Happy Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving time especially this year. I was so bummed out last year because I was pregnant during this time and really sick so I didn't get to enjoy it. This year I was prepared to take full advantage of feeling great and chowing down on some GREAT food. We went to my parents house and had most of my family there to celebrate and we had our good friends Bjorn and Natalie Olsen and their super cute daughter Karsten there with us too. It was good food, good company and great weather. We stayed late and got into the spa at night when all the babies were asleep. I perfect way to cap off the night. Because it was thanksgiving I wanted to share what I am thankful for. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and my new beautiful daughter who I love more and more everyday, she is my everything. I am thankful for my loving husband who is my best friend and is always there for me. I am thankful so such a wonderful family and wonderful in-laws who I miss. Most of all I am thankful for the wonderful gospel in my life and for my Heavenly Father who I know loves me. I truly have a blessed life. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!! ♥

4 Months

I can't believe that my baby turned 4 months old on the 25th. People always told me that time went by so fast and I did not believe them. Well it is true, time is going by so fast!!! I love spending time with my little girl she is just amazing to me. I love staring at her big blue eyes and listening to her starting to "talk" she just melts my heart when I walk in the room and she turns and sees me and just gives me the biggest smile ever. She is such a good girl and so much fun. She loves looking at books when we read to her and she always laughs when daddy does funny faces to her. I am excited that she is learning so many new things but I already feel like my little baby is getting so big. I love you Cali Gail you are everything to your mommy!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Even though Cali is very young..okay only 3 and a half months old I was still so excited to do everything with her even though she won't remember it. So now that all the holidays are coming up I want to do so much fun activities with her. So since Halloween and Thanksgiving are getting close Todd and I took her to a pumpkin patch. We had so much fun...we got her a little baby one and Todd and I got medium size ones. We will post pictures later on how we decide to carve them. I still don't know what to dress Cali up for Halloween..I take all suggestions.

Catch Up

So I wanted to do a little catch up on what has been going on around here and how little Miss. Cali was doing. She is still an amazing baby and is really starting to sleep through the night which mommy just loves. She goes to bed around 9 at night and doesn't wake up till 5 and then goes right back to sleep till about 8. What a great baby she is :-)...She is able to keep her head up and look around at everything. I love when she hears my voice and keeps moving her head till she finds mommy and then gives me the biggest smile ever. We for sure have a mommy's girl on our hands here which I don't mind at all. She is starting to "talk" a lot to us these days and giggle. She loves to give daddy the stink eye when he is giving her a bath but she smiles so big for him when he makes faces for her. She is a very content baby, she loves to just sit in her bouncer and look around at everything and study what's around her.
On September 25th we celebrated Todd's 27th birthday. We went to dinner at P.F. Changs with a bunch of family and friends. We sat outside and we had a really nice time. I was so excited for Todd to see the cake I got for him. It was a Laker cake and he was so surprised and loved it. I also made Cali a shirt to wear that was supposed to say "Happy Birthday Daddy" but I got wrong letters so it only said "I Love you Dad" it went with a pink tutu and Todd loved it.






Also at the end of September I took Cali to our fair with my older brother Jordan his wife Bethany and little Miss Tessa. We had so much fun looking at all the animals and eating a ton of great food. It was a little hot so Cali and Tessa ended up falling asleep pretty fast but they were so good for the few minutes that they were awake. :-)

Waking Up

I love waking up to this face...it just puts you in the best mood ever!!

2 Months

Happy two months to this sweet little girl of mine. I love her more and more everyday and she is a wonderful baby. Todd and I are so blessed to have her in our lives. I love when she smiles at us and tries to talk to us. Time sure does fly by.

Sweetheart Tag

Sweetheart Tag

1. Where did you first meet? Todd and I first meet my freshmen year in college at Cal-State Northridge. Todds older brother and Todd went to one of my basketball games and after the game they came to my dorm room and I remember going outside to talk to them and seeing this really tall red headed kid.


2. What do you remember about him? I thought Todd was cute but goofy and that he would be a good friend for me. He always made me laugh and I enjoyed being around him. Todd was always up for something and I liked that about him and he was very easy going.


