Nic & Rachelle

Potty Training Day 1

2012-01-19T11:53:00.000-08:00

At first glance - discouraging

He went through 5 pull ups yesterday. 2 were poopy

After a closer look - maybe he is getting it

By the end of the day he was telling me (every 5 min) that he had to go potty. And every time he would push until even the smallest tinkle. He did end up going in the toilet 9 times yesterday. I guess that is not too bad for the first day.

Fast forward to day 2

All morning his pull up was dry and he even came and found me to tell me he had to go potty. Maybe something clicked yesterday. It's 1 PM and he is only on his second pull up. And that is because he has never done a #2 in the potty yet...I am starting to realize that part of potty training is gonna be much harder. And messier. Yuck

Observations

Potty training is A LOT more work that I realized. I was so tired yesterday and I didn't even do anything except potty train.

Potty training takes up A LOT of time. I decided to just sit him on the potty every 15 to 20 min so he would have plenty of opportunities to accidentally pee in the toilet until he realized that was what he is supposed to do when he is sitting on the potty.

He is picking up on it A LOT faster than I expected.

Here's to someday not having to change diapers...

2012-01-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

Best Buds

2011-12-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

Lexi Lee and Cayden Michael

Update

2011-11-30T07:48:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we found out Ellie will be having surgery next week. She has a hernia so they have to go in and fix the hole. It is supposed to be a simple procedure so hopefully everything goes smoothly.

In other news we had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Nic's family and got to see my cousin get married last week! What a fun time we had visiting with both our families!

Pictures to come later

Thankful

2011-11-23T06:10:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of thanksgiving, I want to take a minute and remember all the wonderful things in my life. I am so so so thankful for:

A most wonderful and loving husband who takes great care of me

My two beautiful children (who are both the best sleepers! I am so lucky)

Parents who have provided me with SO much over the past 24 years

The best in-laws anyone could ask for

Nic's grandpa who takes good care of us and that we can live in his basement

Really all my family members

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

A loving Heavenly Father

My puppy who loves me even when I tell him to go away

Skype, so my babies can see their grandpa and grandma every week

A great doctor who takes care of both my babies

Tylenol for those babies!!!

An abundance of things we need (food, clothes, heat, etc)

My car that has A/C (even though I don't use it right now, what a wonderful thing during a pregnant summer!)

The fact that Ellie sleeps for 9 hours every night (a HUGE blessing!)

The opportunity Nic has to be in school

My teaching degree

BYU and the memories from there and the friends I made there

The sweet smiles from my kids

My health and my families health

I think I could go on for longer, and I think I will, on paper, with my husband. I love this time of year when we get to spend a whole day remembering what we have. And I love the spirit in the air during the holidays. It really is the most wonderful time of the year!

Warming Up

2011-11-10T13:37:00.000-08:00

Cayden is fianlly starting to like his sister. He worries about her when she cries (sometimes). Tries to feed her a bottle (even though there is usually nothing in it...). Gives her a pacifier (usually on the wrong side). And he likes to play with Ellie (a little too rough). Hey I would say he is doing pretty good at interacting with his little sister. Cayden just wants to be a helper.

Here I had set Ellie down and next thing I heard is "Cayden and Ellie sit" CUTE

The below pictures are too cute to me. I laid Ellie down and Cayden went over and says hi Ellie. Then I guess Cayden decided he would show Ellie how the toy works cuz he said "watch Ellie" What a great big brother!

Wow I sure love these two kids!

Smile

2011-11-09T08:24:00.000-08:00

Yep. One of my favorite things to see each day :)

Ellie's Blessing Day

2011-11-07T17:18:00.000-08:00

We were able to bless our beautiful baby girl at our church yesterday, November 6, 2011. What a special moment in our lives. We were lucky enough to have several of our family memebers there and I am espically grateful that my mom and dad and two of my brothers were able to travel to Boise for the occasion. My mom got Ellie her beautiful dress. Thanks mom! Ellie was not so sure about the dress at first, but was a dream during the blessing. Awake and content, just like Cayden was during his baby blessing. I am counting my blessings!
Great Grandpa and Grandma

With our 2 babies!

Grandma and Grandpa Cornia

Daddy and his baby girl

Grandpa and Grandma Durrant

Mommy and her little girl

How cute is this girl!?!

Halloween

2011-11-02T17:57:00.000-07:00

So actually, we did not take Cayden trick or treating and I am super bummed about it. Cayden woke up sick on Halloween. Sad! But we still got to have some fun Halloween parting. The weekend before we went up to the cabin to celebrate Halloween. Nic's mom made the cutest candy corn hats for all the grandkids. Too bad they are still too young to sit still for 5 seconds and smile for a picture.

Grandpa took all the grand kids (minus Violet) out for a ride on the 4 wheeler. Even Ellie got a ride! Thanks Daddy!

Cayden, Grandma, and Eva going for a walk

Ok, this is the best picture I could get of my 2 kids. Cayden likes Ellie, and will play with her and sit with her UNLESS I ask him to. Then he thinks "NO WAY!" What a stinker!

Yep, that's my baby boy!

Me and my pretty little kitty

Cayden and Diesel were matching! Too too cute

Love those glasses boy!

What a fun weekend. I love Halloween

Pictures

2011-10-27T11:52:00.000-07:00

Because I feel too lazy to write anything more than this. Enjoy the pictures :)

Who's Who?

2011-10-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

Cayden and Ellie look SO much alike. The first time I held Ellie (after they cleaned her up of course) I could not help but think how much she looked just like newborn Cayden. As my friend Emily put it, I felt like "Hey I already had this baby!" Here is both of them in the hospital

Can you tell which one is which???

One Month and 21 Months!

2011-10-18T11:56:00.001-07:00

Wow! I cannot believe that my baby girl is already 1 month old! I am pretty sure it was just a few days ago that we were coming home from the hospital, right? She is doing very well, and now weighs 8 lbs 4 oz! She doesn't sleep very long at night yet, but she has also had a stuffy nose (which is actually lucky considering everyone else was sick and Cayden was sick with croup!) so we suspect that is a factor in her lack of night time sleep. She is starting to be awake for a couple hours at a time during the day and it has been so fun watching her as she takes in her surroundings!

On another note, I also cannot believe my baby boy is 21 months old! AHHHHHH!!! He is still my baby, but he doesn't look or act like a baby any more. He most deffinatly acts like a toddler and the terrible twos are already upon us. He throws a fit about pretty much everything. Lately Cayden spends about half his day in time-out. When he is not in time-out and crying his face out, he is talking constantly. Usually about trucks and tractors and bugs and Halloween. He is so silly and SUCH a delight to have in my life. We love our babies so much!

How Do You Like Me Now?

2011-10-15T11:51:00.001-07:00

Nic gave Cayden a haircut...

How do you like it? Honestly, Nic has been saying for a LONG time that he has wanted to cut Cayden's hair like this, so it was not a big surprise, but I still didn't like it when Nic first cut it. And even tho my little boy was still the same sweet little man, it made him look like he had so much attitude! It took me a few days to get used to (and to not feel embarrassed in public!) but I guess it has grown on me. Slightly. Like it or hate it, Nic was gonna do it any way, that's just how he is! And I'm not offended if you don't like it :)

Pictures I just haven't posted yet...

2011-10-06T20:10:00.001-07:00

Two days before she was born, 38 weeks

Ok I know its a little gross, but it is also a little cool...for the non squeamish. The placenta

First exam just after birth. And just after all the yucky white goo got wiped off.

First picture of mommy and baby

First picture of daddy and baby

One day old, sleeping and SO cute!

Cayden Meets Ellie!

2011-09-27T13:52:00.000-07:00

Cayden is not sure he wants a baby around, and for the first few days he refused to even go near Ellie, but with time we believe they will be friends :)

Meet Ellie! (Finally)

2011-09-26T08:41:00.001-07:00

My labor/Ellie's birth story begins back on Thursday September 15. I went in for my 38 week check up Thursday morning and my doctor asked me if I wanted her to strip my membranes. I had decided I wanted to try it, though I didn't have much faith it would do anything since I had my membranes stripped with I was pregnant with Cayden and nothing happened. My doctor stripped my membranes and told me if it was going to work I would go into labor by the following night. She said go in when the contractions were 7-8 min apart since I tested positive for group B strep and needed to be on antibiotics during labor so that baby didn't get sick. So later that day, I started feeling weak contractions and they were about 20ish minutes apart, which happened on and off for a week before Cayden was born so I was still not thinking anything would happen.

