Wednesday, December 12, 2007

So, I was thinking...


This is me thinking. Since nothing new has happened I thought I would share what having 2 kids has taught me:
  • I can take a shower, shave my legs, and put my makeup on in the 20 minutes of "Elmo's World".
  • DVR is the best invention ever. Thankfully it allowed me to watch "The Hills" finale undisturbed. (Hey it is my mental escape from mommy-hood...Buffy you know what I'm talking about.)
  • A waistline is only a temporary body part.
  • I can spell really well. For example, "Gregg, should we take Weston to the P-A-R-K?"
  • I have to get a part-time job. Do you realize how much food 2 teenage boys will eat?
  • Craft stores are off-limits (It looks like a giant toy store to a 21 month old).
  • I am a multi-tasker. I can nurse a baby and blog at the same time.

Oh, how I love my boys(all 3 of them), and I wouldn't change my life for anything!!!!



Monday, November 26, 2007

Tagged!


So I was tagged by my friend Ursala awhile back. I am supposed to share 6 things about me that you may not know. So here goes:


1. I secretly wish to be blonde. Not platinum blonde, but the surf-girl-California look. I am in the just-had-a-baby-feeling-run-down-need-a-new-do mode, so who knows I just may try it out.


2. I have a horrible memory. I lose the keys, forget to pay bills, forget my family's birthday's. I think it's genetic because my mom is so sure she is losing her mind she constantly attends seminars on the subject. I only survived 6 years of college because I have a very good photogenic memory- just enough to memorize answers for exams. Give me a few weeks, though, and it's gone!


3. I really miss Arizona more than I thought I would. I miss my family a lot(but I do have lots of family here). I miss my old ward. Our ward here is HUGE and nobody knows who is new or not so it is really hard to make friends. I miss the weather. Weston has always been really healthy but just in the 2 months we have been here he has been sick constantly with colds, the flu, and he even got pink eye. I am tempted to visit AZ for a few weeks just to get him feeling better again. I miss Buffy and little Chloe! Gregg really misses his buddies (he has to watch sporting games all by himself now). I miss our neighbors Carly and Dave and little Addie. I miss our neighborhood and the nightly shootings.....oh wait just kidding. We haven't had one helicopter spotlight our backyard here----which is a major reason we moved. So even though I miss AZ, I love Boise and am glad were here!


4. I may be a dietitian but I have a serious sweet tooth. I love cheesecake and there really is no such thing as a "too rich dessert". I control my cravings by just not buying sweets period. I enjoy them when we go out to eat. Poor Weston and Cash will be very deprived children but hey, Weston's favorite food is peas and black beans, not many toddlers are like that!


5. I don't like my son's name. So sad. Cash was the only name we could agree on at the time. I felt so pressured to name him in the hospital. Literally the nurse was waiting for us to fill out the paperwork so we could be discharged. It seriously keeps me up all night and I keep bringing up changing his name. Every day I say, "What about Cade? or Jackson?" Gregg thinks I am going crazy.


6. I want to go back to school someday. I am one of those weird people who loved school. I love always learning and challenging my brain. (Don't get me wrong, not that entertaining a 20 month old while nursing an infant isn't challenging enough!) I don't know what I would do. I am not sure if I would just continue on to get a Master's degree or do something else in the medical field. We'll see.


And there you have it. 6 crazy things about me that I don't even like to admit to. Hmmmm, I don't know who to tag. Half the people I know already have been tagged. BUFFY are you up to it? ALICIA you're new to blogging, how about you too? Maybe I could get BOYD to do it---that would be a good laugh.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Happy (late) Halloween

Weston was a dragon for Halloween. He started out excited but just as we were about to go trick-or-treating he fell apart. Life is just so hard on a kid.

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Since Gregg was out of town, we went trick-or-treating with my sister and her kids. This is a very confusing holiday for a 19 month old. When we would go to people's door, Weston would just want to walk right in. I had to bribe him to keep going with Skittles (that's the nutritionist in me).






Weston, cousin Lincoln, and Grandma Darla at the pumpkin patch earlier in October. I have never been to one and it was pretty fun. Weston had fun picking out pumpkins and riding on the wagon.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Sweet Baby Boy

It is so fun having a newborn again! I forget how small and sweet they are! I really see Weston as a little boy now and not my baby. I have been really surprised at how much he loves his little brother. He constantly wants to give him kisses and so far has not shown any jealousy yet (yet being the key word, I guess). Cash is such a good baby and I can't believe he is already 2 weeks old. He is finally starting to eat good and his jaundice is all cleared up. Now, if he could only get his days and nights straight, I wouldn't be such a zombie all day! I guess it's a good thing he is so cute!



Friday, October 26, 2007

Our New Arrival


Cash Jacob Allen was born on Oct. 15. He weighed 6lbs, 2oz and was 18 3/4 in long. He was induced 3 weeks early because the docs suspected his growth was restricted. They gave me one day's notice about being induced and gave me a scare at the ultrasound that he would be 4 pounds. Let's just say I was an emotional wreck that weekend. But little Cash proved the doctors wrong and he is just fine! He ended up having to spend a couple days in the NICU for breathing problems and low blood glucose but is doing great now and is already a week and a half old! He is a super sweet baby and we are so excited to have him!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Daddy and Me

Gregg and Weston watching football. For some reason, Weston is the only one smiling.
One thing we will miss in Idaho... Grandma's pool!



Baby Allen

Here is little junior. He might be just in the 12th percentile for growth but he sure has some chubby cheeks (an Allen trademark).













OK- so I cheated a little bit. This picture is about 3 weeks ago(about 7 months pregnant), but I am done with the pregnancy pictures. It's just not cute anymore.

Our Little "Bubba"

Weston is now 18 months old and is keeping us very busy
Watch out, next year he might go pro