Some Sugar and Spice......

And of course everything nice! we finally got Riley's bed done! it took a few days because when ever we had time to go paint it, time was not on our side! It would be too dark and too humid and too cold! There is no way with a combination of those three things it would have dried right or on time! So we waited.... and then waited another day... and then decided to not break the Sabbath and then ...YAY we got it done yesterday! Thanks to Dale for being the master of this project. The only things i could do were to scrape off the old stickers from the previous owners and then make sure it was all wiped off and clean! Then Dale had the hard part! Inhale all the fumes! When I finally thought .... "hmmm we don't have any masks, maybe if he held a paper towel with a couple layers up to his face that will help, I handed it to him and he said " Danget, I was just starting to feel happy!" ha ha He is a funny one! It wasn't that bad looking before but it just had some scratches that were noticeable and a few little imperfections and I thought it would look great green! And it does! Dale was very happy with the color I picked! He thought I was smart. (that right there could be the whole purpose of the task!) But, it wasn't. This was!

Isn't it adorable! Dale did such a good painting job! Its perfect!

Riley fell in love with it quickly She thought it was so cool that she had a bed her own size! She didn't want to get off of it! It was NOT hard to get her to go to bed last night! YAY! She does so good sleeping without a crib! The first night we took down the crib and laid the bed on the floor and I laid down on the floor next to her thinking she might need some comforting to get to bed! I WAS WRONG! She just wanted to talk! Mommy was there..... it was talking time! Nope, I wasn't gonna do that! So I kissed her goodnight and walked out she had a little crying fit on and off for about 15 minutes but after that she went straight to bed and didn't make a sound until 8:15 the next morning! Nap time was a little harder but it wasn't bad! Now, there are no problems! It is pretty exciting!

NOW its time....

Well it was a false alarm last time I said Riley was ready for her TODDLER BED but now its official! She is able to get out of her crib without any assistance from a nightstand or a LARGE stuffed Gorilla! Now we have to get the toddler bed that was given to us and give it a little sugar, spice and everything nice! Then its on to figuring out how to transition from crib to bed! I don't think it should be too hard. Every time we go to my sister Jamie's house Riley always wants to take naps in Bubbas bed! She thinks its fun that she can crawl in and out of it and that Mommy can help her fall asleep! (This might be cause for concern) It will be a couple days before Riley will be able to actually try out her new bed because I have to paint it and of course the baby in my belly prevents me from accomplishing such a goal myself. I have to wait for the Man of the House to be able to have a sufficient time frame to accomplish such a goal for me! So until the beginning of next week I hope ( Your hope would be helpful as well. I don't think I can obtain enough hope all by myself) that nap and night time, from now until she is able to move into the bed, wont be complete torture for all of us! You know.... the finding her in the kitchen eating all the snacks that she can reach in the middle of the night......... waking up to hear her playing with toys, not knowing how long it has been since was actually IN her bed! Ugh I am HOPING we are not in for a LONG few days!

Something exciting!

I said when there was something exciting to share I would share it! Well, we got to hear the baby's heartbeat today! Riley was there when they were showing us the pictures and letting us hear the heartbeat. She was so cute! he kept saying "That's Water....... That's the beach!" Ha ha apparently thinks it sounds like the waves on the beach. I didn't think she would remember the sound! We haven't been to the beach in over 6 months! Its so funny what they do and don't remember! But The tech. gave us a couple (although not so great) pictures! But I cant expect much when I am only as far along as I am. I love hearing the heartbeat! It Helped me realize (you know besides the nausea and the cravings) that this is actually happening! I was also very excited because they recorded the baby's heartbeat and a little video of them moving the scope(??) around. When I watched it really closely I could see the baby's heart beating! Moving really fast inside its little chest! The Dale was actually able to come with me! With Riley he couldn't get off work to come hear the heart beat so we recorded it and my Sister-In-Law Brittany was able to go with me! But Dale was excited that he could come this time because I scheduled it early enough (actually way to early) that he could come before he had to leave for work! Just now when i was loading everything up into the computer I watched the video and was trying to explain to Riley that what she was seeing was a baby (more of a white blob to her) and that it was in my tummy...... She DID NOT like that! She pointed to me tummy and said "NO!!! THAT'S MOMMY!!!" She was not having any of that baby in my stomach talk! I love being able to have another one of these experiences and that I get to share it with Dale again and also that I get to share it with Riley! This makes it an all new experience. Along with all the other stuff that is totally different than I expected!

We are POOPED!!!!!!!!

