UPDATE!!!

WOW!!! I haven't updated my blog in like forever! This is horrible!! Well where do I start?

I am currently 25 weeks 1 day pregnant today, we already know that it is a boy and honestly couldn't be any happier about it. I did have that motherly intuition about the gender this time, only because this pregnancy has been completely different. It has been a lot easier in some aspects but a lot harder in others. I still hate being pregnant regardless, but enjoy knowing that I'm carrying a sweet life inside of me and it makes all the aches and pains of pregnancy go away for the moment.

Symptoms: Well, I'm still on Diclectin and will probably stay on it the duration of my pregnancy. I have tried weaning from it, but get extremely sick and vomit like nobodies business!! With Cadence I was on it from week 6 of my pregnancy til the 14th week and weaned no problem, but with this one the nausea is just extreme if I don't take my pills. I am only taking 2 at night and it's been helping out tremendously. I have also been extremely tired this pregnancy, it got worse like 2 weeks ago. I had a couple of good weeks where I had energy and now it's gone. I am hoping it returns and I'm sure it will once I'm done working.

My last day of work is November 30 and I'm literally counting down the days! (26 more working days and counting). I've had a rougher time this pregnancy in regards to working. And I know it's because when I come home from work the work continues until Cadence is in bed and then I have to clean the house up after that little tornado of a child! Being a working pregnant mother is awful and it definately shows in my work. I don't have energy to do anything I used to do at work, and I feel the tension of all the other nurses noticing me not working like I used to. It just sucks and I'm totally done!

I have also been an emotional, moody, depressed wreck this entire pregnancy. My poor husband is a trooper and I'm glad he understands. I've also had little to no patience in regards to Cadence. I feel extremely guilty for the way I treat her, but it's like I turn into THE HULK and go on my rampage and don't remember JACK when I get out of my emotional rage! I am so done with my pregnancy and the way it's hijacked my hormones and turned me into a complete monster.. For once can I have a pregnancy that I enjoy? Is that too much to ask for? Ha ha ha.

It's also starting to hit me that I'm going to have another baby and I'll have 2 kids to take care of. I'm really scared and I fear I won't be able to handle the demands of a 2 year old and a newborn. My anxiety is through the roof. I'm sure I'll do fine and I'm sure everybody who has 2 + kids has thought these things.

Labour and Delivery Plans:

Yes I'm already thinking and preparing myself for this wonderful day. I did Hypnobirthing with Cadence and did extremely well considering my circumstances! But as soon as I found out I was pregnant with this little guy I knew I did not want an OB/GYN (as they pushed induction on me hardcore, and I felt I had no choice in the matter), so I am seeing Dr. Terry Smith (GP) here in Raymond and plan on delivering in the Raymond Hospital. There is no talk of induction and there is no such thing as an epidural at this Hospital, which is what I wanted! I was really wanting a homebirth with a midwife, but our region doesn't have any Registered Nurse Midwives and I cannot afford the cost of a lay midwife. I'll just stick with my Hypnobirthing training and labour most of my labour at home and when I feel the need to move to the hospital, I will. My husband is also a great birthing companion and I couldn't ask for a better coach! He helped me relax so much when I was in labour with Cadence. I felt little to no pain during the opening phases of labour and got myself to 6cm dilated and it didn't even feel like I was in labour. I know this method works and I'll make it work this time too. I am so excited for the Birthing Day! Anywho that's enough for now.

I'll do a separate post about Cadence, but not today. Ciao!! OH ya and here is a picture of me at 25 weeks pregnant!!

Pee-on-a-stick-aholic!! 5 weeks pregnant update!!

Yup that would be me!! Seriously if there were AAA meetings for said condition I would go!! HA HA HA..

So ya I took one today at work only cuz I freak out during the first trimester of pregnancy. Ok not true until I feel movement (which was 16 weeks with Cadence). And I'm honestly a stressed out, pregnant lady, which ask Andrew, isn't fun to deal with!! I know that taking tests all the time aren't accurate, especially if I miscarry, cuz you carry the hormone until the baby comes out, but still.

