New Year?

I can't even believe this year is gone. It feels like yesterday that 2007 had started. And what a year it was! Hopefully this new year will be just as exciting! I was thinking about doing a top ten list of 2007. But really I can only think about the arrival of Wyatt. Everything else seems to be a blur! I'm so excited for baby victoria and baby ike or ivy to be here.(i think it's going to be ivy...but who am i to say!)

I'm not really one for new years resolutions, but there are a few things that I would like to accomplish for this year.

1. Mommy and Wyatt bonding (obviously). We need our time to be a family before I introduce a man *crosses my fingers* into the picture. It would be nice if I found him this year! *wink wink nudge nudge HF*

2. Andrea was talking about how she wants to be tough and start running 5K's and 10K's... SO I think that I will join her. Maybe just the 5K's for now. I don't want to go too crazy or anything.

3. I want to be more organized at work. I am pretty OCD when it comes to some things, but I have found that my boss has rubbed off on me a bit. She just puts stuff wherever she feels the need and I've started the same thing. So i'm stopping that. It totally bugs me, so I need to stop!

4. I am going to make time for myself. Being a single mom I realize this is going to be tricky, so I'm lucky that I have a great family. My pediatrician always asks if I'm making time for myself, he seems to be worried about it. He was my pediatrician in the hospital so he knows ALL about us :) But I'm going to make it happen.

5. New Car. Hopefully I can make this work... my two door honda is just not cuttin it anymore. Wyatt is getting a little bigger, so shoving him in the back seat is getting a little tricky!

6. Sugar and Fast Food... I know this stuff makes me feel like crap, so why do I insist on stuffing my face with it? Ya, who knows. But it's going to stop. I will of course indulge myself every once in awhile, so no need to worry.

I'm sure there are more, but that will do for now. I hope everyone had a good year and has an even greater 2008.

Love you all!

the holidays

I'm actually pretty excited for it to be Christmas. I have needed a break from work and I am going to enjoy it as much as possible! I went and bought a few things for Wyatt. Even though I feel like he has no idea what is going on, I'd feel like a schmuck if I didn't.

Work on the house is coming along! There are a few things that Chad said he would still help me with. But i'm not holding my breathe. If he does, fabulous! He owes me anyway for being so nice to his dumb self. I have to give him credit though, he does make a beautiful baby! So below are a few pics of the cabinets. I need to take a picture of the bathroom. The tile surround on the tub is all in and the floor is done. All he needs to do now is grout it. But... he went hunting, so whatever Joe. He's a funny guy, but sometimes I wonder!







And now my baby is crying... So I better go see what I can do. Oh the joys of teething!

blessing day

I kinda forgot to post these! And I just found them on the computer. Steve blessed Wyatt on Thanksgiving at grandma's house. It was such a great day and I was so hapy that we were able to do it. Steve did great and so did Wyatt. He stayed pretty quiet through the whole thing! I wish I would have thought to get a picture with Steve, Court, Byron, Jesse, and Wyatt but I spaced it. Anyway, it was a fabulous day and I just love him. I can't remember how my life was without him and I don't want to!

3 weeks!

I wanted to hold three fingers up and say three weeks over and over again the way robin does when talking about her next date with Byron and Lynda. She gets so excited. However... in aproximately 3 weeks I will be able to move back into my own place. And I bet you that I am more excited than Robin is about her 2 weeks until date night! For those of you who have no idea what i'm talking about, Robin is my moms sister who is handicaped. She can't wait to go on date night with my unlce Byron and aunt Lynda, they are clearly her favorites and she lets us all know!

I was a little disappointed that they granite place is 3 weeks out, but it's okay. I enjoy getting the help from my family with Wyatt. They are so fabulous. Heck, my mom even did my laundry yesterday. She's probably scared I am going to fall apart at the seams with everything going on in my world right now. Sometimes I can be quite the wreck. But things are working out just fine, as Chad kept telling me they would. Wow, thanks Chad. haha I'm a brat.

