TwIns?!

Surprise we are having TWINS! Jk not really , but we are having a beautiful little princess & naming her Mila Kate Burke due Sep 14. On March 30,2014 we found out what we have known all along Londyn will be getting a baby sister and we couldn't be more excited. I've been on cloud nine ever since finding out I even became pregnant with another miracle without even having to try for a long time & without fertility drugs , I felt so blessed & so happy that hoping I had a boy or girl really didn't matter, I have one little princess so I would have been just as happy with a boy but if I have to be honest I have known since day one we were having another princess. I would have dreams about her, have all the same symptoms I had with Londyn , her heart beat was above 150 & the doctor said that's always a sign the babies a girl, & I just knew deep down inside. I have always known we would have a lot of girls my husband was for sure meant to be a little girls daddy. He is so patient, gentle, understanding , & he is not afraid to play dress up & do Londyns hair. He just makes the best little girls daddy he even complains sometimes because he never gets to pick out her outfits ha ha so I have to give in a little & let him do his thing which he really has great taste. Now back to the whole twin deal, since we were announcing the gender two days before April fools my husband being the joking kind told me we had to play an April fools joke so he researched some ideas & at first we were going to do a joke & say we were naming the baby Olga but he thought the twin idea would be better. I was iffy on it because I had already posted pics of one little babe but I thought what the heck why not. So we went with our original idea of tying pink & blue balloons to Londyns wrist than her & Greg released them with two little pink balloons left around her wrist. We posted the pic titled "whats better than one little sister , TWO little sisters." & to my surprise it worked we had everybody fooled. I got comments such as "your poor husband hes going to have to get another job to support how many bows you ll be getting" or " no wonder you've been so sick " ha ha I felt so bad & I am not the best liar I had a couple people ask "but wait I thought there was only one baby on the ultra sound when did you find out there were two?" ha ha we even fooled our family, my brother & sister wrote that they were peeing their pants & in total shock & Greg's mom was calling grandma all excited we were having twins. It was a success & I applaud my husband & his great idea. I seriously don't know what I would do if we were having twins ha ha I would be panicking probably. We are so happy & excited we are having another girl though & Londyn is going to be the BEST big sister to our little Mila. Til we move into our new house next spring or summer they will be sharing a room so I am going to keep it decorated the same with a couple changes to give Mila her own personal wall & Londyn her own personal wall. I am so happy I kept most of Londyns old clothes a lot of them she didn't even wear & a lot of them she has 2 of so I cant wait to get them in matching outfits. 

I am now 18 weeks & little missy is growing strong & healthy! She has me craving tons of sweets but mostly the good kind such as fresh fruit & strawberries! My morning/night sickness has finally gone away & I am enjoying my second trimester. I get butterflies thinking about meeting my precious little miracle Mila & welcoming her into our little family! We were so excited to be able to see her on the ultra sound at sixteen weeks! Greg kept pointing at the big screen telling Londyn "look there's your baby sissy" that was before the ultra sound tech even told us she was a girl ha ha she turned to us & asked " do you guys know something I don't? " ha ha as soon as we saw she actually was In deed our little princess our eyes filled up with tears! Greg isn't a very serious or emotional person but he leaned in & in a soft voice said "the lord gives us the most beautiful & perfect little girls" I lost it at that point ha ha he likes to shock me sometimes! As excited as we are to have two sweet little princesses I can't help but worry about being the best mom I can for my babies,my mom always told me if your worrying about being a good mom that already makes you a great mom! I just want them both to know how much I love them & that they both have my whole heart, I never want them to question if I love one more than the other & I want to make sure I always give them both the attention they deserve! Two girls won't be easy I remember growing up with my little sister only 16 months younger than me. We always fought over who got the pink who got the purple, who got to sit in front with mom & as we got older we hated getting the same Christmas presents but my sister has always been my best friend, my partner in crime,we shared everything even our friends,we had so much fun together, we could truly read each other's minds & that makes me so excited for my girls! I will always cherish the memmories I have with my sister & I'm excited for my girls to make their own memmories.I have always known Id be a mother of girls & I feel so very blessed! They truly are my true joy & happiness & I'll always be there for them to guide them, to hold them, to love them & to protect them! I wish I had the time & energy to track my pregnancy like I did with Londyn but things are a lot different now that I have a full time job & but he best job ever chasing a little toddler around who is so attached to me. I in no way feel different about Mila than I do about Londyn they are both my little miracles & I am just as excited about her than I was with Londyn . I still have taken pics & will continue to do so so both my girls have something to look back on but this mommy is so worn out by the end of the day to take pics & track every week of my pregnancy so I am doing the best I can. Our little Mila will be here before we know it ,I can't wait to see her beautiful little face,to hold her in my arms , kiss her beautiful lips, see her tiny toes & fingers & smell how sweet she smells. Londyn still has the sweetest  smell to her I know thats weird but nothing smells better than a new baby.We have many exciting things planned to welcome Mila in to this world Londyn will of course be there & I can not wait for that moment when they meet for the first time. Londyn already pats & kisses my belly all day long shes such a great helper I know she will do well helping mommy out with sissy. We also look forward to taking Londyn & Mila to Disneyland for the first time in November for my moms & disneylands 60th birthday I have already okayd it with Mila's doctor & we are also combining this fun Disneyland birthday vacay for my mom with celebrating our girls & our little family. I would just like to express how thankful I am for my family & to the lord for blessing me with such a great husband & beautiful daughters inside & out, every bad thing that I have ever been through in  life has led me to this wonderful life I am blessed with & I would go back & relive each trial again & again to be able to be where I am today, I have come to learn that my heavenly father gave me those trials to prepare me to be the mother I am to today, I am thankful for the atonement & the power of prayer. Each day I always start the day thanking the lord for all my blessings & for what I have been given. All that I have that is worth so much to me never came easy & for that I am thankful for because it makes each blessing that much more special. I love being a mother & am thankful to get to spend eternity with my eternal companion & our beautiful children.

