Letter To Our Unborn Son

This is something I wanted to make right before we get to meet you!

The Stork Will Be Here Soon!

The Stork is getting ready! Things are quite busy at the Tanimoto house as you can imagine. I am not sure if we waited to long or just find more to get done, but anyways we are busy. I need to learn to take it easy and not let my blood pressure get high and end up in the hospital like I did a couple of days ago. Nothing is more important than a healthy baby right now!!! I have a hard time relaxing when I see things that need to get taken care of and I want to cross every item on my to do list, but am realizing I just can't. We are also taking a poll to see when Brandon will arrive. Just post it under comments and I will let you know who wins!!! Just please do not pick Friday the 13th ha ha!!!!

Happy Halloween 2009

Aydan,Lucas and Justin
Mario and Harry Potter

Here we are on Halloween 2009. It was a full moon out tonight and was a great night for Trick or Treating! There were lots of kids out tonight with great costumes. All the kids said thank you after giving them candy which was a pleasant surprise. The moms stayed at the houses in our cul de sac and passed out candy, while the dad's walked around from house to house Trick or Treating!. I think this is Justin's favorite holiday due to the candy!!! Good thing I work for a dentist!!!

Baby Brandon in 4D

Baby Brandon 36 weeks

Here I am at 36 weeks just waiting to be born. They say I am already 7.5 pounds and should be 9 something by the time I arrive. I will try to take it easy on my mommy. My foot is already 3 1/2 inches long so I am gearing up to play sports... I can't wait to meet all of you very soon....

Baby Shower

HAPPY 12 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

VERY FIRST PHOTO AFTER WEDDING
TAKEN AT THE SUMMITT HOUSE

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS

CAKE CUTTING TIME YUM YUM

EVERYONE WHO GETS MARRIED HERE HAS THIS SHOT

Just wanted to wish my husband a happy 12 years of being married to me. I am very lucky to have ended up with such a caring, funny, terrific father. I jsut wanted to say thanks. We often go through life with the hustle and bustle of everyday things but we always find a way to keep the humor in it and I love you for that. I also thank all our family and friends who celebrated our special day back then and who still continue to support us. We have an incredible family:

All because two people fell in love!

8 Months Pregnancy Collage

Here is a photo collage that I made to show the 8 different months of being pregnant!

8 MONTHS PREGNANT 2 MORE TO GO

HERE WE ARE OUTSIDE MY OFFICE TAKING OUR 8MONTH PREGNANCY PHOTO. AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE GETTING BIGGER AT LEAST SOME PARTS LIKE THE BOOBS AND BELLY ARE. THOSE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS RIGHT? WELL WE HAVE OUR DR'S CHECK UP TOMORROW SO I WILL FILL YOU IN ON THE DETAILS THEN. FEELING GREAT AND ENJOYING THE LAST TWO MONTHS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE BRANDON IS BORN.

Stephanie's Baby shower

Cute Bunny
For Baby Jocelyn

Me and Stephanie

Close ups of our bumps

I went to my good friend Stephanie's baby shower which was held last weekend at the Spaghetti Factory in Riverside,CA. It was so good to see everyone and had a great time. Her younger sister is also pregnant with her first and this is Stephanie's and my second baby. Stephanie is having a girl due in Oct to go along with her son and I will be having another boy to go along with Justin. My mom had made this cute little bunny for her shower but I did not receive it in time to give it to her. So since we are going to her house today for swimming I will surprise her with it.

Dr's appt update

We are now 31 weeks alongeven though we measure 32 and baby is growing like a weed. Well maybe too much growing. They kept asking if I had diabetes because he is huge and I told them after two tests later no diabetes. I asked if they would deliver early and they think no since he still has to mature. So what they are considering is doing a ceserean delivery as a possibility so he will not get stuck coming out. We will find out more in a couple of weeks and see where his growth is at then. I do not know how you get a huge kid when hubby and I are the smallest in our families, but I do have some tall genes on my side.Also I have gained only 9 pounds so far and baby is weighing in at 4.5 lbs. I think he needs to go on a baby diet... I also have to start doing the non fetal stress tests in 3 weeks two times a week oh boy my schedule is going to get busy soon so I am frantically trying to get the boys room done now before I deliver.....

One Fish Two Fish Green Fish Blue Fish

7 1/2 months Along!

Just wanted to share some of the cute things that I have made recently for Brandon. I am getting excited for his fall arrival and could not wait to get the creative juices flowing. I bought some plain white little onsies and decorated them with surfboards and fish since our family loves the beach. They came out cute and can not wait for him to wear these! We are chugging right along with the pregnancy feeling great just hot! Although who isn't these days? Baby Brandon is kicking up a storm and movin and groovin which is a great feeling! I am so pleased how far along we are this time it is meant to be and I finally believe it!

Maternity Tour

Last night Justin my labor coach Sonia and I went to the hospital where I will be delivering and did the Maternity Tour. This was very exciting for Justin he was in the front of the line the whole time looking into rooms, seeing how the beds and rooms turn into a labor room, also checking very intensly at the newborn baby that was in the nursery. She was precious I could not wait till that was us not in labor that is but after all the hard work ha ha.The rooms were all full for it was a full moon the nurse said and when that happens the women go into labor alot of women. I am getting excited to count the weeks left till I get to hold my dear little Brandon whom I have worked so hard for. Only 11 weeks left till you are due and that means only 12 weeks till Thanksgiving is upon us wow the holidays will be here before we know it.

