M.I.A.

Ok so Facebook has just taken over my time. I am going to try and focas on catching everyone up on our last year. Having 2 kids has been so crazy but great. We are all so in love with our cute baby girl. Well in the last year we have been doing the same old thing. Just spending time as a family. We are kind of a boring Family. So I will just update about each of us.

Grayson is 7!

Just a short week after Alyia was born we got to celebrate Grayson's 7th Birthday! I can't believe he is already 7! I was still healing from the csection so we decided to take him to Chuck E Cheese. He had a blast spending all of his 75 tokens on the games. Games make him so happy and he is so good at them. He had so much Fun and so did we. I love you Grayson and am so proud of who you are growing up to be!

The Best Big Brother!

Grayson is such a great brother! He wants to hold Alyia all the time. We still need to remind him that he needs to be really soft but, I can't belive how great he has been with Alyia.

I love my kids so much! I am one lucky Mommy!

2 Weeks Old

My friend Viri and I had so much fun taking Alyia's newborn photos. She was such a fun model! Also, the prettiest I have ever seen!

Alyia Hope!

Alyia was born on April 23, 2010 at 12:17 am! She weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 19 inches long. She is so perfect and so worth the wait! I couldn't be any happier. She is definitely a girl, so full of drama from the day she was born. We all love her more then anything!

I feel in love with her as soon as I had the chance to see her, really as soon as I found out I was going to have her! She is so beautiful and I couldn't ask for anything more. I have my Family! I was so amazed at the experience of having a full term baby this time. I got to have her in my room the whole time. I couldn't bring myself to send her to the nursery at all. I guess that is because I didn't get to keep Grayson with me when he was born. She can always put a smile on my face.

Alyia already has Daddy wrapped around her finger. He is so great with her and so in love. I am so lucky that my kids have such a great Daddy and I have such a great husband. He wasn't able to stay long at the hospital after she was born because he needed to get back to Grayson. But, they both came back first thing in the morning.

Grayson can not get enough of his little sister! I was so scared that he was going to be jealous when she was born but he just lit up! All he kept saying was Mommy thank you so much for spitting her out! You did a great job! He is such a cute brother and so protective! He loves her more then anything.

Sugar and Spice!

I am so blessed to have such great people in my life! My best friend Viri threw me the greatest baby shower for Alyia! I honestly have never felt so loved and cared about. I was so glad to have the chance to celebrate our baby girl with such good friends. I got so many great things for baby Alyia that I couldn't wait to use for her. I even got her blessing dress that looks just like the one

my mom made for me. It means more to me then anyone could know to have the great friends and family around me. Thank you Viri for such a great party! Thank you to everyone who came!

So I had a freak accident right around Thanksgiving and kneeled on a pin. I am such a lucky girl because it ended up in my knee cap, and then I got an infection due to it. I ended up in surgery to get it removed which was really weird because I was pregnant so they did a spinal block so I was awake the whole time. It felt even weirder then a c-sec. Everything went great and baby didn't have any problems due to it. Grayson on the other hand had sympathy pains and he insisted his knee hurt too. It was so cute because the whole time I was on crutches he was to. He had all his teachers wondering what was wrong with him because he hopped around school.

So much to catch up on!

Lets start with Christmas!

We had a great year and Grayson was so excited about everything. His new big toy this year was the smallest toys I think they make, Bakugans!!! Santa seemed to get everything right which is always very nice. We had a great time being together as a family! I am so Lucky to be blessed with everything I have. I feel like I couldn't ask for anything better. We are all healthy and happy and awaiting our newest member Alyia Hope!

Rollerblading

Grayson is far from a sporty kid but yesterday he decided that he wanted to Rollerblade for the first time. He has had the Rollerblades for a little over a year and not even given them a second look. He was so excited he thought he was going to go all the way to star (wal-mart). He kept telling us I'm leaving. Then he decided that he was going to do little jumps. It was so fun to see him get so excited about it.

It's a Baby Girl!!!

Baby Girl!!

Hand and Foot!