However, then the contractions started getting a little stronger and much closer together. So I ran around the house getting things ready to go in case we had to go to the hospital that night. Finally I had been having the contractions about 8 min apart for a few hours so we thought maybe it was time to go to the hospital. Since Cayden was induced, this was our first experience with guessing when to go to the hospital. Looks like we guessed wrong. They monitored me for a few hours and I was having the contractions but my cervix still wasn't changing (it was a 4 when the dr checked me in the morning and was still a 4, how disappointing!) So they sent me home with some sleeping medicine so I could sleep through the contractions. At this point I was thinking we would go back in the morning or something. Instead, when I woke up in the morning the contractions had stopped. Now I start thinking it was gonna be a repeat of my last pregnancy. On and off contractions for another week. Depressing! I decided to go on a LONG walk to see if I could get the contractions starting again, and it worked, until I stopped walking. I was thinking, why is my body so dumb! Come out baby! Then a few hours later the contractions started again but they were only about 9-10 min apart. And stayed that way all afternoon and evening. Seriously are you coming out or not baby! All of a sudden the contractions turned very painful and very close together. I waited for about 45 min with them 5 min apart and I could not handle it anymore, I woke Nic up and said I need to get to the hospital right now! So we quickly load Cayden into the car to get him to Nic's parents and over to the hospital. While in the car they started hurting really bad, the kind of hurt that I just could not help but screaming through each one. We get to the L&D check in and they took me straight back and the nurse says get her in right away she is in active labor. They check me and I was at 6 cm, so I was relieved a little thinking I would still have time to get my epidural and antibiotics before Ellie was born. The clock said 12:25 AM at this point. And yes I was still screaming with each contraction. So they get me in my delivery room and kept me sitting up since the anesthesiologist was almost done with another girl and they were gonna get me my medicine right away. My nurse keeps asking me if I feel like I need to push, and I kept saying no. Each contraction hurt so bad I thought I was gonna throw up after each one. I kept yelling out I CAN'T DO THIS!!! I really thought I was gonna die! So the nurse decides to check me again quick and I was at 9cm! So she asks me how I feel about a natural labor. I must have given her a look cuz she got the anesthesiologist in right away without finishing the other girl. I remember he said he could not give me an epidural at this point but he could give me some shot. I remember yelling "Just give it to me! I can't handle this!" By this point I knew I needed to push, and I was yelling "She is coming! I need to get this baby out of me! I need to push her out" So I get the shot and they lay me down the doctor came in (just in time too!). He broke my water and I just started pushing. 3 pushes later and it was all over. She was born at 1:11 AM, only about 45 min after we arrived at the hospital. It was sweet relief since the contractions stopped right away and they laid my tiny baby girl on my chest. It happened so fast I didn't even realize it was really over and this was my baby girl. Once that baby was out I started feeling my legs get tingly, and the doctor said that was the pain killer shot they gave me. I guess at least it started working in time for my stitches. Lucky for that I guess :) A few minutes after the placenta the doctor asked if we had brought a camera. It was so fast and chaotic we had both completely forgot to get the camera out and take some pictures! Lucky the doctor said something.

Our beautiful baby girl weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 inches long. A perfectly beautiful baby girl. But the bad news is since I never got even one full dose of the antibiotics we had to monitor Ellie and make sure she was not getting sick. Her poor foot looks like a pin cushion after coming home she had so much blood work done. After about a day and a half they decided she needed to be put in the NICU so she could get and IV and several doses of antibiotics. Not to mention she was already not eating well since she swallowed extra blood and amniotic fluid at birth and was spitting up nasty brown stuff. I guess its pretty common when babies are born really fast tho. So she had a pretty rough start. Lucky she only had to stay in the NICU one day longer than I was in the hospital for recovery. But I did NOT like being discharged and having no baby to bring home with me. Since she was in the NICU, they had to weigh her all the time. She was 6 lbs 2 oz when we finally left the hospital. But the doctor said she was looking good and with all the antibiotics she should be pretty healthy for a while now. She was weighed again by her primary care ped a few days later and had already gained 4 oz so it looks like even though it was a rough first few days for Ellie, she has recovered well and doing great now.

What a crazy experience for our family. Cayden still is not sure if he likes her, but that will come with time. Nic and I are SO tired, but that's just part of the gig right? We are so happy to have this beautiful little girl in our lives!

Thankful

2011-09-14T15:31:00.001-07:00

I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband. Any of you that know me well know that I do not have a lot of patience. Which is sometimes a bit of a problem when taking care of my husband's grandma. Today, I really thought I was gonna loose my cool. And just before I did, Nic put on some MoTab. I am so thankful for his thoughtfulness and for the spirit it brought into our home. It calmed us (Nic's grandma and myself) both down right away. And I am so grateful for spiritual and uplifting music and a loving Heavenly Father who has so richly blessed our lives. Reminds me how wonderful life is!

A Family Affair

2011-09-07T09:46:00.000-07:00

As I've previously mentioned, we went to the Western Idaho Fair a few weeks ago. It was really fun and we enjoyed walking around looking at all the fun things at the fair. Cayden's favorite part was the petting zoo. He got so excited when he saw all the animals and wanted to play with all of them. Pictures (which are from my phone so that is why they quality is not as good...)

2011-08-31T08:31:00.000-07:00

I am super depressed because my camera is dead. We went to the fair last week and I took some pics on my phone of the petting zoo (which Cayden LOVED) but I need put them on the computer. I've never done that before so I'm not sure I want to learn right this second. Sorry.

On another note, I am getting pretty stressed about the fact that we have no camera and our baby is going to be born in 3 weeks!!! What are we gonna do!??!?!?! Borrow someone's I guess. I mean its the birth of our child! We need to take pictures!

Stupid camera

Park Time Play!

2011-08-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

But first, I am 35 weeks already!!! Elle is gonna be here SO SOON!!!!!!!!!! Please ignore my messy basement. There is NOWHERE to store stuff in Nic's grandparents house...

A few days ago we met up with our friends Debra and Jose at the park. Cayden and Jose had tons of fun swinging, and even ended up married at one point. To cute!
The park we were at also has a splash park area, so when they turned the water on we went over to play in all the fountains. Cayden LOVED this park last summer, but he was not too sure this time. Jose loved it and was running all around and Cayden just kinda stuck his hand in, what a silly.
We have been loving summer and are sad its almost over :(

2011-08-24T16:49:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure that I am gonna get an elliptical for Christmas this year. And I cannot stop thinking about it. So I am blogging about it. While eating oreos and peanut butter... I enjoy eating whatever I want, but I think I am going to enjoy being skinny again even more. 29 more days till I get this baby out of me. Then 6 more weeks (hopefully less) till I can start exercising again. Biggest Loser DVD how I have missed you!

AHHH!!!

2011-08-21T15:32:00.001-07:00

Just the other day Nic and I were saying how lucky it is that his grandma has never wandered downstairs in the middle of the night before. Well we cannot say that anymore! I woke up last night because I realized the hall light was on. Now that is weird since we turn off the lights BEFORE we get into be (like any normal person right?) Before I even have time to process how this might have happened his grandma is standing in the doorway asking if there is anyone in here. So I said, "Grandma you need to go back upstairs and go to bed." That was a bad idea, because she hears me talking so she thinks she needs to come in our room. So I get up and walk her back to the stairs and wait till she is at the top then turn off all the lights, hoping she will go back to bed. Wrong again! She turned the light back on and started trying to come back downstairs. I had to literally walk her back to her bed since she had no idea what I was trying to say to her.

There is a baby gate at the top of the stairs that we used to use before Cayden could go up and down the stairs. I think we need to close the gate before we go to bed every night. She could really hurt herself trying to go up and down the stairs by herself. Not to mention, we like our night time sleep to be uninterrupted. What a crazy night. (BTW I found one of my jackets in the refrigerator this morning. She didn't have anything in her hands when I found her downstairs...so she must have been downstairs at another point too. Maybe she does wander downstairs and has just never wake us up before? Either way, makes me worry!)

Hot Springs

2011-08-15T11:41:00.001-07:00

The hot springs are always a fun thing to go to, unless they are on the other side of the river and you are almost 8 months pregnant. Then all you can do is take pictures of everyone else. Ok, it was still pretty fun. Here are the boys on the other side. And my dumb dog who jumped in the river after Nic did and almost got swept away. I was having a major panic attack, but luckily he made it to the other side. Close one

Phil and Sarah attempting to walk Ethan to the other side. Sadly, the current got too strong in the middle :( Poor Ethan
Here is everyone who was brave enough to swim to the other side.
Cayden, perfectly content playing in the sand (and eating it too it looks like) on the safe side of the river
Adler, not content staying on the side. He whined the whole time, just wanted to get to Nic. Silly dog...

Serious Business

2011-08-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

Don't mess with this guy

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2011-08-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

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Bugs!

2011-08-12T07:46:00.000-07:00

Why are little people so fascinated with bugs?

That was one big black beetle.

And all he wanted was to hold it.

Too bad the bug was so fast

Got me some new wheels!

2011-08-08T17:34:00.000-07:00

Ok so its old news now. But I've been having a hard time uploading pictures. A few weeks ago, we finally found a good new to us used car. After a few months of searching for something that fit our wants and budget...we bought an Oldsmobile Bravada!

Check out this interior on this baby!

