All The Chadwicks

My Baby Girl is One Now

2008-10-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that my baby girl Lexi turned one year old yesterday. It makes me sad to see how fast it goes by! We had a busy day yesterday so I did not get to post a Happy Birthday message to her until now. There was a Fall Festival in Ormond Beach that we went to and had a blast. My mom joined us and also my cousin and her two kids. They had face painting, pumpkin painting, a bounce house, a big slide, a petting zoo, horse rides, and a firetruck along with a little bitty firetruck that talked! It was so cute and Bella kept hugging it and kissing it and she kept saying she wanted to hold the baby firetruck! Haha.

FALL FESTIVAL

Face painting

Bella's spider

Nana & Lexi on the big slide

Painting a pumpkin

The baby firetruck

So after that we went to our Halloween party for the mom's group I am in, Palm Coast Sweet Peas. That was also a load of fun with games, tattoos, another bounce house, more pumkin painting, and of course CUPCAKES! Cause you know Bella was not eating any of the food once she spotted those! I was lucky there was some watermelon or the girl would not have eaten at all! So needless to say, both girls were tuckered out - and so was I - so here's a few pics better late than never! And since we had so much planned for yesterday we are having her birthday next weekend.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Bounce House

Bella loved the spider decoration

"Baby Corner"

Bella and Ethan picking out pumpkins to paint

And making friends with the scarecrow

Hugging the scarecrow while Ethan looks on

Painting another pumpkin with Alexis

Birthday Girl!

Fishing with all the kids

Getting a tattoo

The girl is on a spider kick lately!

Still smilin'

Finally got her cupcake!

One Happy Girl

Two Happy Girls

Best Friends

2008-10-18T04:09:00.000-07:00

So the other night while after I put Lexi to bed, it was just Bella and I. Justin's new job keeps him away until about 730 or so most nights. I was warpping up a package to ship out the next day with scissors in hand when Bella decided she wanted to play ball. Only problem was she was about 2 feet away from me and did not tell me she wanted to play catch! She had a semi hard soccer ball and since she has pretty good aim it was headed right towards my head. Somehow I reacted in time and it just grazed me but I guess I still gasped because she came running over to me and hugged e from behind and told me "It's ok Mommy, don't cry. You're my best friend." I am not sure where she came up with that one but boy did it melt my heart!

How do you eat YOUR pasta?

2008-09-19T05:14:00.001-07:00

Bella likes to put them on her fingers and count them as she eats them. Makes meal time learning time! lol

Lexi likes to swipe them from her sister. Hers must be better than mine!

Baby Bakers

2008-09-19T05:14:00.000-07:00

Ok, so if you know anything about me, you know I LOVE Target. So one day I was going through the dollar aisles up front and found the cutest little chef hat and aprons and figured they would be perfect since Bella is just really starting to get into dress up at all.

For some reason, anytime I tell Bella I want to take her picture, she goes off and stands in front of this wall! Of course her attention was distracted because Dora was on in the background!

Even Lexi got in on the action.

Free Giveaways

2008-09-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Check out this link - they are giving away a free Home Depot tool kit or a tattoo airbrush kit!
http://www.kidazy.com/contests/linkback-contest/

"Let's Play" with Mema & Grandpa Rodney

2008-07-03T18:14:00.000-07:00

There is a place close by called "Let's Play" that is like an indoor kiddie playground and the thing that makes it so cool is the "big kids" are allowed in too! So when Mema and Grandpa Rodney came for a visit it was the perfect place to go. This is a pic of the girls waiting for them to get to the house.

"Please Mommy can we go play now?"

Mema and Lexi had fun in the 2 and under gated off section complete with foam blocks and lots of fun little toddler toys.

And when Grandpa Rodney came in he found a big ring to stick on her head!
Bella coming down the big tube slide.

My Girls

2008-07-03T18:08:00.000-07:00

I remember this day like it was yesterday! It was the first time bella figured out she had pockets and she could stick her hands and all kinds of other little goodies in there!

My Lexi girl is always so happy and smiley even when she is shrieking and breaking my eardrums, the girl has a smile on her face!

Cousins

2008-07-03T18:00:00.000-07:00

Is this not the cutest face? She reminds me of a beaver in this pic! lol.

Later that same day we went to visit with our cousins, Megan and Joseph. They had the coolest little cart that the kids had a blast dragging each other around the house in. My cousin has the house I want to move into - it is so beautiful. I keep asking if we can move in with them and they keep laughing like I am joking.....

My Other "Babies"

2008-07-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

These are my other babies - Lita and Roscoe. Lita is almost 8 years old and Roscoe is about 6 and a half. They are some adorable dogs even if I do wish my husband would let me shave Roscoe - he is one shedding freak. Drives me insane but gives me the motivation to clean my floors every day, otherwise they would be disgusting! And my girls sure do love them too.

