The Jorgenson Journal

Eloise is 1 month old

2012-02-19T11:26:00.001-08:00

Jan 28th

Eloise you are one month old today. I can not believe the time has flown by so fast and I'm a little sad you will not be so tiny a sweet forever. I love the way you smell and the sweet noises you make. You are such a sweet and content baby. From the minute you were born you have been so at peace in this world. I hope you always gave that content feeling and senses calm .

You sleep great! You go for five hour stretches and you let me sleep, thank you! You are so happy when your awake. You are so loved by everyone and you love them back. You loce to be held by anyone and are so happy to have a visit. Such a sweet little baby.

Eloise Rose

2012-02-09T07:00:00.001-08:00

She is here!! I woke up crampy on December 28th. Didn't think much of it. I had a dr apt at 2 and tried to call out sick from it but Dr. Avants insisted I come in anyway and I'm glad she did or Miss Eloise would have been born at home or on the side of the freeway. As soon as she checked me she said oh my goodness your 6cm dilated and you need to go to the hospital now. So off I went...
Two hours later (5:38pm)
Eloise came into the world. 7lbs 4oz, 19inches. She was beautiful and so sweet. As soon as I held her she was so content. She looked at me and cooed. She didn't cry at all. She was so peaceful.
I had my aunt Kathy with me and My sister in law. My kids were also with me up until push time. Conrad was very concerned with the whole process and was a great little daddy. Asking me every few minutes if I was okay giving me kisses and just very nervous for me. I'm glad they were all in the room to help me get thru it. I did it all natural this time and I'm glad I did. Contractions were a piece of cake. But pushing was so horrible I don't think I'll ever do that again...not without an epidural anyway.
Eloise was amazing and healthy and we got to go home the next day with clean bills of health. She ate like a champ and slept even better!! So calm and content with the world. An amazing little baby and a wonderful addition to our home.

38 weeks 3days

2011-12-21T23:29:00.001-08:00

Well after a whole week of being dilated 2cm and being 45% effaced I am still the same. I was pretty shocked nothing had changed since I've had some pretty good contractions lately and they are defiantly becoming more frequent. Oh well I'm glad Eloise is happy in my belly. I just hope she stays in until after Christmas now. Maybe she will be a new years baby after all!!

Back at it!

2011-10-13T20:00:00.001-07:00

My computer has a weird virus that won't allow me to access any google related websites. Blogger sadly falls under that category do I've been locked out. Until I had a duh moment and uploaded the app to my iPhone. Duh!! So here I am and so happy to be back! Can't wait until my DH who happens to be a computer genius and software architect decides to fix my computer. What's that saying about a marrying a carpenter and never getting your dream home?? Something like that, yea, my pc will prob never get fixed. Lol
Any who I am here on my iPhone for now and it's better then nothing. At least I can write down and remember my life. Because I'm pretty sure my memory is failing me already.

Life Lessons

2011-07-20T18:50:00.000-07:00

Today I learned a lesson...

Never ever attempt to cut your child's hair if you have no barbering training. Yep, that's right I tried to cut my sons hair. I am beginning to think its kind of a right of passage for mother and son because almost everyone I've talked to has had the same traumatic incident happen to them. the process is somewhat like this...

"my kid needs a hair cut. I don't feel like packing him up and driving down to the barber shop and forking over $20 for a hair cut. All I need is a pair of hair-clippers, I'll save so much money every year if i just do this myself...more money for shoes!! . How hard can it be right?"

yea, that was my thought process. So I went out and bought the cheapest $20 hair clippers Target had to offer.

"$20 Those look good! Hey, that's how much money I would spend on a hair cut and now I will only pay this one time and I'll call it an investment!! I never have to go to that fancy shmancy Kids Kuts place again!! Muahahaha!! How hard can it be right?"

So we get home pull a chair out to the garage and get set up. Unpack the clippers and turn those bad boys on...

" Here we go... this wont be hard at all. Nice even fluid stroked across his head.... Oh shoot, thats a little shorter then I thought. Well, thats alright as long as its all even.'"

Then your ticklish 4 year old starts to squirm and giggle. You ask him to "hold still just like you do at the hair place for the nice old lady who cuts your hair. Okay?" "Yea, okay mom, but it tickles!" "Yes, I know but just hold still for a few minutes" Next buzz goes smoothly. Then he decides to turn his head as fast as he can to watch for the car coming down the street...

"SHIT! Oh crap!! This is just great... WTH am I going to do now? Just make it a little shorter I guess. It's summer time after all no one has to know I didn't mean for it to be this short...

So you continue on with the hair cut and finally give up when its all as short as humanly possible and patchy in some spots.