Needless to say, we are very pleased. Let me tell you the top 5 reasons why I love my new car:
1. It has air conditioning (a major plus in the middle of a pregnant summer!)

2. It is SO much easier to get my kid in his car seat cuz I don't have to bend all the way over and into our little white car

3. The Dodge Spirit I was driving looks like a grandma car, this car looks like something a cool young mom named Rachelle would drive

4. I love having the cargo space, now more than just a stroller fits in my trunk!

5. I don't have to bend over so much to get in and out of my car, another bonus as a big preggo lady!

Yay for a different car!

2011-08-02T11:17:00.000-07:00

Why oh why can I not upload pictures? I hate that sometimes blogger just decides to hate me. I've been trying for a few days now to write a new post but the picture button isn't working for me! So frustrating.

Maybe one day it will decide to start working again and I can post some pics of our new car...and other fun things going on

Maybe

It has taken me over

2011-07-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

This pregnancy I have been hit hard with a crafting bug. I cannot get enough of it. I feel like I always want a project to be working on. I love the way it feels to make something myself.

It all started out one day when I was looking at this blog. I wanted to make everything I saw! I started out with a maternity band:

And it was so easy, and SO comfortable, I made another one in white. No picture tho sorry. Since the maternity band was so easy I decided to try my skills at another project, a baby hat for my new little girl.
Which I thought ended up so cute! And I made the flower on it too. I was so in love with this hat that I ended up making 3 more...now I guess I have a set of four!
Ok, then it was time to make something for my little man. He is crazy about turtles so I thought this turtle would be perfect. And I was right. He loves it. So much so that I made him a bigger version too. Too cute!
Next I tried my hand at something other than sewing, and I recovered a box in some cute paper and mod podge. Turned out awesome! It is the perfect little box to keep our baby girls headbands and hats in.

And since I made something cute for headbands, why not make something equally cute to store bows and hair clips??? I made this cute thing to hang on the wall in the nursery. I just love it!

Wow, I love to make stuff! What more can I say!

Uh oh!

2011-07-11T17:53:00.001-07:00

I was on the phone for about 3 minutes.

I turn around and see that Cayden is pulling kleenex out of the box and shredding them into little pieces.

And laughing.

When I said no, he started trying to stuff all the pieces back into the box. It took all I had not to laugh. And not to take a picture. Because I did not want to reinforce bad behavior!
Still pretty funny tho.

Kids are so darn cute!

Third Trimester

2011-07-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

Yuck.
I can't decide which is worse. 1st trimester puking or 3rd trimester so uncomfortable and huge and swollen that all I want to do is lay in bed.
Either way, it is here.
At least it means I am 2/3 done with the pregnancy.
At least that is a plus. And we are just a few more months away from meeting this little girl. We cannot wait! Here is a nice belly shot

More Cabin Pictures

2011-07-09T08:14:00.000-07:00

Because I never take any pictures of myself...
And my sister in law did
And people have been asking to see what I look like, pregnant and all
Here you go

And one more of Cayden, cuz I think its funny how dirty he is

4th of July

2011-07-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, so there is not much to say:
Got together with family
Had a bbq
Swimming in the backyard
Fireworks
You know, the usual celebrations :)
Enjoy the pictures!

Cabin weekend

2011-07-07T11:27:00.000-07:00

We love going to the Cabin. It is a great chance to get away and relax. And Cayden gets to play outside in the dirt.
Nothing gets better.
We had a wonderful weekend full of snake/bug/lizard catching (Cayden is not afraid of picking up any of the above. Must be a boy), swimming, riding the 4 wheeler, and eating way too many treats.
Oh and the best part (if you ask Cayden) the tractor. He kept asking all weekend to go see the tractor

Collecting "treasures"

Yeah, Cayden collected a dead snake in his treasure bucket...

Swimming by the river. The dads built a little wall to make the water pool up on the shore for the kids to play in.

Sitting on the 4 wheeler

My handsome mountain man

PLEASE COMMENT!

2011-07-06T14:13:00.000-07:00

Anyone who looks at my blog, please tell me what you think.
Ellie
or
Azure
for a baby girl name.
Which do you like more?
Or give me more suggestions.
Please!

Swimming

2011-06-29T11:37:00.001-07:00

Cayden loves it. He is for sure my son. Every day he wants to go swimming in the backyard. I love having a yard so I can let him go swimming every day.

Cayden Goes to Nursery

2011-06-28T17:07:00.000-07:00

HOORAY!!!!!!!! We have been waiting for SO SO long for this day to come! And he LOVED it too! We walked over to the nursery on Sunday and as soon as Cayden saw the toys, he was ready to go. He did take 2 seconds to acknowledge I was leaving him there, by waving good-bye. What a little cutie. I am so proud of my little man, but it feels like he is growing up so fast. I guess that is the way it goes. He did great on his first day, at least that is what the nursery leaders tell me. Yay Cayden! :D
Pictures of my handsome boy on his big day. (Ok, so maybe it felt more like a big day for me cuz I'm his mamma. But I like to think it was a big day for him too since he didn't have to be quite through 3 LONG hours of church!)

Meridian Dairy Days

2011-06-22T07:45:00.000-07:00

A few days ago we went to the Meridian Dairy Days parade. It was pretty fun. There was a lot of fun floats and even better lots of big trucks and tractors pulling those floats. This is great because Cayden is OBSESSED with trucks, tractors, bulldozers, etc. Cayden was standing at the edge of the curb waving at everyone. He was so excited, it was SO cute! Pictures!
Cayden enjoying some of the free chocolate milk

Waving at the people and pointing at all the cool trucks

Sitting on daddy's shoulders to get a better view

What a fun summer activity :)

My Flowers!

2011-06-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Lots of hard work is hopefully going to pay off. Here is what our yard looks like right now. Ok ok confession, this is what it looked like a few weeks ago. We were starting to have a small problem with bugs, but we sprayed and already things are starting to look better. I haven't taken any new pictures, so this is what it is:

I hope they make it through the summer. Who knows tho...I'm a first timer!

Casa Bonita

2011-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

So, anyone who has ever lived in/visited Colorado has probably at least hear of Casa Bonita. It is this really fun restaurant that has ok tasting food. So it's not really one of those places you go to enjoy the cuisine, but the atmosphere is so fun. And while you eat there is all sorts of little skits going on. My favorite is the cliff divers. And the fire jugglers. Anyway, we were able to go to Casa Bonita with my family while we were in Colorado. So Fun. Cayden liked watching the gorilla in on of the little skits. Here are some pictures:
Daddy and Cayden in front of the waterfall (which you really can't see...sorry folks)

Our little family :)

Ok, I know. I didn't take a lot of pics...but alas it was an enjoyable evening

Wedding Festivities

2011-06-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun celebrating my brother and new sisters wedding! It ended up being a beautiful day with no rain or wind. The night before, we had Sojin's parents over for dinner and they brought over Milkis, which turns out Cayden LOVES.

Cayden with my brother and Sojin and Sojin's mom

Then it was time for the real party. We ate lots of great food and I got to see tons of friends from Littleton at the reception. Cayden loved all the attention he got, but hated wearing his suit all day. Oh well, at least he looked cute! Enjoy the pictures

Playing at Grandma's

2011-06-13T18:51:00.000-07:00

So Cayden and I spent 2 weeks in Denver which was a WONDERFUL vacation. There is nothing like going home and seeing family! Nic could not take off 2 weeks of work so he joined us the second week. That gave Cayden and Mommy lots of time to play and play. Cayden loved all the fun things that he found at his Grandma and Grandpa Durrant's house. Here are some cute pictures of Cayden
Cayden and Uncle Tucker have matching PJs

Cayden with his Uncle Kyle

Cayden LOVED the rocking horse. He could not get on by himself so he was always asking "please" to anyone who would listen and get him up on the rocking horse. Too cute!

LOTS to update!

2011-06-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

I am super behind! A few weeks ago, Cayden and I flew to Denver to help prepare for my big brother's wedding. It was Cayden's first plane ride, and my first time traveling with an infant. And I flew ALONE!!! I was SO SO SO nervous about flying with him by myself since I had no clue how he would behave. Luckily, he LOVED IT!!! Cayden spent the whole 2 hours looking around amazing at all the neat things on the plane. He especially loved watching the TV even though all it played was commercials. Maybe he liked the TV so much because about half of the commercials were for cars. Cayden is obsessed with cars. Our flight was packed, but since I was traveling with a child I got to board first and was able to snap a quick picture of Cayden on his first plane ride.

Too bad we did not have a window seat, that would have been endless entertainment. Maybe next time

ITS A.......

2011-05-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

And that picture captures how Cayden feels about it haha. He will get used to it eventually

Lately

2011-05-13T11:27:00.001-07:00

We are LOVING the warmer weather around here in Boise. Finally it has stopped raining! I love that I can finally take Cayden outside to play. And just like any boy, he loves the dirt! Here are some cute pics of him out in the yard:

And of course he loves to be doing whatever daddy is doing!