Today at work was literally nuts. Wyatt wasn't feeling to hot and just wanted to be held pretty much most of the day. Sometimes I wish that he would pick a more convienent day to not feel well. haha right. I had to finish up with some clients while my boss ran off to meet with another one of our clients Bob. Bob is fantastic and thinks I'm just the greatest thing ever. I bet he wants me to be his grand daughter. But back to the real story. So, I'm going over their Buyer documents and then having them sign a purchase contract for a home they are buying. Which...simple, although i'm not supposed to be doing so we'll just keep that on the DL ya heard! But it wasn't simple. I had to explain pretty much every paragraph, he read through everything and then I had to make about a million changes to it all. I was starting to get a little impatient. And then he made a fuss about his name and was worrying about the way title would record this all to the county. I know this is all a bunch of mumbo jumbo to most of you so sorry. He wanted just his first initial and his wifes first initial and then their last name... no full names. After a call to his lender she ok'd it and I went to change the docs ONCE again. At this point I had been with them for an hour and it was now six, and I was getting things wrapped up, he sends me an e-mail and then tells me not to forward it on to anyone besides my boss. At this point I was like dude you have to be kidding me. I'm sure the look on my face said it all when his wife kinda chuckled and said "she obviously didn't see the e-mail address that it came from" which no I didn't. So she goes, he works for the FBI. HERRO!!! You know, if they would have explained this earlier I would have understood his reasons for being so funny about everything. So I now know a federal employee, and I know where he will be residing in Utah, and No I will not tell you where.

So that's my day. I had a lot to say. I hope all is well with you all!
Love!

the home in progress!

Okay, so here are a few pictures. The before pictures are on my computer at home...which is not hooked up at the moment. So here are these! The first photo is on my family room...full of nothing but...New appliances!! YAY and some tile and lighting stuff, but you get the gist. The second one is of all my cabinets, in their boxes :) But there is a sample picture of what my vanity looks like, which is what all of my cabinets look like! Then there is a picture of the kitchen, and Ryan in my laundry room grinding my floors so that the tile guy can do his thing. Then we have the bathroom and a view of the tub. And pictures of Ryan after his dirty job! I'm really so excited, stressed out of my mind! but i can't wait for the final outcome.!

where have all the good men gone?

so today just wasn't the most fabulous day ever. my little man is all stuffy so we have to wake up at various times throughout the night too "snork" out his nose. which he hates, so it makes it sad. needless to say last night we didn't get much sleep. anyway, for some reason chad weasled his way back in (not completely!), and he promised to help do a lot of the work on my house. he was going to save me money so why not. well after today and speaking with his girlfriend that i didn't know existed and finding out that men like him (lynette i think you can relate) don't just get better overnight...i'm having to find new help :) i'm not really sure why i let him help out in the first place. other than he has this magic man dust or something. it's horrible. although it was an answer to a prayer. not the way i wanted the answer to come. but i'll take it!

but really? where are the good men? i think we need to gather a search party and find them all.

so after this long day my mom and i went to home depot, i picked up my tile, and paint and everything is going to be just fine! all cabinets will be in next weekend, the bathroom should be finished this week and hopefully by christmas we'll be good to go! which reminds me i still need to take pics... i'll get on that!

i'm over remodeling

so the work on my condo is coming along nicely! i couldn't be happier about it...although it has stressed me out to no other (i think i'm really stressed about other things, but placing the blame on the remodel is easier). i will take some pictures of the progress thus far. i have before pictures of the kitchen, but not the bathroom. sorry. and um, someone pray that no one has broken into my house. i went and unlocked it this morning for the plumber and um, he didn't end up coming and i never had time to go lock it back up. *fingers crossed* and thanks to chad coming though on helping with a ton of things i'm saving lots of money. he may be a dinkus, but he's the only man in my life who's offered to help. so i'll take it. so in the meantime... here are pictures of the cutest kid ever! oh and... the new layout deleted the links to most of you... and kate and lynette have hidden their blogs so that I can't get your links. nerds.

my little punkin nugget

so today we went to see dr memmott for wyatt's 4 month appointment. i'm pretty sure wyatt had deja vu, because the second we put him on the table he did his freak out cry! it was so sad. so i got to hold him for his examination, which he did a little better. but i think he knew what was about to come shortly after that. and it only gets worse as they get older... their cry is more developed and they can really belt out a scream. so of course i was devistated, poor little guy was so upset. however, he's a TALL little boy. He is now 27 inches long and is in the 100 percentile for his age group. but he's a skinny one, weighing in at a wopping 13 lbs! lol he's like 30th for weight. so that's our update for the day! followed by some way cute pics courtesy of kate page!