"Well I guess that's even enough, can't get any shorter unless i go get my razor out of the shower. He has a few hats he can wear for the next week or two. It will grow back, his hair grows so fast it will be back to normal in no time.

Then I walk around to the front of my sweet little boy to see the damage.

"OMG WHAT DID I DO?!" He looks like a pitiful bald little thing. That was harder then I thought! I am never doing this again!

Smile at your kiddo and tell him he is bald and beautiful and his hair will grow back reall soon. Throw in a "Especially if you eat all your veggies!" Give him a hug, brush him off and send him in the house for a shower.

Your kid see's his reflection in the mirror and jumps back in terror and rubs his head vigorously, then starts to cry. You feel like the worlds worst mother and you start to cry too and vow to him you will never ever touch his beautiful hair again!!

Bald and uneven but still handsome :)

15 Weeks

2011-07-12T16:39:00.000-07:00

This is a couple days late...see I am playing catch up again only not so bad this time.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Size of baby: 4 inches, 2 1/2 ounces. Baby is the size of an apple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maybe 1 or 2 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: Nope not yet, I still fit in most of my jeans and clothes! I think this baby is sitting higher this time.

Gender: Don't know yet. Both kids say its a girl. Daddy and the Chinese Gender Chart ( which has always been right) say boy. I say boy too but based on how I feel and the way my belly is sitting at this time it's more like the pregnancy I had with Kylie, so it might be a girl.

Movement: I just felt a kick the other day!

Sleep: Eh, it's like a light restless sleep most nights and I already get up a couple times a night to pee.

Symptoms: Tired, like a zombie. A little nauseous but i haven't gotten sick, dizzy & heart burn.

What I miss: Drinks by the pool and RedBull

Cravings: Spicy V8 juice I make it into a virgin Bloody Mary extra spicy. I am eating more salty food and less sweet stuff.

Best Moment this week: Feeling the baby kick and Kylie kissing and rubbing my belly. :)

What I am looking forward to: Next Dr. Apt and finding out the gender of the baby. t

Baby, baby, baby oh...

2011-07-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Yep that's right number 3 coming soon!

Here I am at like 9 weeks

Here is the BellyBean @9 weeks 2 days

My belly again @ 14 Weeks. 4 Months & in the 2nd trimester!

Today I am15 weeks and I felt belly bean kick! I am sure I have felt it before but wasn't totally sure. This was for sure... I think. It happened a few times in a row and it was very distinct little thump above my pelvis.

4th of July

2011-07-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday America...or as my kids kept calling it "Happy Birthday Amafrica"
We spent the day swimming in the pool and then lighting some fireworks at night. Simple and easy.

My little yanky-doodles

Watching the snakes grow

best of friends

watching the fireworks.

It was good day!

Conrad's 4th Birthday

2011-07-05T20:53:00.000-07:00

JUNE 5th 2011

This birthday was hard for me. How did my little baby boy become a big kid so fast? Seriously?! Next year he will be off to kindergarten and thats just too hard to imagine. I feel like just yesterday he was a tiny little baby crawling around and getting into everything, snuggling and laughing and just being a sweet baby. Now he is running around, causing mayhem, telling jokes, playing tricks, laughing and expressing all of his emotions. Questioning everything and forming his own opinions and ideas and just talking non stop. Someone really needs to find a way to stop the aging process soon because I just don't want this to go by any faster.

Went to lunch the day before his birthday!

Someone who wasn't the birthday boy stole the birthday sundae...

We didn't have a party this year just a little at home party for our little family.

My sweet little Jedi.

Super cute cupcakes

Make a wish...He wished to become a Jedi :)

Looks like they were delicious!

playing with his new light-saber...it's not like he doesn't already have 5 others.

The next day we had brunch with Mickey mouse at Disney hotel.

Thinking of what to wish for...

Dancing with Mickey!

Bumping fists with Stitch

Kisses for Minnie

Daisy had kisses for Conrad... she was such a flirt.

Dancing with Daisy

Now I must admit... I only chose this breakfast option because I heard Daisy was always there. I LOVE Daisy Duck. She has always been my favorite Disney character and In all my years of Disney visits I had never seen her character out in the park other then in parades. So I was really Excited! I may or may not have teared up when we got to meet her... Shhh...

yep, thats about the point I teared up. Drew laughed at me so I was to embarrassed to get a picture with her by myself for fear of further teasing from my DH.

So despite not having a party this year, Conrad had a pretty good Birthday.

Kylie is 2

2011-06-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

Okay this post is a lot late but im trying to play catch up on here so posts wont be in order. Bare with me on this I am trying to be a good blogger I promise!

October 24th 2010

I can't believe that my tiny little princess pie is two!!! How did it happen? Where did my baby go? It really hit me hard that she isn't a baby anymore. One is still a baby, but two? Well, two is a big kid!

