It's been awhile...

Well, I figured maybe I should up date my blog... Starting with last October...

Gus accepted a job in Dallas Texas and we got packed up. In December Lucas and I moved in with my parents in while Gus went to Texas to earned enough to move us. Gus came back for a few days for Christmas and then went back while Lucas and I went up to Utah with my parents. We enjoyed our visit and Lucas loved playing with his cousins. 

In January Gus's job fell through and he began the search for another job. He was living with his sister during all of this. In February he still hadn't found a job. Because I would have to cancel our Medicaid here in order to qualify in Texas, I decided to stay with my parents until after the baby was born. Since Gus still hadn't found a job, he came back to be with me while the baby was born. While Gus was here, he found an awesome job just a little while before our second baby was born.

March 17th, Ryan, our st. Patricks day baby was born via repeat c-section. He was a healthy 7 lbs 6.7oz and 19 1/4in long. He has increased our joy! Lucas loves his baby brother, even if he does get a little jealous sometimes!

In May we found a nice house I rent.

In June we gave Ryan a name and a blessing and Gus's parents and my brother and his family were able to come visit. We also celebrated Lucas's second birthday. It seems like just the other day we celebrated his first birthday! He has grown so much and is so smart. We are truly blessed to have such good boys! I love them soooo much!

July we celebrated Ryan's first 4th of July and watched fireworks that he slept/ate through... ;) Well, both boys have now awakened from their naps and I must go without getting the pictures in that I wanted to. Oh well! <3

July, Aug, Sept, Oct

Well, I guess I could update my blog instead of looking at everyone else's wondering why they don't update their. :-)
OK, back to July, let's see if I can remember everything-
Fourth of July was calm. We had a little BBQ at my parents house and then we watched the fireworks from our church parking lot. Oh, and had an ice cream social with the Spanish branch right before. Lucas enjoyed the fireworks and wasn't scared at all- but that might partly be due to the fact that we weren't right by them and so it wasn't extremely loud.

  the thirteenth we found out that we are pregnant. :-) We were very excited and told our families that month, but no one else. Later that month I stated having some bleeding though and we got nervous, but everything seems to be going good. We are due March 19, 2014. Hopefully we will find out the gender this coming week- but that's jumping ahead a few months. :-)

On the 27th my dad turned 50 and we had a party for him. My older brother and his family were able to come down and spend some time with us and we had a lot of fun. Lucas enjoyed playing with his cousins.

    the 31st, Gus and I celebrated our third anniversary together. I can hardly believe that it has already been three years. I am so lucky to have him as a husband and as our children's father. :-)

August
I really can't remember much right now... Oops :-) We didn't do much though because I wasn't feeling the best with morning sickness and such, although I don't believe it was as bad as when I was pregnant with Lucas though, which is good since I still needed to take care of my sweet boy. It was so cute when we told Lucas about the baby. We said that Mommy had a baby in her tummy and then pointed to my belly. We didn't know if he really understood or not, but later that day (maybe it was the next day?) We were at my parents house and I was talking with my Mom and I asked Lucas where Mommy's baby was and he pointed to my stomach. I was a little surprised that he remember because we hadn't talked about it at all again until that moment. He is such a smart boy and amazes me every day. I am so lucky to have him!

September
Wow, maybe I should write this post another time... I really can't remember anything. :-)  Still feeling icky, but getting better. Doctor says everything is looking good. Lucas keeps growing and learning. Oh, we had the Chili Cheese Festival. Lucas got to see a cow be milked and then we went to Gus's work, where they were giving tours of the cheese factory, and we got to eat pizza.

October
This month we got to do a few fun things with Lucas.

At the beginning of the month we got to watch General Conference and feel the spirit touch us. In between the Saturday sessions, Lucas and I went to our city's little sidewalk chalk festival. People would come and draw and then their pictures would be voted on and they would receive a prize (not sure what it was). But they also had a whole bunch of crafts and stiff for the kids to do and it was all free. It looked like a lot of fun, but Lucas was just a tiny bit to young to really enjoy the crafts (modeling clay, painting on tiles to fire, etc). I want to go back next year.

