Aria Elena Holub

Well Happy new year to everyone out there. We got the best new years present anyone could ever ask for our daughter was born on new years day and she was the first baby girl of the new year born at our hospital.  We are all home and doing great and enjoying every moment as a family.  I will leave you all with a few pics for now!!!

Preparing for little miss Aria Elena Holub

Well the last few months have at times seemed to drag on and at other times seemed to fly by. Skyla is getting so big so fast and i swear she is the smartest little girl around. She can recognized the whole alphabet, she can count with help to about 7 she can recognize her name if we have it spelled out and is really wanting to do everything on her own which can be very frustrating at times LOL.

The last few weeks have been all preparation for miss Aria to make her appearance and trying to get ready for Christmas, Thanks to my doctor basically saying i wont make it to Christmas lol.  I had a doctors appointment yesterday and i am 2 cent dilated and very ready for her to be here. I was finally able to get all the pictures done that i wanted to do.  My daughter is about to get out of the bath which is my clue that i have to stop typing now before she comes and adds her two cents lol so i will leave you all with a good night and some picture to look at.

We went and saw santa and she was loving him from afar but wasnt so sure close up LOL

Fun taking pictures at bass pro shop

My amazing maternity pictures by Richie at WestHouseStudios.com

She loves to give baby sister kisses

our beautiful miss Aria Elena

Changes

Ok well i figured since i haven't been on here in so long that i had to get on and give the blog a whole new look.  Of course had to add a new picture of my big ever changing baby girl.  Skyla has changed so much here lately that i can barely keep up.  She is learning things so fast and repeating everything GOOD and BAD driving me crazy LOL.  She is now sleeping in a big girl bed and the crib is gone.  We finally moved into our new house and are still trying to get settled in, and cleaning all the little things that i keep finding from the gross previous owners.  We started escrow on our other home so that will be out of our name here in about 30 days which is super exciting and kinda sad that we are closing that chapter of our lives,  walking through that house once it was all emptied out was really sad.  That is were we brought Skyla home from the hospital, where my husband purposed, where we spent our first night as husband and wive, and were Skyla learned to walk.  We have so many memories there but i am so exciting for my growing family our new home gives us room for so many opportunities and new adventures that i cant wait.

We are getting things ready for Skylas 2nd birthday this weekend, I cant believe she is about to be 2 years old.......Where has this last year gone i feel like we just celebrated her turning 1?!?!?!  She is going to love her birthday present,  We bought her a swing set for the backyard and her daddy and grandpa Holub are going to put it together on Wednesday while she spends the day with her papa.  I cant wait to see her face and yes i will be recording that one.

23 weeks prego!

Baby #2 is cooking along, this time around is no easier than last so i have been off work since June 13.  i was recently put on bed rest (modified) which is never fun and entirely to hard with a 2 year old running every where put what can you do!!!  We did find out that it is a GIRL so we will have two beautiful baby girls running around and driving us crazy.  As of right now we have decided her name will be Aria Elena Holub lets see if the husband changes his mind or not LOL.  We have been in constant prepare mode trying to get thing set up and painted and what not so needless to say it is a kinda stressful time and we have the holidays coming AHHHHHHH.

she wanted to be folded in half and play with her toes

Well it is getting late and i have a alarm clock that will be up in less than 9 hours and i have things to do before bed so it was nice chatting with all of you and I will leave you as always with pictures of my beautiful baby girl.  

Her 2 year pictures she had a blast in the basket.

She was a little shy at first and only wanted mommy!!! (which i don't mind ;)~)

loves getting rides from daddy.

Updates

OK so i know i have been a HORRIBLE blogger lately. I realized the other day that i hadn't been on here posting since last year and we are over half way through this year already.  We have had a lot of stuff happening. So we just bought ...... A NEW HOUSE.......I know we already have one but this one is twice the sizes of our old one and has another bedroom and a loft so the baby has a ton of room for the baby to run around in plus it has a larger backyard for the dogs and they are loving it.  We just moved into our new home last thursday and are getting settled in.  We had new furniture delivered yesterday and i'm loving it. So for now this is all i have for now when i have a little more time i will get on again and update even more and put pictures up. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Goodbye 2011

Ok well 2011 has been a challenging year to say the least!