Its gone by so fast and yet so slow at the same time. I am really having a hard time with it. I didn't feel this way with Conrad, so why should I feel this way about my Kylie bug? Maybe its because she is a little girl and I expect Conrad to grow up to be a man, but my little princess needs to stay a little princess forever!
Kylie Marie, you are two! You are a beautiful little girl with such a big appetite for life! I hope you never lose that. You love to laugh and you want everyone to laugh with you. You love to entertain and LOVE attention! You are a people watcher and like to observe everything. You are head strong and stubborn and yet you take direction well. You have an ornery steak inside but you hide it well with a big cheesy grin. You know you are cute and you use it to your advantage, such a smart girl. I think someday you will grow up to be a star or a veterinarian.

THINGS YOU LOVE

Dancing

Singing

Being a Princess

Eating

Coloring

Watching foofies (movies)

Your babies

Drawing

Watching YouTube videos on my iphone

Snow White

Witches

1st Day of School

2010-09-22T17:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Kylie's first day of school and Conrad started his second year at preschool. Conrad was excited to see his friends again and he was happy to have his sister there. He said he would be a good big brother and take good care of sister for me. I love that he is such a loving and attentive brother, I don't think I'll ever have to worry about Kylie while big brother is around. Kylie was excited too! Every morning over the past year when we drop brother off at school she cries so hard for him and she always tries to get onto the playground to play with all the kids. I knew she was ready but I wasn't sure how she would be once she realized I wasn't going to stay with her. I was also worried about them being in the same classroom but in different classes. I knew she would be trying to be with brother on his side of the room the whole time and I was right!
I pulled up to pick them up a half an hour early so I could watch them eat lunch outside. After Kylie was done eating her lunch she got up and tried to make her way over to brothers table and stopped to talk to another little boy on the way. Lord help me, she is already talking to boys! Then she disappeared into the sea of kids and I heard her scream and cry but I couldn't see her. Then I saw her teacher pick her up and another teacher come over and take a little boy to an empty bench for a time out and she said " you don't push the little babies!" Awe, my poor baby girl bullied by a big boy on her first day. I almost broke down and sobbed in the car and I said a little prayer that she never encounters a bully again. I decided I couldn't watch her cry anymore and went in to pick them up.

First day of School!!

All ready to go and YES she insisted on bringing Snow White!

Big Brother helping her hang up her lunch box.

She went right out to play with the other kids no problem!

They survived the first day! She was kinda mad at me I think. hehehe

When I went into Kylie's class to get her I think every single kid was crying or screaming. The teacher said that almost all of the kids were new or had just moved over from the nursery into her class and everyone was still adjusting. Poor thing, the teacher that is! I don't know if i could deal with all those crying two year olds!! The report is Kylie did great but she did cry a lot. She kept trying to get over to her brother and cried almost every time she saw him. She said she LOVED to paint. My little girl loves to color and Ive never let her paint before so I bet she was in heaven! I cant wait to see all her pictures she comes home with so I can hang them with her brothers art. Conrad had a great time playing with his friends all day. He told me he was sad because he tried to play with his sister all day and he couldn't. I asked Kylie is she had fun and made new friends and she said "yea!" She said "YEA" to all 20 questions I asked her until I said "Do you want to go back?" To which she replied without hesitation "uh-uh, NO!" I hope tomorrow is a better day for her and she doesnt have such a bad day.

We went to Yogurtland after school for a special treat and then we went home to watch the new Tinkerbell movie that i bought for a first day of school treat.

Going to get frozen yogurt and she wanted to bring her lunch box ("purse") with her. She looks like such big girl, it breaks my heart.

This boy is always mixing up his food and cooking something else with it. He was making a chocolate gummy bear water drink. mmm...

He enjoyed it, while I was trying not to gag.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

Kylie's 1st Haircut & School prep

2010-09-19T08:44:00.000-07:00

This happened on Tuesday, September 14th. I took Conrad in to get his hair trimmed because it just grows so darn fast. I decided since Kylie is starting school next week I should get her a new look to go with it. I love little girls with bangs and bobbed hair cuts, its so adorable! So I decided to give her the Suri haircut. She didn't do as well as I thought she would so I didn't get too many photos because I was holding her hand and reassuring her most of he time. She had also fallen asleep on the car ride to the hair place so she wasn't happy about being woken up early and to a new environment. She started to become herself by the end of the cut. It turned out really cute but a little shorter then I asked for, especially the bangs. I think this was because my little princess pie would not sit still because she wanted to look at all the other kids getting a trim. It will grow out and I can even it up then.

Here is the before. It was a sweaty tangled up mess because she had been sleeping just before.

