Fitzners

17 Weeks Prego

2012-01-24T05:04:00.000-08:00

Well I'm in my 17th week which means I've reached complete insanity in this pregnancy. I think my sickness is easing up day by day, but never 100%. Sometimes I find that I can eat a hamburger and other days I barf at the thought of eating a cracker. I've lost 20lbs total this pregnancy, which is ridiculous and just proves that being anorexic and bulemic works! plus I've been eating WAY too healthy for my liking. but I'm posting now because I've been feeling the baby everyday. It started at 15 weeks, which I realize is early, but the doctor said something about the placement of the placenta makes it easier for me to feel the baby, and anywho... the other remarkable thing is Brett felt the baby last night! I love moments like this. It's the only thing I love about pregnancy. Every thing else can be chucked out the window, but when you feel those little taps it makes it so real, it makes you realize you're carrying a child that will soon be with you... not some disease that's slowly killing you, which is how I usually feel. We're finding out the sex mid feb but I feel 95% sure that it's a boy. I guess we'll see!

PW - Panini

2012-01-22T16:25:00.000-08:00

Well I did it again. I made a Pioneer Woman meal. It was a MUCH bigger success this time, even for me. I made the

Chicken Bacon Ranch Panini and I thought I had about died and gone to heaven. I haven't been able to eat much lately, especially flavorful things, but I was able to eat this!! Not all of it, but half of it! which is a big deal for me right now. PLUS I ate two strips of the bacon as I was making it. Brett thought he was going to pass out for joy and said "this is the best sandwich I've ever had". He wanted 2 but was only able to eat 1 and a half! It was so jam packed with yummy stuff that he couldn't finish. I'm definitely going to be making it again, and SOON (I just got avacados, and when they're ready... I'm making the same thing but with loads of yummy avacados).

The best part about this panini is you can put basically whatever you want on it. We had ranch dressing, mustard, bacon, chicken, cheese, red peppers, cucumbers, AND tomatoes. Delicous. Could you imagine adding avacados to that mix? okay okay... I know... I'm obsessed with avacados.

In other news... I have one of thee cutest kids in the world.

GOOD NIGHT!

Chicken Thighs And Blah Blah Blah

2012-01-15T15:30:00.000-08:00

So I did it! I know there were many of you who probably believed that I wasn't going to follow through (and believe me, I almost didn't do it due to laziness) but I DID IT! I made the dinner and I even took a picture too.

It was super easy to make and the chicken turned out perfect. I know I don't have any beautiful fresh basil in my picture, but they didn't have any at the store!

Unfortunately it was not a hit. Brett doesn't like onions (which is just plain silly) and this recipe has a million onions in it. I also wasn't able to eat it by the time it hit the table because looking at it made me feel sick! hahah. and Milo?... well... we'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

Maybe next Sunday I'll catch a break and make a meal everyone will enjoy...

Pioneer Woman

2012-01-09T12:46:00.000-08:00

So I know I've already made a post about cooking and asking for recipes to help me out, but I have to be honest, being pregnant and sick, I couldn't do most of them. which is really frustrating and annoying and is another reason to add to the list of why pregnancy is horrible, but that's a whole other post. I am, however, ready to attempt to be better at cooking, and I think I've found a way that just might work.

If you love to cook, I'm sure you've heard of Pioneer Woman, and if you haven't, look her up, you won't be sorry. She has a blog where she writes out her recipes with pictures and all, describing the whole process for people like me who are cooking idiots. My goal is to choose one of her recipes a week and cook it for Sunday dinner. and heck, if I'm feeling adventurous, maybe I'll attempt one during the week. This coming Sunday I've decided to start out very simple and cook this:

Penne With Chicken Thighs

I hope it goes well, and more than anything I hope that I'll want to eat it by the time I dump it on the kitchen table. WHY ME???!!!!!WWWWHHHHYYYYY???!!!!! okay I'm done. I'll let you guys know how it goes, but I'm positive I won't be able to make it look as beautiful as the one in this picture. oh well! as long as Milo eats it(which lately is a 0% chance of eating anything I make), I won't care what it looks like.

Anniversary/New Year!