4 months

It has been 4 months today since my little one arrived and suprised us all. I can't believe how fast the time goes! He's so amazing and so fun! He just started to roll over about a week ago. He's such a tough little guy. Tomorrow I get to take him for his 4 month check up. I'm not excited about the shots, but my doctor last time said that we would start to introduce some cereal!

Work has been good. We are getting busy and my boss finally gave in and held Wyatt, now she won't put him down. It's hillarious. I went and bought him a jumparoo and he loves it. It occupies some time while i'm working. He's so good though and is such a happy baby.

I'm about to start my remodel. I'm totally nervous and excited about it at the same time. I have my cabinets and countertops ordered, i'm pretty sure i found the tile that i want and i have my track lighting picked out and all the colors. It's been crazy and there are still those small details. I will be happy once it's done! I'm thinking it will be done by christmas.

And that's pretty much my life. Love you all and hope all is well!

Bloggers Block

I have a lot going on lately, but I guess I just don't have much to say! I finally went to Home Depot (Sorry Brian!) and picked out some cabinets. The guy came and measured this morning, so I'm starting to get excited. So that venture will soon be underway. I should take some before pictures and share once it's all done!

Wyatt is so funny, he talks a ton in the morning and then at night after his bath. Today at work I had him laughing pretty good. It is so cute! I'm amazed at how fast they develope and change! I will upload the picture I took this morning of him in his new outfit once the upload tool starts to work again! It's so cute. I ordered a bunch of winter clothes for him. And got them yesterday. He's a stud.

Work is going well, we had a lot of drama this last week with thinking we were going to leave the company. But we are staying AND I get a bigger office to myself. So that's good news for me and Wyatt. Plus I don't have to send off letters to about 300 people telling them of our change. So I'm okay with staying for the time being!

I also kinda have a dilema... I have this friend who just returned from his mission a month ago. We've only ever hung out once and then he decided he would go on a mission and that was that. So the other day he instant messaged me and we've started talking and whatnot. Pretty innocent. Well, I'm not sure of my feelings for him, being that I've only hung out with him once. He's totally funny and cute and super nice. But the thing is... He's pretty much professed his LOVE for me. And continues to do so every day. I'm really not sure what to do. I haven't gone on a date or hung out with a guy besides my regular guy friends since I had Wyatt. And I'm not really sure I want to. I think I'm overwhelmed with him because he claims to have these feelings for me. Of course I tried to tell him he's just having post mission hormones and that he's crazy. But he denies that and "knows that we have something". So, one might ask what I have done to provoke these kinds of feelings. Well nothing. I don't know what to do... help!?

tag... i'm it

The rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. i'm on ldsso. if you don't know what that is. tough.
2. i like bald men.
3. i've always wanted to be a cheerleader or on the drill team, but since i'm out of high school it's a little late for that.
4. the girls and i went to chilis tonight and i really wanted a presidente. but i didn't. *sighs*
5. i chew on straws because of a previous habit.
6. i can't eat sweets anymore. i get really bad gas. and peter hates me for it.


um... and i tag whoever wants to do this!
git r done.
loves

Friday!

First off... a few pictures of my handsome little guy. He's so fun and starting to smile a ton! His new name is punkin nugget. He smiles when I say it but it's probably because he thinks I'm such a nerd! Oh well, we have fun!


I signed up for Weight Watchers last night! Yay me! I think this will actually be really easy! Today is my first official day and it's been cake so far! I'm have a cold so it's been kinda hard to taste any food or even have an appetite, but i'm doing it! So there's that. Wish me luck!


I also just applied for an auto loan through my bank... yikes i'm nervous! lol But i'm so excited to get a new car. 7 years is a long time to stick with the same & my first and only car. So it's time to say goodbye and hello to.... *drum roll* ...The BMW i'm getting! Isn't it totally hot! I absolutely love it...how could I not find a man cruising around in this! K but seriously. As nice as that would be it's not true, not one bit. I'm going for the more sensible and girly Mazda 3. I love it and I'm totally excited! Woot!


That's about all the exciting news I have for now... It's raining outside like mad! And... I'm just chillin at home. My life couldn't get more exciting!

loves!

Weight Watchers Anyone?