I love how the ends were always flipped up. She kinda had the Farrah Fawcet look going on.

Poor little bug, she was so tired. This is the only picture I got. I wish I had waited until she cheered up and I could have gotten more pictures.

All done and she got to pick a lollipop out for being such a sweetheart.

You cant really see the cut and its still damp so it looks funny.

You can see the cut better here. We went over to Grama Sheilas house after to play with Riley and have a family dinner. Kylie was playing in Grampas tomato garden and you can see from the face she got busted sneaking a taste of a nice juicy tomato. :)

Some other school preps for Kylie's first day...

She picked out a lunch box. We found it at the grocery store and its so much cuter than ones I've seen at Target.

It is so sparkly!! I just wish it had Snow White on it but if Kylie doesn't mind then I don't either.

The kids got post cards from their teachers! I thought it was such a sweet idea!

This is Kylie's card. Awe!

This is a sneak peak of her first day outfit. I am so excited about it because it is super cute!

I cant wait!!

The Room In Which We Live

2010-09-18T09:35:00.000-07:00

I am a day late...oopsie! Yesterday was Show Us Your Life Friday over at Kelly's Korner and the topic was living rooms. I just put up my fall decorations the other day so it came at a perfect time. To tell you the truth I hate our living room I hate the interior of the majority of my house. Simply because my husband refused to let me paint, renovate or buy decorations because "We arent going to live here long." Three years later and its still too empty and cold feeling to me. Ah well, we will move soon and then I will get to pick out and decorate a house to my liking. I am dreaming of that day! Until then I reside here and I make it as cozy and cute as I can. Enjoy...

This is supposed to be our formal Living Room/ Dinning Room. As you can see the kiddos pretty much concured this territory. Just as well, we dont throw many dinner parties or do any formal entertaining anyway and this keeps them out of my hair so I will keep it this way.

Here is the family room/ den, but we pretty much live in this room all day so I shall call it the livingroom. This is the view from the kitchen. The kids were to curious about what I was taking pictures of to get them to move.

Here is another view. See how bright this pic came out? Yes, thats because we have horrid white walls the picture and room would look so much nicer with some sandy colored walls and some nice bright white crown molding, maybe a red accent wall. dont ya think?

My favorite fall decoration. I love this little pumpkin pillow!

The view into the kitchen.

There it is, my living room. Hope you enjoyed it and if you ever run into my hubby please tell him you think we need a nice coat of paint on these walls.

Do A Lil Jig

2010-09-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

Because the Pumpkin Spice Latte is back in town!!! YAY!! My most favorite sign that fall is fast approaching! Mmmm....

A side note... I dont actually Drink PS lattes, I get a PS Chai. SO GOOD! Go out and get one right now. Hurry GO!!

Feeling Green

2010-08-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

So this morning after I threw the kids in the tub, brushed their teeth and got them dressed I realized that I has dressed them alike! This was not on purpose, seeing as they were dressed and ready before my cup of coffee and my brain doesn't even start working until about twenty minutes after that. I notice this happens a lot and I think it's because I tend to dress according to my mood. I must have been feeling a little silly because of the monkeys. If all my clothes were not black then i might be dressed in a green shirt as well. Anyway, this was complete coincidence and a perfect excuse to try and get a photo shoot in. I say *try* because its nearly impossible to get them both to sit still and look at the camera at the same time.

Here is what I got....

I had to bribe them with M&M's... this is them after I asked "Who wants more candy?"

This is my favorite! After I asked them to strike a pose this is what happens... Kylie starts to twirl like a princess and Conrad strikes a fierce pose that even Tyra would be proud of. ;) I think that boy spends too much time with us girls. HA!

My little ham <3

Birthday Boy!

2010-06-08T13:12:00.000-07:00

Conrad had his third birthday and his party on Saturday. I cant believe time flies so fast. Where did my bald headed, chubby cheeked baby go?

He is a handsome little man now, a BIG kid!! How did this happen?

He is really into Buzz Lightyear and Toy Story this year so he asked for a Buzz party. I'll tell you I had a heck of a time trying to find Toy Story party supplies. I thought it would be easy with the new movie coming out in a couple of weeks. No, it wasnt. I found enough to make it turn out well enough.

Here is space ranger Conrad all ready to party.

He had a blast playing with all of his guests, splashing in the pool and eating pizza. We kept the crowd o little small this year because our birthdays in the past have been a little hectic with so many people. I enjoyed it and I actually got to sit and relax with friends and enjoy. I think all our birthday parties will be small from now on.

Conrad liked playing with silly string the most, and so did Aunt Lori! :)

Happy Birthday Conrad!

It's been a while...

