Witts End

Today has definitely been one of those days where I am beyond my witts end. The day started out wonderful, I got Andrew out of bed and he was happy as a clam playing peek-a-boo on my bed with me! After playing in bed for a while we got up and went out to the living room where he found a crayon (not a big deal he draws on paper all the time, he loves to color) and started coloring on some paper. It was a little after 9am and I decided I should probably get showered and ready for the day, so I put Andrew in my room and I proceeded to get ready to shower...next thing I know I hear a scratching noise on my walls...oh yes I open the door and what do I see???? Andrew is coloring ALL over the wall. I can deal with this I thought, put the crayon away and I would clean the wall after my shower, besides I thought kids do this, and I'm the one who gave him the crayon anyways. So I again head to the bathroom whereI proceed to get ready to shower, although this time, I don't hear Andrew at all so I open up the bathroom door to see him sitting on my bedroom floor in a HUGE (at least 16oz) pile of Bubble Bath he has dumped all over the carpet and himself. By this time I was definitely frustrated, so I cleaned him up, tried to vacuum up the carpet (to no avail) which just made it worse. So finally I put Andrew in his crib and I shower, I get dressed and take him out, so we can get ready to go see Jon and take him lunch at the property. But before we leave, I feel like all I said to him this morning was No, No, No, as he unrolled our toilet paper, pulled vases out from underneath our sink, silverware out of all the drawers, he found more coloring crayons which he proceeded to color on the computer desk, inside one of his books....etc, etc. Then we head out to the property where he fights sleep and only takes a one hour nap. Come home and he has done nothing but destroy the house....needless to say, I am at witts end and am ready to put him to bed. Anyone have days like this?

Father's Day

Better late than never....

I first want to pay tribute to my dad! He is an amazing man. I see so much of my dad in myself, and I am truly grateful for it. My dad and I have always been super close. He is one of my very, very best friends!!! Growing up, I always felt so much love and encouragement from him in everything I did. I feel like my dad is proud of me, and the person I have become, and that means so much to me. I may not have gotten straight A's in HS, or played on the Varsity Soccer Team, I wasn't the best at the Piano, or in Choir, but my dad was always there for every sporting event, recital, school or church function, you name it, he was there cheering me on. I feel so much love emulating off my dad, towards me and he is (in my life) completely irreplacable! He is one in a million and I couldn't have asked for better!

Now to pay tribute to my equal partner, my other half, and the father of my son (soon to be 2), Jon! I am so grateful to be married to such an amazing man. He is a wonderful Father to our son Drew! Andrew loves his daddy more than words can express. Jon works so hard to provide for our family, and sometimes that means he doesn't come home until late at night, which in turn means Andrew hasn't seen him all day, but if Andrew is still awake and he hears the key in the door start to make noise, he runs over to the door and waits to see his daddy come through and then proceeds to run up to him! When I ask Andrew if we should go see Daddy, his response is ALWAYS YES (and then he runs and tries to open the door to leave)!!! Jon and Andrew love to play together, and it warms my heart to hear the laughs coming from both of them. They truly light up eachother's life. Jon is a great example for Andrew to follow, and I am proud to know my kids have him as a role model!

Day 2 of our son Drew's life...Jon was one proud papa!


Family picture on Sunday

This year for Father's Day I wanted to do something different for Jon, something that was special and only made for him. I started out with making him breakfast (biscuits with hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, eggs, & cantaloupe) and I also bought him a CD he really wanted, but the real surprise came after breakfast. Andrew isn't quite old enough to make him anything yet (although he did draw him a picture), so I tried thinking of a way I could input what Andrew might say or thank his daddy for and also express my love to a wonderful man...suddenly it came to me I would make him a candy-card! It was a lot of hard work - (thanks a million to my mom for helping) and normally I am not this creative, but this one just kind of flowed together and this ended up being result. No store bought card, but one from the heart!

Daddy,
Father's Day gives us a special RIESEN to celebrate you today and let you know how much we love and appreciate you. We know this past year has been a ROCKY ROAD...no stroll down 5th AVENUE, and that sometimes all you want is to TAKE 5 from work and reality and although we won't be the 3 MUSKATEERS for much longer we know nothing could RIPS our family apart. You are the STARBURST in our lives & if we could we would pay you 100 GRAND for all the hard work you do. (From Drew)...Thank-you for always going the EXTRA mile to CRUNCH time in to play with me. I know mom uses your friday PAYDAY's to buy me stuff, but I mostly En-(almond)JOY acting like a NERD with you & having MOUNDS of fun, so much so that we ROLO-ver in laughter. Sometimes I have CHUNKY poopy diapers that are WHOPPERS to change, but thanks for being a LIFESAVER and changing them. Sometimes I'm a SMARTIES and throw PIECES of food everywhere, but you are always MR.GOODBAR & clean up after me. No matter how many SNICKERS or fights we get into, please remember thatn you deserve a SYMPHONY of love & happiness. Mommy and I are sure glad she didn't let you slip through her BUTTERFINGER's, & just be-TWIX-ed us we know we SKOR-ed when you became Momm'ys Husband and my Daddy. Love BABY Drew & your SWEETTART Margaret