Riley had a long day because church is now smack dab in the middle of her nap time! So she is a grumpy Bug all afternoon and is ready for bed WAY before her nap time! Which normally I would be ok with, except for the fact that when she goes to bed earlier than she should she wakes up in the middle of the night and is grumpy the whole next day. This means we have a fun day ahead of us tomorrow! Luckily she only has one of these days a week! This is how I am feeling full time! Luckily I haven't been as sick this pregnancy as I was when I was pregnant with Riley! I still have thrown up a couple times but at least its not 6 times a day! I feel Tired all the time but at least I get to have a nap when Riley does! I have Gained weight this this pregnancy which is better than the 20lbs I lost in the first few weeks with Riley and didn't start getting back until about the 5Th month! I was prepared for the worst and luckily that's not what I got! Although if you ask me on my bad hours I will tell you I am miserable! Thankfully the misery only lasts so long! ha ha So with all the bad comes some good! I just have a hard time reminding myself of that in the moment! But when its good I start remembering (even though i have tried HARD to forget) how horrible the first pregnancy was, and I try to convince myself its not so bad. Key word TRY!!!! ha ha But nothing else too exciting is going on lately in our house but I will update you when it does!

Say.............

Dale, Riley and I had a GREAT Christmas! We opened our Jammie's and some family gifts on Christmas eve and then went to Dales parents house stayed the night and started Christmas off EARLY!!! On Christmas eve while we were having dinner and we decided to take a picture... Instead of saying "say Cheese" Dale told everyone to "Say...... CAJSAS PREGNANT!!!" THAT'S RIGHT! We are expecting a baby on August 23rd! We are so excited! Dales Family had already called it and figured we were gonna tell them on Christmas day. At least we surprised them with the day! ha ha After we opened all of our presents at Dales parents Christmas morning we went to my parents. That picture was a little more fun! I have a huge family so there was NO WAY we were gonna try to get everyone in the picture so it was just me and my Mom! She had the best reaction! It took her a second but once she got it, it was really funny! Riley had a blast at Christmas. She has been asking to open all the presents for a while now so she was having a hay day actually being able to do it! I feel bad though..... she keeps asking to open presents but now there isn't any! We had a great time being with family and sharing our news! Hope everyone had a great Christmas as well!!!

New members to the Whipple family!

Meet Banana and Orange! Friday was Dales birthday and we couldn't do much cuz he had to work. So on Saturday we had a family Dinner at Red Robin and My brother Randy's present to Dale was these two lovely colored fishies! Riley is in love! ha ha She loves to feed them and watch them swim! Uncle Randy always gets us the best gifts (enter sarcasm here) We weren't planning on getting a pet of any kind anytime soon but Randy made it happen! They are pretty goldfish and we don't have to potty train them and Riley loves them so I guess its as good as it gets for now!

Now a little shout out to Dale happy late birthday.. I love you and I am so grateful for all you do for our family! You are the best! I probably wont be on the computer at all until after Christmas so until then....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!! Hope its a great one!!!

The funniest thing I have read in a long time!!!!

From: Jane Gilles Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pmTo: David

ThorneSubject: Overdue account

Dear David,Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pmTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.

Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07amTo: David ThorneSubject: Overdue account

Dear David,Thankyou for contacting us. Unfortunately we are unable to accept drawings as payment and your account remains in arrears of $233.95. Please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.32amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please.

Regards, David.


From: Jane Gilles Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.42amTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Overdue account

Dear David,You emailed the drawing to me. Do you want me to email it back to you?

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.56amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,Yes please.

Regards, David.


From: Jane Gilles Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 12.14pmTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account

From: David Thorne Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Whose spider is that?

Dear Jane,Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? This spider only has seven legs and I do not feel I would have made such an elementary mistake when I drew it. Regards, David.


From: Jane Gilles Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03amTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Whose spider is that?

Dear David,Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th. David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95. Please make this payment as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David ThorneDate: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Automated Out of Office Response

Thank you for contacting me. I am currently away on leave, traveling through time and will be returning last week.

Regards, David.

From: David ThorneDate: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.08amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

Hello, I am back and have read through your emails and accept that despite missing a leg, that drawing of a spider may indeed be the one I sent you. I realise with hindsight that it is possible you rejected the drawing of a spider due to this obvious limb ommission but did not point it out in an effort to avoid hurting my feelings. As such, I am sending you a revised drawing with the correct number of legs as full payment for any amount outstanding. I trust this will bring the matter to a conclusion.

Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 2.51pmTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

Dear David,As I have stated, we do not accept drawings in lei of money for accounts outstanding. We accept cheque, bank cheque, money order or cash. Please make a payment this week to avoid incurring any additional fees.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 3.17pmTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

I understand and will definately make a payment this week if I remember. As you have not accepted my second drawing as payment, please return the drawing to me as soon as possible. It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.