2010-06-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

Since I blogged. My computer broke and I didn't have anyplace to upload photos so I actually didnt even use my camera, just my phone to take pictures. I have a brand new laptop and a new camera too now, so it looks like I am back in buisness. I cant wait to blog more now, just so I can have something for myself and kids to look back on and have recorded memories.

Love is in the air

2010-02-15T15:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

Truly is one of my most favorite holidays. Not because i need to be reminded of how much I love those special people in my life, mostly it is because everything is pink & red and covered in hearts!! I always joked when I moved out on my own i would decorate with all valentines decorations. Thats not ever going to happen with my husband around so I guess I better just let that dream go.

We didn't do much around here this year. We hung out at home all day and made some valentines for the grandmas. Then mommy and daddy went out to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack, romantic huh? Valentine's Day four years ago was my husbands and mines first date and we went to Joe's so it was romantic for us.

Here comes Santa Claus

2009-12-05T23:12:00.000-08:00

We took our yearly trip to the North Pole( mall ) to see the big man himself, Santa Claus! It went better then expected. I knew Conrad would be good because he is just Mr. Social and has been talking about Santa all week. I was worried about Bug but she did pretty good, didn't love it but she didn't kick and scream. Conrad went right up and sat on Santa's lap and showed him all of his boo boo's. He was trying to score some sympathy points not doubt, smart kid. Then I threw Kylie on his lap and ran to hide behind and elf so she wouldn't freak out and they could snap a quick photo. So yea, it was good.

Inspirational Quote

2009-10-31T21:26:00.000-07:00

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -Mahatma Gandhi

It's Back

2009-09-01T00:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, the pumpkin spice latte is here at last! This is one of the most looked forward to days of the year for me. Not only because it is the most delicious thing ever, but because it, along with the wild fires ripping through southern California, signifies that fall has finally fallen upon us. Ahhh Fall, my favorite season of the year. I am so excited and looking forward to all the wonderful things this season brings with it.

Conrads 2nd Birthday!

2009-06-16T16:48:00.000-07:00

My big boy turned two on the 5th! I can't believe how time flies by. Here is a sideshow of his birthday party.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

New Roommate

2009-05-06T14:48:00.000-07:00

I went to move Kylie's play gym the other day and this little ( um, big ) guy ran out from under it!!

I have never seen such a big spider in all of my life! I screamed bloody murder and the poor guy ran away under the sofa before Drew had a chance to kill him. Poor spider, I probably scared him as much as he scared me! I saw him later on by the fireplace and snapped this photo just in case anyone got bitten by him. I had no idea what kind of spider he was. I called Drew to come kill it and then when i got back he was gone again! Well, I haven't seen him since and I am too scared to move the sofa and look and he is probably to scared to come out from under there. Yuck! I hope he decided to leave.

I was informed later that he is a perfectly harmless Grass spider, very common. I spent all day telling drew it was a baby tarantula. I showed him the picture and he told me it's just a house spider...JUST A HOUSE SPIDER??!!! yea, maybe when your house is in the middle of nowhere in the dessert! I can't wait to move back to Orange County!

Here is Kylie

2009-05-01T11:12:00.000-07:00

this is just some pics of her first week of life and her at 6 months old. I have way to many inbetween photos to pick from so i am just not going to go there. :)

This is a slide show of her first week of life, look at all that hair! Ignore me i look like a mess in all of these.

Here she is at six months old!

She is an amazing little girl. She has so much personality and the biggest dimples you have ever seen, her smile can light up a room. She is a bit of a diva and we call her out drama queen because thats exactly what she is. Kylie gets what she wants when she wants it and she will let you know if she isn't happy. This one will give us a run for our money I am sure of that. ;)

I'm back

2009-05-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

I was on a very long blog hiatus, but i am back, now lets get down to buisness.

I had my daughter Kylie on October 24th, she was/is gorgeous! She was born with dark brown, thick hair but in the past six months it has faded to a light chestnut/dark blond color. I think she will eventually be completely blond. So that makes me a stay at home mommy of two now. Two kids under two for the next month until Conrad's birthday. Other then the new addition to the family nothing else has changed.

That's it for now but I will upload some pics of the past few months so you can see what you have missed.

Baby Shower

2008-10-05T03:13:00.000-07:00

I had my shower last Sunday! My cousins Chrissy and Lisa threw it for me and they did an amazing job, I had a great time. Not so many people this time around but thats okay because I wanted to keep it small, I would say it was pretty much all family. The decorations were pink and orange which are my favorite colors so I was really excited that they found some orange stuff. Kylie has a ton of clothes now so I don't have to buy much! It was a really wonderful Shower and I am so thankful for having my wonderful cousins throw it for me. Here are the pictures I have.

