Valentine's Craft Day!

Today we went over to Riley's house for Valentine's Craft Day. Michelle is so sweet and invited several other little kiddos over to do V-Day crafts. They made Valentine's cookies, necklaces, heart magnets and V-Day cards. She also made the kiddos heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. We had so much fun! It is our last day together before Sydney arrives, so it was extra special. Wish us luck tomorrow and please pray that everything goes great! Check back tomorrow for pictures. See you again after Sydney arrives!

Jayda getting a taste of icing.


Riley's Nana helping Jayda put sprinkles on her cookies.


The girls with their yummy cookies.


Say cheese!


Making her necklace.

Jayda @ 2 1/2!

Jayda is growing up so much these days. It is so crazy how fast time flies! She just turned 2 1/2 on January 24th and it is so hard for me to believe that she will be 3 this year! I wanted to do a post on what she's like these days so that I never forget these special times.



-She asks tons of questions all the time. She always wants to know what something is, where someone went to, what someone is doing, etc. She wants to know exactly what is going on at all times. And, if you don't give her a good enough answer, like I'm not really sure or I don't know, she will keep asking you over and over.

-She is very aware and sensitive of other people's feelings. If I get irritated or mad at her she'll always say "Momma, are you happy?" because she knows I'm not. She hates for me to be mad at her and will soon apologize for what she'd done. Or if I'm upset for some reason she'll ask if I'm happy and if I say no she'll come give me a hug and tell me "It's ok mama, it's ok". She is so sweet and cares a lot about others around her.

-Jayda is very perceptive.

-She loves to change clothes all of the time. Throughout the course of the day she will probably wear at least 4-6 different outfits. It is something she enjoys doing so I don't really mind. I feel like it's a way for her to be creative and express herself. At the end of the day I just have to put up a bunch of different outfits that were barely worn.

-She loves her baby dolls. Especially one that she named Sassy. She takes Sassy everywhere with her. She rocks Sassy, sings to her, kisses her, hugs her, tucks her into bed, takes her outside to see the dogs, watches movies with her and lots of other things. It is so sweet to see her be so loving. The other night she was putting Sassy to sleep before she went to bed and she said to Sassy "Give your mommy a kiss goodnight, ok?"

-She loves to watch movies. Her favorites right now are Beethoven's 2nd, Homeward Bound, Meet the Robinsons, Tinkerbell, and Ratatouille.

-She loves to help me all the time. She loves to help me cook dinner, do laundry, clean, or do whatever she sees me doing. I'm sure this is really going to help once Sydney arrives!

-Jayda loves to take bubble baths. It's pretty much an every night occurence.

-She enjoys reading books to herself. She doesn't like for you to read to her, she wants to do it herself. She looks at the pictures and makes up her own story. It is so cute!

-Jayda loves to sing and dance. She likes to sing songs that she learns at sunday school like Jesus Loves Me and The Lords Army. She'll also sing along with any kind of music and just copy what it says. She'll dance to just about anything. This morning we were at the grocery store and she heard some music on the speakers and just busted out dancing in the middle of the isle. She is definitely going to have rythym! She can also shake her hips like crazy. Just get her and Riley dancing together and it is the funniest thing ever!

-She loves to play with her best buddy Riley that lives next door. She asks to play with Riley pretty much everyday. The girls have so much fun together. They act like sisters and they fight like sisters. They are such a mess together!

-She is totally potty trained and sleeping very well in her big girl bed (hopefully I'm not jinxing myself!)

-Jayda loves candy. Her favorite candies are sweet tarts and sour patch watermelons. She will do just about anything to get a watermelon!

-She loves playing with our dogs Harley and Nina. She goes outside on the patio almost daily to pet them, play with them, give them treats and bones, and try to tell them what to do. I'll be inside cooking dinner or doing something and I'll hear her outside hollering something to them. She likes to try and tell them what to do, but they don't really listen to her.

-She is a very sweet, loving, and caring little girl. She makes me laugh and smile every single day. She is definitely the light our little world!

-She doesn't like getting into her carseat. It usually takes us about 2-5 minutes to get her in. Once she's in the carseat she's fine, it's just getting in is the problem. She likes to play around and lock the doors, turn on and off the light switches, and whatever else she can find to do so that she doesn't have to do what mommy is asking her.

-She is very strong willed and independent.

-Jayda loves to play with other kids and is very social. Wherever we go she asks me "Are kids gonna be there?" She loves going to playgroup on wednesday mornings to play with her friends.


This past weekend my awesome friend Lauren came into town to visit from Seattle. She had work to do in Houston for a few days and then came to stay with us for the weekend. We had such a great time together just hanging out, relaxing, and catching up. On saturday we had the perfect girls day. We went and got manis and pedis together in the morning and then went to La Madeline for lunch (my fav!). It was so fun to be girly and not worry about anything! I was so sad she had to leave yesterday, but so glad she got to stay with us for a few days. Miss Jayda loves Lolo and already misses her tons! Can't wait for you to come back in a month girl! Miss you!!!