Nic and I decided to take on the yard and make it look good. I wish I had taken a before pic, but I just didn't think of it until we had cleared out all the grass. Below is a during pic, so for a before, imagine the flowerbeds filled in completely with grass. That mental picture we shall call the before.

There will be pictures to come so you can see what it looks like after. It has been a lot of work but fun having a yard to actually plant flowers in this spring!
And finally, I have reached the half-way point in this pregnancy!! Yay 20 weeks! Here is a picture of my prggo belly.

I must admit, it is a lot bigger than I realized. Its starting to happen! I think I know what size my body is, but I forget I have this growing belly! Soon I'm gonna start running Cayden over with it, poor little guy

Oh yes he did!

2011-05-08T14:10:00.000-07:00

First of all, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all you wonderful mommies!!! And happy mothers day to the most wonderful mom I know, my mommy! And to the best mother-in-law anyone could ever ask for! I am so blessed!
Earlier this week Nic took Cayden on a shopping trip. I learned today they were out getting me this;

He surprised me and I must say, he did a great job picking it out! I LOVE my mothers day present! Thanks to my two handsome boys. I love you both!

Confessions

2011-05-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

1. All growing up I really never liked dogs...and I really thought I would be able to keep Nic from getting one for a LOT longer

2. Now that I have a dog I cannot imagine living without one! I love him so much and he makes us happier! Who knew!!!

3. If you could measure patience on a ruler, mine would be about a 1/2 inch long . . . yikes!

4. Since I first went to the OB/GYN for this pregnancy 10 weeks ago, I have only gained 1 pound 6 ounces. I feel like I have gained 20 pounds

5. I am SO SO SO nervous about taking care of a new baby, Cayden, and Grandma. At least I still have 5 months to figure it all out

What could be more fun?

2011-04-18T20:18:00.001-07:00

Than a large box to play in!

2011-04-14T05:51:00.000-07:00

16 weeks pregnant and baby is now the size of an avocado! Its weird how I can feel it moving around sometimes now, it reminds me I really am preggers. In my first pregnancy, every step of the way was SO exciting. This time I just want to forget that I am pregnant cuz being pregnant means a LOT of awful things are gonna start happening to my body and there is nothing I can do about it! Why can't we just wake up 6 months from now? Then it can be all over and we can have a cute new baby! I guess I will keep dreaming...

2011-04-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

2 baths
4 pairs of pajamas
3 sets of sheets
3 changes of clothes for mom
1 change of clothes for dad
3 bottles of hydrogen peroxide
TONS of towels later....
the night is FINALLY over
And the little man seems to be feeling better...
we are tired!

CABIN!

2011-04-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Nic's family has a cabin and now that we live in Boise, we get to go more often! It is so nice to get away for the weekend and play outside with the little kids. Cayden had tons of fun playing with the sticks and pine cones :) It was kinda cold, but not too cold to go outside.
Cayden and Daddy, ready to go play outside!

Cayden was following Nic around, he just wants to be like his dada!

Cayden and Diesel ready to go for a walk

Eva, Dash, Diesel, and Cayden on the tractor

Cayden wasn't too sure about either of the swings...

Cayden and Diesel are starting to play together! Too cute :)

Cayden was in HEAVEN with all the dogs. His favorite was Eva and Diesel's dog, Jaden

Being silly and getting his hands dirty. What a boy!

Nic and Cayden on the ATV, Cayden LOVED it

What a fun weekend

Big Boy PJs

2011-03-31T20:48:00.001-07:00

My mom made these for Cayden;

He likes being a big boy :)

Thinking

2011-03-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads my blog... I am wondering if it is worth doing...I'm starting to think if no one reads it I should stop blogging. It takes time that i could spend elsewhere. Still deciding

Minus Kellie. She reads it! Thats why I'm still not sure

13 Weeks

2011-03-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

Yep! I am 13 weeks along in my pregnancy! Good-bye awful first trimester, hello amazing second trimester! Lucky I was not as sick with this baby as I felt with Cayden. So far everything seems to be going great! I'm right on track with weight gain, which you would not know by sight since I look huge compared to how I looked 13 weeks into my pregnancy with Cayden, but that is just the way it goes I guess. I went in to the dr earlier this week to get some blood work done and some measurements on baby and the baby would only look at the ultrasound camera no matter what we tried. The tech was trying to look behind baby's neck. I have to wonder if I am gonna have another stubborn baby...we shall see!
Here is my 13 week belly:

Saint Al's

2011-03-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

So I guess I forgot to mention a while back that NIC HAS A JOB!!!! What a HUGE relief. He works at the hospital basically doing secretary work. Hey a job is a job and its always good to learn new skills. He works with all girls which I think is pretty funny too. He also got really lucky cuz he works full time while they train him for 2 months. Then his supervisor said they would train him to work in the lab and as a phleb since he already has experience doing both. That means he has even more full time work and can the pick up shifts from any of those three positions. We just feel so blessed that he got a job since the market is, well, lacking! This is the only job he even has herd back from! Crazy times we live in. We are also grateful for this job cuz it will give him the flexibility he will need since starting this fall he goes back to school. We are so grateful our Heavenly Father has blessed us so much! And I am so grateful for such a wonderful hubby who always works hard for our family!

Baby baby

2011-03-19T11:32:00.001-07:00

The ticker at the bottom of my blog says my baby is now the size of a plum. Ha awesome. I can't believe we are really getting ready to have another kid. Isn't one kid enough work!? At least we still have 6 months to get lots of sleep!

The Grandma Diaries

2011-03-16T17:39:00.000-07:00

For those who do not know, or family is now living in the basement of Nic's grandparents. We get to live here for free and in exchange I take care of Nic's grandma during the day. Grandma has dementia. What is Dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term that covers Alzheimer's disease, as well as a variety of other dementing illnesses. This means we have to keep a close eye on grandma, but it also can be rather entertaining. Grandma does not remember lots of words and often just substitutes the first word that comes to her mind. She often calls Adler, our dog a cow. She will say to Cayden, "Look at that cow out there running around!" haha I love it. One day she is walking around then comes up to me and says, "I just can't figure it out! I can't figure out if Mike has a head!" Hahaha Mike is Nic's dad and therefore grandma's son. She cracks us up.
Nic keeps his shoes by the front door. Remember that. Now, times when grandma starts getting upset, she thinks she needs to go outside and find grandpa. Like grandpa is hiding just outside the house or something. So she always takes Nic's shoes and puts them on her feet so she can go outside. It looks like clown feet! When I ask her how she likes having such big shoes on she tells me, "Well I don't like it but I have to do it." Oh grandma

Cayden FINALLY walks!

2011-03-12T12:55:00.000-08:00

Yep. That's right! He has been walking for about 2 weeks now actually! He almost never crawls anymore. He has figured out how to stand up on his own without holding on to anything so he pretty much just gets up and walks all the time. He is still a little shaky, but it sure is cute watching him FINALLY walking around. I really thought he was just never gonna do it. If Cayden had wanted to, he would have been walking easy by 11 months...but he is just stubborn! He didn't want to stand and he for sure did not like me tricking him into taking a few steps.
Either way, I sure am glad he finally walks because he needs to get lots of practice in before his baby comes this fall! No way will I be able to carry two babies and take care of a grandma (kinda like a third child).
Cayden has also started getting pretty good at the stairs. He did have a late start learning how to do stairs cuz we were living in an apartment until just 5 weeks ago, but he can now go up by himself and down. He still sometimes tries to turn around and go face first though so Mommy and Daddy need to keep a close eye on him. I am just amazed at how much he has learned since we moved to Boise. He is not my baby anymore :( However I sure do enjoy being able to interact with him more and more. We love you Cayden!
Here are some pictures of him walking. I guess since its a picture you cant tell he is walking, but I promise he was!

Our BIG News!

2011-03-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Sunglasses: $27
Developing Picture: $6.83
Baby Outfit: $19
Teeth Whitening: $30
Welch's Fruit Snacks: $5.99
Telling you there are four people in this picture: PRICELESS

More Birthday Pictures! (FINALLY!!!)

2011-02-19T17:38:00.001-08:00

Cayden LOVES Mickey Mouse...

In his cute new church clothes he got for his birthday

Happy Birthday Monkey!

2011-02-11T07:40:00.001-08:00

I know, he turned one a month ago. He is already 13 months old but...we have been busy ok! We moved to Boise about 2 weeks ago so the past month has been full of packing and unpacking. At Cayden's one year check up we found out he is still 95% for his height. Not really a big suprize for anyone ;)
We had a fun little birthday celebration. On his actual birthday we opened some presents while on skype so grandma and grandpa Durrant could watch him open some of his presents! Cayden is getting pretty good at opening presents

Of course the boxes and paper are always more fun!