2012-01-06T05:47:00.000-08:00

I think with every year our anniversary becomes less and less important. This year Brett got my flowers! I love getting flowers, so this was a huge plus for me.

I ordered Brett's favorite chips from Canada for him... I know, the US doesn't make sweet chili heat... so weird. I ended up spending $20 for two bags!! hah! oh well, he loved them.

We couldn't get a babysitter til the following week because we forgot! I guess this REALLY isn't that important anymore. We're going out tonight actually, for a nice dinner at Olive Garden.

All in all it was still an awesome Anniversary, we got subway as a treat to ourselves and watched old survivor seasons all night! 6 years of marriage and we've become the most boring couple in the world! regardless it was a perfect night for us.

For new years we went to our friends house ate some yummy food and played some games, I got to kiss my hubby when the clock struck 12, then we went home immediately (since I'm not used to staying up so late) and I passed out on my pillow immediately.

As far as having goals for the new year, I think my goal is going to be just getting through the year in one piece and trying to be positive in the process. With Brett being gone at school a lot, AND no summer break for him, I think this year is going to be a little hazey. WISH ME LUCK!

Christmas

2012-01-04T05:31:00.000-08:00

I guess I should get on this Christmas post.

This Christmas we had special guests! My In-Laws came to stay! It was awesome. I had been home alone for so long because Brett was studying for his boards exams and I thought I was going to lose my mind taking care of Milo all day and night for so long, and then Grandma and Grandpa came! I finally got a much needed break, and Milo got more attention than ever from the grandparents.

Milo especially fell in love with his grandpa. He would push me aside and grab grandpas hand and lead him away to go play. Being tossed around = lots of love.

We did alot of shopping and watching Christmas movies. It was a blast.

on Christmas Eve we read from Luke about the birth of Christ, and sang the songs that go along with the verses (an Ord family tradition that I'm not letting go of!). I ask Brett afterwards to pretend like he was reading so I could document this moment, and this is what he did... yikes. my husband people... mine. we also watched some Christmas movies and played a couple games and then hit the hay.

Christmas morning we slept in as long as possible and went to 10am church. We then got home, I got STRAIGHT into my p.j.'s (I was the only one! odd...) and had some delicious crepes and sausages for lunch (We usually have it for breakfast, but church got in the way of THAT!)

Milo got spoiled this year. I thought that by getting all his shopping done early that it would be better, but I found myself buying extra small presents along the way and before I knew it, Milo had way too many presents. One of his favorites was the dinosaurs. and once he opened them, he didn't want to do anything else! I had to steal them away to get him to open other presents!

the other hit was the fisher price basketball hoop. He loved it.

That night we played settlers of catan, and ended up wanting to kill each other by the end. oh what fun family time.

The next day we went to the Kirtland visitors center and checked out the nativity displays they had up. It was really neat and fun to see all the different displays.

We had so much fun the the in-laws here, and there visit was so short too! While they were here Chris, the handy man, did so much for us! He extended the dishwasher pipe so I don't have to drag it to the sink anymore, he fixed our screen, he fixed the headlight on our car, he replaced the lightbulbs in our house that were out, he also bought us a tool box and a bunch of tools, since we really didn't have much. haha, it was awesome.

It didn't snow once while they were here, the ground was bare, and it was actually pretty nice, then... the day they left it snowed.

Let It Snow/Obessions

2011-12-19T14:35:00.000-08:00

It finally snowed in Cleveland! I was really afraid there would be no snow on Christmas Day and I couldn't bare the thought! We had a fun afternoon in the snow this morning(thankfully it's still nice enough to be outside)... which was a good thing, because by the time the afternoon came around all the snow disappeared.

In other news, my kid has an obsession. It's called... puzzles. He's in love with his puzzles, but especially the giraffe and the sheep... he carts them everywhere he goes.

I have a pretty darn cute little kid.

Feeling The Christmas Spirit.

