Ice Cubes and Murphy Back Rides

My first baby, Murphy (our chocolate lab), really hasn't known what to think of Lennon until recently. Matt made Murphy let Lennon sit on his back and play with his ears...he wasn't feeling it at first, but came to terms with it!
Yesterday, I gave Lennon an ice cube and put her in her Bumbo chair. She was getting so frustrated, but it was the funniest thing I have seen in a while.
Here are some pictures...



PS...just a quick update...I didn't give Lennon a ice cube to suck on, just to play with it on her tray...and I was watching incase she decided to pick it up...

My new CAMERA!

So, here is my new camera...I know it is cheesey that I took a picture with my old camera of my new one, but oh well! And just a side note...and this is completely random...this posting sounds way cooler if you read the title like Oprah would, you know when she is annoucing something she thinks is really cool...My new CAAMMEERRAAAA!

Sunday, Sunday...

Sunday, Matt and I decided to make it a "family day". We went to lunch at La Bou...had some yummy sandwiches and soup, then went to Sam's Club to get a little shopping down. We went home to unpack everything, and wouldn't you know, I was closing the tail gate thing on my Jeep, and I smacked myself in the nose...man, did it hurt! But I wasn't going to let a little pain stop me from going shopping for what I really wanted...a new camera and shoes! I found a camera that I really liked at Target, which worked out good because we had some gift cards to Target, so I got a nifty camera bag too! Next we were off to get some new shoes. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any that I liked, so only Matt got a new pair...but I am going to go look for shoes without him next Saturday, he just doesn't know it yet! We made a quick stop by the pet store, and then to Mikunis! I LOVE Mikunis! When I was pregnant, Matt wanted sushi all the time...and all I could get was teriyaki or tempura...not what I wanted...I wanted an Incredible...but now I am just rambling! We went home after our yummy dinner. My arm had been sore all day, but I figured it was just were my IV was from my surgery. Wrong! I took off my jacket to find a big, hard, red, oval lump on my bicep. I went to the ER (yet again...I am VIP there now!) and it turns out that I have yet another blood blot, this time in my arm. Luckily, I didn't have to be admitted to the hospital, and our stay at the ER was relatively short (only about 4 hours compared to the 8-9 hours some people had been there...they take blood clots super seriously at the hospital). I got to go home around 11 pm to at wide awake, happy baby and Matt. We ate a Hot Pocket and watched some TV, then off to bed. All in all, it was a good Sunday. I got to spend it with my favorite people...Matt and Lennon (and getting a new camera helped a little too!).

Picutes by Karlee

I was going through Robins (my mother-in-law!) camera and came across these pictures that my new 9 year old niece, Karlee, took at her Papa's house...I thought they were really cool and thought I would post them...so here are some pics by Ms. Karlee...

The fountain.

Some purple flowers.

More Wedding Pics...

Here are some more pictures from the wedding...and I am sure there will be more!


My cousin Kelly and I...it runs in the family!


My mom, Jennifer, and my new mom, Robin.


Me and Matt.


Matt.


My new sister-in-law, Nikki, and I...we are super hot!


Me and Shannon...we are hot too.


Me and my mom.


Me and my dad dancing.


Grammy and her girls.

The Wedding...Part 1

I have come to realize that the wedding blog is going to have to consist of multiple postings...so here is the first.
We started all the wedding "stuff" back in May of last year. I had delivered cakes to the Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom before and loved it. Especially this one room called the Pavilion. My mom, bff Carly and I went to scope it all out one day...and they loved it too. A few weeks later the whole fam-damily went to look. Unfortunately, Matt didn't have the love for the Pavilion like I did (he said it was too small...and he was right) but we really liked the Sierra Ballroom. We booked it that day and that is how we got the location. My mom, aunts and I happened to come across these cool little candle holders at Pier One on their clearance stand, and bought all 67 of them (even though we ended up using only 54 of them!). I wanted to find hot pink candles for them, and came across them in 6 packs at the Dollar Tree one day (go figure, right? I looked EVERYWHERE for them!). Matt and I wanted to incorporate music some how, and he found a site that would personalize guitar picks with our names and dates on them to sprinkle on the tables...and that is how we decorated the tables. Going along with our music theme, we decided to get an acoustic guitar to have everyone sign instead of a guest book. The bridesmaids where left to pick whatever dress they wanted, as long as it was black, the flower girl decided she wanted a hot pink dress, and the guys were left to go into Mens Warehouse Tux to get their tuxs...and that was the extend of planning...so on the the BIG DAY!

SATURDAY, MARCH 21...
I loaded up all of our stuff...and it was a lot more than I had thought, and went off to meet our bridal party at the Lake Natoma Inn for a rehearsal. Everything went really smoothly...although I was worried because Matt had 7 groomsmen and I had 4 bridesmaids...I didn't think it would work...but it looked fine. We unloaded the car and were off to Plaza del Sol (yummy!) for our rehearsal dinner. After dinner, my maid of honor Carly and I went back to the hotel, we were staying the night there, and were going to set up the decorations in the room. After we were done, we meet up with Matt and Almeida and got some Jack in the Box, then went to our room to go to bed.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22...

I woke up at like 3:00am with really bad indigestion (or so I thought...read the Oh the Drama post to find out what really happened!)...so I went to the Wal Mart and got some Tums and went back to bed. Carly and I woke up around 8:30am, and I felt a lot better, so we got ready to go get our make up down at the MAC counter in Macys. 2 of my other bridesmaids, Nikki and Shannon, and my flower girl Karlee met us there...all of us got our make up done (and some eyelashes!)...except Karlee, and we looked AMAZING if I do say so myself! We all went back to the hotel to get ready. Around 4:30, all the guys and girls got lined up for the ceremony...it went by really fast and the lady that performed wasn't that great. Actually she was bad! I didn't get a chance to say my vows, she stumbled over almost every word and I had to remind her to introduce us! But it gives us something to remember. We took some pictures and then went into the reception...mingled, ate and danced. It was so much fun, and I truly enjoyed every minute...even when Matt lost his balance and feel in the parking lot! I am so happy to be Mrs. Leddy!! Here are some pictures of the events....there will be more to follow!

