Loving Christmas in Colorado

For a present for my parents, I wanted to take their pics with Liv. Here are some super cute ones!

The only present we're buying our child...

Thanks to Grandma B., Livy (and Matt and I) will be having an awesome Christmas in Colorado full of freaking awesome presents. So we're under strict directions to buy this kid nothing because Grandma/Santa has already gotten this kid (and Matt and I) everything she/we could ever ask for.

So anywho, we checked with my mom and there was actually one thing left in the world that she hadn't gotten her - a bike! So Matt and I decided we would get our child at least one present this year! And in true Wiseman fashion - we let her open it the second we got it because we were so excited! I don't know what I'm going to do when my kids are older and I actually have to wait to give them their presents on Christmas day - it's going to be LAME! I'm going to be begging to let Matt let them open them earlier...

Anyway, here she is on it. She's still trying to figure out the whole pedaling thing, but how cute does she look on it!

Ward Christmas Party 2009

Last night was our ward Christmas party. Livy had a lot of fun! (Minus the part where she met Santa...) Anywho, she loved playing with all of the older kids. She kept disappearing and then I'd find her in the next room over in the dark just running wild with the other kids. Shouldn't she be creeped out by the dark? She likes to think she's one of the big kids...

We loved the decorating cookies table.

And of course one with Livy's BFF, Cos.

And I feel like Santa could use this as his poster for what happens to the kids on the naughty list. How hilarious is this pic? I like to think he's saying - "This could be you!" haha

He's killing me from the inside!

So I mentioned in an earlier post that fetuses love the right side of my stomach only. Well, I finally caught him in the act on camera!

Here's a pic of Livy in my tummy. You can't see it as well as you can in the next pic with Adam, but you can see that right side of my tummy is slightly higher than the left.

And here's Adam. BAM!!!! I mean, right??? That looks disgusting!!! Just an FYI - you're looking at my stomach from my point of view and kind of to the side - in case you're a bit confused. The next pic makes a little more sense because you can see my belly button.

Anyway, wish me luck! I don't know what's going to happen if he continues this insanity as he gets even BIGGER!

Liar Liar Pants on Fire!

(This is the little fibber's mugshot)

I wanted to make sure I documented Livy's first INTENTIONAL lie! Yes, at only 20 months - my baby is on her way to becoming a little habitual liar (just like her uncle Ky).

Okay so quick back story, Livy's been getting out of nap time lately because she pooped. So now she has finally caught on that if she poops - we'll get her from her room and change her diaper. Somehow she has managed to poop almost every day this week RIGHT AFTER we put her down for a nap. Yesterday she pooped TWICE! I mean, how is that even possible?

So anyway, last night Matt was putting Livy to bed. First, she wanted Matt to lay on the bed with her. And not just anywhere on the bed - she wanted him to lay on the inside edge against the wall so that she would know if he got up from his spot... what a sneaky kid. Then, Matt laid with her and sang a couple songs and started to get up and head for the door. She then started to become frantic and then looked at Matt and said "I just pooped!"

So Matt checked her diaper and she was totally lying! Then she made a mad dash for the door and headed to the living room and tried to turn on the T.V.! This kid is so nuts! I thought kids weren't suppose to lie until they were a tad bit older?!?! We haven't even entered the terrible twos yet!

It's gone! It's gone! It's gone!

How disgusting is that??? This wasn't even it in its full glory! It use to go down to the side of his lips AND there was a soul patch involved! So nasty, right? Luckily, it's finally gone. And this may sound a bit dramatic, but I feel like in the past 3 days sans 'stache, I've been more happier in our marriage than I have been in the last three weeks during its growth period- coincidence? I think not! Unfortunately, Matt thinks this is going to be his new Christmas tradition. Now he's just looking for the perfect ugly Christmas sweater to complete the entire pedophile look...

Santa's Newest Elf

That would be me! Matt got me a sewing machine as an early Christmas present and I decided I wanted to try to make this weird little marionette thing:Livy has one that was actually mine when I was little and I decided it didn't look too hard to make. So I drew out a pattern and whipped this puppy out in like a couple hours, overall.

Okay so funny story. I was pretty amazed with my first sewing project, but not as much as Matt was. He pretty much thinks I'm incompetent when it comes to crafty and homemaking things. I'll admit - threading the sewing machine is not the easiest thing for me... Luckily my machine came with a how-to DVD - but once the thing is threaded - I know how to sew! Anyway, as I started putting together the pieces of this puppet - Matt looked at me in amazement and said I was some sort of wizard! He kept saying it over and over. It was just funny.

Pregnancy Update:

So I've officially entered the 3rd trimester. It really isn't that bad. I'm still sleeping pretty well. I'm just waking up a couple times a night - always at 5:30 for some weird reason. Lately, at night - I lift up my shirt and let the glorious belly be free. Anywho, I looked down one night and saw Livy rubbing the belly. It was hilarious.

I'm so excited to meet this little kid. He is so intense in there. He loves to shove his whole little body on the right side and it knocks the wind out of me every time. It's so weird. Livy use to do the exact same thing. There's just something about the right side of my stomach that is so comforting to the little fetuses. This kid is also measuring 3 cm bigger than usual. Maybe it would be a better idea to just have a c-section and have him come a week or two earlier than the due date so we can prevent him from reaching 10 lbs in there! We'll see.

Also, I know we've moved recently so if you need our address - leave your email and I'll send it to you! Maybe I'll be able to convince Matt to let me try Christmas cards again this year. It's not looking too promising, apparently he's still caught up on my past mistakes with sending cards out... but if I get permission - I'll be asking for your addresses! Happy Holidays!