that he is so much!

I have been trying to teach Kyle about the baby in my tummy. I don't think he quite understands yet. We took him to the last OB appt and he got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Matt was holding him and telling him...that's our baby Kyle, that is the baby's heartbeat. He was so silent and intently listened, it was so cute. I started showing really early, and I look further along than I am...but at least I think I am getting past the looking fat look and starting to actually look pregnant again.

I have just been so TIRED!!! I wish there were more hours to sleep! I have been feeling blue this pregnancy too. I know that is also normal sometimes but makes be worry about after the birth. I wish I lived closer to my sister in law Summer and my sister Evie. They both have kids and are stay at home moms who work part time. They are my bosom buddies (as put in Anne of Green Gables)! I miss my friends. Jolie, Brooke and Reenie...we used to talk all the time and go shopping and visit and now that seems so far away in the past. Anyway, enough whining! God has been there for me unconditionally though. He is my comfort when I feel alone and want a friend to talk to. And my Matthew...he loves me unconditionally and shows me everyday. If only he did not work from 3 pm to 3 am. half of the days. I do appreciate the other half when he is home though! :)

I am so exited for this baby and I know that he or she will bring such joy to our little family! Thank you Lord for all the blessings!

It's a BABY!!!

Today we had our first ultrasound of our sweet little baby! We wont know for another 10 weeks if it is a boy or a girl but it was so amazing seeing our little one today!

He or she has a very fast heartbeat, it looked more like fluttering on the screen. Sadly Matt had to work today but I was blessed by the presence of my beautiful sister in law who came with me and took video so Matt could watch later and see our little baby!

I am so exited for the future and to watch my body change as our baby grows strong and healthy within me.

So far I have experienced some pretty bad nausea and fatigue with this baby. A few other things too but those by far are the most prominent. I cannot wait for the next trimester and hopefully an ease in some of these symptoms. I have also felt my sweet baby move. On July 6th I felt 2 very distict fluttering movements!

We have told Kyle about the baby in Mommy's tummy. I don't think he quite understands yet but I am going to keep working with him. He is going to be such a good big brother!

Today officially marks 10 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Father's Day

Kyle LOVES his daddy and boy does his daddy love him! Lately Kyle has been not wanting me at all! I can be at work all day and he will be happy to see me when I am home for about 5 minutes then....he wants his daddy again! It makes me sad and happy all at once. I knew the day would come...boys and their dads have this special bond and I am so glad that my guys have this bond.

Some things that Kyle and Daddy do that Kyle loves:

Playing airplane

bath time!

playing on the big bed.

going for walks

playing at the park

seeing daddy at work (Kyle loves ambulances and sirens)

learning to walk with daddy's help

Kyle loves it when Matt shows him grown up things and how to do things such as how to stir food when cooking (supervision and lots of help of course!)

reading books

Today for Father's Day Matt had to work so I drove Kyle to see Matt at work and we were so blessed! He did not get a call the whole time we were there so we got to visit until it was time to go home to put Kyle to bed! As soon as we got home Kyle ran to his toy chest and reached and grunted and dug until he pulled out his little toy ambulance and said DADA! It was so cute! I just love my little guy and am so proud of how smart he is! I feel so blessed to have the best husband in the world who is the most patient and amazing father to our amazing little boy. Thank you Lord!

PREGNANT!!!

Never thought I would be so exited to see 2 lines on a little white stick! We are happy to announce that we are pregnant! EDD is February 5th! We are really exited and cannot wait to have a new little baby join our family! Initially we planned on keeping it quiet but once we found out that we were pregnant we could not hold our excitement it! We were so happy that we told everyone and even announced it on Facebook!


I had been feeling pregnant for about a week at the least, feeling really tired and emotional so I was convinced I had to be pregnant. I went out about 5 days before the normal time to test and got one of those early detection tests that states you can test positive up to 6 days early! So I took the test and sadly it was negative. My heart sank. But now I had a new problem...why was I so tired! I was taking naps with Kyle! I thought well I will try again in the morning. I did and it too was negative...my heart really sank. I knew that there could still be a chance because I had tested early but I was pretty doubtful. A few days later when Matt was at work...I got really nauseated and had heartburn which was odd....I never have heartburn. I had one last test. I took it and...there it was a very, very faint line! I was pregnant! I immediately called Matt and told him over the phone...lol. I was too exited to wait! I had a poppy seed sized baby growing in my tummy! The next day we bought another box of tests to confirm...and one by one they all came out positive! Tomorrow I schedule our first OB appointment. Thank you Jesus for this tiny baby growing inside me and for the amazing one you have already given me. I am blessed

Kyle's First Medical Emergency

Wow. Today was a rough day for the Shore family. It started about one week ago. Thursday evening Kyle started vomiting and his previously clear runny nose was now green and he was running a fever. I initially thought it was just teething. I gave him Tylenol and he seemed to do better. 4 hours later he was running a fever again and very fussy. For the next 2-3 days he was feverish with vomiting, productive cough (clear lung sounds though), diarrhea, runny nose and developed a horrible diaper rash. We kept thinking that he is going to be okay he probably just has a virus. However he seemed to get worse!