Fun new truck from grandma and grandpa

Then a few days later we had a little party with cake and ice cream. Cayden was skeptical of the cake at first but after taking a few bites, he was stuffing as much in his face. It was so cute. He also had fun opening more presents from his cousins and girlfriend!

Well I will have to post more pictures later cuz this is all I have for now. Happy Birthday my cute little boy!

First Haircut

2011-01-12T18:16:00.000-08:00

Well the time came for us to give Cayden his first haircut. His hair was cute and curly but it had gotten SOOOOOOO long. Out came the clippers. He looks so handsome with his new hair cut :)
Before:

During:

Cayden was a little nervous about the clippers but overall he did a great job!
AFTER!!!

He is not our baby anymore, I can't believe how big he has gotten! My precious little boy <3

Cayden's First Christmas

2010-12-26T11:31:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun on Christmas with Cayden. He really had no idea what was going on, but he sure did like having new toys! We just woke up at regular time and ate breakfast first. Maybe in a few years it will be a different story, but this year food was WAY more important to the little man. We spent Christmas in Boise at Nic's parents house. When everyone finally got ready to open presents, Cayden saw his stocking, which was over flowing with goodies for a baby. He saw one of his favorite snacks and quickly got his hands on it. He said "Forget these presents, I just want my cheetos!" (They are really Gerber baby snacks that are cheese flavored, but we call them cheetos cuz that is what the baby snacks remind us of)

We finally got him to focus on something besides his cheetos and he had a fun time ripping the wrapping paper off. Like any other baby, every time he opened a present he just wanted to play with it, play with the paper, and play with the box. Cayden didn't even have that many presents but it took a while to open everything since he didn't understand what was going on. He had a lot of fun tho! And so did we. Here are several more pictures from both Christmas morning and Christmas Eve. Having a kid is just too much fun! :)

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Adler gets a present too!

Here is Cayden checking out all the candy that mommy and daddy put in grandma and grandpa's stocking. He wants some of it but is not sure what to do to get that in his belly!

Christmas Eve. Cayden LOVES his new dog

Cayden got so excited about the scrubbies that mommy got

What a wonderful time of the year! We hope you all had a great Christmas too!

Kids Say the Cutest Things!

2010-12-19T12:56:00.000-08:00

Earlier today I laid Cayden down on the changing table to change a pretty stinky diaper. When I laid him down, I said to him "Someone is super stinky!" Then Cayden looked at me and said, "Adler! Uh-oh!" Ha ha ha ha. I almost died laughing.

Hello!

2010-12-14T08:01:00.000-08:00

As all babies do, Cayden is always learning new things. It is so much fun to watch him discover the world around him! A few days ago he learned to say hello. Ever since then he has been crawling around saying hello almost non-stop. He even said it to my mom and dad when we were talking to them on Skype. He is just so darn cute!

Awler! Awler!

2010-12-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

So Cayden's best friend is our puppy, Adler. It is more like a love hate relationship. Cayden LOVES Adler, and Adler could really do without Cayden. But Adler is such a good dog and always puts up with everything Cayden does. First thing in the morning Cayden stands up in his crib and calls for Adler. He actually can say his name pretty well too. It sounds like Awler more than Adler, but we all know what he is saying. Even Adler, he sometimes responds to Cayden when Cayden says his name. Its pretty cute. All day long Cayden thinks he is talking to Adler. Whenever Cayden thinks he has a cool toy he will turn to Adler and say, "Awler, dalagame" as he holds out that cool toy. It is the funniest and cutest thing I have ever seen.
Cayden is also always crawling over to Adler so he can pet Adler. He loves to pet his puppy. Cayden also likes to give Adler hugs and lay his head on Adler. Holy smokes cutest thing ever! We love our two boys!

Catch Up

2010-12-03T10:39:00.000-08:00

It's the MOST wonderful time of the year! I love the holidays. I love spending time with family. I love that Nic gets time off of work. I love decorating our house. I love baking yummy treats. I love it all.
One thing is for sure however, this time of year is super BUSY! I hope I remember all the important things we have been up to lately.
My brother, Tolan went to the MTC on November 17. This was an extra special experience for me because it was just Tolan and I making the trip to the MTC on that Wednesday morning. Sojin joined us in Provo too. I love my brothers so so much, and it really was hard to say goodbye to Tolan. And just a side note, they took down the MTC sign so the only place we could take pictures was on the grass by the parking lot! Super lame. I know Tolan is going to be such a great missionary. He seems to be doing so awesome already.

Here we are

Tolan and Cayden.

A week later, the rest of my family (the ones not on missions!) all came to Utah for thanksgiving. I sure am glad they were able to make it here safely with all the crazy snow we got for thanksgiving. We had so much fun! Cayden probably loved it the most, since he had constant attention from everyone.
Cayden LOVES peekaboo right now. So Tucker threw a blanket over him and once he got his face out, he just started crawling around with the blanket around him. Cayden is such a silly boy.

We had thanksgiving dinner with all my aunts, uncles, and cousins on my mom's side. It was so much fun. My mom had a great idea for Cayden too. We brought his walker to the dinner so he could use it in the gym at the church. Best. Idea. Ever. He loved having so much space to run around.

Tucker and Cayden

We have so much to be grateful for. I love my family. I am so happy Heavenly Father has blessed me so abundantly.

Our Growing Baby!

2010-10-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

I took Cayden in for his 9 month check up today. He weighs 21 lbs 5 oz, 70% tile. 29 3/4 inches long, 92% tile. And his head is 47 1/2 cm, 95% tile. Yes, he has a big head :)

Silly Boy!

2010-10-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

The other day, we are just hangin out at home doing our normal thing. All of the sudden Nic hears a little squeak coming from behind the couch. Turns out it was Cayden giggling. He probably was thinking he is so sneaky to find such a cool place like behind the couch. Yep, he crawled back there. What a silly boy!
Nic was able to get a few pictures of him crawling back out from behind the couch.

Sickness

2010-10-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

Why is it that once fall hits, sickness is close behind? We have had it here at the Cornia house for sure. It started with Cayden. He had croup. And by the way, this is the second time he has had it in his sort life poor guy. Luckily this time the doctor gave me extra medicine so next time we can get it in him sooner. That will help him, and me, a lot!
Shortly after Cayden recovered, mommy got hit with a nasty sinus infection. I was a zombie for a week. And here is the part I do not understand. Why is it that you always get a runny nose AFTER the rest of you starts feeling better? Its like we are supposed to suffer as long as possible or something. Ok not really, but why do our bodies work like that?
I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband. He took such good care of me while I was a zombie. And he helped out so much with Cayden and the house work. I am so blessed with a wonderful man like Nicolas.
I am glad Cayden and I are starting to feel back to normal and hopefully we can figure out what is going on with Nic someday. He is tired a lot. We always joke that he has had mono for the past two and a half years, even though that's not possible because his liver would have exploded by now. All I can say though is I sure am grateful to be married because we always have each other to lean on and make us stronger. Sickness doesn't even have a chance here!

I Love October!

2010-10-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

Autumn is a great season! Would you not agree!?!? There are so many fun tings to do. I especially love October because Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! Cayden loves to stand up against the window and bang it so we got him some Halloween window stickers to look at and he LOVES them. He will just stand there talking to the ghosts for about 10 minutes at a time

Nic's parents were in town at the beginning of the month and we all went to where Nic works to see what his labs look like. While we were there we were talking about all the fun carbonated drinks we could make with dry ice, and since Nic uses dry ice all the time at work which just gets thrown away, we took home a few dry ice scraps. One of the things Nic did with the dry ice was put it in a big jar of water on the floor so Cayden could check it out. And he was fascinated with it!

Adler was kinda scared of the fog though

Also while Nic's parents were here, Cayden got a cute new bib! Grandma made Cayden this Halloween bib, and every time Cayden wears this bib, he is to busy looking at the pictures to eat. It is too cute!

We also went to a pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins with Nic's sister and her kids. It was a lot of fun, but SO HOT. Isn't it supposed to be cooler in October? Pictures curtsy of Aunt Heidi:
My wonderful Hubby holding an interesting looking pumpkin

Cayden sitting on some pumpkins

Before the weather started cooling down, Cayden would always crawl outside onto our balcony. He loves to be outside. One day he discovered there is water outside in the dog bowl and that became his favorite activity. Crawl outside, splash in the water, get soaking wet, crawl back inside and get everything else wet. At least he was having fun :)

He is lucky he is so cute. Otherwise he would be in big trouble :)

Life is great at the Cornia house :D

Hiking and Such

2010-09-01T14:04:00.000-07:00

Ok, first I will give a quick update on Cayden. He grows and learns so fast, its crazy, but that is how babies are! He has been crawling for about 3 weeks now and it keeps me busy! He is always getting into things that he shouldn't, little stinker! He can also pull himself up on things like the couch, my leg, or his toy bins. So that, of course, means his new favorite thing to do is crawl over to the toy bins and pull out as many toys as he can. It is pretty cute, even if he does make a big mess :) Cayden also got his first tooth last week! Woohoo! He had been teething for a long time so this is a big relief for all of us.
Well enough about that, its really only exciting to me but I am the mom ;) Last weekend we decided it would be fun to go on a hike. After driving around for a little we found a trail that looked ok. The hike proved one thing to both Nic and I, pushing a stroller up hill is hard work!!! But Cayden enjoyed the hike. After all, he just had to sit and play with his toys and look at all the neat things! We stopped to eat lunch and let Cayden out to explore. As it turns out, he is a typical boy, he loved playing in the dirt.
Here is a picture of Cayden playing in the dirt:

He liked the sticks too

And the leaves

He sure had a lot of fun!