14 weeks

12 weeks

wake up sissy

Our Little Miracle Mila Kate at 16 weeks blowing bubbles

oUr UnExPeCTed MiRAcLE

We couldn't be happier & more excited to announce that On September 14, 2015 we will be adding another little miracle to our family. Yes Londyn is going to be a big sister & we are all on cloud nine. As many of you know we tried for four years to get pregnant with Londyn & I was finally diagnosed with Polysistic Ovarian syndrome in April 2012. We did two rounds of chlomid & finally found out we were expecting our little Londyn November 14, 2013 & she came in to our lives July 2,2013. A couple months ago Greg & I discussed going back on the chlomid starting this coming April so we were on birth control the last couple months. On January 16th I went to pick up my birth control & bought a couple pregnancy tests just in case because I hadnt started my period yet but thats not anything new I am use to skipping periods every other month. Well that second little line showed up & I was shocked . This was a huge surprise to both Greg & I but a good surprise I couldnt stop crying & didn't understand why this baby came so easily but I sure wasn't going to complain about it. I feel so blessed & so relieved we don't have to go through another long hard process. People keep telling me two babies is a real game changer & making it sound like its going to be the most difficult thing in the world but I don't see it that way I have always wanted lot of children & more than anything just want to be a good mom & give my children lots of love. That being said I'm not stupid I know it's not going to be easy but nothing worth so much ever is. I have overcome a lot in my life & have become stronger for it. I know I will be the best mom to my babies & do everything I can to be there for them, love them , teach them & give them the world. I am just so happy & so blessed to be given my two babies who I love so much. Londyn is going to be a great big sister . We find out the second week of April if peanut is a girl or a boy , people keep asking which one we want & honestly I am 50/50 I have a little girl so I would love to have a boy & watch him play sports & serve a mission but I would really love another girl as well . I will be posting more when we find out the gender but for now I will be on cloud nine smiling from ear to ear in complete joy .

Londyns 1st Birthday

LonDyN TuRnS OnE

It's been a while since I have updated our blogs so I have decided they both REALLY need some updating! Let's start with the biggest event that has happened since we last were on blogger. Our little Londyn has turned one. On July 2,2014 we celebrated the first year of our happily ever after with our little miracle. I really didn't have a theme since she was only one we went off of colors I really liked gold,mint & light pink. We did a candy bar , fruit bar & Pink Lemonade. We planned to have her party outside but it was so hot we had it inside & blew up the bouncy house in the basement along with some fun ponies in the back yard. I was so disappointed though because we only got a couple pics due to my phone being dead & Greg being so busy running around he kept forgetting to get pics on his phone. We did manage to get a couple though from my niece's camera thank goodness. Londyn's professional photos by Little Mae Photography turned out so cute. We had fun setting up different themed booths. One was Londyns cake smashing booth , another was a tipi themed booth & the third was her candy booth. I got all of Londyns decorations for the party & photo shoot off etsy. The same girl that did her Londyn banner for our gender reveal photos (that is now hanging in Londyns room) did Londyns name banner for her party as well , her cute shop is called the cupcake chic on etsy!

 Londyn had so much fun at her party after she got over crying that she got woken up from her nap ha ha.She truly has been such a great baby & she truly is the happiest little girl. In August we found out she had to have tubes  put in her ears & it changed so much ,before the tubes she would not respond to us when we would call her name from behind her so we found out that she couldn't hear at all out of her right ear we had no idea at all because at every apt her doc kept telling us her ears looked great so finally after doing a bunch of tests she got the tubes in . We don't know how long she'll have to have them in for but we do know they've made such a big difference & we are thankful she can hear & respond.She still is a little mamas girl, she sleeps very  well , she says dont, mama & oh, she is running everywhere. She has always been the type that wants to get from point A to Point C with out stopping at B . She wanted to walk before she could crawl & she wanted to run before she could walk. She for sure is like me & not patient at all, Londyn loves singing songs, reading & she lover her Tinkerbell. She also loves coming with mommy to do crafts at my friends house & play with her little girls. 