Regards, David.

From: Jane GillesDate: Tuesday 14 Oct 2008 11.18amTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?Attached

Naked Noo Noo and a Lady In Waiting!

Yep! Its ONLY 7:30 and I still have THREE HOURS till my Knight in Shining(work clothes) armor comes riding home in his blue chariot! It feels like he has been gone ALL DAY! I wake up...... he leaves.... He comes home.....we go to bed! this might not be exactly true, but its what it feels like when you have been living through a day that feels like it has lasted a month!!

I am lost in thought about the moment my Knight comes home and I receive true loves *first* kiss.......... and I hear a little *Tinkle* My cute little naked noo noo princess runs in to use her lovely pink throne! Afterwards, when we have cleaned her throne for more usage, she begs me to read her a story fit for a princess, climbs on my lap and gives me a big royal *squeeze* I wonder, how many of these tales fit for a princess I must read to make time pass more quickly! There probably isn't an answer. The time spent will be fun and it will be spent well, but it does not mean time will pass by quickly! (unfortunately)I will look up at the clock hoping that my dreams have come true and all the time had passed and it will have only amounted to 5min. Well, More tales to read, more time to pass, and more time spent cleaning the Princess Noo Noo's throne! Wish me well!!!

Our Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving started off EARLY!! We all woke up early to go watch Dale play football with his family! He had a lot of fun! And he is still feeling it! ha ha

Than later on in the afternoon we went to my sisters house to have Thanksgiving lunch with all my family! Its always fun to have the whole family in one spot! Than a couple hours later we went to Dales aunt and uncles house to have Thanksgiving dinner with his family. After we had Dinner and visited for a while we decided to go across the street from his aunt and uncles to a little park they have in their neighborhood. Dales Dad came with us to play and Riley had a blast going down the slides and having "Papa" there to play with her!

She loved going down the slides and after a couple tries she got brave enough to go down without Dale giving her a nudge off!

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and that you are all ready for CHRISTMAS! YAY!

Scattergories Tag!

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name? Cajsa

Boy name- Calvin

Girl name- Candace

Occupation- Carpenter

Color- Coral (That counts Right???)

Something you wear- Coat (Not in the lovely sate of Arizona!! Ugh)

Beverage- Coca Cola

Food- Crepe

Something found in a bathroom- Conditioner

A place- Cape Cod

A reason for being late- Caught in traffic (can you think of anything else??)

Something you shout- CRAP!!!!!

I tag Emily, Ashley and Rebecca!

"The Bug"

Not Much is going on at the Whipple house lately but I needed something for this blog!!!!! So I thought I would just tell everyone a little more about Riley's life! I was lying in bed this morning listening to Riley Bug wake up and hearing the cute things she says to herself when she thinks no one can hear her. She talks about her Daddy whom she loves very very much she pretends she is Dora and Piggy is Boots. When she is finally ready to get out of Bed she pretends her Daddy is Charlie and she is Lola saying, "I am ready Chawlie" (she even puts in the British accent) And says it over and over until I can force my feet to touch the floor and get her out of bed! Since Her Daddy worked early today so he could get home early for the family festivities happening tonight I got to be the one to give her the very first hug of the morning! I love that hug, she squeezes so tight and tells you she loves you and gives you a kiss, and Dale is always the one to receive it! It makes it a little easier to get up when I know I am gonna get that hug! But before I get the hug she asks me " I go see daddy??" I reply "Sorry Hunny Daddy is at work" She says back "Go see 'em!... What gonna wear?" She loves Dale so much! The first person she really wants to see in the morning is Him and anything less is a disappointment. Some might think this is sad but I LOVE it! I love that Dale is such a good Daddy to her that she loves him that much!!!! I really am so lucky! But that's another post........ Every day when she gets out of bed she wants to go somewhere, and she loves to pick out her shirt for it. When we get her dressed she says "It's a wonderful dream!" and turns around in circles and then Grabs my hands and gets me to turn her around in circles and sing "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty, to her! She is quite the dreamer! And now when she wants to get really active she will introduce herself as Dora and then says "Hi Eg-Ga-Go" (diego) and we go on an animal saving adventure! Normally to save one her various Stuffed animals! Piggy has been the star a few times! we set up an obstacle course and sings all the songs! She LOVES it! And then I am tired! ha ha The other Day I was on the phone with a primary leader from our new ward and she needed some info. on Riley (her birthday and such) when she says to me "Ok so she will be three in June and will be a Sunbeam in a year!" She said it very excited...... It felt like a death sentence to me!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME MY BABY IS NOT GONNA BE A SUNBEAM....... SHE CANT POSSIBLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH! I told Dale what that crazy lady said to me on the phone and Dale had the same reaction!! No our "Bug" CAN NOT be getting THAT big!!!!!!!! I would love to just be ignorant to those things thank you! I don't need to be told these things! Let me deal with them as they come. Don't spring these things on me before they need to be sprung!!! Dale and I agreed that she is perfect just the way she is, and she is not going to get older anymore.... Hope that works! ha ha Its hard for us to face reality! But that's about all that's going on in our world! Hope everyone has a GREAT Thanksgiving!

