Baby number 2 update! ITS A ....

Whew.. with all that has been going on I have neglected to update about our little bean on the way!

on Friday I had an ultrasound to check the length of my cervix, we are monitoring this closer this time since Lily was trying to hard to come early. We want to avoid pre term labor again if possible. GOOD NEWS my cervix hasn't shortened at all which is a great sign! I was so relieved. They also spent a few minutes showing me Lily's little sister.. yes that's right

IT'S A GIRL!!! 

We are SO excited. Me and Mike were both rooting for another baby girl. We wanted Lily to have a sister, since they will be so close in age. PLUS... can we say matching outfits! ha ha

here I am at 16 weeks

everything is going great, feeling good and getting some energy back. So excited to meet miss MIA ROSE this summer :)

Lily turns ONE!

Last Sunday, my sweet girl turned one yeas old. Honestly, I feel insane when I say that. There is no way this year had already flown by... A year ago, this was our first family photo together.

Though I was totally out of it due to the devil itself - Magnesium sulfate

I can still remember the way I felt at that moment. It was a new beginning for me, for us, for our future. All I saw was this beautiful gift I was blessed with and I promised myself I wouldn't take a moment for granted.

This is the day of her birthday..

A year later, I still have those feelings, and I whole heatedly believe I have treasured every moment of this year. Sure, there has been rough parts but every moment of her first year has been the best moments of my life.

The day of her birthday My favorite photographer, Katy took her photos. As usual I love them!

This photo shows her personality perfectly. She is so sweet and playful and a little bit spunky. When I was a young girl and thought of my life, she is exactly what I saw. 

She is such a fun, bright happy kid. I call this her "party mode" pose. ha ha.

I wish I was able to really put into words they way she makes me feel, the way being a mother makes me feel, and the way seeing my husband be a father makes me feel.. but that is something I just can't articulate well enough for it to truly come out right.

 So I'll leave you with more cuteness from her birthday party and one year photos!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!

SUCH A FUN DAY AHEAD!

Today is my sweet baby girl's first birthday party. her birthday is tomorrow and I am so excited for this whole weekend. I'm in the midst of cupcake glory, and I look to my left, then to my right and Minnie mouse's face is staring back at me, ha! me and mike were talking this morning as we were setting things up and we were like " this is fun! haha" it's so great to celebrate my favorite little person's life. someone me and Mike prayed about, prayed for and love more than words could ever describe. I'll update tonight on the party festivities!

Back from the bloggy-dead.

I'm back. After almost 2 months of no blogging I finally have time for it again. Add up severe morning all day sickness, pregnancy exhaustion, Christmas, vacation, planning a certain some one's FIRST BIRTHDAY... it all equals no blogging. But I have lotssss to catch up on. First.. We will start with Lily's 11 month up-date. Hey, she is still 11 months for a few more days, so I'm not too late.

Most of the pictures were taken with my phone, so excuse the darkness, and over all crappy quality.

Lily, at 11 months your growing SO fast. Mommy and daddy can hardly keep up.

You weigh somewhere around 21-22 ish pounds, we will know for sure next Tuesday.

You wear 12 month cloths, and some 18 month also

You are in size 3 or 4 diaper

You can speed crawl like no one's business

You stand up on everything, walk with your push toys or with our hands, but refuse to do it on your own. You'd rather crawl if there is somewhere you want to go, guess it's faster.

You say lots of words, mama, Dada, hi dog, bye bye, hi, hey, and love to make noises with your mouth.

Still going to bed at 8pm and sleeping until 8:30-9am

Still 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

You love your doggies. always kissing and hugging them

speaking of kissing, it's probably one of your favorite things to do. Any stuffed animals or baby dolls, you just smother them with your love! it's so sweet!

Still drinking about 2 bottles a day, but you have cut out all baby foods and prefer the real stuff. Mac n Cheese and breads seem to be your favorite right now.

 you love attention, you just light up when people talk to you.

You have become so cuddly, and we are soaking up every minute. Sometimes, you just crawl up to us and lay in our arms, me and daddy just adore it.

You still suck your fingers like CRAZY. 

You are so smart and learn something new every day. you love to mimic sounds I make and just the other day you picked up your shoe and went to put it on your foot, all by yourself! 

You shot up in height, take after your daddy there.

you are so giggly, and happy and we are so thankful we get to be your parents. Can't believe your just days away form being one!

