My Growing Boy

I have been the worst blogger!! These past two months have just flown by. I had so much fun with my family being here. We were able to do lots of fun things and they had lots and lots of baby Colin time. For Halloween Mr. Colin was a giraffe. He didn't quite fit into his costume, but nontheless, he still made my heart melt. Here are a few from Halloween and his first month.









And here are some from his two week old pictures we got taken.

His first month flew by way too fast! I loved every minute of it. Now I will work on his two month old post. Man I need to get better at this!

One Year

One Year

From Today

Today was mine and Kristopher's one year anniversary. I can't believe how fast it has gone by! I think back over this past year and it's hard to believe how much we managed to cram in one year. The biggest event being the birth of Colin.

We had the best day today! We blessed Colin which was so special. Kristopher gave him such a beautiful blessing! It was so nice to be surrounded by all of our family and friends. My parents are in town from Orlando, and I love being able to do things and have my family and Kristopher's family there.

And now a special note to my husband (warning: it might get mushy, so feel free to skip.)

This year has been the best year of my life! I am so grateful everyday for you and all that you do for our family. Thank you for loving me for who I am, and supporting me in all I do. You're my best friend, my soul mate, the love of my life, and the best part is that you're eternally mine! I love you 364 times more than I did this day last year. And I know everyday it will only grow stronger. I couldn't have dreamed up a more perfect husband for me! Thank you for our beautiful son, and taking such good care of him. He is so lucky to have you as is Dad, and you have made me the luckiest girl in the whole wide world! I love you. I love you. I love you.

Colin Kristopher Brown

I would love to introduce to you, my little prince from above, Colin Kristopher Brown.



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Day: Thursday, September 24th
Time: 10:00 AM
Weight: 6 Lbs 11 Oz
Height: 19 1/2 inches
Hair: LOTS of it!

I went into the hospital at 7:45 for my scheduled 9:30 c-section. I had the A team working with me, so I was prepped and ready to go right on the dot. Thirty minutes later my little guy was here. The first thing the Doctor said was " Did you have a lot of indigestion, cause this kid has a lot of hair." And I love it!

Everyone preps you for what an incredible feeling it is the moment your baby is here, but I had no idea! Later on I posted on Facebook that my cup runneth over, and thats the best way I can explain it. A overwhelming amount of emotion.

The c-section went well, and I had a great hospital stay. Colin had trouble eating at first, and dropped down to 5 lbs 12 oz, and I was afraid they were going to make him stay longer, but he started eating like a true Kreider.

My wonderful mother has come for a few weeks to help take care of us. She has been such a huge help and I really wonder how I could be doing this without her. I am loving every minute I get to be with her. I love my mommy! Thanks MOM!!!

We are so blessed to have all of Kristopher's family close by. They have all been so wonderful helping us with anything we need. My mother and father in-law became grandparents for the first time and they are already pro's! I'm so thankful for them and all they do for us!

He is such JOY!! I have loved every minute of him so far. I can't help but to just watch him and think that he is mine and Kristopher's forever. My heart is full!

When asked what I wanted him to look like, I would always say "a little Kristopher." And that I got!

March in Review

I can't believe March is over! Where does time go? I feel like it has been such a busy one for our family. Before I start I would just like to say we found my ring!! Kristopher couldn't find it when he was digging for it, so he bought a metal detector and was able to find it! What a relief!!

The beginning of March we decided it was time for our little Charlie to get his first hair cut. It was to the point that I was ashamed for anyone to see him. When he ran away from home, I was embarrassed to claim him. Let's just say the pictures speak for themselves.

The before and after...






It was nice to see his cute little face again!


The first weekend we took off to St. George for a little get-a-way. On Saturday we spent all day in Vegas just doing the touristy things and going to my favorite restaurant, BJ's! We had such a fun week soaking up the sun and just enjoying being away! It was much needed!





The week after we got back Kristopher surprised me with a ticket to Dallas. My Mom was there visited the my siblings, so he knew I would want to be there. I am so grateful for him! I had so much fun getting to see my very cute pregnant sister (due July 4th)! I loved being able to hang out with all of my siblings, my Mom, my niece and my Angela! Such a fun, fun time! Spending all day Monday with my sister Katie just shopping and going to lunch was a highlight! Unfortunately I was without camera.. but I do have this cute picture of Katie and I at lunch the day I had to go back.


I had such a fun time, but I think it will be a long time before I wanna travel without Kristopher!