Lauren, myself and Jayda.


On saturday morning while Lauren and I were having girl time, Jacob took Jayda to see Sesame Street Live at the Reliant Arena. They went with Scott, Michelle and Riley. Jacob said the girls had a blast and were SO excited about the show. They were both dancing like crazy the whole time and had popcorn and snocones!

Jayda and Riley at Sesame Street Live.


The show!

Sydney's Room

After several months of converting our office to the nursery, Sydney's room is finally complete. Whew, what a relief! It has been a lot of work to move everything out, paint, decorate, bring in furniture and so on, but of course all very well worth it. We love Sydney's room, now all we need is for miss Sydney to get here!! We are counting down the last 10 days before she arrives! We are still set for a C-Section on February 11th at 7:30 a.m., unless she comes early. However, I really don't think that #2 is going to be any different than #1 was on the coming early thing. I was induced a week late with Jayda, and even once I was induced, she still didn't want to come out. I am very glad to have a scheduled C-Section this time because I think Sydney would have been the same way. I haven't dialated at all, have had no contractions, Sydney has not dropped down at all, and I am still being constantly jabbed in my rib cage! Needless to say, momma is really ready for February 11th to get here. I'm actually hoping I can make it these last 10 days! I know it's going to come really quickly, so I'm just trying to enjoy this last week and a half with Jacob and Jayda before our world totally changes. Hope you enjoy the pics of Sydney's room!

P.S: I have to say a special thank you to Lourdes for all of the artwork in Sydney's room. She painted the flowers on the wall, both signs, and the letters above Sydney's crib! Isn't she great? If you ever are in need of any kind of decorations like this, let me know and I can put in an order to Lourdes. She is super creative and artistic and can custom make whatever you want!

Cute pic!

A friend of mine took this adorable picture of Jayda playing at the park the other day. She has a great camera and I think this picture is so representative of miss Jayda. Just had to share!

A Few Pics!

Yesterday Jayda and I went to the zoo. I hadn't taken her in a long time and since we have a membership I figured we better go and get some more use out of it. It turned out to be a beautiful day and Jayda had lots of fun, as always at the zoo. Her favorite thing at the zoo is definitely going for a ride on the train!

Jayda riding the caroseul at the zoo!


Going for a ride on the choo-choo train!


This morning Michelle and Riley had us and Tara and Keirsten over for a Valentine's cookie decorating party. The girls had lots of fun decorating their yummy heart cookies and tasting everything while decorating. They were so cute together and it was so fun for all 3 of them to get together again!

Sweet friends playing together at Riley's house.


Jayda putting the icing on her cookies.


Riley getting her cookies all fixed up!


Keirsten getting a little taste of the icing. They all did more taste testing than decorating, imagine that!


Keirsten and Jayda after making their cookies, silly girls!


All 3 of the girls with their lovely Valentine's cookies!

New D-Day!

Ok, so, Sydney's scheduled arrival has changed once again, but pretty sure it's for good now! I am set for a C-Section on February 11th at 7:30 a.m. We had thought it would be the 8th, but I talked to my Dr. this week because I really wanted to go in on a Thursday (the original date was the 4th which was a thursday) so that we would be in the hospital over the weekend and everyone would be able to visit and stay with us a lot easier that way. My Dr. ok'd it and thinks I will be fine to make it until the 11th. So, as long as miss Sydney does not decide to come out sooner, it is now set for Feb. 11th! We can not wait to meet her!

Little Update

Things are going well around the Paschal household these days. Now that the holidays are over everything has slowed down, so that's been very nice. Sydney's nursery is pretty much ready, minus the wall decorations and her curtains. It looks so cute and I feel like she is going to fit right into our family. We are all getting so ready for her to be here. All 3 of us can not wait to hold her and love on her and see what she looks like! This past weekend I washed, hung up, organized and put away all of her clothes, socks, shoes, sheets, burp cloths, wash cloths, etc., etc. that you have to get ready for a little one and it has made everything seem so much more real! Speaking of Sydney, her birthday has changed! I was scheduled to have a c-section on February 4th, however my Dr. called and said that she would be out of town that day. Soooo, it has been moved back now until February 8th. That should be the day, but I think it could still possibly change. I will be sure to keep everyone updated! Below are some funny pictures of Jayda this past week. She is really into dressing herself and changing outfits constantly. Some of the things she comes out wearing are hilarious! You can get a little taste of it in these pics, enjoy!

Jayda and Riley playing dress up together.


The other day when we were sorting through all of Jayda's old clothes for Sydney, Jayda found this Santa outfit. Not only did she find it, she put it on and wore it ALL day. Keep in mind it is size 6-9 months! She is SO silly!


Like the outfit? This was her attire for the Texas vs. Alabama National Championship game! Once again, so silly!


Can you guess whos toes are whos? Jayda got some new nail polish the other night. Daddy painted Jayda's toes and she painted mommy and daddy's toes, can ya tell? What a mess!


Sydney's sweet nursery! Not complete yet, I will put up pics once we finish.