2011-12-18T13:02:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been in a situation in church where you're listening to a talk, or listening to someone bare their testimony, or listening to a great lesson and you start feeling the spirit WAY too much? I have... today... in Sunday school. My teacher was talking about the Christmas season, and the best gift that's ever been given to you. I started thinking about the best thing that's happened to me during the lesson and I started tearing up, then people started telling their own stories, which made the tears flow like crazy, and I couldn't stop until the class was over. I really really wanted to tell my experience, but if I was crying just sitting in my class THINKING about it, how do you think it would have been if I actually tried to speak?... yeah... no. So I'll tell you now.

The end of 2008 was a hard year for me. I was pregnant with Oliver and quite sick. November 18th is when I found out he died. I spent 3 days in the hospital and during that time, without my knowing, my family stole the key from my landlord (well... they didn't actually steal it. My landlord was Barb at the time, so she gave it to them) and they went into my house and deep cleaned it from top to bottom. They cleaned it so I wouldn't have to worry about anything when I came back home. Not only that but they bought me a Christmas tree with ornaments and lights and a star and a few other things to put around the house, so I would feel that Christmas feeling that you feel when your house is all decorated. so that I could feel happy for a little while. It was the greatest and kindest most thoughtful gift and I'll never ever forget it.

Much Needed Picture Post

2011-12-17T19:09:00.001-08:00

So I promised I would post a picture of my bunko prize. Here it is! It's a Milk and Cookies for Santa mug and plate. Such a cute idea, and on the back of the mug you can write a message to Santa, and then he can write a message back to you for Christmas morning. I know Milo's too young to care about this sort of thing now, but I know in a year or two he'll be so anxious to see what Santa has to say to him on Christmas morning.

I also have some picture of my Christmas stuff, since a few people said they wanted to see it. I didn't do too crazy this year, but one of the things I did I got from the Martha Stewart website, it's hanging ornaments on a big twig that you put in a vase. I love it.

Here's the rest of my house. I have my sad little tree, and I plan on making a tree skirt so it doesn't look as sad. I had a plate display already, and I just replaces on of my existing plates with a Christmas one. I bought some oversized ornaments and hung them from my ceiling (I wish I did more actually, but it's not in my budget). The bird candles I got on sale from Pottery Barn. The sign that says "wise men still seek him" was made by my sister, Karen, and she gave this to me last year. I also made some red tissue pom poms... they're super easy to make. I used to tutorial from martha stewarts website. I have more decorations, but these are my favorites.

I also need to finish making my stockings. I'm almost done though!

Mother Of The Year

2011-12-09T06:35:00.001-08:00

I am having one of "those days" today. The kind of day where as soon as your kid wakes up, you turn on the T.V. and you don't turn it off until nap time. I'm definitely going to win "Mother of the year" for that act. I know it's horrible, but the T.V. makes it so easy to give in!! and the worst thing is, I'm not even using the spare time to get things done. NOPE! My house is STILL a disaster, because I'm making a choice to sit down... sitting. Do you even remember what that word means?

On a different note I'm apart of this group where a bunch of girls get together and play Bunko. If you've never heard of it, it's too complicated to explain, but I'll just say that it's a dice game and people win prizes and some people consider it gambling, blah blah. It's basically an excuse for a bunch of girls to get together once a month and talk. Anyways, I took on this month and we had our bunko game a couple nights ago. It was so fun. There's something satisfying about hosting parties. They're super stressful leading up to the actual night and I usually regret taking it on, but once it's started, it's like a wonderful dream, and it's especially satisfying when it's successful. I totally forgot to take pictures, but my house was packed, and it was alot of fun. I even did pretty good that night! (I'm usually in last or second last). and since I tried to make the party feel a lot like Christmas, it pumped me up for the holiday. I feel like making sugar cookies, and building ginger bread houses, and going all out this month. Christmas is definitely the best holiday.

Also, another side note/question. Does your kid have a show that they are obssessed with? like... they only want to watch that show? Milo is going through this Backyardigans obsession right now. and not just in general, like... he only wants to watch "Knights are Brave and Strong" episode. I swear I know it word for word. I love how he triesto tell me that he wants to watch backyardigans, he doesn't say anything, he'll just bring me the remotes and if I put on the wrong show he'll grab them from me and hand them to me again as if he's trying to say "No Mom, try again". Too funny.