YUP IT'S DARKER

I'm 4 weeks 6 days pregnant today, I will be 5 weeks tomorrow!! SO what the heck, I'll do an update for 5 weeks today! Morning sickness hasn't hit me full blown yet. With Cadence I don't remember feeling sick until like 6 or 7 weeks I think. I'm actually feeling pretty good. If I go without eating for more than 2 hours I'll feel lightheaded, weak and a tid bit nauseous. I'm also wicked exhausted, but I'm coping more with that now that I know what was causing it. I don't complain about it (nobody listens anyway) :( I've stocked my house with my pregnancy essential (saltines, gingerale, candied ginger, ichiban, KD) but I'm also trying something different this pregnancy that I didn't do with Cadence, and that is making sure I eat a protein with every meal including snacks. Honestly it is working very well, my blood sugars stay up and I don't crash. I'm feeling really good, no complaints.... YET!! DUN DUN DUN.. Now picture time!!

Total Baby Bloat (I feel disgustingly fat)

We're EXPECTING!!! Baby #2

How we're telling family (May 22 @ family dinner)

That's right peeps and homies! The Christensen's did it again! I'm now a host to a parasite.. sounds gross eh?

We found out May 17, 2011 (Cadence's 1st Birthday). We have been TTC (trying to conceive) for a couple months now and every month that we weren't pregnant was a disappointment and it was honestly stressful. I had just weaned Cadence from the breast 2+ months ago and my cycles were very erratic and I couldn't pinpoint ovulation. I think I was having anovulatory cycles (where one doesn't ovulate). Then a friend of mine suggested Monavie as a detox. It was expensive but I'm pretty sure it worked. We had to do the same before we got pregnant with Cadence. It took us 4 months to get pregnant with Cadence, we did the Master Juice Cleanse the week we conceived her and bam instant pregnancy!! Either that or my Ph in my body was whack and doing a cleanse helped with that. Anywho we're pregnant, just 4 weeks 3 days today. I was only 3 weeks 6 days when I got the positive preg test!! Which was 3 days before my period was scheduled to come...I am technically 3 days late now!! Holla... I just hope nothing happens between now and 12 weeks... I will be devastated.

First test (May 17 @ 9:30am)

Second Test (May 17 @ 4pm)

How I knew we were pregnant: Well I had been having normal PMS symptoms (bloating, headaches, mood swings, cramping etc...), but I had been having hot flashes, some nausea if I went long periods without eating, doing a Minor Surgery at work made me dry heave, and my taste had changed... The day before my positive preg test I had a tuna sandwich and it was fine and then May 17 I opened up a can of tuna to make a sandwich and it smelled like rancid fish and eating it was nasty!! Really sore chest, and EXHAUSTED beyond belief... I did take a test the 16th, which was the day before and it was negative and then I said what the heck, I'll test again... (luckily I have tests at my disposal) so I went to the washroom and tested while at work. I kept my eyes on the test the whole time. I saw the faintest of the faintest lines and I seriously thought my eyes were playing tricks on me... I blinked a few times, looked away and then looked again!! SURE ENOUGH!! POSITIVE!! Bah!! The whole day I had to keep this in, (tested at 9:30am) and I got home, waited for my husband to come in the doors and I told him!! He was sooooo excited!! This baby is due January 26 or 27, 2012.... but if it's anything like last time, I'll probably have it February 5-6!! So ya, join me on my pregnancy adventure. The ups and the downs, the good, the bad and the ugly!! Please pray that it sticks and I don't miscarry. Oh and please keep on the down low if you by chance read this blog. We've only told family and close friends and won't come out public until I'm in the safe zone. But I'm still posting sneakily and hope nobody notices. Ha ha ha...

Cadence 1 Year OLD!!

THE PARTY

Who attended: Alex and Jennifer Lyons (her great grandparents), Tamra and Terry Lyons (her Nana and Papa), Ruth and Chriss Milner (her grammy and grandpa), Mike Lyons (my uncle), Faith Lyons (my aunt), Brittany, Jaxon and Brooklynn Blackmore (her auntie, my sister and cousins), Zach Lyons (her uncle, my brother).

Where was it located: We celebrated Cadence's birthday in our backyard surrounding a firepit. We had a bonfire/wiener roast. Cadence partook of her first hotdog and she absolutely loved it. It started getting chilly (it was kinda windy) so we cleaned up and went indoors to do the rest of the celebrating.

The Birthday Cake: (pictures to come) My mom made the cake for her and it was a cupcake cake, with her own little cupcake to eat. After the song, she face planted her cupcake. She literally dove right in!! Watch the video that I'll post separately because I can't seem to do it on this one.
The gifts: She got a pink ruffled swimsuit from her Grandma and Grandpa Milner, 4 or 5 flowery headbands from her auntie Britt, A cute outfit with Pooh Bear on it with matching sunglasses from her Great Grandma Nicoll, A pig puppet, a Pooh Bear bowl and plate from her Great Aunt Faith, Quiet books for sacrament meeting from her Great Grandma and Grandpa Lyons, a cute card from her Great Aunt and Uncle Lyons (Mike and Michelle), A Jesus Book from my bestie and Cadence's adopted Auntie Kinsey and a Tangled Barbie from us. She loved getting new presents and it was so cute watching her uncover new things.