This day I caught Lita laying in the dogs toy basket which is full of tennis balls, ropes, and bones. How comfortable is that? Guess it beats the tile floors though!

Back into the swing of things...almost

2008-06-29T18:34:00.000-07:00

I need to get back into the swing of things. I have been a major slacker in the blog world. So tomorrow (maybe) I will catch up. I know, that's still procrastinating but I need to go to bed, I am too sleepy! I do have a question first, can anyone exlain in laymens terms these blog buttons? I want to know how to make my own and how to get others onto my page. I always see "add my button to your page" but I have no idea how......

Win a 2-Disc True Learning CD-ROM

2008-06-29T17:19:00.001-07:00

A Wrestling Addicted Mommy's Blog is giving away a 2-Disc True Learning CD-ROM. Just leave a comment with which True Learning product you'd like to try most. Subscribe to her feed, add her button to your sidebar or blog the giveaway for extra entries. Just leave each extra credit in its own comment. 1 winner, ends July 4th. Check it out!:

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Messy face and bath time

2008-04-08T11:03:00.000-07:00

Bella with her Uncle Ronnie after getting into the chocolate pudding!

Love that face!

The girls first bath together. Lexi is not able to sit up on her own yet but I had found this bath seat at the best baby consignment store ever, Twinkle Twinkle! It does not fit our tub right though so I may have to take it back. She is just way too big for the newborn tub and hard and wiggly to bath with no support. But I love how she stares at her big sister Bella, with such admiration. Then again, she stares at the dogs the same way...

Sisters

2008-04-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

Last night was a rare moment for my girls. Bella is usually too busy playing to pay much mind to her sister but last night she laid next to her and played together for a few minutes. When she is not too busy being a curious 2 year old, she is being a jealous 2 year old. Her latest trick is yelling and hollering EVERY time her sister cries. She has been doing this for about a month solid now and it is driving me bananas! Nothing we have tried to do to stop it has worked. We tried time out, we tried ignoring it, we tried yelling at her, we tried paying more attention to her. Any one else have any advise or ideas?!?!

Lexi is growing so fast! My chunk-a-munk is 5 months old and weighing in at 20 lbs! She is bigger than her sister was but I am sure she will slim down as she gets older. The Chadwick side of the family just has big babies - thanks for that honey! She is teething like a fiend too - no teeth yet but man can she shove both her hands in that mouth!! And lets not even talk about the amounts of drool!

We took the girls for pictures at Olan Mills the other day - Mema gets a discount since she works there. Bella was not giving up the smiles for anything. So when we got home I asked her to smile and here it is! Better late than never I guess!

Easter Bunny

2008-03-26T17:03:00.001-07:00

Well I waited until the last minute to take the girls to the mall to get their pic taken with the Easter Bunny. Last year I waited in line for about an hour so my procrastination worked out well this year, no lines! And as I was dressing Bella I found the matching one for Lexi, I did not even know I had a matching dress for them, so it was cute to see them dressed alike. Bella did not do so well with Santa so I tried to prep her before we went. I told her we were going to go see the Easter Bunny and she would get to sit on his lap with Lexi. She said to me, Bella sit, Santa? Funny how her memory is getting longer! She waved to him and let me put her on his lap with no fuss but when he tried to tickle her to get her to smile she grabbed his hand and pushed it off her! We could not get her to smile, she was no longer happy with the bunny after that! Lexi could have cared less, she was smilin away! We'll see how they both do again next year! That is if I can afford the bunny, he was pretty freakin expensive!

Bella's big birthday bash

2008-03-16T15:12:00.001-07:00

Bella on her beloved slide on the day of her big birthday bash at the playground. Unfortunately alot of her little friends were unable to make it to the party but we still had lots of family and a few friends that were able to join us in her big celebration. She absolutely loves this playground so it was the perfect place to have it.

Bella and Nana on the swings.

Bella and PopPop on the swings, with Bella trying to escape for the slides!

Bella trying to figure out how to get the balloon off of her.

Licking the icing off her Madagascar animals.

A faceful of icing, yummy!

Tired girl opening her presents, the sugar high from the icing has worn off!

She told me she wanted to go "night night" in the stroller with her new Elmo.

