Little Baby Nutt:)

Well we had our first appointment today:) The baby's heartbeat was 160+ and everything is looking great. It was a different pace then Luckas, He was all over the place around when we got his first ultra-sound. This baby she/he was so calm just chilled in the same spot the whole time. Stretched out her/his legs and arms, she/he is going to have long legs like Luckas did. I hope my ribs don't take a beating again this time around. She/He was putting their arms in front of their face trying to be shy in front of the camera! I also got some AWESOME news that my best friend back home just found out today that she was off on her due date...she is due JULY 12TH, 2011..just like me:) Best friends going through pregnancy at the same time...we are pretty excited even though we are over 1,000 miles away from each other! We are going in January to find out the sex of the baby since February is going to be a VERY short month for us with all 3 of our birthdays, our wedding anni and then Lucke's birthday party. We can't wait to find out:):) My motherly feelings are saying GIRL...but I would be very happy to have another boy!!

Puppy Chow:)

It really isn't DOG FOOD, I really don't know how this amazing, yummy little snack got the name. But trust me its one of my all time favorites:)

Puppy Chow

What you will need:

1 cup peanut butter
2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1 box of Chex cereal (any flavor if you want)
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar or as needed

Instructions:

1. Combine peanut butter and chocolate chips over the stove top so I can mix them together and make sure the chocolate doesn't dry out! PLEASE DON'T USE BUTTER..many recipes tell you to use it but when you put butter and chocolate/peanut butter together it doesn't work. You will have to start all over!

2. Stir to blend all ingredients thoroughly. Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Stir well.

3. Place the 1 box of Crispix cereal in a very large bowl.

4. Pour the peanut butter-chocolate mixture over the cereal and toss evenly, making sure all the cereal gets a good covering.

5. Coat with powdered sugar, sprinkling evenly over the cereal and tossing as you sprinkle to cover each piece well.

Now you have some Puppy Chow:)Enjoy!!!

Baby McNutt #2:)

Its about time that I write a blog about the newest addition coming to our family next July 2011!!

Well by now everyone knows we are preggo with baby #2. I went in for my intake appt after doing the cup ordeal, getting blood drawn +passing out and this silly little class I had to take to which was a waste of my time since it was information I already knew since I have delivered here at the NH in 29 Palms. We had been trying since this summer and I was starting to honestly feel we were going to have the same issue we had trying to get preggo with Luckas. So, I was trying not to get myself down that path. Then when I tested on October 30th, I really didn't want to look at the test, so I didn't!!haha I waited and then I looked and I saw this little pink second line starting to appear and then that first line was SLLLLOOOWWLLYYY coming through too. I had to really rub my eyes and look hard. I walked out and had a smile on my face, Justin is laying on the sofa and I asked him to come here. He was already comfy on the sofa and didn't want to get up. So I tell him we are pregnant, I brought him the test and the look on his face was pretty priceless. He looked like he got hit by a semi-truck. He was in shock, excited-basically every emotion was running through him from what it looked like.

We sat there and I was thinking up my due date and it so happens to be on my mother-in-laws birthday July 12th, 2011. She is beyond excited:) We have our first appt on December 13th and I honestly can't wait to see our little baby nutt on that screen!! Also, we have been doing the baby name game. The boy name is set and the girl name is getting narrowed down more and more. As of right now we are NOT going to announce the baby name till the baby is born. I might change my mind, but right now its pretty much set on not saying one single word on the final name when we find out the sex of the baby. I'm so beyong EXCITED that Justin gets to be here for the whole pregnancy and the birth. He deserves this so much. He missed out on Luckas and now he gets to be here for our new bundle of joy. And I will admit I'm really at ease since I'm going to have my best friend there with me in my "corner":)

Anyways, I will keep everyone updated with all news!!!

November 2010

I honestly love when the weather starts to change...well not much here in 29 Palms,CA. But at least the leafs are turning colors and falling off the trees. And I know that its starting to get closer and closer to my favorite holiday Christmas:):) Well I wanted to post some of the lovely art work Luckas has done at daycare or here at home with me. He loves to color, draw and he gets really into it haha. I'm thinking about making some turkey hats with him. He might rip it up but then again he might wear it. I'm just really excited that he is older now and can kinda understand whats going on with the holiday.