7 Months Pregnant

Whoo Brandon and I have made it to 7 months now. Things are going great! I have only put on a pound and a half. I guess morning sickness was good for something huh? Glucose test came back and we are good no diabetes. Blood pressure a little elevated this time but we will watch it closely. My Ob Dr. is good friends with my Dr. that I work for so I told him it is high because he is stressing me out. He just laughed. We are feeling every little kick swish turn and roll. We are having our Braxton Hicks(warm up labor). Those are always fun when your stomach just tightens when you are in the middle of something. We need to get to the hospital for our Maternity Tour so we know what to do and where to go,but when they have the classes we have to go to AZ to take care of our house becasue of our last wonderful tennent did not... I just finished all my baby shower invitations they came out way too cute. Can't wait for the shower. Of course it is going to be at a Mexican restaurnat that is my favorite food!!! I am hoping for all my prego friends to have an easy and safe delivery with lots of healthy babies. Some of them have only a few weeks left like my cousin Tricia and my friend Shannon. Then pretty soon it will be my turn and yes I am nervous about the delivery where I was not last time... since I did not know what to expect. Oh well we all do it that is us women oh and yes that one man did it too.

My new babies....

My son with the babies
Aren't they cute?

Eating their rose petals

These are our new little babies that we adopted from the Chino Valley Chapter tortoise club. These two were raised from the egg up. They are 3 1/2 years old now and the gentleman that raised them got called in the military. So, we are taking care and raising them here on out. They are the sweetest things and very little. They fit in the palm of our hands and love to eat rose petals, canteloupe, watermelon and all kinds of yummy things. My son has named them Tom and Jerry. We do not know whether they are boys or girls for they are too young to tell. For their names sake lets hope they are boys.

Vegas Vacation

Here is a cute little montage I did since I had to many photos to share with you all. We went and stayed at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Wonderful hotel 5 star resort. Just what we needed for some pampering and relaxation. We ate at the Mexican resturant Dos Caminos really great food especially the Guacomole!!! We even got to go and visit all my cousins that live in Henderson, NV while we were there. It was great seeing my family and the kids all 10 of them had a blast playing with each other. My son especially loved it since he is an only child for the time being. My cousin Tricia and I are both expecting little ones this fall. We are adding to the growing family...

Vegas Vacation

Justin with the Blue Man Group!

Daryl and I taking a break

Justin took this shot of us.

Boys will be Boys!

My hunk!

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS.....STAYS IN VEGAS...

What happens in Vegas....Stays in Vegas...

The Venetian Hotel inside the Canal Shops

TAO BEACH


THE VENETIAN AT NIGHT

So we are getting ready to leave for a little mini vacation in SIN CITY. This is where Daryl had proposed to me way back when Las Vegas. We are staying at the Venetian Hotel and will love every minute of it. This is one of our favorite places to stay and play. They have the beautiful canal shops where the gondola takes you around, and the famous TAO BEACH! They say all the famous people like Heidi Klum, Jay Z, etc come here to party. I will have my camera with me at all times....I also love going to Las Vegas to see my family that lives there. I miss seeing them since we are all close in age. I will update you with photos from the trip when we return so for now wish me luck!!!

That's what friends are for...

Me and Sonia at work
This is my BFF Sonia. We work together M-th every week for the last 4 years. We are really close sometimes too close that we end up wearing the same clothes to work with out telling the other person first. It is kinda scary we say. We show up in black tops and khaki capris or this particular day we end up wearing our cotton teal dresses and black strapy sandals. our co workers think we planned this but we never do. Since I am pregnant my wardrobe is limited so when we end up matching it is too weird. Sonia keeps me very grounded and calms my emoitions every now and then. She has no problem stating her mind,but does so in a diplomatic way. Me I just say what I feel how I feel and sometimes that can cause issues. I think more with my heart and her with her head so we compliment each other nicely. Oh and for more weirdness our husbands grew up in the same city and went to the same high school. Did not know each other at all worked at knott's Berry Farm. Our children ended up at the same preschool together even though I live on one end of town and she the other. We drive the same Suburbans, and are a day apart in our September birthdays trippy huh? What do you think?

6 1/2 Month Bump Photos

6 1/2 months
Baby Brandon 24 weeks

Here is a couple of bump shots at 6 1/2 months. These were taken by Justin our 8 year old son. Not bad huh? Some outfits make me look bigger and some make me look smaller. The second one is more angled so look bigger. Oh well baby is growing great and that is all that matters.

Baby Shower For Brandon

This is the banner that we are getting for the shower

This is the stroller that we picked out for Brandon.

My mom and sister already bought it...

This is the shower invite by Doc Milo. Love it and I even made matching labels to go with the envelopes.

My mom and my sister are throwing me a shower in October so we are busy planning away. We have the location set and the invites chosen. I am sooooo excited because I never thought in a million years that I would be sooooo blessed to have another baby. So I am super excited for my shower. We are having it at a yummy Mexican Restaurant because that is my favorite food. I still need ideas on favors and baby shower games if anyone has any thoughts send them my way it will be appreciated. See all of you there!!!