Onward

229. I have chewed my nails since I was like 4.
230. I quit when I was like 20 and was able to grow them out.. They were really pretty even though I had chewed them for so many years.
231. I refrained from chewing them until I arrived in Costa Rica to serve my mission.. I chewed them down as far as possible while at orientation at the mission office. I was having a anxiety attack I think.. Wondering what on earth I had gotten myself into!
232. I quit again.
233. They stayed long until about 24 hours after I delivered my first son. I once again chewed them all off.
234. They haven't been long since.
235. It relieves stress.
236. I know its gross.
237. But in my defense I think that I have a really strong immune system because of it;)
238. I love going to Target. I walk in...and it heals my soul and calms my nerves. I go frequently even if its just to get diaper or marshmallows.(Which it usually is)
239. I also frequent Costco.. The Sandy one is a joke though.. So worth the drive to head over to the one in the hood.
240. Payton said something so funny yesterday. My mother in law made us Christmas stockings with our first name initials on them. Payt asked whose stocking was the one with a J. I asked him what he thought and he didn't know, I asked him what my name was.. He said "mommy" I said that was right but what is my real name, the one daddy calls me, He then said "baby":) So funny. He really couldn't remember my name..
241.My husband really usually does only call me baby or boo. Precious I know.
242. My little sister is getting married at the end of the month.. She bought all the girls these red high heels that are like 6 inches tall. Can you imagine a fat me in these bright red tall badaboom high heels.. Gross I know. Kinda funny though.
243. Not to be rude, but chubby gals should steer clear of really really high heels...It just looks a little to tipsy.
244. Is anyone else sick of the Dora the Explorer Christmas special? Noche Buena..Noche Buena
245. I really love watching Fanboy and Chum Chum.. Its soooo stinkin funny.
246. I also really like The Fresh Beat Band. Twist is so cute.
247. I really like shows like Dateline and 48 hours.
248. Don't you think its funny when they sentence someone to life in prison + 20 years. Dumb. Pretty sure life in prison covers the bases.
249. I can exist on eggrolls alone.
250. I like to play with play dough.
251. Everyday at 230 pm we watch Ni hao Kai Lan.
252. Everyday at 3pm I make the children go to bed.
253. I usually stare at the wall during this precious time.
254. Sometimes I blogstalk.
255. I have dark mascara looking circles under my eyes. I've tried to wash them off, but they don't come off! This suggests to me sleep deprivation.:(
256. Its okay though cause I really like my new baby..
257. I really like to vacuum. There is something so satisfying when the vacuum is sucking up all those crunchies..
258. I never put the vacuum away cause I only have carpet where the kids eat right now so I have to vacuum like 3 times a day. FUN.

Blog Worthy

Here's something blog worthy.....
I hate the
BLEEPIN
snow!!
Why does it need to snow in the valley anyway?
Why can't it just snow in the mountains?
There is nothing fun about it.
I can't think of one thing.
Its just wet, and sadamncold.
I can't stand it.
What? You don't agree?
WHATEVER.
Nobody asked you anyway.

Sincerely,
The Editor

And the "List" goes on....and on...

197.SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSoooooooooooooooooooooooo hate when people refer to my husband as Chris...please try and refrain. PLEASE

198.The best part of a burrito is the ends...