Party Planning

2008-02-29T19:40:00.000-08:00

Well we are planning Bella's 2nd birthday bash. We are going to have it at Reed Canal Park at the playground. I really wanted to have it at "Let's Play", a place here in Palm Coast but it was way out of our price league at the moment, maybe next year. It's a really cool place though, kinda like an indoor gym and climbing place with slides and other fun stuff. But she also loves the park so that is what we can swing this year, no pun intended! I just can't believe my baby girl is almost two already!
We gave up on the potty training for a while. She was turning it into a battle of wills and let me tell you, she won. But we will try again. If worse comes to worse I was thinking of signing her up for daycare for a month and letting them teach her! lol.
Little miss Lexi has been sick for the last two weeks. Started out last month as a mild case of RSV and then this month was your run of the mill upper respiratory infection. So many days of staying home and using the nebulizer later, she is finally better. Poor boogie. But she is even a happy sick baby. This was all new to us as Bella has only been sick like 3 times so far and poor Lexi girl has already been sick close to that much in her short 4 month span of life.
I have no pics to post since my stupid camera broke again. We just had it fixed not long ago. This is the second time, so next tiem we get a new camera. Have I mentioned how much I hate the one I have?! I really want to learn more about photography and get better pics going. Maybe with a better camera, I could do better. Any recommendations on cameras would be greatly appreciated by those pros of you out there with all these fabulous shots on your blogs! Help a sister out here!

Potty Time? Warning, lots of pee talk!

2008-02-12T18:08:00.000-08:00

Well, the B is long gone. She did surprisingly well with the whole transition, way better than I had expected anyway. I would say the first day was of course the worst. She had a bit of trouble at bedtime on the second night. But after the 3rd day she was going down with no fuss at all. She never even asks for it anymore, and she is even sleeping a little better at night. For some unknown reason, she still wakes up a few times throughout the night, but less than she was when she had her B. So with that under our belt, I decided to see what would happen with the potty. She has had her potty for a while now and will randomly ask to sit on it here or there. Since I was prego with Lexi at the time, I never pushed her but let her pick her own little time table for when she was ready. Now that Lexi is 4 months old, I figured it was time to try a little harder. It has been a little rough but we are making some progress. I am just not sure if she is really ready or not. She finally peed for the first time a few days ago, after about 3 sippy cups!!! She went three times that morning and I thought, hey this will be easy. Wrong! Since then it has become more of a battle of wills. She is willing to sit there, for very long periods of time, but she is holding that pee in as best she can. I even went out and bought her big girl panties but she has not shown much interest. She wants Shrek panties and I have not been able to find them yet. I tried the whole letting her run around naked and we have had a few accidents and she freaks, but will still not go on the potty. The crazy thing is, she treats it like a new chair. She does not want to get off it, the other day she sat on it for almost two hours! Then once I put her diapers on, she pees. I even busted out with the M&M's, not working. We'll keep at it for a bit loger and see what happens.

The "B" is broke

2008-02-02T09:51:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking about taking Bella's "B" away as she is about to turn two soon. She only has it during naptime and bedtime but I still felt it was time to get rid of it. I thought about it a while ago but it did not seem right with Lexi coming, especially since I knew she would be using one. And for all those who don't know, "B" is what we call her binkie. So I decided yesterday was our big day. She made a new friend at the park, Abby, that she talks about non stop so I figured, I could use that to my advantage. I told her that Abby does not use a "B" so we were going to give ours up. I also told her about everyone else she knows that does not use a "B". On the car ride home from our playdate with Miss Abby, I explained that we would be throwing away her B when we got home. It did not quite go down that way though. As soon as we got in her room, she asked for "B". I went into the kitchen and snipped the end off of it, as I have been told by many friends that this worked for them. I brought it into her room and told her that her "B" is broke. She repeated broke and tried it and immediately spit it out, while giving it a funny look. I thought, alright, this will be easier than I thought! How wrong was I???? Very much so come to find out. She fell asleep after about 10 solid minutes of crying, which she does not normally cry when she goes to sleep, she usually conks right out. I figured she was overtired because we were way behind our normal schedule so I let her cry it out. Ten minutes was not so bad, but then she woke up crying after being asleep for maybe 15 minutes. And she would not go down again. I tried everything. I brought her and turtle and pillow in with me as she always sleeps with them, but she wanted nothing to do with either one. She did let me rock her and sing to her for a few minutes but then started crying again. After an unsuccessful 30 minutes, I just let her get up, because at that point Lexi was crying too and there was no way any of us were getting any sleep. Then came bedtime. Ouch. 48 solid minutes of crying. We did take turns going in and trying to settle her but all she wanted was "B". I showed it to her, as I had decided not to throw it away but use it to show her it was broke. But she is a smart cookie and asked for a "nodder one" since she knows she has about 8 other ones laying around. But I told her no, they are all broke. After a bit more crying, Daddy went in and she went to sleep shortly after that. But it does not end there. I was up with her at least ten to twelve times troughout the night. She kept waking up crying. I felt like the most awful mom in the world by the time we got up this morning but felt much better when she gave me a big hug and kiss when she did get up. At least she did not hold a grudge. Yet. Today she asked for it again at naptime but went to sleep within minitues without much fuss. I think she is just exhasuted from lack of sleep. So here's to hoping for an easier transition. Oh, except she's crying and up again after only a 30 minute nap. She used to sleep for 2-3 hours........