Petal Pedal Bike Race

I was talking with my mom around 5-6 weeks ago, and she mentioned that a bunch of her friends were going to compete in a 30 mile bike race on June 19th down in Silverton, Oregon and wanted to know if I would do it with her. At this point, I was around 26 weeks pregnant and needed something to help me keep in shape, so I said sure. Over the course of our training we began to increase the miles and eventually I realized that I could do the 30 miles and did actually want to do the race with her instead of just helping her train! With doctors permission (with a slight hint of hesitation) I was given the okay to compete. So Friday my mom and I left for the weekend!

We got to the check-in Saturday morning at 7am, and we headed out for our race at 8:40am. It ended up being a BEAUTIFUL day in Silverton, perfect riding weather. The 30 miles (I think) was a little bit harder than I anticipated it to be, but thankfully I had been training harder than what the map showed it to be, so I ended up doing okay. However around mile 18 my right calf muscle just started throbbing (I think I pulled it the Monday prior), but I pushed through the pain, and ended up finishing the race in 2 hours 25 minutes! No record time, but I am definitely pleased and proud of myself for at least going out and doing it. After the race we were fed a wonderful salmon lunch and then my mom and I took a tour of the Oregon Gardens, and then headed back home! It was a good experience and we will see what next year brings.....(my mom is trying to convince me to do the 60 miler).


Registration: Where we signed in at

My Mom and I before we started

My mom riding through the bridge

Just finished...tired, but Happy!

Ultrasound Pictures

So yesterday I had another ultrasound (not complaining) to check the growth of our sweet baby boy. I am measuring over 3cm's bigger than I'm supposed to in the doctors office, but my ultrasound came back normal. Baby Boy Leavitt #2 is healthy, strong, growing, and soooo cute!!! He weighs 2lbs 15oz and loves to move. We were very blessed yesterday to have a wonderful Sonographer!!! She was completely wonderful and friendly, definitely the best ultrasound experience I have had to date. She even let us have a 3-D look at our boy, it was really neat. She was so sweet...we ended up with 5 pages of pictures! :) Lucky us. So, here is our little boy!

The first picture is of his precious little foot (sorry I know it's hard to see). The bottom one is a picture of his face, looking straight on (not a profile shot). His hand is right under his chin, you can see his nose lips, and eyes.

The top picture is the start of our 3-D pictures, you can see his little face, his hand is off to the side (as if laying on it). The bottom picture is a profile shot of his face again.

I know the top picture looks a little scary (the upper part of his face), but it was extremely adorable. He was yawning, too cute!

My little sleeping bundle of joy! He also starting rubbing his eyes, too cute! I was laying there watching my little guy move around and got sooo excited, I can't wait to meet him!

The bottom picture is a side view of his face, and if you look really closely, we are pretty sure his eye is open. So there he is. Only 11 more weeks until my due date and I can hold this sweet bundle of joy! Thank you body for measuring big, so I could see my boy again, it's always such a magical experience!

Pregnancy Update - 28 Weeks

28 Weeks pregnant!
Andrew came up to me (as usual) and tried to touch his baby brother!

Today I went in for my 28th weeks check-up and my glucose test. Since the glucose test takes an hour (after you drink the "juice") I figured I would get there a little early and that way I could just get my blood taken and then leave right after my appointment. I got to my appointment 15 minutes early, checked in as usual and then headed over to the lab where I could get the stuff I needed to drink, sadly they didn't have any?? (Seriously, at least 50% of the people who go to this clinic are pregnant, how could they be out)? So when asked what I should do, they let me know I could go over to the hospital and get my blood taken there, or they would write my name and number down, call me when they got more, and I could come back in at that time. Needless to say, I got to my appointment over 15 minutes early, and then had to wait another 20 before I was even ushered back to see my doctor. It was a total bummer and waste of time, and I am not looking forward to going back just to drink something then wait an hour and get my blood taken.