Continued:
Dale had something to say about this in the comments but I know not everyone reads them so I thought he should have a part in the post! So this is from Dale

Although some of that may be true, Riley does the same thing to me when I get her out of bed. The first thing she says is "Shh, mommy's seeping, le's go get her." If I don't let her go get mommy she'll cry the whole time until mommy finally comes out of the room.
-Dale

Time is Running Out Bukowski!!!!!!!! ha ha

I found this on Rachaels Blog. I thought it looked like fun and Dale thought it was funny so we put both of our answers on here. Dales answers are the second ones! ! Here it goes...

1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Dont Panic/ Freedom

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Let it slide/ The Fox

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Straight-jacket Feeling/ Straw Dog

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Rythms/ The Sun and the Moon

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Meant to live/ Give it up

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
This is Forgery/ Sea Of Love

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
You & Me/ Welcome to the Black Parade

WHAT IS 2+2?
A Murder Of One/ Call It In the Air

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Fever/ You're Not Welcome Here

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
La La Lie/ Get the Party Started

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Flat On the Floor/ My Prerogative

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Just Want You to Know/ Hook

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I Won't Make You/ Dope Nose

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Tell-Tale Heart/ Window Shopper

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Spotlight/ No Air

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Lonestar/ She Paints Me Blue

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Long Day/ I'm A Slave 4 You

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
A Spoonful of Sugar/ Ladrao de Gravata (translation: Thief in A Tie)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Toss the Feathers/ Robot Factory

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
My sacrifice/ Sleazy Wednesday

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
I Want To Live/ Dressed to Kill

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Troublemaker/ Let 'er Rip

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
My Rollercoaster/ Say it Aint So

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
One Time/ Janies Got A Gun

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
When I'm With You/ One of These Things First

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Sirens/ Punk Rock Princess

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
My Best Friend/ I Hate Everything About You

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Merry Ol' Land of Oz/ The Astronaut

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Peace of Me/ American Idiot

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Time is Running Out/ Bukowski

Dale and I thought this was Fun! You should do it to just for fun! Or if you need something to post. ha ha

You're Good at this Game...........

Mr. Whipple! I cant count the amount of times I say this to Dale! He is such a good Daddy and Husband! "You're good at this game Mr. Whipple" is the round about way I thank him for doing things here and there around the house. Mostly they are said in surprise... Not in the way that I'm surprised that he did what he did, but in the way that I was going to do them and he "Beat me to the punch!!" I didn't realize until yesterday how much I really say that and I got to thinking about how much I might take this amazing man for granted! I really don't think I give him the credit he deserves! I really could come up with a million examples of when I said this, but I will spare you the bragging! I am so lucky to have "snagged" the man I did! That's all I have to say about that! Love ya Dale!!!

Fun new pics!!!!!!

This morning we went with Aunt Jamie To go get some fun family pictures! She wanted to have someone that she could test her skills on and we were willing models! We had a lot of fun out there! It was the least frustrating Picture experience we have had with Riley and we got A TON of AMAZING pictures!!!!! This is just a preview of a couple she sent me with some new fun stuff she figured out how to do!!! Dale and I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so excited about the rest! THANKS JAMIE!! (Look at Jamies blog for a few more cute ones! not to mention the best one EVER!!! {the one with the pink bike} )

tptoy rigantain

Well I have decided that since Riley was asking me to change her diaper when she got sick of it being wet and when she was poopy we would TRY introducing her to potty training again! Well I am proud to announce that this time its for real! She went potty on the potty once yesterday but it was a busy day out of the house all afternoon and we weren't really able to do more. BUT..... Today she has gone FOUR TIMES on the potty!!!! She gets REALLY excited for herself when she goes and she even went once on the potty without me telling her to sit on the potty and wait!!! We are sooo excited for her and the progress she has made in just 2 days and we are excited for Riley to be diaper free! I know I still have a lot more work to do but its an amazing start!!!!!!! YAY!!

Update: By the time we put Riley to bed she went in her potty 10 TIMES JuSt ToDaY!!! We are off to ; ilke I said, an amazing start!