Nic had some fun while we stopped to eat lunch too. He decided it would be fun to break apart all the big rocks. Idk, must be a guy thing. Here he is doing what he does:

One thing I do know however is that he is a STUD and I love him!
Adler liked the hike too. I think mostly because he could find lots of big sticks :)

What a silly puppy! I guess that is why we love him.
And I had a blast too, even though my body was SO SORE after. It was worth it. I guess I do not have any pictures of myself because I spent my time taking the pictures of everyone else! Oh well :)

Water Skiing!

2010-08-31T13:52:00.000-07:00

My Uncle has a boat, and frequently my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins get together and go to East Canyon. In fact, it used to be my Grandpa's boat and my mom's family has been doing this all summer long since before I was born! Anyway, we have got to go a few times this summer, and we all have had a BLAST!!!! My Aunt just this year bought a four person tube to ride. Wow that thing is so fun!

Here is Nic and two of my brothers, Tolan and Chad

Cayden really liked sitting on it haha cute :) Here he is with Daddy and my two cousins.
Apart from the fun tube, we had a great time playing on the beach and watching everyone else water ski. Here are some pictures of our fun day!

Nic is getting serious. Putting on the gloves

Cayden loved putting his feet in the water. Here he is playing on the beach with Grandpa!

Tolan is a goofball

But I guess we love him anyway :P
What a fun day. And yes, I have about 50 more pictures haha but I don't need to bore anyone.
My parents were in town for my cousin's wedding. And at the wedding lunch, all my mom's brothers and sisters plotted a wonderful way to embarrass, I mean wish my mom a happy 50th birthday! It was entertaining. My mom secretly liked it I think ;)

Love you Mom!!! Happy Birthday :D

Cornia Family Adventures

2010-08-11T10:32:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it has been a long time, but we have been really busy and with a VERY active baby, I guess my free time has disappeared! Cayden is 7 months old now, so I guess his stats from his 6 mo. check up are probably not accurate any more...however I never had a chance to post it. So here you go. One month ago, Cayden weighed 17.5 lbs (60%tile) and was 27.7 inches long (93%tile). So in case anyone was wondering, yes, Cayden takes after his Daddy, long and skinny! For his height and weight together, he is in the 15%tile for his age haha! But his doctor said since he eats fine, not to worry about how skinny he is.
It is amazing to see how much Cayden is growing every day. He is always learning new things. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up.
Cayden is very close to crawling, he has been getting up on his hands and knees for about 3 weeks now, he just hasn't figured out how all the right limb coordination goes to get crawling. However that has not stopped him from figuring out other ways to move around, and he gets into everything already! And the little stinkier is already pretty fast, so I'm ok with him not crawling yet, then I am not sure if I will be able to keep up with him!
One day Cayden discovered the vertical blinds in our apartment and that is now one of his favorite toys. What a silly boy :)

He also likes to hold the edge of his blanket and then roll over so he is wrapped up in it. I think it's kinda cute

As I mentioned, we have been busy doing all sorts of things, but one of our favorites is to go swimming. And we have a little fish, who is not scared of the water AT ALL. A blessing and a curse. Here are some pics of us swimming

Ok, last thing I will talk about this time, A few weeks ago, Nic and I celebrated our anniversary! It was a lot of fun, at least I thought so :) My Aunt watched Cayden for us while we spent some time together. We had a fun picture hunt going back through TONS of memories we have together a picnic in the park and then we spent the night at Anniversary Inn. We got the Swiss Family Robinson room, which was pretty amazing. The bed is up in a tree

And the bath tub was under a waterfall.

Here are just a few more pictures of the room. I can't help it! It was the most fun room to stay in!

I am so happy that I got to meet Nic and later become his wife. This short journey we have traveled together has been amazing and we know it is only going to get better. Two years, a baby, a puppy, and to B.S. degrees later...I love you more than I ever knew was possible.
Well That's all for now folks! I hope I can get back on and update the rest of the things another day.

Fireworks!

2010-07-07T07:04:00.000-07:00

We had a great Fourth! We got to watch some fireworks and I was worried Cayden would be scared of them because of the loud noise. However, he didn't cry once! He LOVED the fireworks! Wide eyed the whole time and never lost interest. It was so much fun, and even more so since Cayden loved it so much. I wish I had a picture, however I forgot my camera :( Oh well, maybe next year, I hope you all enjoyed your holiday too!

Water Safety

2010-07-01T10:24:00.000-07:00

To all my parent friends out there, and everyone else for that matter, I saw this clip on the Today show this morning.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/38034690#38034690

As a former lifeguard I KNOW the dangers that lurk at the pool. As you can see in the clip, even the best of swimmers are not immune to drowning. I used to see most often at the pool young kids that parents were NOT paying attention to because the parents thought their child was safe in the shallow pool. NOT TRUE! Most of the saves I made as a lifeguard were in the kiddie pool.
I love the pool and I take my son to the pool ALL THE TIME! But please, please, please keep two eyes on your kids the whole time! The lifeguards are awesome, however they have a few hundred people to keep an eye on. So parents help yourself, WATCH YOUR KIDS!!! As you can see in the clip, already this year there have been 70 drownings and 80 near drownings! The summer swim season is not over yet so be careful at the pool.
Finally, everyone, ENJOY YOUR FOURTH :D

June

2010-06-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

Wow is it really almost over!?
We recently moved to the SLC area since Nic is working at the U. We had some good help moving. Nic's friend Terrell helped us pack up in Orem and unpack at our new place. He was a HUGE help! We also had my Aunt and her family help us unpack. We really like our new place, and we got lucky. Our apartment complex is brand new construction so we are the first ones to live in our apartment. The first night was rough on both our baby and dog, but luckily they both adjusted quickly.
I cannot believe how quickly Cayden is growing and learning new things. Cayden's latest accomplishments include sitting up on his own, however he can only manage this for about a minute or two. He says mama now, and we are working on getting him to say dada. He knows his name now too, whenever you say Cayden he will turn and look at you. His favorite toy right now is his walker, which is so funny to watch him in. He has not figured out how to go forward yet, so he just pushes around backwards till he gets stuck in a corner. Then he looks at us like, "Hey why am i not moving anywhere?!?" Oh my, we love him! And he sure does make us laugh all the time too!
Here are some of our latest pictures:

Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi

2010-06-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

If you have not seen Greyson yet, you are missing out. Check out this amazing kid! I want to keep him in my pocket he is so adorable. And oh my what an amazing voice!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7YV5is

The May Adventures of Nic, Rachelle and Cayden

2010-05-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

These past few weeks have been BUSY! We went to Boise two weekends in a row. Baby showers, bachelor parties, and weddings have keep us going back! Mason, one of Nic's best friends, got married this past weekend to his sweetheart, Krista. Since Nic was one of the groomsmen, we had a day full of wonderful wedding events! I have so many pictures from the wedding that I just put them into a slide show:

Mason & Krista = True Love

Nic, Mason, Terrell, and Phil = The four amigos. These four, separated by school and jobs that have taken them to different states, are so silly together. Here is short clip of these guys dancing together at Mason's wedding.

Other than the wedding, we have had several other things going on as well. Cayden is now 4 months old! It is surprising how quickly the time seems to be passing us by. Here are some cute pictures of our baby boy.
Cayden still loves to be on his tummy

Cayden is always talking. He says, "Hey is anyone listening here?"

Cayden loves to smile and laugh, he keeps me entertained all day long :)

Cayden also likes to be standing

Cayden has a cousin that is 3 days younger than him. While we were in Boise, they had the chance to play together. I would like to think they had a good time together :D

Cayden is starting to get big! We took him in for his 4 month check up, and he weighs 15lbs 4 oz now and is 26 inches long! he is average for weight, and 84% for length, so he is probably gonna be tall like his daddy. He did great with his shots this time too. He only cried for a few minutes. What a brave little guy :)
Things have been going great in the Cornia house! We are still looking for a good place to live in SLC and hope to find something and move with in the next few weeks. Wish us luck!
One last picture. This is our puppy taking a squished up nap in the back of the car driving home from Boise. So cute!