Her Tangled Barbie

A Hair extension that comes with the Tangled Barbie

The Sunglasses that will match an outfit that she got

It was a very fun evening for her and very exhausting for us. I had to work today and then come home and prepare for this party. I had been exhausted this whole week (a post on why coming soon) :) but it was so fun watching my little toddler enjoy her 1st Birthday. Happy Birthday my sweet baby!! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!

Cadence 10 and 11 month updates!!

Wow!! I'm wicked behind on updating my blog.. so I'm updating at least this one for today and we'll see how ambitious I get for an update on Andrew and I...For now this post is all about Cadence, the love of our lives!!

10 months:

Did not record anything and I cannot, for the life of me, remember any stats or milestones... Oooops, my excuse was that I was preparing to go back to work and mentally that was exhausting... Oh well.

11 months:

Height: 28 1/4 inches

Weight: 20 lbs 4 oz

Clothing: She is in some 12-18 month stuff, but we mostly just buy either 18 month or 2T stuff.. Ai Caramba!!! OH and she's still in size 3 diapers!!

Eating Habits: For breakfast she'll eat pablum and her minigo yogurts. For lunch she'll eat those Heinz jarred baby dinners that they have. For supper she'll eat whatever we eat usually. She'll also nibble and snack on taquitos, teddy graham crackers, cheese, cheerios, bananas, fruit cups, ice cream, little tootsie roll pops... ok so she eats pretty much everything, which makes life great!!

Things she says: "What's that?" "Doggy" "Woof Woof" "Hi" "Bye" "Baby" "Mama" "Dadda" and we taught her to blow kisses!! Cutest thing ever!!

Favorite Things: She love love loves outside... She'll stand at our front door and just look through the glass and wish she were out (if we've been stuck indoors all day)!! She loves going for walks, and getting ice cream on the way back from our walks... She also loves her Minigo yogurt. On the front of the little individual containers there's a little bear on it and she knows it as doggy. She'll point to the fridge (because she knows that's where we keep them) and says DOGGY DOGGY... So stinking cute!! She also loves bathtime and can be quite the fish, swimming and kicking around. She also loves the childrens' slide in our backyard and will climb the front of it until she reaches the top and slides down!!

Cadence eating a Toosie Pop

This was her first time at a petting zoo, she didn't like the lambs but she loved this goose!! She would chase it around and the goose would run with it's tail wagging... It was fun to watch and made us laugh!!

Cadence walking.mov

Here is a good video of her walking. We have to hide the camera while we videotape, otherwise she won't walk. She won't do anything under pressure. :) ENJOY!! Sorry about the quality!! :(

9 Month Stats and UPDATE!!

I have been so bad at blogging lately, I'm sorry but here it is....

Holy moly Cadence is now 9 1/2 months. I know I keep saying this, and I probably always will but, she is growing sooo fast and where has the time gone? At about 8 3/4 months she took her first steps unassisted. Granted she only took maybe 3 steps but I still consider that walking. Now at 9 1/2 months she is definately walking!! This is so much fun. Yes she does get into everything and we have to take baby proofing to a whole different level, but that's what I expected when I had her... :)

Right now Cadence loves the bathroom. If I take my eyes off of her for 15 seconds she's gone and this is where I find her!!! I don't know what it is about unrolling all of the toilet paper off it's roll, eating it, and then knocking all the shampoo and body washes off the ledge into the tub that is so much fun... but it is to her..Like seriously, it doesn't take much to entertain this one. And toys? Forget about buying them, she could careless about them. She'd rather tear her socks of her feet and shove them in her mouth.

She is wearing some 3-6 month clothing still but also some 1T stuff, it really all depends on where I get her clothes from. She's in a size 3 diaper and probably won't grow out of these ones for a little while longer.

Oh and some awesome news too, she's no longer breastfeeding and is finally drinking formula!! Hooray for us right? She's also eating a lot of solids, she doesn't like the pureed stuff so we just give her the more chunkier foods and she does most excellent with it!!

