Gap Casting call for Delia

So I entered Delia into the Gap Casting Call. I really don't think the initial rules are very fair. You have to get Family and Friends to Vote once a day, every day until Nov. 17. The more people you know the more votes. It's not just the public voting and they choose the top 20 with the most votes in each catergory. Which means whether the kid is "cute" or photogenic...it doesn't matter. I have seen some really cute kids that hardley have any votes and some with 3000+ they have a sad, mad look on their face. Hmmm. I thought there would be actual judges choosing from all of them, I think that would be much more fair. but like a lot of things that end up in the lime light..it's all in who you know! So, Since I finally got Delia's picture approved I might as well keep going and see where she ends up. So if you could vote for her as much as you can, that would be awesome. You can vote 1 a day. Thanks!!

http://www.family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/mysweetdelia/668775502/

Surprise!!!!!

WE'RE






PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Due Date: May 16, 2010


Wow! What a surprise! Not a surprise that I am "actually" pregnant, but that it happened so soon! And...I found out so soon! This time around is a whole new set of firsts for me. Our first try?!?! I am in complete shock, but so elated! The only syptoms I have right now is frequent urination and some acne flare! Maybe it will be a few more weeks before I experiences any symptoms if I have them at all. I am very nervous because I was expecting a year or so, Delia would be 3 by then, so I had everything planned out, but now with this sweet surprise I am a little nervous. I obviously knew there might be a small chance of getting pregnant the first time only because I just came off birth control and usually my cycles are regular (28 days) for the next 2-3 months after coming off b/c. So if I was going to try my chance at it, I would have to plan it out "just in case" I did start ovulating the next cycle (chances for that was rare, but my circumstances this time around are very different!) and maybe I might get pregnant, otherwise I was going to track the rugularity of each of my cycles over the course of 6 months. Well....apparently I am much better at planning this time around and my body was obviously ready and sometimes Heavenly Father answers your prayers much, much sooner than expected! Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it!! ;)

So here is the story. I wanted to try after Delia's 2nd birthday but last Christmas I had made up my mind I was ready, but didn't know if Christian was. So I wanted to wait for the right time to "have this conversation" with him. So many people kept asking me "when are you having more" and I just couldn't take it anymore. So in July(after I was already 1 week in of my b/c pills) I had the 30 second talk with Chrsitian. He said "well, are you ready" I told him yes and he said: "well, then let's do it" Wow...that was easy! So talking to one of my friends that we were going to try and that I wanted to start in oct. She said: "Oh, go off of it now...why wait?" Well, given my history of trying to get pregnant, that's what I did. But I also knew keeping myself on a regular cycles what raise my chances of getting pregnant. I figured if I really wanted to, the 2 months after finishing my b/c pills was going to be my best chance...I didn't know it would work!

So when day 31 hits and no period I wake up go to the bathroom and realize "shoot, I am supposed to test in the mornings, So I wait until the next morning. Take the digital kind, some of you know my experiences with the other types of tests ;) and what do you know, it says "pregnant" after which I went out and got all the other different kinds because I was in such disbelief and they were all positive. I am 5 weeks + 1 day so, so early for me. I am wanting to tell everyone! (which I have to some family and friends) but a little scared too because of something going wrong. But then my friend told me, the more people who know, the more people who will lend support in case something does happen. that is true! We are women and we need to be able to lean on eachother during times like this..and I don't want to NOT tell just for fears of something happening. I can't be thinking that way. I have yo be postive the whole way. So here it is...my official announcement!

My Sleeping Beauty

For almost 2 weeks now, Delia has been sleeping in her very own princess bed! She loves it! I was really wanting to train her to sleep in a "big girl's bed" but christian said she wasn't ready, too young. "Pssshhhh..whatever!" was my reply, but still he didn't want to buy her a bed yet. Well a good friend of mine asked if I wanted her daughter's old toddler bed that was never slept in..I said, "of course" and the night we brought it home, I asked Delia if she wanted to sleep in her new bed tonight and she replied, "OH, BOY!" The first few nights she kept getting out, and we had to put her back.

Christian said, "See, I told you she is not ready"

Gina Said, "It doesn't matter if she is 2 or 6 she is going to have to learn to sleep in a new place. It takes time. Just because she is getting out of bed the first few nights doesn't mean she is "not ready"

So we kept pushing along and after about 5 days she was doing excellent. sometimes during nap time she doesn't come out, but plays with her toys. I think she is just not totally drained at this time of the day, so it is a little harder for her. Nighttime is awesome. she is even going to bed a little earlier. after her bath, she wants to climb in and go to sleep and she does! Wow! sometimes I ask her if she is ready for bed and she simply will say "yes" or "no" so it varies now, but usually when she says no, I get her excited to sleep in her bed anyway. Hooray!! I am so proud and so happy. I think next week we will actually take the crib down and transform her room!

We are still working on potty training. since her birthday she has had a bit of a relapse, still goes #2 in her underwear...*sigh* and will not go on any other potty when we are out and about. She is still pretty young, so we are not worried, just taking it a day at a time.

Next step taking away the binki...any suggestions? Although I do not let her have it during the day, she is attached to the thing like I am to breathing! If she finds one during the day, I take it away and she has and utter melt down as if I just tore her heart out! Yikes! Help!