I'm starting a new venture in my life. I'm going to join weight watchers! WOOHOO! Aren't you all excited? Anyone want to join with? Rather than starving myself, or excessively eating, i figure this would be a good way to balance it all out. So I'm signing up tomorrow. I figure that actually having to go into their office to get weighed is pretty good motivation. Not to mention I need to find myself a hottie husband! Plus, my boss is losing all this weight, but it's all she talks about. So I'm going to do the same, just quietly in the background lol. That about all I have to say, I'm starting to get a cold. So i'm kinda blah. Anyway, have a good day folks!

Nicole Richie on Late Show w/ David Letterman (6.06.07)

This interview is pretty funny as well! These girls are so stupid.

David Letterman-Paris Hilton-Sept-28-2007

This is so funny and totally awkward!

what is this weather!

Ah! Okay, I love love love rain, so I was so excited to hear it. But I thought that maybe it would ease up just a little bit. So just a minuted ago I looked out the window and saw big slushy flakes! WHAT! I'm so not ready for the winter to be here. My summer flew by, what with Wyatt's arrival and all. I had big plans today and they've been complicated by this change in weather. Can't haul my baby around in the rain!

So Peter and I kinda got into it the other night and now he won't talk to me. I sent him a text last night that said "i hope you're being safe" and he writes back "i am!!!!..." Yes...that's four exclamation marks. Yikes sorry for caring! He's ignoring me and it totally makes it awkward. I feel like I have my old roommate again and she's avoiding me because she's paying rent late once again. I don't know that I really want to talk to him though, I guess I just need to give him his space. I don't really know what's going on with him so I hope he figures it out soon.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Loves

back by popular demand...

My SoN!

haha he's just so dang cute!

These shorts are WAY to huge on him, but oh well!

Happy Boy!

We had a photo shoot...He's probably wondering what i'm doing

This is his Stud outfit! I totally love it! Thanks Jenn!

I walk out of the room and come back and

he has the burp cloth over his head!

He's the cutest kid ever... I don't really have much to report. Things are going good. I just made cookies, I have attempted at least three times not to burn them...but my stove sucks and the back is hotter than the front and it just sucks... I fail everytime. But oh well. I'm over it really. I'm kinda in a blah mood so this blog is probably pretty lame besides the pictures, so i'll stop babbling so you can enjoy!

Loves!

everyone's got an opinion...

I understand that people mean well, and that they just want to help out the single mom... But it's starting to really drive me crazy. It just seems like everyone thinks that they know what's best for me and Wyatt. I love Wyatt's dad, always have and always will. But I don't have to put up with what he has chosen to do with his life... which right now is nothing. Everyone wants me to go after him for money. What money? This guy I work with (who i really respect and like) just came in and talked to me for like 15 minutes (although it seemed like an eternity) about how I should get money from him and get it set up in a trust account. And by not doing so I'm just cheating Wyatt. Which yes, that's a smart thing and a really good idea. But honestly it would be easier for me to just put money into a trust account. Maybe I am being to easy on Chad. But then again I'm just doing what I feel I need to do right now. And if I told half these people that it's my decision not to have Chad around right now they would think I was crazy... wait a second...they already do for not using him for money he doesn't have. *sighs*

Demetri Martin Material Enhancers

WALK IT OUT FOSSE!!

This totally makes me laugh so hard! They put this song to some ladies dancing in a 60's video.

2 months

I can't believe that it has been two months already! And i didn't even take a picture of him in the cutest outfit ever! I will have to next time he wears it. He was absolutely adorable. These past two months have gone by so fast. I went to the doctor today for his 2 month check up when they give them those stupid shots. I almost cried. Of course they don't cry their usual "mom i'm hungry" or "put me to bed" cry... it's like a high pitched shriek and their little lip curls under and tears...yes TEARS roll from their little eyes. it took everything for me not to cry. i'm just glad she was quick about it. of course Wyatt probably doesn't even remember it anymore, so i should probably get over it.

So i was thinking about what people think when you say you're not with the father. I have my reasons why we aren't and if I want to talk to them about it I will. And although it shouldn't matter what other people think, i feel hesitant telling them. Like Wyatt's doctor asked today when he was asking me if I was getting the breaks I need and whatnot, and i had no problem telling him that Chad and I aren't together. But I went and got my nails done the other week at one of those little asian places and I totally lied to her about it! LOL it's always awkward when they start talking to each other and you have no idea what's going on. And most of the time they are talking about you. I found it totally ridiculous that I lied to her...she doesn't know me, and I won't be going back there. So maybe I do care? I guess I just think it's funny.