To Marriage

2010-05-11T13:52:00.001-07:00

It is that time of year again when it feels like 'everyone I know' is getting engaged and married. I love hearing about new engagements and seeing those happy wedding pictures. It makes me happy and excited for my friends!
These past few days, as I have been hearing news of engagements and sending congratulations to newly weds, I have been reflecting on those happy and precious moments in my own life.
As a couple, Nic and I spent A LOT of time talking about getting married and discussing what we wanted from life to make sure we wanted the same things. We spent time praying about this decision together and even fasted. So the fact that Nic was going to propose was no surprise. However, he still managed to catch me off guard. That is one thing I love so much about him. He is always trying to surprise me. I remember being so completely happy when he asked me that one question and when I was finally wearing the ring he picked out just for me.
I remember it was the best feeling in the world knowing that soon I would be sealed to the one person I love the most, my best friend, my everything! What a happy feeling. When we were first married I always would say to Nic that I never knew it was possible to love him more but every day I find that I do love him more. I am amazed to see how that love has grown over our short time together. After being married for a few months, you start to get used to each other and sometimes it is easy to take for granted this amazing relationship in your life. Some days marriage is hard, some days it is really hard. But each day, no matter how hard, is filled with those tender moments. I just need to realize those moments for what they are. Like when Nic rolls over in the morning and tells me how happy he is to have me and how no one fits him better. Or when he comes home from work and holds me just a second longer because he missed me. Sometimes it is giving my hand a little squeeze to let me know how much he loves me or a quick kiss to tell the same. Realizing these moments for the sweet reminders of our love is what overcomes those darker moments.
Wow. I cannot believe how lucky I am to have a husband who adores me so much. I know that there is no such things as soul mates, but I strongly believe that Heavenly Father specifically puts people in our lives that we need. It is our choice to interact with those people, He cannot force us to form relationships with anyone. However, I KNOW with everything inside me that Nic and I were meant to meet and I am grateful every day to a loving Father that placed this amazing man in my life.
Sometimes when I think back to being engaged and newly married, I wonder where all that passion went. But then I realize that passion has never gone. That passion is still in our lives and it has actually grown stronger. I just need to take a step back once in awhile to realize I am living it everyday. I guess sometimes it is hard to see what I really have when I am immersed in it everyday.
I guess what I am trying to say here is that being sealed to my husband for time and all eternity was the best thing that has ever happened to me. To quote Ben Folds, "where was I before the day, that I first saw your lovely face? Now I see it everyday, and I know, that I am the luckiest" And I really do feel like the luckiest. To have someone to be on this life journey with. Someone who can work with me to become two better people. We are just two imperfect people that want to help each other grow stronger and together grow closer to the Lord.
I know I need to remember those things that made us fall in love in the first place and always allow those feelings into every day. A marriage is a divine relationship. Turn to the Lord. Bring all your frustrations to the Lord and give your love to your spouse.
This is not my typical type of post, but it has been on my mind, so to those of you who read this whole novel, thanks for listening. :)

Lately

2010-05-05T11:33:00.001-07:00

The rest of April was pretty busy at the Cornia house. Since Nic and I both had graduation, both our parents came for a visit. We always have a lot of fun seeing our families. I wanted to walk a graduation even though I finished in December. It was SO fun to see all my Elementary Education friends! Nic decided he did not want to walk, but he came to take pictures with me. What a great guy! :D

Nic and I with my parents

Nic and I with Nic's parents

My brother also graduated!

The three graduates :D

After Graduation, we took a trip to Colorado so we could see my family for a few days. We had a lot of fun, and it was nice to have a few uncles and Grandparents that wanted to spoil Cayden the whole time! Uncle Tolan especially liked taking naps with Cayden.

Nic and I had the chance to go to Body Worlds while in Denver too, and it was pretty amazing. We liked seeing the way the human body works and how intricate the systems inside us are.

My family also introduced us to and got us hooked on the game Ticket to Ride. We must have played it at least 20 times while we were in Denver.

It was a great trip!
When we got back to Utah, Nic started his new job. He has only been there for a week now, but he likes it already which is great news. We are still looking for a place to live, so for now Nic has to do the commute everyday. Its a doable drive, but we are hoping that Nic doesn't have to do it for much longer. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we find a great place to live and that we find it soon.
Cayden grows funnier every day. He is so silly and is always trying to get his mommy and daddy to laugh at him.

Cayden is normally a VERY happy baby and I am lucky to have such a happy boy! Lately, however, he has been rather grumpy and I am pretty sure he is teething. 4 months is on the early side I guess, but every baby is different. I just hope this tooth comes in quickly so I can have my happy, silly baby back :)
I love my family and we are so blessed. I am so grateful for everything I have in my life!

3 Months

2010-04-19T14:21:00.000-07:00

Wow, I cannot believe how fast my baby is growing. The time feels like it is flying by. Here are some pictures of my baby!

Cayden also loves to tell us stories all the time. This is a cute video of him babbling on

Happy Birthday Dear Nicolas...

2010-04-04T08:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so I'm a little behind on posting this. Nic turned 24 on March 30! We had a low key kind of day, since Nic had lots of homework to do. And I wasn't feel all that great :( But I started by making Nic scones and bacon for breakfast, or should I say I made bacon with a little bit of scone for breakfast haha! Nic loves his bacon. The sad part is, Nic ended up finishing making breakfast because I just needed to lay down. After breakfast, we opened presents, and I was too lazy to buy any birthday wrap (actually I totally forgot to until the morning of his birthday, and then it was too late...oops) so I wrapped Nic's presents up in a bunch of Cayden's blankets! It really was a great idea if you ask me :D

I also made Nic a yummy chocolate birthday cake with a surprise inside.

The surprise is BLUE FROSTING!!! :D

He loves THIS chocolate cake. Nic and his sister, Heidi call it the Cornia Cake. And if you ask them, it is far superior to any other cake ever baked. I guess it is pretty good.
Heidi also was rather creative with the wrapping too! Actually more so than I was, since her present was actually wrapped in paper and had a bow.

And we went to P.F. Chang's for dinner which was yummy of course. The waitress was so impressed at what a good baby Cayden is too haha! He didn't cry at all, just looked around then fell asleep. All in all a great day! I love my husband!

Lovebirds

2010-04-01T12:13:00.000-07:00

You might first think I am about to talk about Nic and me...but you would be wrong. Cayden has a girlfriend. Lexi Lee, and they are in L-O-V-E! I mean look how cute these two are

Lexi likes to rest her head on Cayden while he has his arm around her. One word, precious!!!! Cayden also likes to kiss Lexi's head

Wow these two sure do make a cute couple! :)

First Shots

2010-03-23T09:23:00.001-07:00

Last week we took Cayden in for his two month check up. He is such a happy baby and loves to smile and stick his tongue out at everyone. The doctor told us he is doing everything he should be, and as a reward, Cayden got his first round of shots! Lucky guy. So we had him up on the table and Cayden was just smiling so big for the nurse and sticking his tongue out thinking he had a new friend to play with. little did he know what was coming next. My little man sure does have some lungs! I have never heard him scream like that before, poor guy.
Other than the shots, Cayden is doing great! He now weighs 11 lbs 10 oz and is 23 inches long. This is great news since we had a hard time gaining weight in the first few weeks. It is amazing to see him growning!
On another note, Cayden loves tummy time, he now can hold his head up most of the time, he has rolled over from tummy to back, and he has learned how to stick his tongue out at you if you stick your tongue out at him.

He loves to be on his tummy!

Perhaps he loves his tummy so much because it gives him a new view of the world other than just laying on his back. I guess that is why he loves to sit up too! I am impressed at Cayden's ability to hold his head up as well as he does too, since he has such a big head.

Cayden loves to hang with his dad too. Being with the boys of course! And he likes to help his daddy with his homework.

Wow I just love my smiley baby so much!

Life is great for the Cornia's! Nic is going to graduate from BYU in April and then we will both be done with our undergrad! This is great news for us! Since school is ending, Nic is looking for a job. He has a big interview TODAY

We really hope he gets this job! It will be working directly with a professor at theUniversity of Utah and will give him a great reference for grad school. I will keep you posted on what happens with the job!

March Madness

2010-03-18T07:52:00.000-07:00

Today begins the Madness! Every year my family and I do a bracket, and basically all you get is the glory, but if you have ever met my brothers, that is more than a sufficient prize.

My family is VERY competitive (if you only know me, this competitiveness does not really express itself through me haha) making March a very intense month for our family. When Nic and I were engaged, he was introduced to March Madness, and honestly, he turned out to be just as competitive as my brothers! Anyway, I am super excited because for some reason I always do somewhat good and it makes my brothers angry!!!!! That is my prize! Ha ha :) Well to all you who have made a bracket this year, best of luck! GAMES START TODAY!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!
I will be seeing you in the final four, if you make it

Play Time!

2010-03-03T15:33:00.001-08:00

Cayden is now 7 weeks old and starting to hold his head up and look around for longer periods of time. As mentioned in my last post, we liked to call him our little pirate, so my mom made Cayden a very cute pirate blanket! Cayden loves it :) He took a nap with his new pirate blanket as soon as we got it in the mail.