3.Who asked who out first? And where did you go on your first date? Todd asked me out a couple of times before I finally said yes. It took about 2 years for me to finally agree to go out with him. I was never really wanting a real relationship at the time and I was just having fun with my friends and enjoying my college experience. Todd would get mad when he asked me out and I would be like sure but the next week he found out I had another boyfriend. I'm so glad that he was patient and waited for me. When we finally did go out on our first date it was really nice, he took me to a restuarant called Paradise Cove in Malibu that is right on the water and I remember having a really good time and really starting to see Todd more than a friend and thinking to myself what a dummy I have been for not going out with him sooner.


4. What was your favorite thing to do while dating? Our favorite thing to do while dating would be to hang out with our friends and go out to do things. We would go to the beach, play basketball, beach volleyball, go skateboarding go to saddle ranch or howl at the moon with the friends. Our ritual on Sunday night would usually be Todd and myself watching a movie and having popcorn. That was something that I really loved to do with him.


5. When was your first kiss? Our first kiss is kind of quliche because it was New Years and we went out to Malibu with our friends to a party. I knew that he wanted to kiss me at mid-night and I was nervous and thinking hmmm maybe not. But when the clock struck 12 we looked at each other and kissed!!! It was great and I for sure felt the sparks flying. Then just Todd and myself went to the beach and stayed their till 4 in the morning. Which was great except I had basketball practice at 8 in the morning the next day. But, it was okay I did not mind at all.


6. Who said I love your first? I always get nervous with the I love you stage because I had a guy say it to me in like 2 weeks and it freaked me out so I really liked Todd but I didn't want him to say it to me first because I knew he loved me :-) but I just wanted to make sure I was in the right place so I wouldn't get scared off. So one night we were in my room and we were cuddling and I leaned over and whispered into his ear that I loved him and I will never ever forget the expression on his face when I told that to him.


7. When did you realize you loved him? I realized I loved Todd on a Sunday night we were watching a movie and I had this overwhelming feeling about Todd and how much I cared about him. I realized that I never wanted to be without him and I always wanted him around. It was a feeling that I never experienced before and I just wanted to tell everyone how I felt about him and I was so proud that he was mine.


8. How did he propose? Todd proposed to me in the cutest way....I knew he had my ring but I was dying for him to give it to me before I left for home for Spring Break. He took me out on a Friday night to Paradise Cove and I was thinking okay this is it because this is where we went for our first date. But, no after dinner he was like lets go to the beach for a little bit and I was like sweet its going to be on the beach. When we got to the beach he brought out a blanket and a video camera and he was like I have something for you. It was two magnatic bears that kissed and I was like nice but dissapointed because I wanted my ring! Then he was like I am going to blindfold you and take you somewhere so he took me to the cliffs that over looked the city. It was gorgeous and he was like im getting tired lets go home. I was so sad :-(. But, then he was like wait I have two more spots to take you so he blindfolded me again and took me on a ride. The next stop I remember walking in and smelling the place thinking I know this place it is very familiar. Next thing I know he takes off my blindfold and he is down on one knee in the very center of my college basketball gym. I loved it because he knew what a special place basketball had for me and basketball is what brought me to him in Northridge. Also my two best girlfriends were in the hallway waiting for us. It was a great night.


9.What do you remember most about your wedding? I loved my wedding and it was one of my best days ever. I remember nothing going wrong that day and I was just relaxed and loved being with Todd and all of our family and friends. I didn't think I could love Todd more but on that day I was even more in love and I could not wait to be a Mrs. Todd Coleman. I could not have asked for a better day. The decorations, food, cake music everything to me was magical. I remember looking at Todd during the reception and thinking that is my man forever and I could not wait for us to start our lives together.


I always think it is fun to hear peoples stories because they are all different and it lets you get to know the other couple more.