FAMILY

My mom had cancer and had to have surgery and by a grace of god is now cancer free.  When things like this happen you really look at your life and the people that are in it and you wonder what you would do if they were suddenly gone....I know i have no idea what i would do with out my mom, she is where my strength comes from and she is the glue of my family.  My husband decided to go back to the jails to work and leave the streets, which more than i'm sure he wants to admit was a hard decision, but it was a great decision for our family.  He is going to go back to school and FINALLY finish his degree.  I'm so proud of him, he is such an amazing husband and father.  Our roads has never been a easy one but we have grown because of the challenges and we are closer and stronger than ever.

SKYLA


OMG she is such an amazing little girl.  She does something almost everyday that just shocks me and amazes me at the same time.  She has made so many accomplishments this year. Here are a few: learned to crawl, learned to sit up, loves adult food, has an amazing taste for food, learn to walk , learned to run, climbs stairs, talks all the time, no longer on a bottle, doesn't have a pacifier, very independent, daring, loving, affectionate, had her first birthday party, loves to learn new things, went swimming for the first time and loved it, makes friends where ever she goes, always happy and smiling even when she doesn't feel 100%, can be sneaky, little on the tough side, becoming more of a daddys girl (unless shes sick),  has no fear.

WORK

My boss got promoted at work which was great for her, but scary and challenging for me.  To say the least my work life has been in a bit of shambles and i have been on pins and needles trying to figure out if i will be getting promoted ..... and is it something that i want?  I have been dealing with all these emotions while still having to have a brave face for my support managers, which is not always something that is easy to do. There are a lot of questions going through my head when it comes to work and i'm hoping 2012 will help brings some good news and clarity. 


Well I think that about sums it up.  Here is saying goodbye to 2011 and hello 2012 hope you bring lots of good news and love and joy to my family and those i love.

Update on the Holub Family

OK OK OK I know i have not been on here in a REALLY long time and i do apologize.  Our lives have been so crazy lately that there is just not enough time in a day.  Starting with my work life: things have been a roller coaster ride....My Store manager got promoted to a District manager,  which i wont lie i was so excited for her but also scared and unsure of what the future would hold for me, the store and our sales team.  She and I have grown very close in the 3.5 years we have worked together and we have always talked about what would happen if she got promoted, but it has ALMOST happened so many times that we didn't really prepare this time and it actually happened.  She has become more than just my boss she has become a really close friend and as much as i know we will still remain friends, this i know, it still felt like breaking up LOL sounds funny i know but that is really the best way for me to explain it.  So as for me..... I think i have always assumed that i would get the store no questions asked but its not looking like that is going to be the situation, I am the Acting Store Manger through the holiday season which is a good time for me to prove myself.  Come January I have to interview for it which is a little irritating, unnerving and overwhelming all at once.  Right now all i can do is take it day by day and know that everything happens for a reason.


Things in Adams life have been pretty normal lately, thank god!  He has really been holding me together doing all these changes.  We just found out he is finally getting his transfer that we have been waiting like 8 months for so that is good he will be closer to home which we love.


Skyla is so amazing and smart that it blows my mind.  She can say so many things lately such as "Whats that?" "Whos that" "buh bye" "Thank you" "oh yea" and many other things.  She is completely off her bottle which i love not having to cart those around anymore or wash for that matter :).  She is the smartest little girl....almost more than is good for her ! We are so excited for Christmas because this will be the first Christmas that she can actively participate in which should be fun.


This last week we took a little family vacation to get away and enjoy each other for a few days!!  Skyla went to Vegas for the first time lol i know of all places right!!! Well her daddy has really been wanting to go and hang out so that's what we did!!! We had a bunch of fun we relaxed, napped and chased Skyla around the mall as she ran into every art gallery and jewelry store she could find .... this should probably concern me :).  Well here are a few pictures of our trip hope you enjoy and i promise to be on here more regularly

13 Months old / Halloween

Skyla is 13 months old, I can not believe how the time has flown by.  Skyla is walking like a pro she is talking all the time she loves to say "Who's that?" "Whats that?" "Mama" "Dada" "Hi" "Bye" "shhhhh" "no" "Thank you" she loves to play with shapes. Here Train, Ladybug and Horse are her favorite toys right now! She was a monkey for Halloween and loved that everyone was talking to her and given her candy :) She is definitely a handful and keeps us on our toes. Here are some great pictures for you all too enjoy!

Mama and her Monkey