These last couple of weeks have been really hard for me and I don't know if it's because my hormones are changing from weaning Cadence or if it's the fact that I'm back to work after such a short year off but I've been an emotional wreck. It's so hard to think that only 9 months ago I gave birth to her and now she's closer to being 1 than she is to being a newborn...she's changing so much and morphing from my little baby to a little toddler and it breaks my heart!! I just want her to stay my little baby, and I'm always wanting to coddle her and cuddle her and treat her like a baby but she wants nothing to do with that! I don't know maybe it's time for another baby!! Ha ha ha only kidding of course... :/ Anyways back to Cadence....

She has 3 teeth and is just working on pushing that 4th one out. These top teeth have been a really long, painful process!! Poor girl.. She is also babbling a lot, she says Mama and Dada and can distinguish between the two. She also says uh-oh when she drops something, says no to me when I tell her no (note: she also throws huge tantrums when told she can't have or do something) and she also makes little monkey noises. I just love this little girl and I get so excited to wake up and start the day with her.

9 month Stats:

Weight: 19lbs 3oz

Height: 29 inches

Doctor said she is in the 50th Percentile for Weight and 90th for Height.

Andrew and I have had a really difficult month this last month. We've been trying to make a lot of decisions about work, school, etc. and to be quite honest we still don't know what we're going to do. But as of today Andrew is no longer going to install for VIVINT, which honestly is a huge relief because he was going to be gone for 4 months to BC, leaving Cadence and I. Cadence and I couldn't go with him because I made the decision to go back to work and well that just wouldn't work out obviously. Plus Andrew was going to leave his now job at EXEL and come back after 4 months to nothing, so honestly that wasn't a safe plan at all! We also took this decision to the temple and literally that night neither one of us could sleep and felt sick about his decision so needless to say that plan was kicked out!! Back to the drawing boards.

Just 3 weeks ago Andrew took his resume to a job fair that was put on by the company Charlton and Hill, and found out that what he is doing now is a trade and that he can get the paperwork going for apprenticeship! He has 2 years of work experience already and in only 1-2 years can be a journeyman Parts Technician and Materials Technician... 2 trades in one job!! So we got the paperwork to do that, and literally the day we went to get the paperwork Charlton and Hill called Andrew for an interview. The whole 2 years we've been married Andrew has applied to almost 9 jobs and not once got called back for an interview. So this is really exciting....I know it's the economy, but we're still trying and we are soooo greatful that Andrew even has a job right now, but he is unhappy and I hate watching him be depressed and come home and be grumpy to us. SO Ya Change is a must right now!!

As for me, I made the final decision to go back to work. This was the hardest decision I think I have ever had to make. I will have a hard time leaving my daughter for 6 hours/day but at this point my income is necessary. I am only going back to accrue another year of Mat Leave and getting pregnant again, because once you start your family you can't stop now. So April 4, 2011 will be my first day back at work. I am so nervous to go back, it's like starting a new job all over again, and I'm nervous that I forgot how to do my job. But I'm sure it's like riding a bicycle and I'll be just as good as I was before I left. I'm excited that I'm not pregnant though because running to get patients when I was, was exhausting. WHOO!!

Anyways, that's all I can think of for now...I'll put picture up on this one and the video of her walking on another post... TTFN

Feb 3, 2011 walking assisted.avi

This is soooo exciting! Her Nana bought her this when I was still pregnant with her and she's finally using it!! She loves cruising around the furniture so I was curious to see if she could walk using a walker of some sort... CHECK OUT THE VID!!! GOO Cadence!! (I hope the vid works, sorry if it doesn't)

WATER!

Did you know that you can live for almost 2 months without food but only 3-4 days without water? It's true and I don't know why I totally forgot this important fact. See when I got pregnant with Cadence I could not stomach WATER, I wanted to throw it up every time I drank it. My OB/GYN was concerned that I was dehydrated and killing my baby and always reminded me that my baby can get her food source from my fat supply but water she cannot get unless I drink it!! That scared me and I tried sooooo hard to drink my water but it was a huge struggle for me. Because I didn't drink enough water I gained 20 lbs in 2 weeks of just water retention! It was awful and painful and I wouldn't wish that upon anyone!

Fast forward to now! Almost 9 months after I had Cadence and I'm still retaining fluid, feeling sluggish, nauseous, lightheaded, and my metabolism is shot. Sheesh I'm in bad shape and then LIGHTBULB!! DUH!! I'm not drinking nowhere near enough water. I would maybe drink 32 oz of water in a 24 hour period!! I was slowly killing myself with dehydration and toxicity!!