199. The best part of a egg roll...is you guessed it..the ends.

200. I love how Riley eats a corn dog.. He eats the corn dog, saves his ketchup for last..so he can eat it with the stick..then always asks for a little more ketchup.. Hey, save the best part for last right?
201. Why I hate nickelodeon.. I hear this 7 zillion times a day.. "Mom can you get me that for my birthday???" So annoying.
202. I love when Payt sits right next to me on the couch while I feed Finnley.
203. Riley is terrified of the map...yes I said the map on Dora the Explorer.. So funny!! He runs out of the room every time the map might even possibly make a appearance.
204. Did I say I was going to get this list done by Christmas? I meant Christmas of like 2011. My bad.
205. I've been married 6 whoppin years!
206. For my anniversary I went to a early dinner with Christian, then to Walmart to get a little Christmas shopping done.. and then... you guessed it.. I spent the rest of the evening with Edward, Jacob, my bestie and a bunch a other fun ladies. What husband allows that? Mine does. I've told you good men are hard to find.
207. Christian and I were called this last Sunday to be Sunday school teachers to the 14/15 year olds in our new ward...which is actually my old ward. This actually means that Christian was called to teach and I will bring treats, get chalk, make copies, provide feedback, be a study partner, and bounce the baby on my knee.:)
208. Speaking of baby... I am so in love with my little Finnley.
209. I can't get enough of him.
210. Really.. I hog him.
211. I love to smell him.
212. I love to run my face over his soft bald little head.
213. He is probably getting balder because of it.:)
214. I love to hold him.
215. I love to cuddle him.
216. I love when his little hand wraps around my finger.
217. He's Perfect.
218. I love the sound he makes when he yawns..its so so cute.
219. I hate when someone I love doesn't match bottles and sippy cups:) Ya know the cup or bottle should have the lid or ring it came with.. It throws the whole system when this simple rule isn't followed. I love you honey...I'm just saying.
220.My sister is having twins soon. I'm excited.
221. I'm looking at a picture of baby Henry on my fridge.. He's pretty cute. Tough one to beat. I think were even though. ;)
222. I hate winter...I've probably already used this one... But I really do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
223. I hate ice.
224. I hate cold air.
225. I hate snow.
226. I hate the dirty winter sky.
227. I hate frost.
228. I wish I could be a snow-birder

"Stats"

Baby Finnley "Stats"
Born on the 5th
Via planned turned emergency C-section..
Apparently when you show up for a section you should have a little water in your tank. I was a lot dehydrated and that caused a few problems.. I guess the glass of water and 2 cokes the night before didn't cut it! What?
Everything turned out well thankfully and our little Finn arrived at
7:15 a.m.
weighing in at
7lb 4 oz
(my smallest baby yet)
measuring
20 1/2 inches
He is....
per much hairless.
I have heard him cry a total of maybe....
maybe 60 seconds..
He is so cute and so sweet.
I'm in love for the 3rd time over.

5 days old

So Sweet!

Daddy and Finnley after his first bath

"7lb 4oz"

This is video of Finnley's Birth...
If blood and guts bother you..
I wouldn't watch :)

He's HERE!!!!!

Hello to all four of you who actually read this page on the world wide web.....this is Christian.

While beautiful Mommy recovers I will be taking over blogging duties .

I wanted to share some pics of our newest!!

INTRODUCING.......

Finnley "Shotgun" Berg

*disclaimer*

*** "Shotgun", unfortunately is not his REAL middle name....Payton came up with it and has been calling him that for the better part of 3 months.. ***

his real middle name is Christian.

READY??

(I'm warning you.....he's pretty dang cute.)

TA - DA!!!

(that's pretty good but it gets better)

Hey Dad, check out my muscles.....





see....I told you she is beautiful.




And so is he....


We love you little Finn!!

Welcome to our family :)

Have You Forgotton ? ?

What my kids look like.....? We went and took a few pics down at Gardner Village like we do every year.. Didn't get a lot of great ones... (we never do:)
I should really hire a professional!

FYI

181. I am officially moved.
182. I don't miss my old house
183. I don't miss my old neighborhood...Did you hear about that shooting on Brookway Saturday night?? Don't worry that's just like a heavy stones throw from my "old" house. Sheesh. Murders 50 yards down the road don't make me feel warm and snug like a bug in my bed if you know what I mean.
184.This transition hasn't yielded one tear in case you were wondering. Other aspects yield tears. NOT this one.
185. Yes.. I am living in my parents ginormous basement. Its still a little,...okay a lot un-organized. I am working on getting settled.. Not like too settled cause another move will obviously be happening in the near future. Not like super near but not like 10 years away either. GOT IT?
186. I really don't like chicken flavored Ramen Noodles
187. Or pork flavored.
188. I really only like beef flavored Ramen actually.
189. Tonight for dinner I had 4 fruit roll ups, a pre-natal vitamin, a Omega-3 vitamin and a glass of water.
190. Tonight around 10 pm I was looking at the new Costco coupon booklet and I saw a coupon for "fruit by the foot" and all I wanted was some fruit roll-ups.. My charming husband ran right out and got me some. Don't be jealous. Good men are hard to find.
191. I am really picky about diapers.
192. I bought some "huggies" diapers last month at Costco cause there was a coupon on them..and they are the worst ever!!! They make my kid smell like pee.. and they are deceiving when it comes to gaging how wet they really are..Like one pee makes the diaper look all crinkly and gross. AND they have pictures of Mickey and Minnie MOuse! So glad I bought a box of like 3567! He'll be wearing them til the second coming.
193. I hate disney characters.
194. I used fuzzy bunz cloth diapers on Riley til I went back to work. They are so cute!.. But a lot of work. People generally didn't appreciate me dropping my baby off to be babysat with a cloth diaper on.. So I switched back to disposable.
195. My favoriteist diaper is actually the Kirkland brand from Costco. They are soft, wick away moisture well, don't have stupid characters on them, and they have big thick tabs..
196. I have been sick the last two days.. So I gotta go. I'm feeling a little queasy.