Cooking

2011-11-29T08:59:00.001-08:00

I am a terrible cook. I'm not saying the food I make is gross, but that I almost never take the time to make a good home cooked dinner for my hubby and son. I REALLY need to change my horrible habits and I hope you guys can help me. Part of my issue is that I have no good recipes that I can use over and over. There's always chicken and rice, stir fry, grilled cheese with soup, etc. and even then, I don't make those ones too often.

So... What's a recipe that you love? even if you have more than one! lay it on me! I need all the help I can get. PLEASE!! and I promise I'll try them and let you know how it went!

Being Sick

2011-11-27T18:11:00.000-08:00

I remember when I was younger, being sick at home was the coolest thing. You get to stay home, be in your p.j's, watch movies all day, eat soup and drink ginger ale. It was the life.

now? being married to a husband that has to study a lot, and having a toddler, being sick blows. Your 2 year old doesn't care that you didn't sleep all night because of your cough... he STILL wants to go outside and play! He still wants you to make his lunch and dinner, and there's no breaks ever!

I've had this annoying sore throat for a few days now, and I have not slept at all!! I'm one of those annoyingly sleep sensitive people. The type that wakes up at any noise, and takes me about an hour to fall asleep in the first place. add on one of those scratchy sore throats, you know, the kind that is constantly tickling you, and there's zero sleep for me.

Sore throats are the worst!!

Speech Therapy

2011-11-11T10:11:00.000-08:00

Milo went to the speech clinic for the first time today! I've been waiting and waiting for this day for a long long time and it was great. The Woman he works with is great, and she's super tough on him which makes me happy because it's about time someone pushed him to his limits. He fussed and whined and cried but I couldn't stop smiling because I knew that this was the first step to his progress, and I know he can do it, and I know he can work through everything. I also like that I'm bringning him into the clinic rather than a home visit because when he goes he'll know that this is the place he has to go to work. I'm so mad I didn't take any pictures, but I will next time.

Going to the speech clinic made me so happy that I put on some Michael Buble Christmas music and started Christmas decorating.

Back Talk

2011-11-08T15:41:00.000-08:00

Why is it that when your kid talks back to you or yells at you it is thee funniest thing in the world? I know Milo doesn't talk, but I know back talk babble when I hear it, and he does it constantly now. and it's a complete mirror of how I'm talking to him. If I sound irritated and says "Milo no! What are you doing!! STOP!" He's going to say "DADA DA DAD DA BAHHHH!!" How can I be mad at that?

Getting Ready For Christmas

2011-10-31T11:16:00.001-07:00

I've been looking for cute matching stockings for our family this year and I've been having the most impossible time finding something I love enough to buy. So I decided I'm making my stockings this year. I went onto etsy.com in search of inspiration and I found it! I'm going to copy this idea.

I already ordered the fabric and I'm so excited to get started!!

Birthday Wish

2011-10-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

You can say it...

I'm the best wife ever.

Bleh

2011-10-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

I'm having one of those "woe is me" moments right now. Usually it happens when my house is a diaster and I feel like I can't keep up. I also usually haven't showered and someone surprise visits me and has a plastered fake smile on their face while scanning my messy house.

bleh.

I need a holiday. I need something to be excited about... like a new book or a great period drama series. (side note: Brett's able to obtain the Downton Abbey Season 2 episodes as they come out in the UK, and it is amazing. If you thought you loved the first season, you will DIE watching the second season.)

I sort of feel like doing some kind of movie marathon. You know the kind where you feel terrible after because you ate so much junk laying there like a dead fish? THAT is what I need. okay... probably NOT what I need, I probably need to get off my butt and work out, shower and then start cleaning my house. but who cares?! Now I just need to pick the movie series or show I should do a marathon with. suggestions? maybe I should do something halloween related. Like watch all the "Screams"... or perhaps something more romantic? like all the Jane Austen Movies? hmmmmmmm... we shall see.

Hiding Places

2011-10-20T15:09:00.000-07:00

Everyday Milo finds some time to escape from me and hang out behind or under his crib. I guess everyone needs their own alone time... why shouldn't he too, right?