Here are some symptoms that will occur if you're not drinking enough water:

1. Fatigue, Energy Loss:

Dehydration of the tissues causes enzymatic activity to slow down.

2. Constipation:

When chewed food enters the colon, it contains too much liquid to allow stools to form properly, and the wall of the colon reduces it. In chronic dehydration, the colon takes too much water to give to other parts of the body.

3. Digestive Disorders:

In chronic dehydration, the secretion of digestive juices are less.

4. High and Low Blood Pressure:

The body’s blood volume is not enough to completely fill the entire set of arteries, veins, and capillaries.

5. Gastritis, Stomach Ulcers:

To protect its mucous membranes from being destroyed by the acidic digestive fluid it produces, the stomach secretes a layer of mucus.

6. Respiratory Troubles:

The mucous membranes of the respiratory region are slightly moist to protect the respiratory tract from substances that might be present in inhaled air.

7. Acid-Alkaline Imbalance:

Dehydration activates an enzymatic slowdown producing acidification.

8. Excess Weight and Obesity:

We may overeat because we crave foods rich in water. Thirst is often confused with hunger.

9. Eczema:

Your body needs enough moisture to sweat 20 to 24 ounces of water, the amount necessary to dilute toxins so they do not irritate the skin.

10. Cholesterol:

When dehydration causes too much liquid to be removed from inside the cells, the body tries to stop this loss by producing more cholesterol.

11. Cystitis, Urinary Infections:

If toxins contained in urine are insufficiently diluted, they attack the urinary mucous membranes.

12. Rheumatism:

Dehydration abnormally increases the concentration of toxins in the blood and cellular fluids, and the pains increase in proportion to the concentration of the toxins.

13. Premature Aging:

The body of a newborn child is composed of 80 percent liquid, but this percentage declines to no more than 70 percent in an adult and continues to decline with age.

2/3 of our bodies are water and without it we would die. So over the last 2 days I started drinking a lot more water, about 8-10 glasses of water to be exact. I'm already starting to feel a difference! Not as tired, headaches are going away, the number on the scale is slowly going down.. That's right I'm not holding onto my weight! Finally!! I challenge all of you to take a look at how much you're drinking and try to drink a little more! Don't just drink water when you feel thirsty! It should be all the time! Don't wait for your body to tell you it's thirsty because at that point it's too late!! Good luck!

Journey to a Happy Ending

I'm going to vent all of my frustrations here so if you don't want to read a lot of negativity I suggest you don't read this...But it does get better at the end: These last couple of weeks have been very difficult for us. With Andrew getting his hours cut at work, not being able to pay our bills on time, barely having enough left over after paying tithing to get food for the week or fuel for the car. Life right now is far from GREAT! And to top it all off I've got the WINTER BLUES!! So I'm a wee bit depressed! Doing easy tasks like cleaning the house and making dinner are far from easy. No motivation to get out for a walk or even exercise for that matter (because I know getting out for some fresh air will help)....I hate looking in the mirror and seeing what a slob I have become and how much weight I have left to lose but have no motivation to take care of my needs...I hate my husbands schedule, and hate that I have to say goodbye to him at 6:30 every night and wake up at 7 am to him just walking in the door. So I have to take care of a sick 8 month old for the night, fight with her every single night to bathe, lotion and dress her!! When I think I've finally got her down for the night she's right back up screaming 2 hours later!! (After last nights fiasco) Sometimes I feel inadequate as a mother, and I sometimes wonder why the LORD trusted me with children...Before I got married I hated kids!! I have absolutely NO PATIENCE when it comes to kids.....So why did I have them?

BUT THEN..... Last week our prayers were answered and we were blessed with Andrew's mom giving us a whole bunch of food and a gift card for Superstore for whatever else we might need for the month. Andrew's biological father got us meat for Christmas but didn't get it until last week, 2 huge grocery bags full of any meat you could possibly think of. I can't help but to push aside all of my negative thinking and be ever so greatful for all of our many blessings in the many forms they come in. It might not have been winning the lottery but it is definately helping us where we needed it most. Andrew also got a bonus from his work that he was unaware that they were even getting. So for now we're no longer struggling with food and the money keeps coming from practically nowhere. I have a very strong testimony of the power of paying your tithing, even when we don't have money for food or gas we STILL pay it and blessings come!! This has been a huge lesson for us, that if we are doing everything the lord asks us to do he will take care of us!