1000 Tidbits Continued

158. I hate apple juice..it gives me a headache every time I drink it.
159. I love watermelon...its my most favorite fruit. I can cut one in half and hollow out one side. Surprisingly it doesn't make me sick..
160. My favorite lip stick is Clinique Tender Heart.
161. Yes its true.... We are moving.

...10 reasons I am sad to leave West Valley...

162.There is a Maverick by my house that has this Icee Machine that is like amazing. The Icee is always the perfect consistency. I haven't ever found this type of machine anywhere else.

163. I will miss our ward. We have gotten to know a lot of great people that have taught us many valuable lessons.

164. Our north side neighbors have been so good to us. We couldn't have found better neighbors anywhere. They have been so kind to help us with our yard, and been so sweet to our children...and Misty always has lots of treats around:)

165. The redbox down the street is always full.. Even the night Twilight was released and there were 700,000,000 people in line at walmart trying to get a copy...Christian went to the nearest redbox and rented one of like 10 copies.

166.The cafe rio never has a line... I guess its not popular among Hispanics

167.Remember the dude that's house is directly in front of mine? They put on killer karaoke parties in the winter months. (of course I've never been to one, I just listen in at 2am)

168.We live close to the freeway.

169. Our local Costco is always slow.. I imagine I will make the drive over just to avoid the craziness of all the other Costcos.

170. I don't love the layout of our house, and its been a burden....but I will miss having my own house and all the space.

171. I will miss the all the icecream trucks that make the rounds in our neighborhood every 7 minutes. I've never purchased anything...maybe I will just once before we leave for good.

...10 reasons I'm excited to leave West Valley...

172. I get tired of driving to the south end of the valley, everything resides over there. My in laws, my parents, target, my best friend, my work....my life basically.

173. My gas bill gonna be goin way down.

174. Here is WVC the children seem to think its ok to play in the road, ride their bikes in the road, play ball in the road, pick their toenails in the road, walk down the center of the road...they really don't care if a car needs to get by or not. They dart out in the road, I've nearly killed 7 in the Avalon.. If you give a little tap on the horn to try and get them to move they will turn around and tell you to you know what. I won't miss the rude kids...thats for dizang sho.

175. The construction is super bad over here right now...SOOOOO sick of it!

176. I am most likely going to get struck by lighting for this one... But I look forward to having my husband sit with us during sacrament. I like his company and lets face it trying to get two kids to be reverent in sacrament meeting alone ain't no piece of cake.

177. I'm going back to my roots, where its familiar, and I feel safe and sound.

178.There is a lot of crime that goes on in this city.. Every single night the news has some story about something that went down in West Valley.. My neighborhood has been a nice quiet little place to live...But the surrounding area has always scared me a little.