Just Chillin'

2008-01-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Lexi got us all to herself today. Sissy is at Nana's house today so it's just the three of us. I got some stuff posted onto E-bay and Dad did some game playing so Lexi hung out in her Boppy wastching all the action. I think she is ready for Sissy to come home though cause she is starting to get fussy with no one to shove the binkie in her mouth at any given sound or startle her with lots of kisses while she sleeps. Well I do that but I guess for her it is not the same as her Sissy!

Sit~n~Spin.....

2008-01-22T17:36:00.000-08:00

Sit~n~Spin, or Sit~n~Read. Ah, whatever. She found a new and better use for it. Everything in our house lately has turned into a seat for Bella Boo. She will sit on any ol thing and be comfy, especially with book in hand!

Grandpa Ron

2008-01-22T17:31:00.000-08:00

This is a pic of Grandpa Ron from Christmas time. Just wanted to get it up even if it is late. He has come such a long way since his accident in August. You would never guess he was shot in the chest with a 45 just a few months ago, especially after seeing him in the hospital for those long fifty some odd days of recovery. He is an amazing person if I do say so myself. Love you Dad!

Lil Bunny

2008-01-22T17:23:00.000-08:00

Wow, it has been WAY too long since I have been on here! It's a little busy now with two little ones underfoot but I am hoping to find the time to get back to posting. This is a picture of Lexi in her new crib with her bunny. I have had the bedding and the crib for a while now but we had to go out and buy the mattress. Since she has already outgrown two cradles we went ahead and got her crib all set up. The only issue now is it is in with her sister Bella across the house and I am not exactly ready to move her out of my room just yet. We have tried the pack and play but it is so not comfy....

"Wee Little Designs"

2007-11-21T06:47:00.000-08:00

A little while back I won a contest for Lexi's birth announcements. This in itself was amazing because I never win anything! I had been looking at a fellow blogger's page and she has a biz called Wee Little Designs. She makes some awesome things from birth announcements to holiday cards and more. I was already planning on getting our birth announcements through her whenever our newest addition decided to join us so it was definitely my lucky day to win her contest! I just wanted to thank her so much for the fantastic job she did considering my camera sucks and has been acting up lately so the pics I sent her were not so hot to start with - not to mention I am not the worlds greatest photographer either! Here are the two I had to choose from. You should definitely check her site out at www.WeeLittleDesigns.com and order some holiday pics while there is still time! Her name is Jamie and she does a fabulous job! Thank you Jamie!!!!

House Hunting

2007-11-11T06:53:00.001-08:00

We have made the decision to hold off on moving to North Carolina and stay put in Florida for the time being. But we are in desperate need for a bigger house. Ours is big enough size wise but the layout is all wrong. It's a little sad to move out since this was the first house we have owned and we built it. But we are not selling at the moment - thanks to the wonderful market here - so it'll still be ours for a while. Instead we will be renting it out. So needless to say we have been looking at a lot of houses. We found our favorite and then two or three that will do. We have even put in two offers and are just waiting to hear back. I am excited to start over and decorate a new home. And the girls will have plenty of space with their own rooms and a playroom! That excites me because we have been using our breakfast nook for the playroom and it drives me insane! I hate the open floor plan we have now! Especially wit the kitchen - the whole house looks filthy to me if there is a cup on the counter! I know, me and my OCD! Well, wish us luck in the house hunting!

Lexi's Arrival

2007-11-04T06:23:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been a while but I've been a little busy having a baby! Alexis was born on 10/25/07 at 5:15 pm by c-section. For those of you who know what a freak I am - I wanted to watch but unfortunately the angles of the mirror were off so I was not able to see. I wanted to watch when I had Bella too and they had said no - so I made my Doc tell me everything he was doing! He says he has never had anyone want to know before! Leave it to a freak like me - lol. Anyways, everything went well with the surgery and they took her to the nursery to get her weighed and such and said they would call me with details. Well freak I am, of course hubby was again instructed not to leave her side - in case of a baby swap - you never know! So imagine my surprise when they called and said she weighed 10 lbs 1 oz!!!! And just hours earlier the ultrasound showed 8 lbs 10 oz! Talk about some amazing growth! But the funny thing is, she doesn't look as big as Bella did at 8 lbs 11 oz. Bella was all chunk and not as long, Lexi was 21 1/2 inches and has skinny legs and no behind!

So Bella got to meet her and was very excited and wanted to hold her and kiss her. I was amazed at how well behaved she had been what with not being with me those 4 days I was in the hospital - it has always been the two of us since I get to stay home with her. So far she has handled things well. The hardest part for me was when she would say "up" when she wanted me to hold her and I could not lift her. Talk about breaking my heart. But then the day after I had the baby, they had to take her to the NICU for low blood sugars and put her on an IV. Poor Bella didn't understand where she went so she kept trying to lift my shirt and see my belly and asking "Baby"?

