Andy asked me to be his wife!
It's hard to believe that it's been that long...I'm sure glad I said yes! :)
As usual we are home for New Year's Eve. I don't think we've made it to midnight since the year I was pregnant with Bella. We are usually woken up by the celebration of our neighbors, say a quick "Happy New Year" and promptly fall back asleep!
We did take advantage of our Claim Jumper gift card and treated ourselves to a yummy dinner and desert which was fun!
I hope everyone has a fun (and safe) evening and that the New Year brings with it many blessings!
12.31.2006
12.29.2006
Let's talk about babies!
We currently seem to be having a baby boom amongst our group of friends from church. There are 4 of us due this summer...Terri is due in May, I am due in June, Melanie in July and Jessica in August! Three of us are really good friends outside of church and it's amazing that we are all having babies so close to each other. This is really such a treat for me because even though I'm the only one having their second child, it will be so neat to have friends who can not only share in being pregnant but will have kids so close in age! When I was pregnant with Bella I was pretty much the only one so I've never experienced this before and I'm really looking forward to it. The funny thing is that Terri, myself and Jessica's husband all work at the church. I joked at our staff meeting on Wednesday that they were going to have to hire a substitute staff for the summer because we would all be gone!
In other news I'm feeling the baby move on a regular basis now and I LOVE IT! I have to say that for me it is one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. I was completely fascinated by it when I was pregnant with Bella and am so excited to be experiencing it again. The baby seems to be the most active in the evenings, especially when I'm trying to go to sleep. I can't wait until his/her movements are a little stronger so Bella and Andy can feel it too.
I'm 15 1/2 weeks now and I think it's FINALLY starting to sink in that we are actually having a baby! I still haven't done a single thing to prepare for a newborn and have decided that I will wait until our ultrasound (end of January) to really do anything. If it's a boy we will need quite a bit of stuff, if it's a girl we will obviously be a little more prepared. I will have Andy take a belly picture soon so everyone can see my ever expanding mid section! ;)
I received some wonderful pregnancy oil from Elizabeth for Christmas and am hoping that I can once again minimize the stretch marks that accompany a belly that seems to grow exponentially. I just started using it a couple days ago and I love it. It doesn't leave any kind of oily residue on your skin and it smells wonderful!!
I also think that the baby might be going through a growth spurt or something because the last few days I have been starving! It doesn't matter what I eat or how often, I feel like I'm always hungry. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat, but honestly this feels like more of a burden than anything right now. I hope it doesn't last too long and I can get back to doing something other than eating 24 hours a day! ;)
I guess that's all for now. Today has been a lazy day at home for Bella and I. I was able to take a nice long nap and Bella has occupied her day with playing with her new toys, stamping, coloring, playing a little Wii and hanging out with me. I have a list of chores waiting for me when I wake up in the morning, but it sure has been nice to have a day of doing NOTHING!
In other news I'm feeling the baby move on a regular basis now and I LOVE IT! I have to say that for me it is one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. I was completely fascinated by it when I was pregnant with Bella and am so excited to be experiencing it again. The baby seems to be the most active in the evenings, especially when I'm trying to go to sleep. I can't wait until his/her movements are a little stronger so Bella and Andy can feel it too.
I'm 15 1/2 weeks now and I think it's FINALLY starting to sink in that we are actually having a baby! I still haven't done a single thing to prepare for a newborn and have decided that I will wait until our ultrasound (end of January) to really do anything. If it's a boy we will need quite a bit of stuff, if it's a girl we will obviously be a little more prepared. I will have Andy take a belly picture soon so everyone can see my ever expanding mid section! ;)
I received some wonderful pregnancy oil from Elizabeth for Christmas and am hoping that I can once again minimize the stretch marks that accompany a belly that seems to grow exponentially. I just started using it a couple days ago and I love it. It doesn't leave any kind of oily residue on your skin and it smells wonderful!!
I also think that the baby might be going through a growth spurt or something because the last few days I have been starving! It doesn't matter what I eat or how often, I feel like I'm always hungry. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat, but honestly this feels like more of a burden than anything right now. I hope it doesn't last too long and I can get back to doing something other than eating 24 hours a day! ;)
I guess that's all for now. Today has been a lazy day at home for Bella and I. I was able to take a nice long nap and Bella has occupied her day with playing with her new toys, stamping, coloring, playing a little Wii and hanging out with me. I have a list of chores waiting for me when I wake up in the morning, but it sure has been nice to have a day of doing NOTHING!
12.26.2006
12.25.2006
Merry Christmas!