179. Where we go my children will have a safe place to play outside..

180. It'll be the beginning of a fresh start.

Release

123. I prefer when chips are curled or rolled up.
124. I like chips on sandwiches, and sloppy joes.
125. My favorite chap stick is Banana Boat Aloe something or other..it smells delish. Yesse introduced me.
126. I get a lot of great ideas from her.
127. I hate summer.
128. I hate being hot.
129. I hate winter.
130. I hate snow.
131. I hate being cold.
132. I really really like the rain. I know I've already made that clear...But I really do!
133. I hate pulling up to red lights I never pull right up to the car next to me. I especially hate it in West Valley...its usually a scary gangster in the car next to me...and I have to wonder if they'll pull out a gun and randomly shoot at me.
134. I am naming my baby Finnley Christian Lashbrook Berg.
135. I really am. Simply cause I can. I fill the birth certificate out...and its my choice.
136. I don't care what the church rolls say if you know what I mean ;)
137. I don't care if people don't like the name Finnley. I think its funny when someone says, "Well thats gonna take some getting used to" Whatever.
138. Music is a outlet for me. I like to listen to it super loud sometimes..(alone of course).. I like it all..Nelly, Reba, Shakira...
139. I can put on a really good Reba concert.
140. If I could have 3 wishes they would be: 1- A 50th wedding anniversary(with C of course), with all my children present. 2-I would like unwavering faith in the gospel for my family and I. (maybe this takes away agency?) still I would, who wouldn't?? 3- I'll have to think upon this one...Give me time.
141. My faith every now and then briefly wavers. Its sad...but natural at certain times in life I think. I could be wrong. Not sure.
142. I have to unbutton my pants when I sit down. I'm getting to that point where I am the size of a cruise ship..Usually I am the size of a boat, these days its a cruise ship. Got it?
143. I think for that third wish I maybe would just like a rockin, hot, sizzlin, sexy body. I've never had that before.. I'm not saying thats what I wish..but maybe. I still need more time.
144. I really like chinese food. Let me tell you the 2 worst places to get chinese food and why.
#1 There is this place here in WVC on 3200 west and like right off the 201 called "chinese food the great sandwich" (seriously) worst ever! The sweet and sour chicken is like big deep fried balls of dough with get this....NO CHICKEN IN THEM. Then they cover them in "sweet and sour sauce" that is really a concoction of water, gelatin, and red 40 dye. NEVER GO THERE!
#2 Panda Express. For obvious reasons. They use dark nasty, grisly meat. They almost always burn something. I still go there every now and then! Why oh Why???????????????????
145. I Hiz-Ate talking on the phone.
146. I like to text.
147. I check my voicemail maybe once a week, don't leave a message.. I won't get it.
148. I think life it generally tooooo busy. I hate it! There are always a kajillion and 5 things going on and it bugs me. What happened to the good ol' days when people toiled around in the cornfield all day and that was good enough.
149. I'd like to move to St. Charles.
150. I really love and like my kids.
151. It doesn't bother me that they aren't perfect. They aren't perfect kids, and I'm not a perfect mom. Teaching moments come everyday for all of us.
152. I hate when wives treat their husbands like another kid in the family. I try never to do this. I'm sure I do sometimes...Sorry baby! Men shouldn't have to ask for permission to do things they like. It nice to discuss these things....But he doesn't need to ask for permission.. Kapish.
153. I think my worst habit as a wife is I'm not as affectionate as I could and should be. He might tell you differently, but I doubt it. I really do.
154. I hate unloading the dishwasher. Especially the silverware.
155. The weeds in my backyard are currently taller than I am. Sorry neighbors.
156. I would love to have a garden, and a beautiful yard someday when life isn't so crazy. The yard at the house that I'm currently living in is really a embarrassment. I don't care. I just wanna get the h-e outta here. Know what I mean?
157. I've had enough.

Iderho

Of course we went to St. Charles for the 4th...

The kids played in the water, and got bit by lots of bugs.

We went to the best Chuck wagon breakfast ever in Paris..

We went to the hokey parade and the kids loved it!!!!

The parade is truly hilarious..It goes up one side of the street

and then back down the other.

The "floats" pretty much consist of farmer joes advertising their services.

And if you have a 1992 Mercedes that you think is so super awesome...

Well feel free to enter it in the parade!

So I admit....I was to lazy to take pictures this year!!

So these are from last year...

But they are precisely the same. The kids wore the same swim trunks.

Payton chased Kaycee with the ore, even the red bucket was there!!!

Riley walks now, that is the only difference and made for a lot more work..

He felt the need to walk clear far away and visit other people..

Thats my Riley:)

He even wore that same dumb hat:)

Until daddy made me remove it.