So poor Lexi was in the NICU for 5 days - I had to go home without her - that was very hard. She did very well though - they had the IV in her wrist for the first few days and then moved it to her head - twice. My poor bubby was pricked in the heel at every feeding to check her sugars. I was so happy to finally get her home. The nurses there were fantastic but it was hard to not be with her those first few days. We visited her all the time and came for most of her feedings but it was not the same at all.

So now she is home with us and we a re all settling in so I thought I'd take a minute to update and get some pics posted. And that's the story of Lexi's arrival.

Baby Alexis Is Coming!

2007-10-25T08:26:00.000-07:00

We are going to have our baby tonight! We had gone to the OB last Wednesday and they did an ultrasound and measured her at 8 lbs 13 oz - that's 2 0z bigger than Bella was! Plus her fluid level was on the lower side - it measured at a 6 and they would have taken me if it was a 5 or lower. So we had to go back this past Monday and have a non stress test - which came out fine - so no baby. Well we went in again this morning for another ultrasound and another non stress test and she was measuring at 8 lbs 10 oz and her fluid level was down to a 3. Also she was not moving much for her non stress test. Just enough that we are doing the c-section today but I did not have to go directly to the hospital to sit all day. I have to go in at 2pm and we are having the surgery at 5pm. I am so EXCITED!!!! I had told my hubby that no matter what I was not leaving that office without a baby today or tomorrow - I could not make it until next Monday when I was scheduled! So we'll keep you posted!

Growth Spurt

2007-10-19T17:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the sideways pic - no matter what I do it comes out the same way...any suggestions?

Well I am so glad I tried this costume on Bella today - I had bought it last year for her to wear for Halloween this year - but it is a little too short! She has grown so tall lately. By the looks of these pics, you would never guess she had freaked out and cried hysterically as I tried to pull it over her head. Once it was on she was fine. And for her to cry over anything is just out of sorts. She is a happy go lucky baby 98 percent of the time - and well - we won't comment on the other 2 percent - but let's just say she doesn't usually spend it crying! So we will have to go shopping for a new costume this weekend. And I saw the cutest pea-in-a-pod costume for baby Lexi - she will be only about 2 days old but hey - it's still her 1st Halloween - we have to celebrate! Or at the very least snap some pics!

Shades

2007-10-19T17:37:00.000-07:00

Well Peanut's newest thing is to play around the house wearing her shades. All of a sudden she wants them on all the time - but only in the house - as soon as we get in the car she pops them off. Now if I could find her a pair of baby chaps and a baby biker dude - she could fit right in at Biketoberfest!

Bath Hat

2007-10-12T11:49:00.000-07:00

Bella's new favorite thing is wearing her bath hat around the house. Mind you - she won't use it in the tub, but we are past the freaking out stage of water in the face anyway. So now she comes up and says "Help you" meaning she wants me to help her put it on her head. These are just a few of the cute shots she held still enough for me to take!

Bella's 1st Haircut

2007-10-05T17:28:00.001-07:00

OK - I am a little behind on the pics and the posts but give me some credit - I feel like I am 45 months pregnant here! I finally broke down and took Peanut Girl fro her 1st haircut - well - just her bangs. I really wanted it to all grow out but the child would not leave anything in her hair - no clips, no bows, no headbands - nothing. I made it until it got to the point where it was constantly in her mouth and decided to go ahead and chop some bangs. And let me just tell you how very much I HATED it the first day! Only for the simple reason that she no longer looked like my baby but a BIG GIRL! I was not prepared for that!
So here's the before.......

....and the after

These are the during - sorry my mom was behind the camera and she is not so steady! I was very impressed with my little girl - no freaking out or anything. She sat very still and watched in the mirror - then again - she had Elmo with her and she can do anything with Elmo along for the ride!

Of course, now I love the haircut but I have to admit it took a little while to grow on me!

We Finally Decided On A Name!

2007-10-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

Well we finally did it - we picked a name for our new baby girl - with just weeks to spare! We decided on Alexis Gianna Chadwick. We will call her Lexi for short. It was a very long process for some reason this time around! We had it narrowed down to just a few but we each had a favorite and weren't breaking down! But we fianlly compromised and I think we are both very pleased with the outcome. now if she would just get here already!!!!

We Won A Contest!!!!