We are so excited to know we are having a cute baby girl coming to our family. She is going to come to us just at the right time. We can't wait to meet her. The due date is April 29, 2010 and can't come soon enough. We have waited so long to have her already. Grayson is so excited to have a baby girl. He has been telling us the whole time it was a baby Peach. Well we know now never to doubt him. tonight he kissed my tummy and said I love you so much baby! Too Cute!

Baby Bean...

So here is the newest picture of our baby bean. I am 12 weeks pregnant now. I can't wait to find out if it is a baby Mario or baby Peach (Grayson's way of saying boy or girl). We will know on the 12th of November we hope.

Our Anniversary...

Wow I can't believe it has been another year. I am so lucky to be married to such a great guy. We are such a great team. We have been through so much together and always stay strong. Bob has this way of adapting to every situation and making me realize how little stressing about things helps. He is the kind of guy that just makes the best out of everything. He helps keep me strong!

Bob, I love you so much and thank you for being the best partner, husband, and friend.

Autism Carnival!

We had so much fun at the Autism Carnival Sahara Cares put together. There were bounce houses, rock walls, games and Grayson's favorite shaved ice. He had such a blast and had a huge smile on his face the whole time. I am so grateful for company's and people like this that do so much for Grayson and other kids with Autism. It is always nice to have the chance to meet and be around people that understand. The Autism community always amazes me. Everyone is connceted and so supportive. I sometimes wish I had a "typical" child. But, days like today remind me how lucky I am to know all of the people I have meet because of Autism.

Baby Bean...

Still tiny and unrecognizable but, Very much there. We got to see the little beans heartbeat today! I am so happy to have the chance to be a mommy once again. I can't wait!!!

A Bun in the Oven...

Well after a year of fertility treatments and trying to get pregnant it finally happened. We found out this week that I am pregnant...YIPPY!!!! The funny part is this was the month we decided to give up and stop trying. I know everyone told us to let whatever is meant to be happen. That is a lot easier said then done. I am so happy and can't wait to add a new member to our family. At the same time I am terrified. I hope this time around everything goes according to plan. I hope I can stay pregnant all the way to the end. No more Preemies please. I also hope that we can have a happy healthy baby (Autism free). I will be happy with whatever we are meant to have. But, Lets hope for the best. I am due around April 14, 2010 and that seems so far away. The last time I was pregnant I didn't even find out until I was already 22 weeks along and Grayson was born at 32 weeks so it was a short 10 weeks of waiting. At least this time we have time to plan and prepare. We asked Grayson if the baby is going to be a girl or boy and he said "a baby Girl" (let's hope)!

My Daddy...

My Dad is so amazing. He just got his foot operated on today. I guess you can chalk another surgery up on the million dollar man. He is so strong and has been through so much. He somehow goes through life without complaining. Not only does he not complain he somehow can just go through life making everyone he comes across smile. He can make friends and meet people everywhere we go. He has this way about him. He is one of my biggest hero's. So as of now I am going to list the things he has gone through and I am sure I will miss a ton.

2 titanium hips

1 titanium knee

brain injury

legally blind

shoulder replacement

fussed spine

broken back

fused ankle

elbow surgery

heart problems (angina)

diabetes ect.... oh wait I forgot 11 kids and 20 grand kids.

wow...he is so funny. He can always make me smile and see the bright side of life. He lost my Mom 5 years ago and I think that was the hardest thing he ever had to go through. He still had my 15 yr old little sister home. He got the chance to walk her down the isle march of this year. We are so blessed to have him and I hope we can keep him around for a really long time.

First Day of 1st Grade.

Grayson had such a good day today. He loves school so much and was so happy he was going. He has been talking about school the whole time he has been off. He was so happy to see Sarah and his other teachers today. I am so glad he loves school so much. I am glad we have a school like Pingree to help us navigate through Autism. I am going to miss having him at home to play with.

After a long day at school, he was all smiles!

He was so cute in his new clothes. He loves his new shoes.

Just getting ready!!