Here are our Turkeys that are hanging in the kitchen:) Then his really sweet fall sticker collage he did at daycare the other day. Then tonight we made baby and mommy Turkey hands! These were taken via-cellphone since I didn't want to drag out all the cords to my camera. Lazy, yes I know.

Its Fall Time:)

Yet again, its been awhile since I have updated the blog. We are always so busy!!! Well here is an update on whats going on with the McNutt's:)

Luckas is going to be 20 months old tomorrow. I literally tear up everytime I think about him turning 2 years old in 4 months. My baby, my little man who just weighed 8lbs 0.2 oz when he was born is now talking, climbing into his own highchair (oh yes, we caught him getting into his highchair all on his own). He lets us know here and there when he has to use the potty. Luckas literally loves to be outside and playing on the playground and swinging. He is just like his mom and dad with being an outdoor busy body. He is just growing up way to fast and I cant stop it. Before I know it, I will be singing him happy birthday again and have him blowing out a number 2 candle on his birthday cake. Time really needs to slow down for us!!!

Justin is keeping busy with work and school. He got on the dean's list for having a 4.0 gpa since February. He should be finishing up his degree by next August. I swear he is the best dad in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! He gets up with Luckas alot when he doesnt have to go into work till noon or on his day off. He loves being a dad and spending his "daddy/son" time. Luckas gets so excited when Justin walks through that door, its like he was given 239074095639 presents!! He gives Luckas a bath basically every night and I do the dishes now..had to switch it up. Ugh I could go on and on about everything.

And for me, well I'm busy with OJP getting ready to start booking lightly for the holiday season and new year. I'm trying to finish my dental assistant schooling and then I will be jumping right into another course for Buisness. I'm nervous but I'm excited to have accomplished all this on my own and have that for myself....yay go me:):) Other then that I'm slowly getting everything to come together for my business. I cant wait for next year so I can get it all in order and have all my i's dotted and all my t's crossed! Luckas and I just got back home from visiting Kansas...let me tell you. I miss it already:( I just miss being around family the most. I miss not having to be surrounded by people all the time, I miss the country and the flint hills. Ugh, I could go on and on about how much I miss home.

Eeekkkk....the HOLIDAYS are coming up. And I cant wait:) We are going to have Christmas here in 29 Palms in our own home. I can't wait for it all to come together and start our own traditions together. Yippeee:) Okay, right now I have to go do my dishes so I will blog later!!

29 Palms Isn't So BAD....

Right now this is the PERFECT topic for me right now. All I hear lately is how 29 Palms is hell or how people hate it or how it sucks. I'm a small town country girl that was born and raised in America's Heartland KANSAS. Where the nearest Wal-Mart was 30 minutes away and everyone knows everyone. You wave the two finger wave when you pass someone on the road. Where when the fair/derby comes to town its like the best thing that has happend all summer. I miss WIDE OPEN spaces called the COUNTRY. The smell of alfalfa smells great when the windows are rolled down. I know this may sound SO FUNNY but I miss that amazing smell of cow crap, I miss the sounds of trains, I miss the sound of a freaking tractor driving down the road. I love the small town feel!!!!! I know 29 Palms isnt the best place on the planet and its not like where we are from but to me it has that small town feel with all these crazy 29 native people around us. I know you all may think I have lost my marbles after saying this but I would rather live in 29 Palms then down in Camp Pendleton/Camp Lejeune or in the area(s) due to the fact that I would never drive anywhere. Its SO CONGESTED with PEOPLE!!!! It may get up to 110+ here in 29 Palms, but I'm used to that plus humidity from Kansas. I miss green I will admit but this is the desert and I have learned to live with it since I have been here since 2007 and will be here till 2012. People are so spoiled when they go to big bases near cities but then I hear them complaining about how they hate it or the traffic. I think 29 Palms is a great place, it grows on you. It makes you appreciate living someone else to be honest. 29 Palms has alot to offer you just have to dig deep and find it and stop whinning about it. I have great memories here and it will always have a place in my heart since its where I reunited with my love after him being gone off to war, our son was born here, I met some great people here that are like my family, snow is like winning the lottery when it does snow. So I think people should give it a chance before you go judging a book by its cover since some of you are so freaking spoiled!!!bahahaha