And then I recognized where all of these awful feelings and thoughts were coming from and it was definately not from our Heavenly Father. It was a reality check for me because I have more power over my mind than the adversary. It will be a long hard struggle, but when you're living right Satan tries his hardest to rip that to shreds! So I decided to be a little selfish and take care of myself so that I could be a happy person again. If I'm not happy and take care of my needs how am I supposed to take care of Cadence's or my husbands needs!!

The Plan:

For my Physical Health

1. I am taking Vitamin D3 (because I'm not getting enough sunlight) along with my Iron pills (for anemia) every morning

2. Andrew and I are planning to sign up for the Moonlight Run in Lethbridge. A 6K run/walk that is happening March 19.

3. I am going to try and make it my moms house to use their treadmill to train for this 6K

4. Focus on getting rid of my nausea and sluggishness by eating healthy

For my Spiritual Health

1. I am going to continue praying and reading my scriptures before bed even if Andrew isn't there with me

2. I am going to read an article a day from the Ensign

3. Get active in church and get better with my visiting teaching (I suck and I'm the worst partner ever)

4. Count my many blessings everyday

5. Be greatful for the life that I have and not wish for better

6. Stare into the eyes of my innocent daughter because I know that she just came from our Heavenly Father. I can't help but to love her because who couldn't just fall in love with a face like this. :)

I am very greatful for the church in my life. I am greatful for the Holy Ghost and being worthy enough to receive guidance from the STill Small Voice. I am also very greatful for the PRIESTHOOD and having a worthy Priesthood holder in our home. I love my family oh so much and am greatful I'm with them for TIME and ALL ETERNITY.

This journey will be tough, nobody said it's going to be easy. But my outlook on life and continually looking for the positive in my life will get me where I need to be to be a happier, healthier person. Follow me on my journey to find happiness and to become healthy too. :)

28 Years Young!

28 years ago today history was made. Lives were changed forever. The baby form of my future eternal companion ANDREW entered the world...and to this day remains one of the best men to walk this earth as we know it... :)

(This post is about to get mushy) EWWWW...

First I want to dedicate a song to him, this song was the famous "OUR SONG" while we dated and danced to at our wedding. It was even one they played when we went to see them live in Calgary while Cadence was One Month away to making her grand entrance into our lives! If you haven't heard it I suggest you do and you'll fall in love with it's EPIC sound... "Breathe" by Angels and Airwaves. Everytime I hear this song it reminds me of all of all our adventures together and we even listened to it the moment I FELL in LOVE with him!! He doesn't know that, although once he reads this post he will... :)

(at the AVA concert 8 months preggers)

In honour of Andrew and his 28 years upon this earth... this is just a TRIBUTE!!

I LOVE YOU LONGTIME YOGURT BUM!!

1. He is the kindest most selfless person alive. He'll do anything for you and won't complain about it EVER!! (that I know of at least)

2. He is the most patient guy I know and even more patient than I when it comes to raising a child.

3. He LOVES the gospel with every fiber of his being and loves taking me to the temple every chance he gets!! :)

4. His favourite colour is BROWN

5. He loves to snuggle with Cadence and give her big sloppy kisses!!

6. He has awesome manly, scruffy facial hair that nobody really likes but me (which is all that matters)... on our wedding day everyone asked why he didn't shave and I always had to chime in and tell everyone that I hate clean shaven look, it's not very manly :)

7. He has very sexy calf muscles ( I know weird one)

8. He is an incredibly hard worker and sacrifices a lot to support our family!! He never takes a sick day unless he's so sick he's in the hospital which is ..well... NEVER

9. He has an amazing immune system :)

10. He LOVES Eggnog and that's the only reason he likes CHRISTMAS, Seriously

11. He is the cook in the family and is very very good at it. I hate cooking, but he enjoys making dinner which includes wicked Butter chicken and Pad Thai

12. He wants to name our kids weird names like Thor, Thaddius, and Dexter...

13. He loves to work on cars and is excited that he now has a garage to do that in..(if anyone needs work done on their cars, he'll totally do it :)) He taught himself how to fix cars from the age of 15!!

14. He loves music with a passion (as do I) and will make music a big part of Cadence's life as well.

15. His dream car is a Nissan S15 Silvia



16. He loves Cadence and I and makes it known to us with everything he does for us....

We love you soooo much Andrew and I know for a fact that Heavenly Father made you the way you are for a reason....To meet me and create such a beautiful family together... Tee hee

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVER