Really?

So something that tends to hit a nerve with me is when certain people tell me things when they should really keep their mouths shut. 

The other day a family member looked at me and asked how old is Sydney? First off they should know but they were just being smart with me...and then proceeded to ask why she does not talk and how their little one (who is 2 months old) will talk before Sydney.  Then asked if we talk or even read to Sydney. At this point I was beyond upset and just wanted to punch someone. Granted Sydney is not the best talker in the world but she is doing so much better. I believe that some of her problem could have been from us teaching her baby sign and allowing her to have her pacifier longer than we intended for her to have it but I have been assured by the doctor that she is just fine and will start talking and we will want her to be quiet.

I just can not believe that I have some family members that think we are a household that does not talk, especially to our daughter. Anyways enough of my rants and raves but I had to get that off my chest :)

Nothing really new here in the Marinello household. I have about 13 weeks left and it can not come soon enough. I can not wait to meet this little guy and we love him so much and just can not wait to hold him! I really am craving a subway sub sooooo bad and that is all that I want to eat but I have done so good this time around not eating deli meat, so as soon as our little guys is born that is the one things I am sending Mike out for!

Name Change!

First off let me just say that Mike and I both love the name Ezekiel and really never thought that we would change it but today Mike came home from work and had a different name in his head and actually liked it better than Ezekiel. We are definitely not changing it because there have been so many negative comments about his name we are just changing it because we like this a little bit better. We however, are not telling anyone the name because I don't need people telling me that they don't like his name and majority of the problem lies within our family so people are just going to have to wait until this little peanut is born :) Feel free to make your own guesses and if you guess right then I won't lie about it but I for sure won't be telling the name!

Disneyland!

Well Monday of last week Mike really wanted to go to Disneyland and someone from his work had two extra tickets so that Mike and I could get in free. We found out that kids can get into Disneyland for free if they are 3 and under so we decided to go. We had some money left on a Marriott card so all we had to end up paying for is food.

We left Wednesday morning after the traffic died down and drove about 3 1/2 hours and got some lunch. Then went the rest of the way without stopping. Sydney did a great job and actually did not cry at all. She fell asleep on the way there which was nice but otherwise she watched movies and read books. When we got there we could not check in yet because it was not 4 so we went to Downtown Disney and got Sydney a toy because she did so well and when we could not get in the hotel she freaked cause she had to go back in the car so I felt really bad for her :) After walking around and having some dinner we went back to the hotel and got her ready for bed. I set up the pack-n-play and put it in the kitchen so that she would not see our bed, well once I got her in there she freaked out and actually climbed out of it which she has never done before. So we pulled out the sofa bed and I laid with her till she fell asleep. And actually it was a lot better than I thought it would be. 

Thursday morning we went and got our free breakfast from the hotel and headed out to Disneyland. The park did not open till 10 so we had a little waiting to do but here are some pictures of our fun little adventure :) 

Waiting to get into the Happiest Place on Earth

Sydney's favorite ride "Buzz Lightyear" she loved that there was a life size Buzz that would talk.

Sydney and I walking in Sleeping Beauty's Castle

On one of her favorite rides.

Riding all by herself, well we are on there of course but she was on the horse by herself :)

The whole gang on the Dumbo ride. She liked picking out which color she would ride in.

Her first ever piece of cotton candy, and she loved it!

And this picture is for Lisa...she asked me to say Hi to Mary but instead I got a picture for you!

We had a great time and a long drive home on Friday but Sydney did wonderful again and she actually stayed awake the whole ride home and fell asleep right before we pulled into the driveway :)

Ezekiel!!!

Here are a few pictures from the ultrasound that I said I was going to post! Our little boy is in perfect shape! He is adorable and I can not wait to meet him!

We are now going through everything and trying to figure out all of the stuff that we would need for this little guy before he arrives. We have to start changing Sydney's room around so that we can have both of them in there!

We are having a...

BOY!!

Today we had an ultrasound at 9:30am and we decided that we wanted to know what we were having. I could tell right away what we were having and had to tell Mike and he was so excited. He has been super excited all day! Mike's mom watched Sydney for us during the ultrasound and that also allowed us to go out to breakfast after. We use to do that after our doctor appointments when I was pregnant with Sydney so it was a fun and cool thing to do again!

We do have a name picked out for our little peanut. His name is going to be Ezekiel. 

Thanks to all of you who have been praying a ton for this little guy and as of right now this little guy is absolutely perfect. And LMAC thanks for always been around for me when I freaked out or when I will freak out. You have been there for me from the beginning and its totally amazing how God's timing is perfect in everything! You have been a solid rock for me during these past few months and I couldn't be more thankful!

Well I have not scanned the ultrasound pictures onto the computer yet, so when I get that done I will post them :)

POO POO in the potty!!!

Well, we have some big news in the Marinello household... Sydney did her first poo poo in the potty. She kept telling me she had to go so I put her on the potty and out it came. We made a big deal about it and made her take a picture and she got to flush it bye-bye, which she was actually sad about. Saturday we were busy running around so she never really bugged us about going to the bath room but this morning (Sunday) after church she did it again! Good job Sydney! Here are a few pictures of the wonderful day!

Here she is in her big girl undies

This is what she thinks of her undies!

I also got a few bathtub pictures that I love to take because she is so happy when she gets to take a bath! She has so much fun and if I would let her stay in for hours she would but normally I have to get her out because the water starts to get cold.

On Saturday my dad came over in the morning to do some more on the wood floors. This project has taken over a year and we are glad to say that we are just about finished. We have about 3 more cuts and the baseboards and we are done! 

When you put down wood floors normally you have to put some type of foam down before and somehow Sydney took the left over foam and put it in her room. She was playing with this for what seemed like an hour and the whole time she kept making it a blanket and laying on it. She is so funny and of course has the imagination like her fathers.

I love her little feet and had to get a picture. 

Nothing else has really happened this week. I have been trying really hard to finish the twilight series and I always get caught up doing something else and it is really driving me crazy. I am half way through "eclipse" and am dying to read "breaking dawn", I have heard from a dear friend that its the best one :) 

This coming Friday we have our 20 week ultrasound and if we choose to we can find out what we are having. Of course Mike could not go another 20 weeks without knowing so I believe that we will find out. I am now at the point where I have no normal shirts that fit me, and that really frustrates me. I still don't have to wear maternity pants but man the shirts  are driving me crazy and it makes me not want to leave the house because I have NOTHING to wear. Also I have low self esteem when it comes to my weight so I just always think I look fat and that really frustrates me to no end. 

Thanks for reading as I write about my daughters first potty job :)

Venting...

I am not sure how I am feeling but I guess in one word it would be "frustrated"...I really can not describe to you why I am frustrated, I just am. I am frustrated with myself because I am trying so hard to enjoy this pregnancy, and I feel that I have gotten past the "beyond freaked out" stage but I am still worrying and I know that I need to put all my trust in God and just enjoy this wonderful miracle. 

Sydney is giving us a run for our money with discipline. When she was younger she was just so cute and well behaved and then something happened...and now we have a very, I mean very, strong willed child. So I struggle every day with the questions...Am I doing this right? Am I raising this child the way God wants me to? Should I be disciplining her for this? ECT.  

Life is just hard for me right now, and I know that it will get better but for now I am just praying that God shows me what I should be learning in these moments!