Baby Baby Baby

2008-10-05T02:58:00.000-07:00

I've been an absentee blogger lately, but I have had so much going on. I am nearing the end of this pregnancy and I have been a mess trying to get everything together before Miss Kylie gets here. When I had Conrad I didn't have to do much because we were in the middle of moving so I had to wait to decorate and buy all the big things like a crib and swings. This time around I want it all done, with good reason too. I remember how stressful and crazy things are the first two months so I want everything good and ready to go so it makes it a little easier for me. Seems like my world has been all baby lately.
I still have quite a bit left but I am almost there. Just have to get some furniture in the nursery, order a few more things and finish up all the reorganizing of the Jorgenson household and I will be done and good to go. I should be done in about a week and a half, If I make it that long. My back has been killing me and I have been having practice contractions constantly through out the day every day. I can't walk more then ten feet without feeling like she is almost going to fall out. So we will see on tuesday what the doctor thinks and if she thinks I am going to make it much further. After all the second time around is generally faster esp considering that Conrad was two weeks early and I became pregnant within a year of having him.

Ho-hum Saturday

2008-09-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

Today, just like the rest of the week has been a lazy daisy day. I didn't feel like getting out of bed this morning and Conrad slept in with me until 10 am! I got up showered and put some new pajamas on and went downstairs to sit on the couch and watch TV. I have pretty much sat in front of this thing all day. I did get up and make some breakfast and chocolate chip cookies, it's going to be a fat day too. Drew went to the office to work because Conrad will terrorize him all day if he is home and he has to get lots of work finished. Yay! I get to be terrorized all day today just like everyday.
Conrad has been sick all week since last Saturday night, he has had Roseola. Last Saturday night I put him down for bed and noticed he felt a little warm but I didn't think to much of it. When he woke on Sunday morning he was burning up I could barely hold him he was so hot, 103.7! His fever lingered between 103.7 and 102 for the next few days. I took him to the doctors on Monday morning and had to see a new doctor because his regular pediatrician was on vacation. Th s doctor told me he couldn't find anything wrong with him and since the fever was his only symptom that it was just a virus and should be gone by Wednesday. Well the fever was down to the low 101s on Wednesday and on Thursday morning the fever was gone. Thank goodness, I was so worried. Then I noticed he had a rash all over his lower abdomen when I changed his that morning. I went online and looked up Roseola like a friend of mine had suggested it might have been and sure enough thats what it was. So Today his rash is gone and he has his appetite back. He is still rather clingy and sleepy but thats okay it allows me to catch up on sleep and just take the day easy and cuddle with my little man. This was his first sickness he has ever had, so it was pretty nerve wracking for me and I hope this is the last one for a long, long time.
Any who, this week was lazy and uneventful. I caught up on a lot of missed sleep but I am still feeling tired and melancholy. I haven't done any cleaning or tidying up so the house if a filthy pig sty.

Where O where is Conrad??

2008-09-07T00:12:00.001-07:00

I lost my Conrad today, I looked everywhere and I couldn't find him. Hmmm? "Where is Conrad, what happened to my baby boy?" As I walked through the kitchen I heard a familiar laugh. I looked down and this is what I found...

Conrad has a brand new hiding spot to play in, what a silly boy.

Fall is coming!!

2008-09-03T17:44:00.000-07:00

I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I stopped for my morning Starbucks today, they have the Pumpkin Spice Latte on the menu! Do you know what that means? It means fall is just around the corner! So of course I ordered one and let me tell you, it was very very delicious. Despite it being sunny and almost 85 degrees outside at 9 am it made me feel like it was the middle of October. when I went to the mall today every store had their fall clothes out on display and all their fall decorations up. So I decided to by some new soap for my bathrooms at the Bath & body works store and i ended up buying a whole bunch of stuff. I bought some pumpkin spice soaps and the pumpkin spice air refills and room spray. I also bought the cutest pumpkin candle, I am so excited about it all. Is it too early to start decorating?? I know fall doesn't really start until the 22 of this month and weather wise it isn't going to feel like fall for a while yet. Maybe I will wait another week or so if I can resist it.

A glimps of Kylie!

2008-09-02T00:54:00.000-07:00

We got our first good look at her on Saturday, we went for one of those 4D ultrasounds. AMAZING! We had it done with Conrad too and the whole process really wows me. You get to see your little belly monster just hanging out in your belly. Bad thing was that she slept the whole time and she was smooshed behind some placenta so we couldn't get a really good look at her. Good thing is that she looks perfect, normal and beautiful. I am so much more excited now and I can't wait to have her in our family. Only ten more weeks, although I think like big brother she might make her debut a bit early.

Here she is!

This is one of Conrad... Do you see a resemblance?