We hope your day has been wonderful! Despite Andy coming down with the flu Bella had last week we have managed to have a really nice day. We were of course up early to open presents and after the excitement we were able to take a nice long nap and just woke up a little bit ago.
All of our gifts were wonderful but Andy completely SHOCKED me by buying me this...
It is a Nikon D80. It has 10.2 mp and came with 2 lenses. I said I was shocked, but I mean, really. truly. shocked. So much so that I started to cry (yes, I know I'm pregnant, but still...). I don't know how to describe how much it meant that he would buy me something like this without any prodding or hinting around. I just never expected it. After carefully following the instructions I have it to where I can take a basic picture, but beyond that I have NO clue what I'm doing. I am so excited to learn how everything works and my goal is to have a decent understanding of it all by the time the baby is born so I can hopefully get some really neat pictures of Bella and her new baby brother or sister.
I'm going to cook us a nice dinner of Prime Rib, mashed potatoes and asparagus and then I think we are going to watch Cars tonight.
I have a ton of pictures to share that I will try to get up over the next few days, but until then I'll leave you with this one from last night...
It's a little out of focus, but when you get your picture with Elvis you can't be too picky!! ;)
All of our gifts were wonderful but Andy completely SHOCKED me by buying me this...
It is a Nikon D80. It has 10.2 mp and came with 2 lenses. I said I was shocked, but I mean, really. truly. shocked. So much so that I started to cry (yes, I know I'm pregnant, but still...). I don't know how to describe how much it meant that he would buy me something like this without any prodding or hinting around. I just never expected it. After carefully following the instructions I have it to where I can take a basic picture, but beyond that I have NO clue what I'm doing. I am so excited to learn how everything works and my goal is to have a decent understanding of it all by the time the baby is born so I can hopefully get some really neat pictures of Bella and her new baby brother or sister.
I'm going to cook us a nice dinner of Prime Rib, mashed potatoes and asparagus and then I think we are going to watch Cars tonight.
I have a ton of pictures to share that I will try to get up over the next few days, but until then I'll leave you with this one from last night...
It's a little out of focus, but when you get your picture with Elvis you can't be too picky!! ;)
12.21.2006
Dr Appt Update...
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I had my 14 week appointment today. I was a little nervous going in knowing that we would listen for the heart beat again (remember last time we couldn't hear it) and that by this point there should be no reason NOT to hear it. Of course, ye of little faith was finally able to exhale as the Dr. put the Doppler to my stomach and the familiar swoosh of the babies heart beat sounded from the speaker. The first sound we heard he identified as the babies pulse and then after a few minutes a distinctly different sound appeared which was evidently the heart valves. Now, I have no idea the real difference between the two, but the definitely sounded different. After that he went back and forth between my heart beat and the babies which was a fun comparison (mine was much slower).
And with that I was pretty much up and out of the office. I have to say that it was nice to finally have a short, routine visit finally. My next appt will be in 4 weeks and will also include my big ultrasound!
And with that I was pretty much up and out of the office. I have to say that it was nice to finally have a short, routine visit finally. My next appt will be in 4 weeks and will also include my big ultrasound!
12.19.2006
So busy!
We are going a million miles an hour around here so I'm going to do a quick update post with a few spare minutes I have.
*Bella's Dance Recital was on Saturday. Her class danced the Christmas Conga and were absolutely adorable. Her outfit was something else and due to the fact that her little belly was showing I've decided to only post 1 picture that pretty much hides her bare tummy. I'm usually not too worried about posting pics, but am also aware that there are people out there searching the net for certain kinds of pictures and made the decision to err on the side of caution this time. I would LOVE to share them with anyone who is interested, so feel free to email me and I will send you a few.
*Andy and I attended his Christmas Party on Saturday night and while it wasn't all that exciting in and of itself, we FINALLY won something in the raffle! Just so you know we NEVER and I mean, NEVER win anything...either of us. Anyways, we won a $100 gift card to Claim Jumper...one of our favorite restaurants in town!
*Some of you may know, but Andy is starring as Elvis in our churches Christmas Eve drama production! He has been busy with practices and has several this week in preparation for Sunday's performances. I will of course be taking pictures and posting them so stay tuned!
*Although I had a tough few days this week, for the most part I'm finally starting to feel better. I keep having to remind myself that I am still pregnant and need to take it easy some times. I have so much I want to get done and have been diligently working on catching up that sometimes I forget to take time to rest until my body literally forces me to stop!