Lucas and I also made Halloween ornaments and baked them and then painted them. He enjoyed the parts I let him do. :-)  While making the dough, he wanted to put the ingredients in, but he likes to shake the measuring cups (or spoons) while he's putting them in, and well, it can make a big mess on our cream colored carpet (who puts cream colored carpets in apartment, especially under where the table goes?) Needless to say, we went outside to paint them. :-) 

 We went to the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and although Lucas was to short to ride any of the rides, we enjoyed walking around. We got to see the animals and Lucas got a free stuffed giraffe when a guy had Gus try his hand at dart throwing for free. Lucas's favorite thing though was the free balloon they were giving out to advertise for someone running for sheriff. He saw other kids with them and he kept asking for one, so we went on the hunt and also acquired a plastic fireman hat that he was pretty excited about also. And best of all- we got in free on vender passes because Gus was there for his work and we just went early to have time together. Lucas seemed to really enjoy himself, but we can't get him to smile for pictures when he is in a new exciting environment because he too busy trying to process it all. :-)   

We also went to a pumpkin farm, but didn't have as much luck with the free things and there really want much to do. We had heard that this year you had to pay to get in, but then it was mostly free. We were excited about the hay ride and to see the pumpkin patch. Well, turns out, you have to take the hay ride to get to the pumpkin patch and it was ridiculously priced. So, we walked alone for a bit and then left. :-(  

We got to go to Dallas this month also. Gus had an interview and his mom was visiting his sister, who had just had a baby a few weeks ago. They blessed the baby while we were there and Lucas got to play with his other cousins. He had a blast.

   We still have something's planned for the rest of the month with Gus's birthday and Halloween coming up. Hopefully I'll get around to posting on it sooner then I have done. Now I'll try inserting pictures... :-)

stupid blogger. :-)

So, I had everything ready on my last post and then went to add one little thing and went to publish it when blogger decided to revert to an older version... So, July and Aug were there, but now they will have to wait for their own post. :-)

May, June, July, Aug 2013 :-)

I guess I actually do have things to post about that I didn't post on Facebook.... :-) Be prepared for a book, I've been told I can't summarize very well. :-) sorry.

May
In May, Gus was called to be the Branch President of our Spanish Branch here. And no, we really don't speak Spanish, especially me. :-)  Gus is doing pretty good considering Spanish is similar to his native language, Portuguese, but mine is lacking. I understand a few things, but while chasing Lucas around, I don't get much time to even try to understand. I should study more at home to help myself, but I'm conflicted... I don't want to muddle up my little bit of Portuguese with Spanish because I want to be able to talk with Gus's family and make sure Lucas learns Portuguese also. But on the flip side, Spanish would be more useful here... And while most of the people in the branch speak a little English, there is a reason why the Spanish branch was created (we already have two English speaking wards here). So, whilst in the midst of my conflict, I do nothing... I also miss going to church with my parents. And having some one to help take care of Lucas. Sunday school and Relief Society are on the stage- which means that naturally, Lucas wants to go down the stairs he is to little for. And I get to jump up and run after him... So, we spend most of that time in the halls. Sacrament Meeting is last- and about 30 min after Lucas needs to go down for a nap... Sigh But Gus is enjoying himself and there are some nice people in the branch. I just kind of feel useless...

June
My baby turned one! Where did all the time go? Oh wait, let's back up to the last week in May/beginning of June. Gus, Lucas and I went to Dallas. Gus's mom (his dad had to work) wanted to come out for Lucas's birthday and she was flying into Dallas, where Gus's sister and her family live. So, instead of her flying here and splitting her time, we went there and got to also see Gus's sister and family. It was like an eight hour drive and Lucas did pretty good. We only stopped twice for gas. Towards the end though he just wanted to get out and finally fell sleep about 20 min before we got there. :-)  While there we mostly just hung out. We went swimming a couple of times and we had Gus's mom take family pictures and Lucas's one year pictures. He smiled so good for his one year photos, but when it came time for family pictures, no dice. :-(  Such a funny boy. He loved the balloons for the pictures and he loved his cakes. (Yes, plural :-)  ). He enjoyed playing with his cousins Emma and Adam and his Vovó (grandma). I was so worried that he wouldn't want anything to do with Gus's mom because besides Skype, the last time he saw her, he was two months old. But, he didn't have a problem and there wasn't an ounce of hesitation. He also like his Tia Juliana, who made him his cakes. :-)  While there, we also had some yummy BBQ that Tim and Gus cooked, and some yummy hamburgers that Tim and I made and he and Gus grilled. It was fabulous. Then we needed to come home. :-(  We were home for Lucas's actual birthday- which was on a Saturday. A very busy one at that. But we did get him a party with my family (Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Kristen), where he also had two cakes. :-). One was a train one that my mom made out of chocolate waffles and was so cute. I made a white one with raspberry jello that was delicious. He loved celebrating. We had a birthday banner that says one is fun. It might or might not still be on the wall... He loves pointing at it and he knows it's his.