For the past 2 days he seemed to be lethargic and clingy. Not normal for Kyle. He so active and never stops moving! I have wished so badly for my sweet boy to be snugly and for the past couple days he was so snugly and I have never wished so badly that my non-snugly active and happy baby was back! We decided that if he was not better by Wednesday we were going to make a doctor's appointment. He did not get better and was much much worse this morning (Wednesday).

At the doctor's office, Kyle's doctor seemed very concerned and mention possible admitting Kyle but held off saying that we had to be watching him constantly and if he got at all worse that we were to take him to the emergency room.

(For those that understand medical lingo.... his h/r was 180, RR was 60 and his O2 Sat's were only 90% and a temp of 102.)

He then sent us to the hospital for labs and a chest x ray. They had to do 2 blood draws to get enough blood and it was so horrible and heart breaking to watch my sweet, happy and joyful baby so distraught. :( During the chest x ray they enclosed him in the clear plexi-glass thing and he was not liking that either, I am sure it did not help that he was feeling horrible as well as still running a pretty high fever. After leaving the hospital we went back to the doctor's office for a shot of antibiotics and we learned that he actually had pneumonia! My poor baby! No wonder he felt so bad and has been so sick! By the time we were back to Salem, he was like a whole new kid. The antibiotics were already working and the Tylenol and ibuprofen were working. We dropped off his prescription and the pharmacy and headed to the store for some much needed ice cream which Kyle fully enjoyed when he got home! The picture above is taken at the store in the ice cream isle no less! The bandages on his arms are from the blood draws. I just want him to be better again! Keep praying for Kyle and I will keep you all updated!

Are we ready yet? I think so!

So the pre- prenatal appointment has been made, we are eating healthy....got the book what to expect before you are expecting and I am working out to drop more of this baby weight! That's right folks we are going to start trying for a baby in about 30 days! Jillian Michaels 30 day shred...bring it on! Also I am cutting out a lot of caffiene, little to no alcohol and some herbal teas. Bring on the prenatals and heathy lifestyle!

We would like a brother for Kyle but would welcome and fully enjoy a daughter to the Shore family mix! There are not many blood Shores out there so that would be a feat in itself...but hey Elina and Bella need a girl cousin...they are surrounded by boys! And to be honest I would love to dress up a sweet girl on cute little dresses! Although I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a little boy again, Kyle is the best thing that happened to our family, and we would be overjoyed by another little man!

I am exited to see what happens in the coming months and pray that the Lord allows us another baby in our near future! Although I must admit being preggo in the Summer does not sound so fun....LOL!

Wow! Time flies!

So here I am 10 months after bringing home my sweet boy Kyle. I cannot believe he is 10 months old!?! Wow! His first birthday is fast approaching, I am already deciding on a day to have his special party! He has grown so much this past year! He is so close to walking...I wonder if he will walk before he is one?

I cannot believe how much God has blessed our sweet little family with Kyle. Here are some Kyle "Likes":

Being in the car

going to the grocery store and going in the cart

"Cruising"

picking his nose (oi...we have got work on this one)

dictator hand....if you know kyle, you know what this is! LOL :D

taking the toilet paper off the roll

jumping up and down in his crib

being outside

playing games and rough-housing with daddy

airplane!

macaroni and cheese

drinking from a glass

typing on the keyboard

playing in the dishwasher when we are trying to do dishes

BATH TIME!!!!!

playing with his cousins and baby friends

swim class

MUSIC!!!! (He loves the Lion King soundtrack best and mommy singing)

watching the backyardigans....okay okay....so sometimes mommy needs time out too!

calling daddy on mommy's phone and leaving messages....once without mommy knowing!

playing on mommy and daddy's bed

looking out the window

playing ball

dancing

peek a boo

I can't believe how much he has grown. I love him sooooo much, thank you for letting me share about my Kyle with you!

You know you are a mom when.....

10. You leave the house without doing your hair.

9. You forget to brush your teeth.

8. Find baby toys in your purse.

7. Find your wallet missing from your purse that was on the floor in reach of kid.

6. Forget to put eyeshadow on one eye.

5. Walk out of the house with baby food on you somewhere that is visible to anyone but yourself or on yourself and you know but just don't care. :)

4. You are a master at functioning on little or no sleep.

3. You love it when you get a drooly wet kiss from you kiddo.

2. You talk about them so much people get tired of hearing about them.

1.When you realize how much you love and could not live without your sweet baby/babies!

Sleeping through the night....

So about a month and a half to two months ago I decided it was time to teach Kyle to sleep through the night....it was rough! It took 2 night of crying at multiple different times and 3rd night of crying just once and a fourth night of making it till 6 am then sobbing so hard that my heart could not take it and I fed him. He was sick after that and only wanting to eat at night so I caved. Night time feedings returned....then he got sick again he was getting up TWICE a night again! Then we moved and that did not seem like the right time either. So on the 3rd night at our new place I decided it was time again. He woke up at 2 am and I let him cry it out and he went to sleep after 10 minutes, he never really got really upset either so that was good. Night 2 was last night. He woke at 1:30 briefly for like 5 minutes and fussed a little but went right back to sleep and I did not hear a peep out of him till almost 8:45 this morning!!! Good job buddy! Can I get an AMEN! Thank you Jesus and HELLLLOOO everyone sleeping all night again! The key I think is no naps past 4 pm and playing lots of games and being silly for the last hour to 2 hours before bedtime.