*We have a ton of things on our calendar for this week so we are just taking it day by day. We are very much looking forward to Christmas Day as it will be the first day in about 2 weeks that we will all be home and able to relax for an entire day!
*And just because...here is a picture of Bella in front of our Christmas tree. Notice the beautiful red scarf she is wearing...Grandma Dean made that for her per her request for a Christmas Scarf. She has worn it every day since Saturday (when she got it) and I finally realized that I think she is wearing it so much because she figured out that it gets her a lot of attention (yes, my daughter like attention ;) ).
I hope everyone is managing this busy time of the season and most importantly remembering the amazing gift of love we are celebrating!
*Bella's Dance Recital was on Saturday. Her class danced the Christmas Conga and were absolutely adorable. Her outfit was something else and due to the fact that her little belly was showing I've decided to only post 1 picture that pretty much hides her bare tummy. I'm usually not too worried about posting pics, but am also aware that there are people out there searching the net for certain kinds of pictures and made the decision to err on the side of caution this time. I would LOVE to share them with anyone who is interested, so feel free to email me and I will send you a few.
*Andy and I attended his Christmas Party on Saturday night and while it wasn't all that exciting in and of itself, we FINALLY won something in the raffle! Just so you know we NEVER and I mean, NEVER win anything...either of us. Anyways, we won a $100 gift card to Claim Jumper...one of our favorite restaurants in town!
*Some of you may know, but Andy is starring as Elvis in our churches Christmas Eve drama production! He has been busy with practices and has several this week in preparation for Sunday's performances. I will of course be taking pictures and posting them so stay tuned!
*Although I had a tough few days this week, for the most part I'm finally starting to feel better. I keep having to remind myself that I am still pregnant and need to take it easy some times. I have so much I want to get done and have been diligently working on catching up that sometimes I forget to take time to rest until my body literally forces me to stop!
*We have a ton of things on our calendar for this week so we are just taking it day by day. We are very much looking forward to Christmas Day as it will be the first day in about 2 weeks that we will all be home and able to relax for an entire day!
*And just because...here is a picture of Bella in front of our Christmas tree. Notice the beautiful red scarf she is wearing...Grandma Dean made that for her per her request for a Christmas Scarf. She has worn it every day since Saturday (when she got it) and I finally realized that I think she is wearing it so much because she figured out that it gets her a lot of attention (yes, my daughter like attention ;) ).
I hope everyone is managing this busy time of the season and most importantly remembering the amazing gift of love we are celebrating!
12.11.2006
Santa Claus!
Bella has been anxiously awaiting her visit with Santa this year. We told her last week that we would take her today since Andy was off and could go with us. The first thing she said this morning was, "When are we going to see Santa?" We picked a great time to go as there were only a few people in line and she was able to sit with Santa and talk with him for a few minutes.
Here is a picture of her waiting in line.
And the official Santa picture...
Bella was so excited after her chat with Santa. This is such a magical time of year and seeing her face light up like it did was really something special. After our visit with Santa we decided to take advantage of Andy's day off and finally got some of our shopping done. I have a very specific list this year and it made it so much easier than trying to come up with a gift on the spot. We still have to shop for Bella, but other than that we are close to being done and it feels great!
And one last important note...I'm 13 weeks today and officially entering my 2nd trimester! It's hard to believe that a third of my pregnancy is over already!
Here is a picture of her waiting in line.
And the official Santa picture...
Bella was so excited after her chat with Santa. This is such a magical time of year and seeing her face light up like it did was really something special. After our visit with Santa we decided to take advantage of Andy's day off and finally got some of our shopping done. I have a very specific list this year and it made it so much easier than trying to come up with a gift on the spot. We still have to shop for Bella, but other than that we are close to being done and it feels great!
And one last important note...I'm 13 weeks today and officially entering my 2nd trimester! It's hard to believe that a third of my pregnancy is over already!
12.06.2006
12 weeks...
And 2 days to be exact! ;) I can't believe I've finally reached the 12 week mark! I'm happy to report that the vomiting seems to be getting better and that while I'm still pretty exhausted most of the time, I'm finally able to function again. I have a ton of catching up to do, and am trying to get a few things done each day with the hopes of being back on top of things as soon as possible.
Instead of an ultrasound picture this week I thought I would leave you with a glimpse of my growing belly. If I would have planned better I wouldn't have to post a picture taken by a 4 year old of me in my jammies, but oh well!! ;)
Instead of an ultrasound picture this week I thought I would leave you with a glimpse of my growing belly. If I would have planned better I wouldn't have to post a picture taken by a 4 year old of me in my jammies, but oh well!! ;)
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