We are just so very blessed to have such a beautiful , healthy,happy little girl. She brings us so much joy & happiness. I love being her mother ,it's changed me a lot & at times it has been  very difficult especially when I want to protect her from any harm & anything bad in this world. So I have not been the perfect mother, I am learning each day how to deal with each new challenge that comes our way but also enjoying every minute of each day with her. She's growing so fast & I wish I could just stop time but than again it's so fun seeing her cute little personality grow & develop each new day. She has always been the sweetest & happiest baby who just loves to smile & giggle I didn't even know when she was teething because she hardly fussed or cried. I know I rample on & on about how great of a baby she is but it's the truth & yes she still does cry & throws fits but I am thankful for every moment both bad & good. There was a time when I thought I would never have any of this or thought that I deserved my baby girl so I cherish every cry,every laugh, & every little moment we share together. I still lay awake watching her sleep & find myself crying over how pure & perfect she is. I don't think I will ever stop doing that. I love her so much. Happy one year my sweet Londyn Ann

dresses ,wristlet & bows by cozettecouture.com, romper by ava rochelle designs, crowns by Love Crush Bowique

Londyn Ann mOnThs 6-8!!!

Ok I officially suck at keeping up with my blog! So many exciting things have been happening for us & great opportunities for Londyn but I will talk about that in my next post. This post is all about my baby girl growing & learning through months 6-8! Let me just start out by saying that I am not dealing well with her growing up so fast. Month 6 she started scooting,started putting out her arms to reach out for mommy,started eating grown up food & her personality just continued to blossom so beautifully. Month 7 she could pull herself up & she started teething but you would never have known it because she hardly cried and did so well with it. I always heard these horror stories about babies teething and I feel so blessed that Londyn did so well with it, not so much for me but for her I hate seeing her go through any pain so I am very proud of her and amazed that she made it through it OK. She just barely turned 8 months on March 2 and she now is crawling , her two little bottom teeth have popped through and she's getting more and more independent. It's so funny because for the longest time I worried because she wasn't crawling yet but now I wish I didn't push it so much. I see so many people pushing their babies to do things they are just not ready for and I never want to be that mom. So she wasn't crawling at 3 or 4 months I don't really know of a lot of babies that do crawl that early but it doesn't make her any less smart or less special. Her doctor said she would be crawling by 8 months and here she is crawling at 8 months. I think it's so silly for all these what I call "pageant moms" bragging that their baby is eating solids at 1 month old & crawling at 2. I don't know how everybody else feels about that but I think that is a little peculiar , Why in the world are we trying to push our babies to grow up so fast? Anyways I will stop venting and get back to Londyn. Londyn has been presented with some A-MAZ-ING opportunities. On March 10th we get to go meet with Persnickity Clothing company to see if they want her to model their new line. I sent them three photos and they loved them and asked to meet with us. I couldn't be more excited for Londyn. Londyn also just got asked to model for Trendy Tree House clothing if you don't follow them on Instagram please go follow.She has now modeled for petite rose couture & Cozette Couture , she is on both websites. I've always known my daughter is the most gorgeous girl in the world and I feel so honored that others see her beauty too not only her outside beauty but her beautiful personality. Londyn is the happiest baby and she loves getting her picture taken , being my child it was bound to happen ha ha. I have people ask me all the time if she ever cries or is grumpy and honestly she has her moments but for the most part she really is such a happy,glowing,content baby girl. My mom says that's how I have always been even when I was a baby. Londyns favorite foods are bananas,sweet potato's ,pees,mangos & peaches. Her favorite movie is any Tinkerbell movie, seriously that is all she watches. I am going to go back and do this quiz (below) on all her months growing up I just found it .

Londyns 6 month pics done by Kristina Curtis Photography

Age: 8 months

Height: we have not been to the doctor since her 6 month check up so this was her last weigh in 26.5 in 71%

Weight: 17 lbs 2 oz 71%

Head: ha ha Londyns head has always been on the larger size (takes after daddy) 46 cm 99%

Milestones: Londyn now is crawling,pulling herself up,reaches for mommy,eating solids,

Sleep: Londyn has always been good at sleeping through the night. there are some nights she wakes up and wont go back to bed til 2 but its not that big of a problem because im a night owl

Best Moment: there are so many!! but probably watching her crawl 
Worst Moment:she almost choked on one of her fruity puffs! I pretty much had a breakdown

Health: Londyn is a very happy & healthy baby. I always use the essential oil on guard to make sure she stays that way

Eating: Londyn still loves her bottle but she is eating solids. Her favorite foods are bananas,sweet potatos and applesauce

Teeth:her two tiny teeth have came in and they are so cute.

Like mama Londyn tries to get my pepsi all the time

Londyns new friend Kensington

Londyns 8 month pics done by Revelinthismoment photography