I will let you know how tomorrow goes!

Our new home....

As you all may know, we recently moved to a new apartment over this past weekend. It was a long hard grueling process. We started off pretty rocky and a bit behind. Just a mere 2 days before moving I came down with a pretty bad bug. I was miserable! I could not sit up without feeling like my head was going to explode! Poor Matt got off a graveyard shift to have to continue staying up to care for Kyle because I was bedridden! I have not been that sick since I had pneumonia several years ago! Thankfully on the big move day I was finally feeling better and ended up spending the entire day packing and cleaning and moving then unpacking and cleaning again! It was a long, long, long exhausting day. Followed by a early morning as in getting up a 0345 in the morning for work, then more moving followed by more moving on Monday and doing the final cleanup at our old place! Today was the first day of staying at home and I spent the day babysitting my nephews and then grocery shopping and I still don't feel 100%. So tonight I am going to veg out on the couch and RELAX with the remote control! Any who...I am posting some picture of the new place!

Kyle's Room....can you see him sleeping?

The Kitchen, wish there was more cabinet space.

The Dining Room

One side of the Living Room...

The other side.

The Bathroom

The Master Bedroom....I love this quilt! My mother-in-law made this for us just after we got married!

Life moves on...

I did not think it would be hard to move from our apartment to another apartment. I am learning that it will be. Not just the packing and moving of furniture, but leaving our first home as husband and wife. Leaving the place where we first brought Kyle home from the hospital. I have worked so hard to make this little apartment our home.

So many memories have been made in our first home.



Coming home after our wedding day was one of the most joyous days of my life in our home. We walked up the sidewalk and to the stairs hand in hand, exited to enter our home as husband and wife. We were FINALLY married.

We celebrated our first Chirstmas here too. Such wonderful memories...setting up the camera to take a picture in front of the tree that would be "just right" for our Christmas card. That is one of the best days in our home.

Aren't we adorable!!!

For a good portion of our life here was spent preparing for the birth of our little bundle of joy! We waited, prepared and planned for his arrival. I worked so hard to make his room just right, I even painted letters to spell out Kyle and decorated them for his room!

Oh my gosh! I forgot how huge I was!

Kyle's room!

I think the best day we shared in our first home was bringing home our Kyle. He was so sweet and warm and perfect. I remember sitting together on the couch with Kyle in my lap and counting his tiny baby fingers. Yes, I will miss our first home.

We have watched Kyle grow, smile, laugh and cry here. He learned to crawl in this living room. Laughed in our bedroom for the first time. Peed on the wall in his bedroom! So much history is here now! Kyle had his first Chirstmas here in our little home.

Good bye little home. We will miss you.

Skype...continued

So more good news about Skype. Matt's mom got a new laptop with a installed web cam and skype so now Kyle gets to see 2 grandmas that live far away every week! Yay for Skype!

Skype! Yay!

So after my mom moving away it has been hard getting to hear her voice but not see her or touch her. She solved half the problem for us. She sent us a Web Cam and we got set up to chat on Skype. It has been so great! Kyle can see his grammy and paw paw all the way in Arkansas. Kyle seems to enjoy it. Grammy can sing to him and talk to him and he interacts with her so well! I am so glad that when he sees her again he will actually recognize her! And Kyle LOVES it when his grammy comes on the computer to talk to him.....

Life as I know it........

Being a mom is everything I knew it would be and nothing I expected it to be all rolled up in one. Kyle is the light of my life. He is such a happy baby with rarely a tear to shed. He is so active too...he started crawling at 6 months giving us a run for our money! He loves to play, eat and talk to mommy and daddy.









Recently we started swim classes and Kyle really seems to enjoy it! Has has so far not cried once! He laughs, splashes and will even put his face in the water! He seems to really enjoy the time he gets to play with other babies! I am so proud of him!









My most latest passion is making healthy food for Kyle. When Kyle first started to eat solid food...aka puree, I bought him food from a jar which while it is good for kyle and pure fruit or veggie, I could not help but wonder...who's hands touched this food? Or, did they use the best bananas they could find? Are there pestisides used on the fruit put in this jar? Is the meat used from a hormone free healthy animal? With all these questions looming in my mind, I decided to do something about it. With a Amazon.com giftcard in hand I bought a AMAZING puree macine by kidco, some food storage containers and a book on basic puree food and I went to work! I even use my own cooking and puree it for Kyle, he LOVES it! He eats my cooking so fast!

Tonight I made a banana puree that was quite a hit! 1 whole banana, 1/4 cup of warm water and 2 Tbs of baby oatmeat. Makes 8 oz. Kyle really enjoyed it!