Little misses first SNOW!

 Lily is 10 months old today! I'll save her monthly update for tomorrow :)

Today, it SNOWED!

Though we do get snow here in Virginia beach once in a while, we don't count on it. Most winter's we get none. Last winter we had a big snow storm and got LOTS of snow. Lily was still keeping warm in my belly though, so she missed the fun! Ha! So did I since I was on bed rest :/

Though today we only got 1" of snow, it was enough to drag my baby girl out in for a few minutes. 

Here she is when she was looking out the door at the snow.

 " mom! Can we please go check this stuff out?!"

After throwing some layers on her, which she wasn't very pleased about, we headed out the front door. 

Honestly, I don't think she really loved it. She definitely noticed it and reached her hands out to try and touch falling snow flurries, but she really just seemed confused the whole time.

 Finally got brave enough to reach for it on the ground. She was surprised by how cold it was.

We only spent about 5 minutes out there. Both me and my baby girl are beach girls. I tried skiing once, I was decent at it, but I just hate cold weather. I'm sure I'll feel differently in July when I am 9 months pregnant, HA!

Pregnancy update

I am glad to say that I have been feeling great so far in this pregnancy. No throwing up (yet..) just exhausted all the time. Based on my LMP I was 8 weeks 2 days, however I had an ultrasound this morning and it turns out I am a lot earlier in the pregnancy. 5 weeks 1 day. I go back on the 16th for another ultrasound to get better measurements and a better look since I am still so early, but right now my due date is Aug. 8th 2010! I'll post some pics from my new ultrasound when it comes up, that way you'll actually be able to see something, ha!

4 years ago today.. brought my first baby home.

My dog, Bailey. I love this dog, like she is literally, my baby. Yes.. I am one of those people. But seriously, how could you not?

Look at that face

She was 6 weeks old when I got her. This was my first night home with her. Me and Mike were instantly in love.

 She is silly, and playful, and has the best disposition. She has been wonderful adapting to getting a new brother ( Riley) and now to having Lily around.

She loves to cuddle with her daddy when he comes home from work.

 She also thoroughly enjoys car rides.

 She was there to bring my spirits up when I cam home from the hospital on bed rest when I was pregnant with Lily.

 And her most favorite thing... swimming. She.goes.nuts.

4 years ago today, I got the best early Christmas present form my future in-law ever. Thanks for being such an amazing dog Bailey boo.

Better late then never.. Thanksgiving 2010!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This was the first year that both my family, and Mike's were together. This year my parents came over to Mike's grandmother's house. Normally we eat at Mike's family's then head over to my mom and dad's house. It was great to only have to go one place this year!

I have so much to be thankful for, My wonderful husband. He works so hard for me and Lily. Though I still have to work, he works even harder than he should so that I don't have to work as much, he loves every smile Lily gives him, and gets just as excited about every giggle and squeal she makes as I do. I am thankful for Lily. In her almost 10 months here with me (18 is if you count when I was pregnant) She has taught me so much. I am thankful for her health, happiness and for the love she has for me. There is nothing greater. All of my family has been so supportive and helpful this year. I am so blessed to have them. And though I complain about my job daily, I am thankful to have one. I am a very blessed girl.

Lily LOVES to feed herself. We plopped some mashed potato's on her high chair and let her dig in. She loved all the attention she got and we all loved the food!

My father is terrible at pictures. He was looking at Lily the whole time. ha. best I could get.

Lily eating her first Thanksgiving meal!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving too!

Lily's first parade!

Just recently, Lily attended her first ever parade. Every year the city of Norfolk holds the Grand Illumination Parade. Basically it's when they turn on all the Christmas lights in the city, and then have a parade to celebrate! Lily did phenomenal, considering it ran a little past her bedtime, and my kid loves her schedule. Her favorite parts were the bands, and the floats with lots and lots of lights! Me and Mike really enjoyed seeing her get so tickled by it! we plan to make it an every year tradition!

 All snuggled up.

Watching the floats go by

I was so excited that my family joined us at the parade! my mom, dad, brother and his girlfriend came along :)

We had such a great time! can't wait to do it again next year with two children!

I will do a Thanksgiving post, and pregnancy post here soon, this house isn't going to clean itself! ha!

big news! lily is going to be a big sister in early aug! computer is down but i will post more soon!!