June 30, 2012

Early Birthday Gift

We gave Mallory one of her 2nd birthday gifts early! We got her a battery operated Barbie quad! She has been on this thing ever since!! Love to watch her so excited!

June 29, 2012

Horse Ride

Mallory is OBSESSED with Horses! She loves to read books with horses and watch movies! She loves to wave to them on the way to Mimi's house! Last night, we went to Farmers Market and Mallory saw the horses and almost died! We let her ride the horse and she had a great time! You can't really tell by this video but she is having the time of her life! Yay! Love our little girl!

June 21, 2012

Library

Nicole & I took the kids to the library this morning for story time! This was our first experience with story time! Mallory loved it! She was a little nervous at first and wouldn't get off my lap but when the toys came out, she jumped right up! Both the kids did great the whole hour and then after we read some books by ourselves! Yay! Can't wait to go back!



Mimi Kim bought Mals her 1st Barbie! Mallory loves her!

June 19, 2012

Island WaterPark!

A few girls from work and a few girls from church bought Island Waterpark season passes! Costco had a great deal going so I bought a season pass! Yay! The best part is Mallory is still under 3 so she is free! I wanted to take tons of pictures on our first venture out there but I didn't want my camera to get ruined! Here is Cami & Mals on the way out there and then a few of the kids eating! We had a great day!!

 

June 13, 2012

Baby Dockstader will be named..

Picking out a baby name for a boy is HARD!! But, Dustin and I have finally come up with a name for our baby boy!! It took several list and conversations to get down to "the one"! I have several girl names I love but very few boy names! I feel boy names are either too popular(Liam), bible-ish(Matthew), too mixed gender(Riley) or girly(Tristian)! Also, we have a lot of Dockstader cousins with the names I love, like Carter, Grant, Greyson, Jacob and Caden.

Baby Dockstader will be named....COLTON! Yay!!
Colton means Cole's town which isn't very exciting but we weren't looking for a name with a very specific meaning. Colton was #74 in 2011 on the baby name list so not too popular but not so uncommon that you haven't heard it!

The middle name was easy because we wanted it to be the same as Dustin's and his dads!
Dustin's dad's name is Bryan David and then my husband is Dustin David so we wanted the baby to be something David.

I'm just excited to finally have a name picked out! We told Mallory the baby's name and she is very excited! I love listening to her attempt to say Colt! Mallory still loves to kiss my tummy! She does think there is a baby is Daddy's tummy too tho! ha. Yay!


June 12, 2012

24 Weeks!

This week, I had 3 different OB appointments! The first was on Monday for an echo-cardiogram ultrasound. I'm still having to go to the specialist Dr Helm because I was an Invetro patient so the Echo is an ultrasound they require. The ultrasound tech girl said everything looks great!
Tuesday I had a regular ultrasound with Deb also at Dr. Helms and she gave me some cute 3D pictures! She said it is a little early for these so she will do it again in 4 weeks at my next appointment in hopes of better images! The baby kept putting his hands in front of his face! Deb said baby Boy is 1 lb, 11 oz which is great cause 1 lb, 4 oz is normal for this time. :)
My last appointment this week was with Dr Mason's nurse practictioner. I hadn't seen her before so meeting Lisa was a fun suprise! I don't have to switch back and forth to the NP and Dr Mason because I'm "high risk". The "high risk" thing is getting a little crazy because I'm fine but it does have a lot of fun perks! Lisa said my blood pressure was great 110/68. I'm up to 150 pounds now but she said that thats fine!
Looking forward to decorating the board tomorrow for the name reveal!

June 9, 2012

23 Weeks

Here is a Chalkboard picture for the week! Baby is the size of an ear of corn! I still need to reveal the baby boy's name!

Pregnancy Questions! I found these questions on the same blog where I found the chalkboard idea!
How far along? 23 Weeks, 4 days (5 1/2 Months)
Total weight gain/loss: +8 pounds
Wearing any maternity clothes? Some. I can still fit into 1 pair of jeans and 1 pair of shorts
Stretch marks? Unfortunately, 1 on my right hip
Sleep: Pretty good in regards to the baby but Mallory on the other hand is another story!
Best moment this week: Feeling the baby be more active! Still trying to help Dustin feel him!
Missing anything: A large fountain of Barq's root beer soda! I've decided not to drink caffeine while I'm pregnant. (I have a hard enough time trying to get enough water down!
Baby Movement: More and more everyday! Especially at night when I'm laying still
Food cravings: Homemade strawberry pizza and watermelon
Anything making you queasy or sick: Pizza and spaghetti. I'm getting acid reflex a lot lately!
Have you started to show yet: Definitely. Just now starting to look more pregnant and not just fat.
Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? Still In and no brown line yet!
Wedding rings on or off? On but getting a little tight
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time! Trying to not let things stress me out!
Looking forward to: The 3 Dr appointments I have this week!

June 8, 2012

23 Months Old

I can't believe my baby girl is going to be 2 years old next month! Where has the time gone that Mallory can be 23 months old today!! Please excuse my wild picture of her! Mallory wanted to go potty on the toilet and I got the cutest picture of her face but unfortunately everything else was exposed! :) Mallory is a super fun girl! She LOVES to be outside! She is talking more and more everyday and trying to put together sentences! She is loving swimming this year, eating fruit snacks and playing with family and friends! She is getting better at sitting still during different outings and at the kitchen table. She loves to pray and usually demands 2 or 3 every time we pray! She loves to shout Amen at the end! We love our Mal Pal and enjoy every day with her!


June 7, 2012

Grizzlies Game

This week we went to the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball game with some work friends! Mallory had a great time with Cami and Brixton! She liked it a lot more this year than last year! She played up and down the walkways and ate ice-cream! Mallory even lasted until 10pm! Yay! Can't wait to go back for Family night! :)




June 6, 2012

Kynan's Graduation

Dustin's sister Kynan graduated from Clovis North High School this year! Kim took a few pictures of Kynan up at their house with my camera and my sister edited them for her! I think they turned out great!! The graduation ceremony was cold but very fun to watch Kynan shine! Afterwards we went out to dinner!





June 1, 2012

Birthday Parties!

This week we celebrated 2 birthdays! My Dad, "Papa" turned 54 years old! Dustin's best friend, Chad turned 29 years old! Dustin and I celebrated my Dad's birthday at my parents house! We ate steak, baked macaroni and cheese and salad made by Brooke & Shaun! After dinner we ate cake and ice-cream and watched Mallory swim and jump on the trampoline! Friday night, we went out to Red Robin for dinner with our friends to celebrate Chad's birthday! We had a great date night..without Mallory! Here are a few pictures from the birthday parties!