Picasa

2011-10-20T08:05:00.000-07:00

I have officially filled up my entire picasa web google account. they won't let me put in any more pictures!! suggestions? has anyone else used something else? like flicker or something like that?

Backyard Fun

2011-10-15T10:38:00.001-07:00

Having a good backyard makes such a huge difference in how well the kiddies play. It's gotta be big, gated, have a ball, rocks, sticks, and a slide... and on the weekend, it must have a Daddy in it.

Ask Milo for a kiss and you'll get one.

Fall and Vampires

2011-10-13T10:44:00.000-07:00

Why can't my favorite season last as long as my least favorite? I love fall. multi colored trees, leaves on the ground, light sweaters, pumpkins, perfect weather, beautiful scenery. It seems like all the farm type things are in the fall too. Wagon rides, corn mazes, apple picking... etc. So fun. Plus, Halloween is in the fall, and I looove Halloween.

P.S. It's getting close to that special time ladies. Breaking Dawn part 1 time. If you haven't already, I'd whip out the book again and re-read it. I'm a big fan of reading books before the movie comes out, and I personally only read Breaking Dawn once, and there's a lot I've forgotten. So I'm going to bust it out and trudge through it before part 1 comes out November 18th.
If you haven't seen the newest trailer. Click HERE to watch it.

and just think... right after that, it's Hunger Games time!!!

Horseshoe Lake

2011-10-09T18:13:00.000-07:00

It's moments like this that make me enjoy being a parent. We went to Horseshoe Lake and fed the ducks. Milo LOVED it. He would laugh hysterically every time he threw the bread. Unfortunately all of his pieces went in the sludge by the edge and all of the ducks wouldn't swim in it, but Milo sure had fun! Plus there was a dog that came by and Milo fed him and petted him. It was a great Sunday night activity.

Milo - Turning Two

2011-10-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

My little man turned two yesterday. He's a pretty big sweetie pie, and he had the time of his life destroying this cake. I know, I know... that's only for the first birthday, but it makes really cute pictures.

On another note, Milo FINALLY has a doctor here, and had his first appointment today. The doctor agrees that some tests need to be done to get a clear diagnosis, but for now he thinks it's Autism, but he's sending him to get all these tests to cover his basis. He'll be going to a better Audiologist to see if it really is his ears or not. He's also sending him to a neurologist, and a speech therapist. I'm really excited to finally get things going and it feels great to finally be progressing towards something.

Milo's a very sweet boy. Although at times I get frustrated because he doesn't understand simple things like "go get your shoes" or "throw the ball!", he is still such a joy in my life. He's happy, content, climbs on everything, enjoys being outside as much as possible, LOVES snacks, loves ripping out all the cushions on my couch, loves climbing on my back while I crawl around, loves singing, reading, loves to snuggle, and the best is when he comes up to me and gives me plenty of hugs and kisses out of the blue.

Happy Birthday Milo!! I love you!!

Terrible Twos

2011-10-04T06:38:00.000-07:00

Why is it that when you finally have accomplished something with your kid, like getting them to eat well, or getting them to sleep through the night, take good naps, listen to you when you say no, why is it when you've accomplished those things, THAT is when they decide not to do them anymore? Or even worse, when you hear someone else say "they're such a good eater, sleeper, etc"... THAT is when they decide to throw the rest of their pudding on the floor?

Terrible Two's people. It's a real thing, and it's here! Temper tantrums have entered into my life in a BAD way. Those "sweet times" that I knew so well, the times where he'd listen when I said "no", those moments where he would eat everything on his tray, gone. all gone. replaced with tantrums, kicking, fighting every diaper change to the death, and only wanting snacks.

Now I have to break him all over again!!

General Conference Weekend.

2011-09-30T14:44:00.000-07:00

I don't know about you guys, but the week before General Conference starts I get so excited!!! Without fail every single time I hear a talk that speaks directly to me. I love the singing, I love Uchtdorf, Eyring, Holland, Monson, all of them! I LOVE IT! I can't wait to hear what the presidency has to say this time. PLUS it's a Sunday where I can stay in my sweatpants ;)