2007-10-04T10:26:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my luck - I never win anything. I was checking out some of the blogs I like to read and got onto All Things Avery and there was a post from over the weekend about her mom having an anniversary contest that was ending Monday. Well it was Monday but I figured - let me try my luck. Basically she has a site called Wee Little Designs and since she had been blogging for two years - she was having a giveaway on Christmas photo cards. Well, I have already checked out her site many times before cause she has the CUTEST cards - and I was going to be ordering from her for our upcoming birth announcements. So imagine my surprise - and delight - when I won the contest - and to boot she said I can use birth announcements instead of Christmas cards. This is especially good for me because although I had like 5 favorites, one of them was named Lexi - which is what our newest girls nickname will be - it actually helped us finally decide on a name - I figured it was just meant to be! So anyways - just wanted to share my good fortune! And you should check out her stuff at www.weelittledesigns.com - she has all kinds of goodies!

A Name For Sissy

2007-10-01T06:53:00.001-07:00

Well we are still undecided on a name for our new arrival that will be here this month so I decided to ask Little Bit what she thought. I got her up one morning and was changing her diaper - this is when she is most talkative - and our conversation went something like this....

Me: What do you think we should name sissy? Do you like Alexa?
Bella: (silence)
Me: Do you like Alexis?
Bella: (silence)
Me: Do you like Sydney?
Bella (silence)

Well this is not my normal talkative girl fresh up from a good night of sleep. So then I ask her...

Me: What do you want to name sissy?
Bella: Turtle.

SO we have a nickname if nothing else - Bella wants to call her sister Turtle.

"El Bebe" Update

2007-09-26T18:30:00.000-07:00

Well we went to the OB again today. I begged and pleaded but they will not take "El Bebe" out! I go back in two more weeks and then every week after that. She says the baby is gonna be another biggin - bella was 8 lbs, 11 oz. Right now she is measuring at 6lbs and I still have like 4 or 5 weeks left! I feel like I am gonna explode! This pregnancy is definately not as enjoyable as the 1st time around. Oh well we'll just have to be patient..........

My Impatience

2007-09-19T17:20:00.000-07:00

My impatience has set in - well actually it has been set in for a while - I have just recently made it known! I could not imagine making it until my c-section on 11/2/07 so I asked my OB when was the soonest we could do it. So our new date is 10/29/07 - and he promises I can be out by Halloween for my peanut girl. I will probably not be up for the whole trick-or-treating but at least I can be around to get her dressed and take some pics! So that only leaves us like 5 1/2 more weeks to come up with a name for "El Bebe" as we call her now. I still can not believe we have let this go for so long! I think we are both just holding out for the other to give in to our favorites! Too bad no one has budged. But I still figure I should get the last say since I am the one getting sliced open - again! Just my viewpoint though!

My Little Book Worm

2007-09-17T07:24:00.000-07:00

One day all got quiet and you know quiet usually lead to trouble. So off I went in search of Bella and this is what I found.

She had gotten into her room, helped herself to a book off her bookcase, and sat down at her table to read.

And she had pulled out a book about dogs - all of which she calls Bubba after our dog Roscoe - who we call Bubba.

I just love the serious face. She is so funny too - she loves books as much as I do but she will not sit for you to read one to her - she has to do it on her own. She will sit for 45 minutes and "read" by herself - but if you try to read to her you'll be lucky to mnake it through two pages before she tells you no and closed the book saying all done!

Car Wash

2007-09-17T06:59:00.000-07:00

Daddy was outside washing all the cars yesterday so Bella and I decided to join him. Before she realized what was going on she got distracted by the flowers - she loves to smell flowers! Although at the moment - these look more like weeds - but they are flowers - promise!

Bella found the bucket of soapy water and had to check if it was okay to get into it! I am not looking forward to this stage ending and her doing whatever she wants!

Here she is getting into the bucket of water.

She thought she could carry it away to play with it - until she realized how heavy it was. Little does she know Daddy has the hose!

I love how she hates to be in the shower but it's totally okay when its the outside hose instead - talk about a country girl at heart!

Sorry about the cut off head but she was running away pretty quick and its still a cute pic. Plus I was using my mom's camera and am still mastering the difference. Needless to say Bella had a blast out there - even if she never did get around to helping Daddy wash the car - by this point her diaper was lugging her down and it was time for lunch anyway.

My Sis Is Having A Boy!

2007-09-14T18:14:00.000-07:00

My sister called me after her ultrasound today and told me she is having a boy! I was completely wrong - I thought for sure it was gonna be a girl. I am so excited! I went out today and bought him two little outfits - don't tell hubby - he took my debit card away! But I had a secret stash of leftover money to spend! I can't help it - I love to buy baby things!

My wonderful hubby also just bought me a 2001 Dodge Durango. I LOVE it! It has every option you could imagine and then some! He is so pretty! (my truck - not my hubby - I would never call him pretty!) And I am so glad because he went to the auto auction and not only did he get a fabulous deal on it but he almost came home with a minivan for me instead. Not to knock them but they are so not my speed! So I am forever grateful to him for that. I really like that it has a 3rd row seat that folds down flat too - not taking it out. So when we move to NC and I start watching my new nephew I have room for all 3 car seats! Not sure where I will be able to go with three tiny ones by myself but hey - other people do it - so can I!