That brings us to today. To celebrate the last day of March, we had a few pictures taken.








Yup that's right! There's a bun in the oven! Due to be well done October 2nd (tentatively). Which makes us around 14 weeks. The last picture is what is "suggested" as being a boy. Which is a very good thing because both sets of this little lad's grandparents have already loaded "him" with boy clothes. Wishful thinking I suppose, and we are thrilled!

We are very excited! Timing was WAY off and for sure was one of those wonderful curve balls life just loves to throw sometimes, but we are very excited for this little blessing!


I am so excited tomorrow is April! It's my favorite month, holds my favorite holiday Easter, hopefully we'll see more Spring, and maybe I'll turn the big 2 5 (I haven't made up my mind on that one). What a great month!

It's Spring!

Well apparently not where I live.. Sorry if my neon colored background hurts your eyes! I just needed a little spring in my life! It's my favorite time of year and days like these make me feel like it is never going to be here! When we went to bed last night there was zero moisture on the ground and when I opened my door about a 7:45 this morning, I was welcomed with about 7 to 8 inches everywhere and more on its way. I fought back the tears as I went back inside to change into my boots. I thought I would be the loving, independent wife and not bother my husband since it's a rare thing that he didn't have to be out the door before me. I walked down the hill to my car and began scraping. I was about half way done when I realized I was gonna need a little bit of help and text my husband to see if he would drive me to school. I couldn't feel my fingers! He was out in a hurry and very shocked by the sight. He told me to get in the car while he finished scraping the car. We were just driving off when CRAP where is my ring?? I had looked down and saw only my band. My fingers hurt so bad they were so cold, so with that and the fact they shrink when cold I didn't feel it slide right off. I burst into tears and my loving husband quickly started saying the perfect things to try and make me feel better. He got out and started going through all the snow that was by my car. We both looked for a bit and he thought it would be best to take me to school and he would continue looking. As if I needed one more reason to hate the snow! So now I am at work while the wonderful man I get to call my husband is on a mission to find my wedding ring. He just informed me he is on his way to buy a metal detector. Must have not had a lot of luck.. I'll let you know when we find it!

I did realize it's been 2 months since my last post. Where does the time go? I will be posting a more upbeat and fun blog shortly to recap the last month.

Charlie Brown

I might be one of those crazy dog ladies, but anyone who has a dog (especially getting one before having kids) will get this post..

Our little Charlie is the love of our lives! We got him just a couple of weeks after we were married. We had decided that we would wait a couple of years to get a dog, but one thing lead to another.. and he has been such a little joy!! He truly is our little baby boy! This isn't meant to be a bragfest but I seriously think he is such a good dog! We really lucked out cause he potty trained so well, has never chewed a single belonging of ours, and always gives us lots of loves! It's nice when I have to come home before Kristopher gets home from work, to have somebody so excited to see me. So I thought I would post some pictures of our little bundle of JOY!

Charlie with his sisters (he's the all white looking one)

Right after we picked him up

I found them like this when I was cooking (my favorite part is Kris's hand on the remote while sleeping)

He loves his Dad!

And posing for the camera..

HoHoHo

Santa's Little Helper

Like I said, loves to pose

Loves to shop at Petco

So yes, I'm slightly obsessed with my dog! But he has been such a fun little companion and we LOVE him!

The Holidays

I can't believe January is almost over. I feel like I'm finally recovered from our trip to Florida we took after Christmas. We had a wonderful 1st Christmas together. We were with the Brown side this Christmas in Utah, and had a lot of fun! I feel really blessed to have married into such a wonderful family! It makes it so much easier to be away from my parents and siblings. We left for Orlando on the Dec. 29th. My parents recently moved to that area and we had not got to visit them yet. It was so good to see their new house. Both of my sisters and my brother in law came out for the week. We had a lot of fun going to the beach, fishing, Epcot, shopping (while the boys played golf of course) and many other things. It was nice to just be together, since it is a rare thing these days. I started a new job teaching esthetics at Skin Science Institute at the Lindon location. It's so fun to be back doing what I love! I am still working with the Chiropractor in the afternoons. Kris started winter semester of school and is still working full time. I got used to spending more time with him when he was out of school and I was only working part time, so it's a hard adjustment with the long hours of separation. But that's how it goes, right? My good friend Jamie was such a dear to give me some much needed Blogging 101, so hopefully I'll be able to start posting more often!