I'm a big boy now

2008-08-31T11:56:00.000-07:00

Drew drove my car to work last week and he had to take some of his employees with him so he took the car seat out to make room. When it came time to put the seat back in we decided to turn it around to be front facing. I was planning on doing this later, maybe after Kylie arrived, but I figured I might as well just do it now while its out so I don't have to hassle with it again later.
Conrad loves it. The whole first ride he had front facing he kept pointing at everything asking "whats that?". I was worried he wouldn't sleep in the car anymore but he fell asleep no problem. The only downside so far is I can't sneak my morning starbucks anymore. He can see me drinking it and he yells "MY MY MY" the whole time! :(

Sunday funday

2008-08-31T11:17:00.000-07:00

We took Conrad on his first trip to the San Diego Zoo last Sunday. It didn't go as planned but I guess it was a good day. We only did one half of the park, turns out it was the boring half, because we left early. It was too hot and way too crowded. I think next time we go back will be in cooler weather on a weekday. Conrad wasn't really excited about anything except his chicken nuggets we ate at lunch. He may still be a little young for something like this. I thought for sure he would be excited about the petting zoo, I was wrong. He didn't even pay attention to any of the animals he just wanted to run around and play with the other kids. I think Drew did most of the animal petting. Any who... here is a slidshow of the pictures I got. Enjoy!

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Daddy decided to take a dip in the pool when we got home that evening and of course Conrad decided to jump in too.

And into the jacuzzi too.

Stuffed Bell Peppers!

2008-08-23T14:31:00.000-07:00

So here is another dinner I made this week that turned out great! I am just sitting here thinking about eating my left overs... mmm. Definitely going to the recipe box, in fact it might become a regular. It was so easy to make and it really was delicious. I know it was good because my picky husband ate the whole thing. Then he burped like a pig and informed me that in India that is how you tell the chef you enjoyed your meal, I took it as a compliment but told him it was not allowed in my kitchen( like he will ever listen to me). Conrad devoured the filling and even demanded seconds. I just love living with boys :)

Looks delicious!

Daddy liked it!

Conrad asking for more :) he loves to boss me around.

Sausage stuffed bell peppers

3 orange bell peppers, tops cut away and seeds removed
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup finely chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell peppers
1/2 lb ground spicy Italian sausage
1/2 can fire roasted tomatoes
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Pinch red pepper flakes
2 cups cooked long or medium-grain white rice
8 ounces tomato sauce, plus more to fill bottom of dish.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of boiling water, parboil the peppers until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and dry on paper towels.

In a large saute pan or skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and chopped bell peppers and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the sausage, garlic, parsley, fire roasted tomato ,salt, black pepper, and pepper flakes. Cook until the meat is browned, stirring with a heavy wooden spoon to break up the lumps, about 6 minutes. Add the rice and tomato sauce and stir well. Remove from the heat and adjust the seasoning, to taste.

Pour enough tomato sauce to cover bottom of baking dish, about 1/8-inch deep. Stuff the bell peppers with the rice mixture and place in the baking dish. Bake until the peppers are very tender and the filling is heated through, 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

toys toys toys...

2008-08-21T10:31:00.000-07:00

So I have noticed that Conrad has been a little restless and frustrated as of late and I just couldn't figure it out. Then I realized that he hasn't been spending much time in the play room. Hmm... I think it's because it was a little cluttered and he just had so many toys laying around he had no idea what to play with. So I decided to clean it up a bit and start recycling his toys. Recycling toys?? YEP, I take out some toys and put them in a box in our downstairs closet leave them there for a few days. Then I take out some more toys and stick the previously taken ones back in his toy bins. This way there are always "new" toys to be played with, hopefully this will keep him interested in his toys. also there aren't as many to overwhelm him, and this means I have less to clean up. :)

here is a picture of his play room. (It's actually supposed to be our dinning room but no one ever comes over for dinner so we just use it as Conrads play room.)

Here is his toy bin after I recycled out some toys. It was full and over crowded with toys before.

After I sorted through all his toys and chose which ones to recycle for the week I realized that they were all toys that didn't challenge him mentally or spark his imagination. I also think there were a lot of toys in there for younger children, I put those in a separate box in a closet upstairs with the rest of his baby things ready for when Kylie gets here. I have decided to only buy toys that will challenge him from now on instead of just things to amuse him and keep him busy. He is a smart kid and I know he needs to be challenged more then he has been.
Later that day I went to the store and there happens to be a kmart next door. I have been wanting to get him his own little pool and kmart is probably a great place to find an inexpensive pool for him I thought. In I go to search for a kiddie pool and as I am walking past the toy sectionI thought I might as well just look. Well I found a pretty cool little toy from Vtech. Its a video game of sorts especially for babies! Only $34.99, I was sold! It's not exactly what I was thinking when I said I was going to get toys to challenge him but it will work for now until I can do more research on what I would like to get him. Plus we have recently decided to keep the TV off while he is awake and this will give him some healthy visual stimulation. The kid loves TV so its been kinda ruff on him, he will love this!

