Cold turkey!

Well as you know Lytton is one now. I decided on his one year birthday that I would cut him off of bottles. I know some people like to go longer, but for me I decided that I am sick of being a slave to a bottle for him at bed time and nap time. So its been a week and a half since he turned one and today is the day! I am really going to do it I have procrastinated long enough, it is time! So I am probably going to try a sippy cup first and if that doesn't work then I will just let him cry it out today at his nap until he goes to sleep. So any words of encouragement would be nice or other moms with better tips on getting rid of that dang bottle! So wish me luck here I go nap time is in 5 minutes!
On a side note also we close on our house on October 16th! We are super excited, they are sheet rocking today so I am sure I will have pictures up very soon!

Birthday fun

We had a blast at lyttons party! We had a big blow up play house for the kids is was so much fun, and everybody had a great time. Lytton dug right into his cake with out hesitation it was awesome, although he was quite the little mess to clean up.

Happy Birthday Lytton!

I can not believe my baby is one! This has been the fastest, but best year ever! Lytton turns one today, and in celebration of his first birthday we are going to have a fun backyard BBQ with friends and family.
Rich and I started talking last night about the day he was born and what we were doing at the exact time it was a year ago! Its amazing how much we still remember, I better write it down now so I don't forget 5 years from now. So here are some of the memories from lyttons birth. I went into the hospital on the 14th to be induced. My veins apparently aren't visible enough because it took 4 nurses and an anesthetiologist to get my pitocin started. I have never had so many bruises on my arms from all the pokes they took at me. By the time they got everything started it was late afternoon about 5 or 6 and I had gotten there at 11am! After that everything went pretty fast or so I thought. I was dilated to a 6 by 8 o'clock and then I wanted my epidural. I had my epidural in by 9 and then was to a 10 pretty quick after that.
Rich and I watched a video of me after my epidural was in place and I was feeling pretty good at that point and I had said that they baby would be born by 10:30. Little did I know i still had 5 long hours ahead of me! I stared pushing around 9:45-10:00 and things seemed to be moving along just slowly which I hear is normal for your first birth. Now I have to add in here my mom was there with Rich and I the whole time. She was on one side and rich on the other trying to help me push this baby out. Also a side note to is that the 14th is my parents anniversary. My mom wanted this baby born on the 14th to share her day. So by 11:45pm my dear mother is holding one of my legs for me and is telling me to push as hard as I can because I only have 15 minutes left to midnight. She said that every five minutes until midnight, I almost kicked her out! Not really but she was kinda persistent on that baby being born on the 14th. So I pushed until about 1am which was three long hours of pushing. The doctor decided I wasn't making any progress so they decided a c-section would be best. Lytton was born at 3:06 am on August 15th. I guess he wanted to come on his own terms and have his own day! Lytton is such a blessing for Rich and I. We wouldn't know what to do without him he lights up our lifes everyday. He is growing up so fast but he is getting so smart. I teach him things and I love it when the light bulb goes off and he gets it. It took a lot to get him here, but I wouldn't change it for anything we love him more than anything. Happy Birthday Lytton!

Have a great weekend!

He has grown so much!

house

The house is coming right along....

Framing

They started the framing this week and its been awesome to see it actually start looking like a house. This week has been a busy, busy week. Lytton and I have enjoyed days around the pool, and I have been reading up! I am almost done I only have about 75 pages left and its killing me to know how its going to end, but when you have a little one you get interrupted quite a bit. Rich and I are going to be staying out at his parents house this weekend while they are gone on vacation so its going to be nice to get away for a bit, to spend time just with our little family.

Have a good weekend!

Breaking Dawn!

Ok so for all you Twilight fans Breaking Dawn the 4th and final book in the series is going to be released tonight at midnight! I can't wait, my wonderful husband is going to go to hastings with me tonight so I can get my copy right away and dig in. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a long day, cause I bet I am up most of the night reading it, I have been waiting in anticipation since I finished the third one in April.

Well friends have a great weekend!