We decided to move in January - we are going to rent our house out to a friend since the market here sucks so bad. I am so excited to move and be close to my sister again. We are probably gonna rent a house for a year or two until we sell ours in FL so we don't get in over our heads with 2 mortgages! I am not looking forward to the car ride with my two beast dogs though - especially my Roscoe (Bubba) as he likes to stand over your shoudler and pant and drool the entire car ride!!! We will have to sucker someone else into driving him! And he is so not allowed in my new truck!

My dad has been greatly improving - they have taken his trach and his feeding tube out and he is sitting up and feeding himself. They have started getting him up to stand and walk a little bit although he is still very weak and unsteady. But he looks so good compared to the 1st day in the hospital. I am so impressed with how far he has come. They are trying to get him into a nursing home or rehab facility soon.

I never did get my new camera - Justin found the warantee on the stinkin Sony that doesn't zoom. Hopefully thay will not have been able to fix it and I can get a new one! Here's to hoping anyways. I have borrowed my mom's in the meantime - she has the same new Sony that I was gonna buy to replace my old one. But of course - Bella is staying the night with her tonight - so no pics! I will post some soon though I promise.

Catch Up!

2007-08-29T11:20:00.001-07:00

Wow - lots to catch up on - and sorry no pics - I am still trying to get a new camera. I have the money and found the one I want - I think - but hubby wants to see if we have a warantee on the old Sony - I don't want the old Sony - it does not ZOOM!!!!! Anyways. We went up to see my sister in North Carolina last week for a few days and also looked at some more houses and some land too. jsutin had an interview and was offered a job - but we have to stay here until "el bebe" comes on 11/2 - or sooner! We may just need to name her "el bebe" because on the ride up -which took us 10 1/2 hours due to traffic - we agreed about 95% that we would name her Alexa Nicole. Well since we have been hoem he decided that Alexa sounds like a stripper - no offense to any professional dancers out there - we all gotta make a living - so we are back to a no named child once again. He says he likes Alexis better - but I don't - reminds me of the car - a lexus. So back to the drawing board!
We are also up in the air about what to do for our move from Florida to North Carolina. We are so ready to go. But the market SUCKS here and we do not know if we shoudl try to sell our house for like nothing or rent it until the market picks back up. We have put a lot of work and sweat and money into this house we built to get it nice and homey - well I dind't sweat too much! BUt it is too small for us now and we want to move out of state. So there is that whole dilema. Plus I am not looking forward to packing and moving with a toddler and a newbirn come the end of the year! But I will gladly get it done! And I can;t wait for that time to come - I am so over being pregnant this time. I have been getting so many charley horses lately - my legs are constantly sore for days afterwards. I actually woke up yelling in pain the other night and poor hubby thought I was doing a practive drill for labor. At least he is on the ball at 3am!!! I also hurt just to walk - thanks to Miss Bella being so big and me not having her all that long ago - I have pubic symphesis seperation - basically my pelvis bones are splititng apart. They will go back together after I have her but good ole doc says it wil just get worse as she gets heavier and drops down. I can barely walk as is and Little Bit always wants me to bend down and pick her up whcih doesn't help - but how could I tell her no?!!? I would rather have my throid problem back like I had with her and deal with the constant nasuae - this pain is killing me - it is constant and feels like I have a bowling ball sitting on my pelvic bones - especially the left side. They should make a splint for it!!! HAHA.
On another emdical note - my dad is doing way better - he is actually talking now - they capped the trach off and while I was there today he was waiting for physical therapy come to get him up and moving. They had him standing up this morning! Hopefully he will be moved out of ICU since he has been there since August 4th when this all happened.
Well that's all for now - hopefully I will get my camera tomorrow if there is no warranty on the one we have now that is a load of crapola! Then I can post more pics of my darling peanut girl.

My Little Golf Pro

2007-08-17T19:15:00.001-07:00

I got these plastic clubs for Bella when she was a newborn in honor of hubby's favorite past time and his plan for us to retire - for Bella to become a professional golfer! I finally busted them out the other day and she loved them - she would not put them down for days! Of course they have all since broken since they were only like $4 for the set! Time to invest in some heavy duty ones!