It came with its own game cartridge but i purchased a few more. They had all kinds from big brands like Baby Einstein and Disney. I can't wait to get them all! It also has a mode where it can be played without the TV.

Here he is playing with his new toy in self play mode without the TV. He loved it!

Here he is playing the video game mode. I don't think he understood the connection to the TV just yet but he will get there. He had fun either way.

What's for dinner?

2008-08-20T16:14:00.000-07:00

I decided that I am kinda sick of eating out all the time and perhaps eating at home would be a healthier and less expensive alternative. I also decided since i love to cook but am often just too lazy to make things from scratch that that would be one of the factors of the dinners this week, everything from scratch! So I made a list of the dinner I was going to make each night of the week and decided to try some stuff I haven't made before. I usually like to stick to simple and fast things when I cook dinner like beef stroganauff, meat loaf, steak & potatoes... the usual and I have been getting bored with that. So I went to the store with my list of groceries and when i walked out with everything I went in for I ended up spending close to $200!!! I guess I was wrong when I thought eating at home was cheaper then fast food every night, but the upside is that it is healthier and I will have left overs for lunch the next day.

So on Monday I made grilled steak and a grilled veggie salad. I give it 5 stars and a place in my recipe box. Tuesday I made chicken fajita tortilla soup, mmm. It was really good but i think i will leave out the extra jalapeño I threw in just in case it was too bland because it was almost to hot to eat. I think it gets a 4 because I want to modify it just a bit, but definitely it gets a spot in the recipe box. Well it was also really pretty in my soup bowl so i thought i would take a pic and post it in a blog. Funny how since i started a blog EVERYTHING inspires me to blog, I hold back though and just try to post the important things... like deciding to making dinner every night. :)
So sad I didn't get a picture of my grilled veggie salad, it was gorgeous and delicious too.

Chicken Fajita Tortilla Soup

1/2 or 1 lb Grilled chicken, cut into strips
1Tbs Olive oil
1/2 Tbs Coriander
2Tbs chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 large onion thinly sliced
1 bell pepper thinly sliced
1 jalapeño, seeded & thinly sliced
28oz canned fire roasted tomatoes
1/2 c fire roasted red pepper(from jar) sliced
1 can black beans
1C frozen corn
1/2c frozen diced carrots
1qt chicken stock
S&P

Heat olive oil in large skillet or sauce pan over med-hi heat. Add coriander, thyme,S&P to taste, onion, bell pepper & jalapeño cook 8-10 mins stirring frequently until tender. Add Chicken stock, chicken, fire roasted tomatoes, fire roasted red pepper, beans and frozen veggies, heat through.

Top bowl of soup with Fresh tortilla strips (I fry a corn tortilla in some veggie oil and cut into strips), avocado, pepper jack cheese, cilantro and some black olive slices.

A little summer fun

2008-08-15T22:58:00.000-07:00

I finally decided to buy Conrad some water toys for the back yard because I am kinda sick of taking him in our pool. He just isn't content to sit in his floaty or my arms and he constantly tries to swim away from me and obviously he can't swim on his own. I get kinda tired of struggling with him to stay still and he doesn't have any fun that way. He LOVES water and he has so much fun playing in it that I decided my water baby needed some kind of fun new way to get wet. So here are some pictures of our fun day in the sun with his new toy. He had so much fun I am thinking about buying him his own little blow up pool to play in.

Who are the Jorgensons?

2008-08-04T14:37:00.000-07:00

I guess you would say that we are just an average American family living the American dream. We are a young family, I am 22 and my husband is 28. In saying that I think we have reached a point of stability in our short lives that most people don't reach until they are well into their thirties and therefore we are very lucky. My husband makes this all possible with his hard work and dedication to his Business. I am so great full that he works so hard to make it possible for me to stay home with our son.

We have been married since April 2006 and we became pregnant with our first child shortly after. Conrad Von joined our family on June 5th 2007 and life has been a wonderful whirlwind since then. Conrad has enriched our lives so deeply that I can't imagine life before him. He is the perfect boy, he is smart, funny, curious, driven, loving, happy and handsome. Those are just a few choice words to describe Conrad, although I could go on all day.

I am now "baking" the second addition to the Jorgenson clan, we are expecting a little girl, Kylie Marie, early this fall. We are excitedly waiting to meet our little girl and enjoy life with our newly expanded family. Conrad is still too young to understand that he has a sister on the way but if he could I am sure he would be just as excited as Mommy and Daddy. I can't wait to see them play together and become the best of friends.