Getting ready in our room.

Our room all decorated.

The tables.

The cake.

The brial party.

The girls.

The guys.

Our ring bearer, Brendan making faces at himself.

Lennon and my mom.

Me walking down the aisle with my dad.

The prettiest flower girls...Karlee and Lennon.

Me and Matt.

Our first dance.

Our "guest guitar".

My brother, Danny and I...all emotional!

Me and Matt after his fall...it looks worse than it is!

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Cutie-Pa-Tootie Luke Bryan...

Luke Bryan singing to us.

First published picture of Nikki and I...in 8 years!

Last Thursday, Nikki called me to see if I wanted to go to a Luke Bryan concert the next night. Of course I wanted to go! So Friday night, Nikki and I drove to the Broadwalk off of Greenback. It was soo much fun. The concert had 2 opening bands, Whiskey Dawn (which we missed) and The Chris Garver Band, which was really good. Luke Bryan came out around 10:30ish and sang some songs that were his and then did some covers. I had a great time and it started the whole wedding weekend with a bang...and we didn't even get lost...we did end up taking what I like to call the "scenic route" home, thanks to my bad sense of direction...but we made it home and that is all that matters!

Oh the Drama...

So, Matt and I FINALLY got married on Sunday, March 22, 2009...it was awesome. I am planning on writing and posting pictures about the fun we had once Lennon goes down for a nap, but until then, here is a short story for you all.

Sunday morning (the day of our wedding), at about 5:00am, I had what I thought was indigestion. So, I threw on my sweats and ventured out to find the closest drug store for some Tums. I took a few and started to feel better, and carried on with my day, which I will go into COMPLETE detail in a future blog.
Tuesday morning at about 1:00am I had the same feeling...so back to the Tums I went. This time it didn't work. I sat in our on the mattress of towels that I made in our extra bathroom, hoping that I would throw up to feel better. 3:00 am came around, and I was not feeling better...in fact, while sitting there, I started to think maybe this icky feeling has something to do with my blood clots, so I called the advice nurse. She told me to come in, so I woke my mom up and off we were to the Sutter ER. They took a CAT scan to make sure it wasn't clot related, and fortunately, the clots were all clear (which is awesome news!), but the not so good news was that it was my gallbladder. They did a test were they put dye into my liver to see how fast it would move to my gallbladder. Depending on the length of time would determine how soon I would need to have my gallbladder removed. Wouldn't you know that after a hour and a half, that darn dye was no where near my gallbladder! So, I was admitted (2 days after my fabulous wedding) to under go surgery! Surgery went fine, and I ended up staying a 2 nights in the hospital, but I am home now with 4 tiny incisions and a lot of pain! But, at least it is out and I won't have to worry about it anymore! So that is how I spent my "honeymoon"...laid up in a hospital bed with a roommate that is 3 times my age (and had the room set to 83 degrees...and the nurses wondered why I had a 100 degree temp!).
Check back soon, and I will have wedding pictures and stories up...you know nothing in my life goes off with out a hitch...wedding included!
PS...Sorry Nikki for being short with you Tuesday morning! It was the pain talking!!

Happy 5 Months Baby Girl!

Lennon is 5 months old today! It seems like just yesterday bringing her home! It went by so fast! I am lucky enough to be able to spend every day with her...watch her learn new things and grow. She is by far the best baby ever, and I am not just saying that because I am her mommy! Lennon is starting to talk more, she smiles all the time, and is starting to laugh when you tickle her...and it totally melts my heart! It amazes me how in love with her we are! She is definitely the best thing that has ever happened to us...Happy 5 Months Lennon Rose! We love you, baby girl!!

Rice Cereal...Yummy!

Getting ready for some rice cereal!

Matt feeding her.

Me feeding her.

Lennon "feeding"herself.

The mess afterwards.

All clean and ready for bed!

Last night, Matt and I decided to see what Lennon would do with some rice cereal...after long deliberation over if it was thin enough, we got down to business. Lennon seemed to like it...it was messy, and I am not sure how much she ate, but she kept opening her mouth for it! Hope you enjoy her messy, first cereal pictures!

Lennon 1st Birthday Party...

My mom Jennifer, Lennon, I, Monica, Michael, her mom Wendy and daughter Victoria

Lennon in her party hat!

On Sunday, my mom, Lennon and I went to a 1st birthday for a friend, Monica's son. We have known this family forever...my dad and Monica's dad knew each other in High School. It was a lot of fun to get together and see how different we are from 10 years ago...Monica has 2 kids now, and I have Lennon. Monica and I used to play for hours together when we were little! It seems so crazy to have kids now...and be grown ups! Needless to say, we had a lot of fun and so did Lennon!

I'm so excited...

If you read my blog, there was a blog towards the end of February about how irritated I get with some doctors. I WAS on blood thinning injections...and as of now I have been off of them for about a week! I am so excited...you have no idea!

Come on...Roll Over...Come On...

Lennon is SO close to rolling over! We were at Matt's dads house trying to get her to roll over on the bed, and if it wasn't for her left arm, I think she might have done it. You would have thought we were trying to teach a dog how to roll over...come on Lennon...roll over....come on! Here are some pictures of her struggling to get on her belly, and then finally giving up after 20 minutes on her side! And also a picture of Matt and Lennon, just cause I thought it was cute!