During our dating days with two of our good friends

Birth Story

Thursday Night June 23rd 2011... It all started when Todd and I went to my parents house that night to go swimming and because it was summer time I wanted to float around and just relax. While I was at my parent's house I started to have mini contractions they were hurting but they were not very consistent so I didn't worry to much about them. Todd went off to play basketball at the church and I stayed behind with my mom because I didn't want to go home by myself especially since I was not feeling well. Well the contractions started coming a lot faster and more strong so we started timing them. Note I was only 38 weeks and 6 days along and every says your first baby doesn't come early..oh how wrong people are :-) By the time Todd came and picked me up it was midnight and I was hurting but I still didn't think that it was anything serious and of course I didn't want to get my hopes up that she was coming. So Todd and I were up all night with these contractions and he was doing everything possible to help me, well finally at 6 in the morning I couldn't take it anymore and I told Todd we needed to go to the hospital. When we got there and they checked me they said that I was in labor but my contractions were not strong enough and I was only dilated to a 2 so they sent me home and I was so crushed because I thought it was time and I was in terrible pain.
So we got home and called my mom to tell her false alarm so she left for the beach for the weekend because she didn't think I would be having the baby that weekend. Bad mistake :-)
Friday June 24th 2011..I come home to go lay down and try to sleep it off. By noon it still was not going away so I thought I would go try swimming again and see if that would help. My wonderful sis in law Tawnie came with me and brought me snow shack which does wonders for pregnant women in Bakersfield during the summer and we went swimming. I told her my contractions were not going away and she was like go back to the hospital because who knows you could have been progressing but I was like no I don't want to be the first time mom that goes a hundred times and always gets sent home. So finally around 8 that night I had Todd and my brother come over to give me a blessing of comfort that I may be ok and I would know when it was time to go to the hosiptal. So after they left Todd and I were trying to watch TV and sleep on the couch but I was just hurting and so frustrated that I didn't know what was going on. So around 10 that night I just started pacing the house in pain when all of a sudden my WATER BROKE!!! I started freaking out because I was so excited and I was like YES finally I know I can go to the hospital and finally have my baby girl. So I start yelling for Todd to get up and get the car seat in the car because we are having this baby!! Then I had to call my mom at the beach and tell her to turn around and come home because your granddaughter is on her way. After my water broke for some reason I was really calm I actually took a shower and took my time getting ready to leave. By the time I got to the hospital then the contractions really started taking over and I actually had a hard time walking into the emergency room. The great thing about being 9 months pregnant is that right when you walk into the emergency room they take one look at you and put you in a wheelchair and take you up to the maternity section in less than 5 minutes. It was wonderful.

June 25th 2011 So I was in my room all hooked up by midnight and I had Tawnie and Todd in the room with me because my mom was still driving back from the beach. Tawnie was amazing to have in the room because she was such a good coach while Todd was holding my hand. By 2 in the morning I told my nurse I was so ready for my epidural and she got the guy in there in less than 30 min. My nurse was amazing and helped me so much. The epidural was not as bad as I thought it would be and it does wonders to you. I was in heaven when I started to fell the effect of it. By now my mom finally got to the hospital and just in time because I was in a great mood then. By 3 am the nurse came in and told me I was 7 cm dilated..getting closer... 4 am 9 cm dilated...the nurse literally walked out of the room and I told my mom to go get her because I felt the need to start pushing. 4:20 am ready to start pushing and I was so nervous during this time. 5:06 am baby Cali Gail Coleman was here and she was music to my ears!!!

They put her on my chest and I was so in love with this little baby..

First Family Photo


So much more to come...including the super cute pictures that my sis in law Bethany took and her blessing dress

Introducing Miss Cali Gail Coleman

Cali Gail Coleman was born on June 25th 2011 at 5:06 a.m. She was 7lbs 3ozs and 20 and a half inches long.
More pics and birth story to come...right now just enjoying my sweet baby. Todd and I could not be happier :-)

Golfing

So Todd and I have Monday's off from work so we are always thinking of new things to do. Well a couple of Mondays ago Todd really wanted to go play golf and he wanted me to come with him. I was like I am almost 8 months pregnant can I still golf. Of course you can he told me, so off we went to Buena Vista to golf and we had such a great time!! I did horrible and could only go for 9 holes but I didn't think I did to bad for golfing the first time ever and being pregnant. So after this baby comes Todd and I have found another hobby that we really enjoy doing together.