When I finally did see my doctor he had good news for me! He let me know that if I wanted to compete in a biking excursion next month (30 miles in Oregon) that it would be okay! That was great news. He also informed me that I am measuring over 3cm's bigger than what I should be, so happy news for me...I get another ultrasound!!!!! I am so happy to be able to see my little man again on Friday. He moves so much and I love seeing his handsome little body and knowing that he is healthy and strong. At this stage in my pregnancy he is weighing in around 2.5lbs and is about 16" long (acurate measurements to come on Friday). Have I mentioned that he moves ALL the time!!!!!! It is hilarious to lay on my bed every night and watch my belly just shake and jiggle. I absolutely love it, but am afraid I have a rambunctious little trouble-maker in me. I am feeling great though and can't believe I only have 11 1/2 weeks left. Time is flying by!

Visit to Idaho

Thanks to a wonderful birthday gift from my mom, Andrew and I (plus my mom) were able to take a week long trip to go visit my sister Karen and her family in Idaho! As me and my sister are only 2 1/2 weeks apart in our pregnancy, we realized it would be the only chance we would have to see each other before we gave birth to our sweet kids. We had a wonderful trip! We went and saw the BYU Young Embassadors, we threw Karen a baby shower, we took a wonderful walk on Sunday, tried to make sure the kids played nice together, my sister showed me how to make some fun crafts, we went out to lunch, played some card games, and mainly we were just able to relax and spend some much needed sister time together! I love her very much and want to give her a big THANK-YOU for letting us invade her home for a week. Below are pictures from our trip.

Andrew seeing planes for the first time, he was really excited, he kept talking as the planes went by, it was adorable.
Not the best picture, Andrew was being difficult, but here he is with Grandma about to take his first plane ride!

Mommy and Son
The smallest plane I have ever been on!

Side View

Sunday was such a beautiful day we decided to take a walk around the park...Andrew got tired so we put him in the back of the stroller.

My little/big man strutting his stuff!

Cousins: Andrew & David

Todd sucking their brains out

My Nephew David showing us his "Cheeks" while wearing his mommy's shoes! Sooo cute!

While I am having another boy, my sister is having a girl, and insisted on showing my how to make these clips for little girls hair, I am very pleased with mine and had so much fun making them, I even bought more material. I gave these ones to my sister-in-law Janell who just gave birth to my niece Cailyn!

I guess I was feeling really ambitious, because I also made all 4 of these nursing covers.

Karen modeling it for us!

My sister and I showing off our bellies! Karen is 30 weeks and I was 27 1/2.

Last time we took this picture, only one of us was pregnant, it was REALLY hard and funny to get our legs up that high. And I love the expression on my sisters face...she's ready to fight, and I just can't stop laughing.

Very much in love with our babies! Sorry my heart looks a little retarded.

Sisters and Sons!

Andrew got to play on the Tonka truck while we waited for our connecting flight home in Boise, ID.

Getting Bigger, The Both of Us

Andrew had his 15 month check-up today and he is getting so big! He is now over 26lbs, which puts him around the 75th percentile for his weight, and he is 35" tall - that is over the 100th percentile for his height! He is sure going to be tall (I love that idea), he can help mom reach things on the top shelf in the cupboards...well maybe not for a couple more years, but I love the fact that he is getting taller. He is such a cute and fun boy to have around the house! I love being home with him, watching him dance, and talk more, it is truly tons of fun. He loves MUSIC, it is probably one of his favorite things. He loves to dance (mostly spin in circles), and he occassionally likes to mix it up with bending of the knees. Below are a couple recent pictures on my little---or not so little man!

As for me, I am getting much bigger and quickly. I am now 25 weeks pregnant and the time just continues to fly by. I can't believe I am in my 3rd trimester, it seems crazy to me. I am soo sad that we haven't figured out this sweet little boys name yet, but I'm sure it will come with time. I keep asking Andrew what his brothers name is, but he doesn't tell me...maybe he wants it to be a surprise. This baby boy LOVES to move, A LOT!!! He moves much more than Andrew did, and it is tons of fun to feel him all the time. I love it. It's the best feeling to know he is in there and growing. At this point he is about 12" long and he weighs about 1lb 7oz.

I have started biking (outside) with my mom, and it's tough, but I am really enjoying it. I just hope the weather gets a little bit nicer so it doesn't hail on us (like yesterday) while we ride. It makes the ride so much more enjoyable when the sun is shining! We did 13 miles yesterday, 9 on which I pulled Andrew on a bike trailer behind me. We aren't going for record time here, but we did finish in just under 7 minutes a mile, which I am pleased with. I hope to be able to continue to ride for as long as I can and look forward to some sun-shiny days!!!

This picture was taken about 2 weeks ago, so I am a tab-bit bigger, but you get the idea!!!