One Man's Junk Is Another's Popuri

You can ask anyone in my family, I've always been a saver/penny pincher. My dad is all about great deals so I think I just took that wonderful trait and applied it to my life. This past week I went to a class held by a few women in my church ward about couponing and how to get the best deal on your shopping, it was awesome!!

They talked about how to use multiple coupons on one item, which stores in the area accept competitor coupons, online coupons, when to use your coupons, and so much more!! The last couple of weeks I've been saving up my coupons for a great deal and I found it!!!

I went to Wal-mart and bought 4 Old Spice deodorant (two free), 1 secret deodorant, three toothpaste (one being free), Pantene Shampoo and conditioner, 4 cross-action toothbrushes (2 free) , and 1 old spice body wash (free).

I had 2 buy one get one free toothbrush coupons, a buy one deodorant get one body wash free, 1.00 off crest toothpaste, 1 dollar off coupon on old spice deodorant, and a buy 2 pantene products get a 1.00 off. The ad deal (at another store but Wal-mart price matches) was crest toothpaste, old spice and secret deodorant 1.00, and Pantene shampoo and conditioner 1.99

The total was 45.20, I paid 13 which saved me 32.20, a 71% savings!

My next trip was to Target,

I bought 2 boxes of Pampers diapers (96 ct and 80 ct), Pantene shampoo & conditioner, and 2 old spice deodorant. Plus received a 5 dollar gift card to Target.

I had 2 $1.50 off coupon for diapers plus a target coupon if I bought any 2 items on the list they gave I got a gift card, 1.00 off coupon old spice, and 1.00 off 2 Pantene products.

The ad deal was 14.99 for diapers (96 ct and under), 1.00 old spice, 1.99 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner.

The total was 51.74, I paid 35 which saved me 16.74, a 33% savings! Plus a 5 gift card!

30 Weeks

This pregnancy has been pretty good so far. I'm holding a little bit higher so I can actually walk, my energy is back with my thyroid medicine I'm taking, I've gained more weight than when I was pregnant with Kayden but I've also had a bit more yummy treats this time around. So far he's looking really good, his growth is about 2 1/2 weeks behind but my doctor says that's great for the condition that he's in.

I do have a little bit of a weird addiction this pregnancy, okay a lot weird! I love smells, not food smells but smells of objects and places like; Borders, library books, new shoe smell, uncooked rice! Well I love these things so much I want to eat them but obviously I can't eat Borders so I settle for uncooked rice. Yes I know, it may be unhealthy and really odd but I limit myself to taking one small handful (like a tablespoon) a day. Dave finds it hilarious so one night when I was taking my dose haha he filmed me. Oh dear I have problems...

Daily Doings

About three times a day Kayden will go to the pantry and pull out the flour and ask "please" "more". On the days I bake he gets lucky and gets to play with the flour while I get some yummy treats going, other days it's when we have no other things to do because it's so hot outside and we've done all we can do inside.




































Another favorite activity on hot days, which is every day, is playing in the hose. His favorite thing is to put the hose in his mouth and the water fills up in his mouth. He laughs every time!

















































Kayden is definitely not a little baby any more, he has turned into a toddler. He is still a "little guy" as our doctor calls him and weighs 18 lbs but he's got a lot of spunk and heart in that little body of his.

Mind of his own

I was getting Kayden ready for the day and I guess he realized he's big enough to know what he wants to wear. I dressed him just in shorts and a t-shirt and released the bear to play with his toys while I got ready but the noise I heard was not the noise of his normal toys, it was the noise of the dryer being closed with Kayden walking around the corner with his favorite shirt in hand. He handed me the shirt, turned around, and immediately started to pull his shirt he had on, off.

This is the shirt he will search thoroughly to find in order to wear... It now is a daily occurrence to try and find the shirt that mommy hides.

Half way there....

As most of you already know I'm 23 weeks pregnant and due Aug 20. In the eyes of people who live in Arizona, we obviously weren't thinking when we got pregnant or it was a complete surprise because August is like the hottest month of the year = 120 degrees!



















The second bedroom in our home will be decorated blue which means one more boy in our home. I had an intense, 3D ultrasound for this baby to see if he has any heart problems as of now. Great news, he's in the clear! His heart looks great and his brain looks good too. Bad news, I have Velamentous Cord Insertion (VCI)... again.

VCI is defined as the cord being attached to blood vessels of the placenta, instead of the mass of the placenta. The danger of VCI is the blood vessels (exposed) rupturing and the baby losing all blood in a matter of seconds.

A year ago I believe the only way I understood this was thinking of Ursala in the movie, The Little Mermaid. If she were to touch her legs or tentacles on something, that object would have to go through her legs in order to get to her. In a super easy way of thinking, this baby is basically living like Ursala.

Wow, how far I've come in medical terminology, I've gotta admit the class in Medical Terminology I took while Kayden had heart surgery really helped!

Two steps ahead of you

2 weeks ago (4-2-11) Kayden took his first step all by himself... Hallelujah! He started off with just two steps then it progressed quickly into walking across the room. We took a video of his just getting the hang of it and now he feels he's a pro

Boys will be boys

Probably about a month ago now we home sat/doggie watched for some family-n-laws who live just about 10 minuets away. Kayden absolutely loves dogs and will chase after them until he gets hungry again for a snack, which is saying a lot to keep this kid busy with one thing that long.

Kayden was on a hunt for the dog and as she ran up the stairs Kayden followed and when he got to about the 3rd step he looked up just in time to see Annie's (the dog) tail whip him off the stairs. Apparently those tails get pretty powerful, he ended up falling down the stairs onto the tile and splitting his lip open from his teeth. His lip healed pretty quick but as for the love of dogs... that has diminished down to about nothing so it looks like we won't be getting a dog any time soon.





As the temperature sky rocketed these pass couple of weeks we have put away the long sleeves that we are so used to and whipped out the shorts and bathing suits. Kayden seems to LOVE the pool which was expected with the tantrums he throws when getting out of the tub every night. Yes, that's right he is starting the fits- but surprisingly he is catching on quickly that we don't allow the whining and he doesn't get much attention.


Here are some pictures and videos of Kayden dancing and doing his every day thing.