I'm so excited for tomorrow...I'm getting my hair and eyebrows waxed and I've never been more excited. My eyebrows are beyond bushy and I'm sick of my hair. The End.

there should be a rule about text messaging.

it should not be used when trying to have serious conversations. or maybe it shouldn't even be used at all. but i want to apologize to the person whos feelings i hurt. it wasn't my intention at all. i know i can't blame it on this, today hasn't been the best day for me and i should have thought over things better before i let my own emotional craziness take over. so i'm sorry. and i love you.

so i'm sitting in my office with my little "do not disturb" note on the door, i'm crying, trying to feed wyatt, texting, and i look down and i've leaked through my shirts when Matt comes knocking on the door. i lied and told him i was still nursing so that i could gain my composure. lol he came back like ten minutes later and i think that i had it al together. maybe he still noticed. but whatever. girls cry. even though matt's like a really good friend and it probably wouldn't matter if he saw me crying. on another note...i think he likes playing daddy. we went to lunch yesterday and he pretty much took over. it was cute.

anyway, i hope everyone's day is a little better than mine. wyatt is sleeping and i'm getting everything done which is good, because I want to leave at 4. keep your fingers crossed!

just because he's so cute!

Wyatt was so cute at work today!

So of course I had to take some pictures!

i love technology.... but not as much as you you see

so funny thing happened. i'm just finishing up cleaning my house and yes it is 1:20am. about 30 minutes ago some weird number called me and of course i let it go to voicemail and this guy leaves a message obviously thinking i'm someone else and says "your new phone sucks i couldn't understand your message" which is why he continued to think i was someone else. anyway i sent him a text and just said i think you have the wrong number and blah blah blah. so he calls me and this is how it goes...

party guy: "who is this"
me: "this is ashley"
party guy: "um...do you know a kate"
me: "my sister, but she's married and i doubt you would be calling her"
party guy: "right, definately not. i'm really confused though how i got you"
me: "well maybe you dialed wrong"
party guy: "that's just the thing, i didn't dial her number i just hit call from my phonebook, what the h*ll"
me: "laugh, well i don't know how that happened"
party guy: "ya, me neither...well sorry, i hope you have a good night"
me: " you too"

intriguing right? lol well the funniest thing is when he called me back like two minutes later.

party guy: "kate?"
me: "nope, ashley again"

we kinda laughed about it for a minute still trying to figure it out and he thanks me for having a sense of humor about it and is glad that "he's not bothering some old lady at 1 in the morning" and then we say our goodbye's again.... once again two minutes later he has his friend try to call "kate" and it comes to me. lol so i think i'll be calling t-mobile in the morning. but maybe i won't...what if this is fate and he's my husband? lol k i doubt that, but he did have a nice voice :)

when all else fails...

toss them in the bathtub! unless of course they hate the bath, but wyatt enjoys taking a bath. i was about two seconds away from going b*tch cakes! (there is just no other word to describe it sorry) after many failed attempts to get him to bed i just wanted to cry. it's 11 pm and i'm tired, my house is a disastre area and i sat on myspace for about an hour looking for people i used to go to school with. WASTE OF TIME. not like this is much better! but whatever i'm over it. but the bath was a success! i stuck him in some oversized pajamas and that was that. now i can get some cleaning and me time. tonight was the first night i wanted to leave him with the husband and run out the door *dreams* i better get looking for that husband :)

tonight he was really cute though, he was smiling so much. i was singing him a song and he just smiled and probably thought i was such a dork. really he's amazing and so cute! he has like this mullet thing happening with his cute curly hair! the top of his head has this cute curl and then the back of his head has a bunch of it too. it's funny. i've always wanted a little blonde curly headed kid and now i've got one! i'm so excited for all his hair to come in.

we got wyatt's pictures done last week...sorry if i already told you. but i seriously can't wait to get them! they are so adorable!! if you guys want to check them out go to www.michellenuttall.com scroll down and click on children

and then wyatt gibbs (obviously) the password is ashley and then you just put in your own e-mail and then you can look at them. they are so cute! he was pretty fussy during his photoshoot but you can't even tell. it's was a pretty tiring event that's for sure. i felt like i needed a stiff drink afterwards and my mom wanted a coke lol needless to say we refrained and got over it. anyway, i think that's it for me tonight. i am going to clean my house i guess! it's driving me crazy! goodnight and sweet dreams!