Dodger Game

Todd and I were able to go to a Dodger game in April and we were so excited to go. We went with a couple of friends from church and we all drove down together. Except for the Dodgers losing it was actually a really fun time. We love doing things together before this baby comes :-)

Many Miracles

I just had to post the story about my new little niece Olivia, so sorry this might be a long post :-). On Sunday March 6 I got a phone call from my mom at 7 in the morning telling me that my brother and sis-in-law Tawnie were getting rushed to the hospital to have an emergency C-Section. Just know that she wasn't due for another 6 weeks so this baby is very early, also Tawnie had very high blood pressure and had one seizure before the baby came out so we were also very worried about Tawn Tawn. So I flew down to the hospital to wait to see what was going to happen and about 30 minutes later my brother comes out in his scrubs and says that have a beautiful baby girl OLIVIA and she is 3 lbs. 10ozs. We were so excited for them and I was so excited to have another little niece in the family.
Jake said that the baby was good and that Tawnie was doing well also. I got to go back and sit with Tawnie for a little bit while the parents got to go in and see Olivia. Now for those of you who don't know Tawnie is like a sister to me, growing up with all boys it was great when Jake married Tawnie, finally someone I can share all my secrets with and be silly with and always be there for each other. So when I saw Tawnie after the C-Secetion I was really scared, she was out of it and looked just awful (I know that you don't look great after having a baby this was different) she just looked really sick. So I talked to her for a little bit and I realized that she was just out of it and not really paying attention or making sense. After a few more minutes with Tawnie, Jake came in and grabbed me to go see Olivia in the NICU, now only grandparents and parents are allowed in the NICU but Jake told me that he "forgot" and brought me in and the nurses in there allowed me to see the baby for a few minutes. You always hear how small these babies are but once you see them in person it really hits you what a small miracle they are. When I got to see Olivia I just fell in love with her and thanked Heavenly Father over and over for this beautiful baby girl that made it into this world. She is a precious, precious baby and I am so happy to be her Aunt.
After I saw Olivia everyone was doing good so we decided to go home because there wasn't anything else we could do at the hospital. Once I got home I got a phone call from my mom at 3 and she said they are running back up to the hospital because Tawnie is having seizures again and they are rushing her up to the ICU. When my mom told me this my heart just stopped because all this time we are worried about Olivia who is just fine but now it is time to focus on Tawnie who was not doing well at all. We run back up to the hospital to see what is going on. Tawnie started having seizures again and had to stay in the ICU for about 3 days. During this time it made me so happy to have the gospel in my life to see my brother and dad and Tawnies dad go in and give her a blessing and knowing that everything was going to be okay and them doing the same thing with Olivia. Just to have the gospel in your life and to know exactly who to turn to when things are hard and difficult and knowing that he is always there for you easies my mind and heart. I am so grateful that I have a husband that can do the same thing for our family also.
Tawnie was finally able to come home from the hospital on last Saturday so she was there for 6 days. She is doing so good now but it is going to be a couple of months of recovery and little Olivia has to stay in the NICU for about 3 more weeks. Olivia is doing so good and is getting stronger and stronger everyday. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for them and wished them well I know that Tawnie and Jake have appreciated all of your help so much.

21 Weeks and we are having....

AND yes this little girl we be in Laker gear a lot..she is already a FAN!!!
Halfway done with the pregnancy and let me tell you it goes by pretty fast. Sometimes it seems really fast and sometimes it seems like forever. Still I can't wait to see this little one's cute face. Todd and I are so excited to finally figure out that we are having a baby GIRL!!! Cali Gail Coleman :-) I can't wait to spoil this little one and put her in cute clothes and tons of bows. Don't worry she will also be doing all the sports and I am sure daddy will have her in the water within the first month or so haha. Also he can't wait to take her surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding with him. Lets just say that he is ok with a girl being first his little boy will just have to come a little later.
For those of you who have been wondering I have been feeling so much better now. I finally started to feel really good around 17-18 weeks being pregnant. My appetite is back in full force and I have so much more energy and I am finally loving being pregnant. I know some of you have been asking for a belly picture and I will be posting one soon. Just waiting for the belly to get a little bigger :-)