Major UPDATE:)

Well I know, I know that I have been slacking on the whole blogging thing but life literally caught up with me since June. Get ready to be read alot and catching up some MAJOR cuteness!!!

1.Luckas got his 1st HAIR CUT:
Justin and I decided that it was time for Luckas to get his hair cut due to the major fact that his original birth hair was getting in his eyes and I couldn't just slide it over to the side anymore. I got so caught up on making it to his appointment on time that I forgot to grab my camera battery that was charging so I had to take photos on my cell phone. Luckas did a great job and didn't cry at all while sitting in Justin's lap:) We have since then got his hair cut yet again since it grows so FAST!!

And after his second hair cut:D He is a STUD MUFFIN!!
2.Homecomings for Olive Juice Photography:
I got the amazing chance to be at 3 homecomings for three awesome girls that had their men coming home to them. I did one of them for my partner in crime Tina...we also had an amazing time getting hit by a sandstorm while we waited for the buses to pull up. The traffic had come to complete stop and when the sand finally cleared alot of the marines that were already at the field were running over to a wreck that had happened near by. I know Tina didn't care what she looked like at all after the sandstorm, she was just pumped to have her man home!! Anyways that was my little spill. I wont post any photos since this is not the Olive Juice Photography blog. Check it out here: OJP Blog.

3.Luckas giving kisses:
I can't STRESS how much I love our son. He is the best miracle that I have ever seen! I never knew that I could love someone so much as I love Justin. But the love you have for your own child is BEYOND anything in the world. Luckas has grown so much and is so smart!! He does this cute face that I caught while after giving Justin a kiss. He comes up to you and gives you a kiss and then laughs with a cute little smile:):) Just see for yourself.

4. 18 month check-up:

Luckas had his 18 month check-up today and he did really good:) He weighs 26 lbs and is 32 inches long. His cute little noggin is in the 94%-tile which is fine the doctor said. He is just taking after his McNutt side of the family since his great-grandpa McNutt and is daddy have nice big noggins! She was very impressed that he is already using the potty for only being 18 months old. He knows more then 10 words..I think its more like 15+ words now. He still has eczema which is calming down now. We still have Ace Poo McNutt since that is Luckas' doggie and he loves him so much. I usually cry when he gets his shots and Justin was supposed to be there to help me today but was needed at work. But I didn't cry and was the firm hand to comfort Luckas (which he usually wants his daddy). But I'm just glad that he is all healthy and is a freaking SMARTY!! Here he is on his 18 month birthday dinner. Ps. Thank you to whoever was so kind to pay for our dinner that night. That was so kind of you, I will return the favor one day to someone!

5. The Cute Shoe Monster:

We have this shoe monster in our house that likes to take our shoes and spread them through out the living room or walk-in area. I bought these bins for all our shoes..we all have our own. And you would think mine would be the one with the most shoes...nope he has more then me. Anyways Luckas has this little fetish with playing with our shoes. I think its cute until I have to go somewhere and I can't find the other shoe that I need. He has dumped his own shoe bin out all over the house. He loves to take Justin's shoes and wear them, he gets really mad when he can't fit both his feet into one of Justins shoe. Here is our Cute Shoe Monster in action..
And thats just in a 15 minute time frame:)

Well that is all for now. I think I got everything thats going on with us. I'm busy with running the house, taking care of Luckas and running OJP. I have to finish the last of my dental schooling. Just have to get past the fact that this last book is HUGE and there is 33 tests to take. Justin is just starting back on schooling from his two week break. Busy working and being the best dad and husband to our family:)