I cannot get over his cuteness! After his morning nap today I set Cayden down on his new blanket and put his toy rattle in his hand like I do every day. Until now, however, Cayden would just drop the rattle as soon as he picked up his arm. Today, he held on to it and even waved the rattle around like crazy! It was exciting to see! He is growing and developing every day and I love watching him grow! Being a mom has been wonderful!

When he is sticking out his tongue smiling, that is what he does when he wants to laugh. It's adorable to me!

My Little Pirate :)

2010-02-22T16:02:00.000-08:00

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We like to call Cayden our little pirate because of the cute baby thing he used to do by having only one eye open when he is looking around. Too bad he is growing out of that stage of his vision development. It sure was cute! :D I cannot believe that Cayden is already going to be 6 weeks old this week. Wow time does fly. I feel like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital! He sure is a handsome little devil!

He is FINALLY here!!!!!

2010-01-15T04:16:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, I went in for my regular 39 week check up. The week before, my doctor had told me I was already 3 cm and 75% effaced, meaning there was a really good chance I would go into labor by the end of the week. SO you might imagine why I was rather grumpy going in on Tuesday, when the end of the week had already come and gone and still no baby. My doctor checked and I was now 4 cm, so she asked if I wanted to be induce. What a silly question. OF COURSE I WANTED TO BE INDUCED!!! Takes out the silly guessing game and the waiting game. So I was scheduled to be induced the next day.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, we arrived at the hospital early in the morning. We got the IV going and epidural in. This is the way to have a baby, btw, cuz you never have to feel the strong, painful contractions. About 2 PM the nurse said I was fully dilated, and that now it was just time to let the contractions do the work to get that baby's head down. So around 3:45 it was time to start pushing. Less than an hour later, at 4:23 PM to be exact, our little man officially arrived! He had a major cone head, a result of coming out face up, poor guy!

He was crying a lot so we could know that he was healthy.

He is so sweet, and loves to cuddle up with his daddy :)This is probably my most favorite picture we have of Cayden thus far

Cayden did not like his first bath very much, at least from what I have heard and see in the pictures. After all, I was not able to get out of bed! Anyone who has given birth knows what I'm talking about here!

We feel so blessed to be able to raise this beautiful little boy and that our Heavenly Father trusts us enough to send us such a precious gift. We are truly grateful.

Baby, Where are You?

2010-01-06T10:16:00.000-08:00

As Nic and I anxiously await the arrival of our newest and most precious family member, we have been trying to keep ourselves busy. Nic just started his last semester of undergrad, WOOHOO!!!! and I finished school last semester so now I just clean a lot. I guess that is a sign that the baby is coming soon? But then again, it is only 10 days to my due date, so he should be coming soon right?! :)
We have been putting together all the finishing touches to the baby room so when he does decide he wants to come out and play, everything will be ready for him. I also spend my days showing little Cayden his room and all the neat things we have for him. I am hoping that by showing him what a wonderful home he has to come to that he will want to come out faster.

Nic is also been kept busy training our puppy, which was Nic's favorite Christmas present. The puppy sure does keep us busy sometimes, but he learns quickly and we love him :) He actually is a very mellow dog, which will be prefect for bringing home a new baby. We are excited that both Adler, our puppy, and Cayden, our baby, will be able to grow up together!

Well that's about it for us right now. We will keep you posted on when the little baby boy decides he wants to join us! :D

Christmas is Coming!!!!

2009-12-16T08:07:00.000-08:00

The best holiday of the year because the Spirit of Christ hangs over everything we do. This is the one time of year where people are just generally nice to each other. Nic and I are not allowed to travel anywhere for the holidays because Cayden's arrival is too close and we don't want to take any risks. So we get to have our first Christmas, just the two of us, this year :)
Since we are gonna be at our apartment this year, we decided it was a must to get a real Christmas tree! I love it and it makes our little apartment feel so warm and Christmasy :D

We have also put up some lights on our balcony and around or front door. I guess that's the best you can do when you live in an apartment!

We are excited to get this semester over so we can just relax and enjoy all that Christmas has to offer. And hopefully our little angel decides not to arrive before Christmas, since we need him to cook a little longer before he comes out to play!

2009-12-06T10:37:00.001-08:00

The Newest Cornia!!!

2009-08-04T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here is our beautiful little baby! We will know in 4 weeks if it is a boy or a girl! We are so excited to start our family!

Mid-Summer UPDATE

2009-07-05T14:49:00.000-07:00

I keep thinking I will be better at becoming a blogger, but alas, I have not improved much! We are both so busy! Nic is still working at the hospital doing phlebotomy and I am still in school. The great news is that I only have a few more weeks of classes left! woohoo!!! Then come the fall, I will be student teaching, then graduating! So come the end of the year will also be the end of my college career. I have to say I cannot wait to be done with school! This also works out perfect for our family because we will be welcoming our newest family member in January and it will be nice to be done with school so I can focus all my time on taking care of the baby.
As I previously said, Nic is working this summer. He works hard for our family so we can survive! He is going to be taking classes again in the fall and winter and then Nic will be done too, well at least with his undergrad. Then the long application process will begin for med school.
Well that's about it for the Cornia's right now...we don't have much excitement going on right now, but there are exciting things ahead! and we can't wait for them. Yay :)

Nauvoo!

2009-06-09T20:19:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know I am really bad at keeping this up-dated. A few weeks ago, Nic and I had the opportunity to go to our friends, Terrell and Kellie's wedding in beautiful Nauvoo! It was an amazing experience to say the least. The trip was amazing, but getting there was an adventure! This picture is us in the St. Paul/ Minneapolis air port where we had a FIVE HOUR lay over! So needless to say we got to know that airport pretty well by the time our flight took off haha :D

The next day, we drove to Nauvoo, and got to see the beautiful temple there.
It was stand and look at the temple that the pioneers had once built. Even though it was not the exact same building, we were still filled with awe thinking of the great sacrifices our ancestors made for such a sacred building. We love to see the Temple!

The Bride and Groom looked amazing too :D But what couple does not coming right out of the temple having just been sealed for time and all eternity? It is the happiest day for anyone experiencing such blessings! Our other activities of the weekend included swimming in the Mississippi River (OK just for clarification, that was NOT me, just Nic and Mason). The bottom left picture is the boys after swimming in the river. We also got a brick from old Nauvoo. We Also had some fun adventures the next day in Des Moines, and went to a beautiful reception in Terrell and Kellie's honor :D They are such a beautiful couple! And what a wonderful weekend!

Neat Website!!!

2009-04-30T15:07:00.000-07:00

I found this on my cousin Sarah's blog. It is this web page called wordle. You just type in a bunch of text and then it jumbles up the words in a cool way. You can then costomize it anyway you want! I had a lot of fun on it, and I made this one about my most wonderful hubby :D

Cabin Trip! :)

2009-04-30T14:17:00.000-07:00

Nic and I are both in classes for spring semester, so that meant we had finals for winter semester, 4 days off, then right back into a new term! Because of the quick break, we wanted to get away from Provo for those days off to help rejuvenate our brains before jumping right back into school. So we chose to go up to Nic's family cabin and spend time with the family and enjoy our time off.
Of course I brought my camera all the way there and only took one picture of us driving to the cabin. Haha that's typical for me. We had a lot of fun, playing with our niece and nephew, going through all the neat antiques (Nic's family has been going to the cabin for a long time) and just checking out the most beautiful outdoors! We are so lucky to be a part of such and awesome family :) And the break form Provo and school was absolutely wonderful!

First Grade!

2009-03-18T19:50:00.001-07:00

I am working on my practicum for my major, elementary education. This is where I get to go to first grade everyday and teach/interact with the students. So far, it has been a wonderful experience and taught me that I truly LOVE teaching and I cannot wait to get my teaching carrier going! Although, teaching does keep me BUSY!!! And keeps me from posting to the blog often. Just for an update thought, I am, as I said, currently working in first grade. Nic has been working a lot at school lately too, so it feels we hardly have a chance to see each other. It has helped us to see that every minute we do have to spend together is a moment of bliss :D

The Cornias

2009-03-03T14:43:00.000-08:00

Nic and I had the opportunity to be sealed together for time and all eternity on July 25, 2008 which was the happiest day of both our lives. This was the day we got to celebrate the start of our happily ever after. Coming out of the temple for the first time gave brought so much joy knowing we would forever get to be together. And then we saw all of our family waiting outside for us! Taking pictures was fun but it was so hot outside! I could not wait for that to be over!The rest of the day was magical as any wedding day should be :)So that's a little about our beginning. Right now we are both students at BYU just trying to get that finished so we can move on to bigger and better things! Nic is Pre-Med and I am doing elementary education. We both have just a little more than a year left and hope to be graduating next April. Right now Nic is working at UVRMC as a phlebotomist and I currently work at the Provo Rec Center as a swim teacher. So that's just a little about us!