blogging

I find it very interesting that I love reading people blogs and finding out what is going on in their lives, but I have a hard time actually just updating my own... :-) I guess I put just about everything on Facebook anyway- and I have a larger "audience" on Facebook than I do in the blogging world- so, I feel like everything would just be a repetition of what I had already mentioned if I blogged about it. and, by posting on Facebook, more of my friends can know the new (or what ever it is I feel like saying at that time...) oh life... Haha

updates!

I thought that maybe I'd update my blog. :-)  I figured I'd keep the blog around, but I still mostly post on Facebook. I've also tried not to spend as much time online, so that hasn't helped my blogging. anyway, on to the updates!

I'm not going to exactly break everything down month by month because I can't quite remember and I don't feel like looking it up. ;-)  OK, let's see... My baby is getting so big!, A week after Lucas turned 9 months, he took his first step, all by himself- he's been walking with our help since before he could crawl. Ever since then he has been practicing all the time and he is almost a pro. In the beginning his problem was that he got to excited and wanted to run, so after a few steps he would fall down. He has slowed down a little and is doing pretty good now- and he isn't even 11 months old yet!

Lucas is so smart too! And no, I'm not biased. ;-)  He knows where his and others people's nose and eyes are- and sometimes the mouth and teeth. He also knows where the nose is in English, Portuguese, and German. He knows many different things in all the languages- but we need to work more on the Portuguese though so that he can talk with his other grandparents. :-)

Lucas points at everything! Haha, his pointer finger is almost always out. It's so cute. When we ask him things he answers us with a nod off the head. He knows what he wants too!  He waves bye bye, and sometimes he will lead music too.  He loves to dance whenever he hears music, or sometimes even just noise... Haha Also if we ask him if he is "tinky"- stinky he waves his hand (just like his wave and music leading) because my mom started waving her hand in front of her nose and saying tinky when he was stinky... Hehe When she first started he thought it was so funny and just burst out laughing for a good solid 5 min every time she did it. I'll have to check if I have the video- it isn't good quality, but it's so funny to listen to him laugh.

Lucas loves being outside.  He grabs our hands and leads us to wherever he wants to go. He's started throwing little fits though when he doesn't get his way... Humm.... We'll have to work on that. He also is sleeping in his crib in his room now- he goes to sleep good, but sadly he still wakes up multiple times a night... It sure does get tiring sometimes. He is so sweet though. He gives us hugs and has such a sweet smile and a cute laugh. I love this boy so much! He is the light of our lives!

Nothing much has happen with Gus or me. Gus is still working at the same place without much change. He's still an awesome dad. Oh, he did also start training for a 5K. He's been doing pretty good.  I'm still losing weight and trying to be a better wife and mother. I've been trying new recipes and I think they've come out pretty good... We have a whole bunch of baby food that we got from WIC, both baby cereal and jarred fruit and veggies, so I've also been experimenting with recipes using those. I've made pancakes, bread, cookies, pasta and pasta sauce. I've also had to experiment more because Lucas can't have dairy, soy, or rice. We use almond milk and have been enjoying that pretty good- we also like coconut milk.

In February my youngest brother left for his mission to the Baltic. He is such a good boy. He's suppose to learn Russian and Lithuania . Sounds way to hard for me!  We pray for him so that he can learn the language's so that the people can hear the gospel in their own language.

At the end of May, Gus's mom is coming out to celebrate Lucas's first birthday. We are so excited. Gus's sister is also expecting their third child and we are so excited to have another cousin for Lucas. Well, Lucas woke up, so I better go!