Busy Weekend

2007-08-17T06:33:00.000-07:00

Well today will be a busy day - we are going to the hospital to visit Grandpa Ron, then to JCPenney's to pick up our pics, and then to meet Lisa who is in town for the weekend. Her son is my future son-in-law. Heehee. We have it all planned out. Then it is hoem to pack because we are leaving in the middle of the night to drive to NC to see my sister and look at some homes and some land. That should be fun since there will be 3 of us in an altima - not too roomy - especially since last time Miss Bella decided to stay awake for most of the trip - both ways - even though it was night time and I had to sit in the back with her to keep her occupied and not whiney!! So we will see how she does. I think Jsutin is going to look at portable car dvd players today - may be we can occupy her with some Wiggles and Momsters Inc - she loves that movie! We should be back sometime Wednesday. I am just worried about leaving with dad still in critical care -but I will be with my sister so if anything happens - at least she will not be alone. Hopefully only changes for the better will occur though! Will keep you posted!

In need of a new camera

2007-08-16T12:29:00.000-07:00

Well our Sony has pretty much bit the bucket on us. If you turn it on the screen comes on upside down or fuzzy like a broken tv. I had asked hubby for a new one for my birthday but was told we have another one - an old Kodak that is like ancient and dusty! I want a really nice one - one that the has an actual zoom lens instead of a zoom button that gets nowhere near zoom. Maybe for Christmas....we do have another munchkin coming and will need to get good pics to add the the thousands I have of Bella sitting and collecting dust in my closet since I have not time to do my scrap booking! Hopefully when we finally move I will get a room to set up all my stuff and actually get to use it - wouldn't that be nice?! So needless to say - no pics to post for now. My little peanut girl is getting quite the little attitude lately when things do not go her way - luckily that is not often and she is still pretty easily distracted - but I am getting a taste of the future for sure! She is learning some more animal sounds - my favorites are the cow cause she moos really loud and sticks out her neck and makes a face - and the lion cause she whispers her roars! So funny! Well hopefully, I will be able to get some pics up soon.

Grandpa Ron is in the hospital

2007-08-12T17:12:00.000-07:00

Miss Bella and I have been spending most of our time in the hospital for the last week. She has been cheering everyone up in the waiting room. Her Grandpa Ron - my dad - has been in critical care since last Saturday. He lives by the water and they think he was trying to shoot a water moccasin but the gun jammed and he must have accidentally shot himself in the chest and out the shoulder. He just missed his heart but did hit his lung. He was also on a blood thinner for medical reasons and they think he was alone at least 45 minutes before his girlfriend found him. So needless to say he had lost a lot of blood. He was responsive the first few days even though they have him sedated and on a breathing machine but over the last few days they have not been able to get him to respond even when they turn the sedation off. We are still at a "wait and see" standstill. They are now thinking there is something neurological going on. My sister had come down from NC but had to leave today. I am hoping and praying that we get our Grandpa Ron back.
On a lighter note, my little wee one is getting to be such a big girl! I look at her and can't believe how much she seems to have grown and changed from that cute baby stage lately - not that she is not still cute but she looks more like a toddler now. She is learning and saying more as each day goes by and amazes me all the time! I just love her to pieces.

2007-08-01T12:40:00.001-07:00

Picture contest

2007-07-31T18:14:00.001-07:00

I had entered this picture into a photo contest online and just got an email that is was nominated into The best Photos and Photographers of 2007 book. How cool is that?!?! Of course the book is like $60 or $70 but you know I have to get it! They want me to submit another picture for the next part of the contest. I am not even that good at taking pictures - Bella just makes it so easy! I always wanted to take a photo class and learn more. I actually am in desperate need of a new camera. My Sony has just crapped out on me - every time I turn it on the display comes up upside down of fuzzy and shaky. Good time to invest in another though with anotehr baby on the way. I wanted a new one anyway cause the one I had did not zoom enough - it didn't have a lens that comes out at all. So anyways - that's out most current news! Any recommendations on a good - but affordable - camera would be well appreciated!

Rainbow Brite girl

2007-07-26T16:33:00.001-07:00

These are pics of my "Rainbow Brite" girl! I love this outfit on her - brings back memories of my childhood - we used to have those short shorts! HAHA.

Pig Tails

2007-07-25T18:50:00.000-07:00

I love that Bella's hair is long wnough to do pig tails now. She, however, is not so much a fan of them. I am lucky if she leaves them in for 30 minutes! It takes me forever to get them in and somewhat even and then she goes and pulls them out. AUGH! But they do look so adorable.

Miss kissy face

2007-07-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

I just took this pic the other day. I had given Isabella a little stuffed animal on a keychain I found when cleaning and she was giving it kisses. Of course my camera is slow so it looks more like she is about to eat it! But she makes the muah noise when she kisses him. Too cute.

Trying so hard to set this up

2007-07-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

Please bear with me - I am trying to set up this new blog and it is my very first one - so I am basically clueless! It is so funny, once upon a time I was good at this computer stuff but now I am not too sure what the heck I am doing! An old friend to ld me it was an easy site - ha - I must be really bad then cause I am having some TROUBLES!