My Sweet Baby Girl

I sure do love this little girl..so so much! How lucky am I to have two wonderful little ones in my home!

Gettin a little baby tan!

Yesterday at Alexa's "after hospital check-up" at her pediatrician's office, we found out that her bili ruben levels had gone up a lot higher than they would have liked, from when they tested her the day she went home. So, that meant someone had to come over and set her up on bili lights. I ofcourse started bawling because that meant someone was telling me I couldn't hold my baby girl except for eating and diaper change. She has to be on them 24-7. I was so so sad, but I knew it was the best thing for her. She started on them around 6:00 and didn't like it at first..but then got used to it. Up until later last night and the early morning feedings, we would have to wake her up to feed her, and she was just sleeping constantly. Her poopy diapers had also come to a halt yesterday, until the last 3 or 4. She is starting to wake up on her own to eat but is still sleeping in good 3.5 hr chunks! Because she is more awake, alert, and having more dirty diapers, we are hoping that her levels have gone down. We took her in this morning to have it checked again, and we should know the results later today. If they have gone down, she will only have to be on for two more days, but if they have drastically gone down..only 8 more hours..which I am ofcourse rooting for! :) Cross your fingers for her!

On another note..I just wanted to say that breastfeeding is really hard! We tried with Chayse and because he was preemie it was really hard for him to get the hang of it, and it was stressing me out..so we bottle fed with formula. This time I am determined to breastfeed! (though we have had to supplement a few bottles of formula to help her bili ruben levels decrease.) anyway..if anyone has any advice on how it may be made easier, please fill me in! I feel like Im constantly engorged and pumping doesnt relieve it all; it only gets a little bit. All of you who have done it..please help!!!

Other than that..things are great! Im recovering well, not as sleep deprived as I thought I would be..and slowly adjusting to figuring out how to care and love for two little ones!

Baby Alexa is here!

Just wanted to let you all know that Alexa is here! She made it safe and sound and in a quick manner which of course made her mommy very happy! She is 7 lbs 8 oz. and 19.5 inches long. She has lots of medium brown hair and the cutest little cheeks ever! I will post a more detailed blog about the wonderful labor experience and more pictures..once I can sit at the computer for longer than 3 min without being in pain! (No Jenn, didn't do it epidural free..but I held out for quite some time and am proud I made it as far as I did!:) )

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Tagged by Tegs

Alrighty..here we go!

5 Things on My To Do List:
1.) Have this baby!
2.) Laundry
3.) Doc appt today
4.) Finish the requests for blog headers
5.) Take a nice long hot shower and relax!

10 Things I Enjoy:
1.) Listening to Chayse laugh
2.) Spending time with Brandon
3.) Digital Scrapbooking
4.) Anything crafty
5.) Listening to music
6.) Photography/Photo Editing
7.) Hanging out with my girls
8.) Shopping!
9.) Starbucks
10.) Internet shopping/browsing/msn with Tegs :)

Suddenly a billionaire: I think everyone's answer are quite similar in that we would pay off any bills, share with the family, buy our dream house, and invest. I would also find a few legit charities to share with.

5 Jobs I Have Had:
1.) Receptionist/Sales at Tanning Salon & Day Spa (2 different ones)
2.) Hostess at Black Angus in Boise and Orem
3.) Receptionist at a few of the Golds in Boise
4.) Corporate Director of Member Retention for Golds Gym Treasure Valley
5.) Hygiene Assistant/Receptionist for 3 different Dental offices

5 Things (most) People Don't Know About Me:
1.) I thoroughly enjoy drinking ice cold water right after I brush my teeth because the minty
taste makes it that much colder and crisper! :)
2.) I love to sing, but hate doing it in front of people.
3.) I miss being more social and constantly on the go with activities!
4.) I have a secret obsession with playing Bejeweled on my phone.
5.) I have a high pain tolerance for dull intense pain, but not sharp pain.

I tag:
1.) Jenny Leavitt
2.) Jenn Oldham
3.) Stephanie Johnson
4.) Amanda Henneman
5.) Heather Hochhalter
6.) Becky Langford
7.) Lindsey Peterson

The Lil Leavitts Website

Just so you all know, I have another website dedicated just to my "Lil Leavitts" . It is a great way to track their growth and developement and ofcourse a lot more pictures! If you are interested in checking it out, just leave me your email and I will email you the password! I have lots of fun doing it so I hope you enjoy! Make sure you sign the guestbook so I know you visited!

This is what happened....

when I left my 2 yr old alone in the family room for 5 minutes this morning!

He wasn't smiling for very long after this picture! I decided to wait to punish him til after I got off the phone with my sister-in-law and took pictures of course haha. I am proud of myself, I didn't get TOO mad. I just spanked his hand, said it was naughty and made him help me clean it up. Though I don't think I really got through to him. All I can say is I am going to scour through the house making sure every marker is for sure out of his reach. (He seemed to have gone through a growth spurt this last week or so...because all of the sudden he can reach things he couldn't before.) Luckily this time it was just a felt tip marker...as opposed to a Sharpie! Thankfully it all came off and things were cleaned up by the time Brandon came home for lunch! :)

This Face will Make Anyone's Day!

When my sister sent me this picture this morning, I literally busted up laughing! How can you look at this darling little boy, and not just melt! I miss my little nephew so so so so much and am so excited for him and Kimber to come visit on the 19th, after Alexa is born! I haven't seen him since the end of September and it kills me to miss so much of his developmental stages! After I am not pregnant anymore, I am sure we will start traveling back to Boise more often, like we used to. I am excited to start seeing Jonas more and ofcourse Kimber and my brother in law, Adam! They are an awesome little family! :) Love you guys!

Im HUGE....

Need I say more?

(37 wks 2 days)

Chayse's 1st Snowman!

We woke up to a very snowy Sunday morning! We were sad because it prevented my Dad from coming to have a Superbowl party with us, but of course we would rather him be safe than travel in this weather! So, Chayse and Brandon decided to go make a snowman and it turned out really cute! Chayse had a blast..and I'm pretty sure Brandon did too..though he didnt have any gloves!