Friday, November 5, 2010

Pumpkin Patch



I took Izabell and Emma to the Pumpkin Patch by Pittsburg. We bought a couple of pumpkins and craved them that day. Bella ended up chewing up Izabell's before I could get a picture of it. I also had some Halloween pictures of her, but they turned out really dark and you can't even see her in them. So, this is all I have of Halloween for this year.

Pregnancy



It has been awhile since I posted pictures. Here I'm at 27 weeks. We had our doctors appointment at 26 weeks and we have our next appointment on Wednesday. We will start going every two weeks.
How Far Along: 27 Weeks
Total Weight Gained: 6 lbs this month/23 lbs total
Maternity Clothes: I am wearing all maternity clothes now. I think I'm going to have to go and buy some more long sleeves maternity shirts because I thought I would be able to fit into my regular ones this winter, but it doesn't look like it. I had to buy a maternity coat too. I couldn't fit into any of mine or Jerry's.
Best Moment This Week: Feeling my baby move more and more everyday.
Gender: We are having a little girl!!
Movement: She is moving around alot. I can feel her from the outside now. Jerry hasn't got to feel her yet because he has been in the other room when she is moving and by the time he gets in the room she stops.
Food Cravings: I have been eating alot of Izabell's halloween candy. I've also been stopping at Casey's quite a bit after school and buying their cream filled donuts. I can't seem to get enough.
What I miss: Drinking coffee every morning. I've thought about buying some decaf, but just haven't gotten around to it.
Sleep: I have been sleeping very well lately. I can't sleep on my stomach anymore, so I have been sleeping on my left side, curled up with my big quilt that my sister made it.
What I'm Looking Forward To: Seeing my little girl. I can't wait to hold my baby!!
Belly Button: It's still an innie, but I'm not sure how much longer it will be.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Baby


PREGNANCY
Finally got belly pictures up. I'm going to try and post some new things each month after each doctor visit. When I'm 28 weeks, I will be posting something each week. This idea came from my sister, that way I can keep everyone updated!
How Far Along: 18 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Wearing mostly all maternity pants. I haven't found too many that fit very comfortable so I'm also wearing a lot of plus sizes. I have been mostly wearing XLg and 2X shirts that I found on sale at Wal-Mart.
Best Moment This Week: I've been feeling the baby move a little more. I think I've felt a few kicks.
Gender: Not sure yet. We find out at the next doctor visit, Sept. 21, 2010.
Movement: A little. Feels like bubbles and sometimes a little punch inside.
Food Cravings: I have been eating a lot of cereal lately, which I never really did before.
What I miss: Sleeping more at night. I've been waking up almost every two hours to go to the bathroom.
Sleep: Scarce, been waking up more than usual.
What I'm looking forward to: This week going to see my sister and her kids. And our next doctors visit. We find out what we're having!
Belly Button: It's still there! Looks the same, maybe a little wider.

Justin Bieber Concert

Jena and I took Brynn and Izabell to the Justin Bieber concert in July. They loved it. Izzy is singing along!
Dancing along with her new light wand!
Izzy and me at the concert.
Impatiently waiting! This was at the beginning of the concert. She kept asking me when Justin was going to come on. They had three opening bands and Izabell was getting very impatient, as you can tell:)

Monday, July 12, 2010

Izabell's 9th Birthday

Izabell turned 9 on June 22! She is growing up so fast! She got a bunch of books and a couple of DS games. She also got some Littlest Pet Shop toys and money from relatives.


Emma, Byron, Joci watching on.







Trinity, Izabell, and Emma













We decided to make Izzy's birthday cake ourselves. We make it out of cake mix, jello, whip topping, and gummies. Izzy got a little carried away on putting all the gummies on. We couldn't find any gummy fish, so we used sharks in the pool. Izabell also had to add a handicapped ramp and a lifeguard stand.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New Baby!




Jerry and I found out we are expecting a baby February, 2011. We go to the doctor today for our first sonogram. We are very excited and can't wait for the new bundle of joy. I will get sonogram pictures posted as soon as I can get them.

Heath and Jena's Wedding

My baby brother Heath and Jena were married on May 29, 2010. We wish them all the luck in the world! They both deserve it. We Love You, Jerry, Melissa, Izabell, and baby! (Most of my pictures didn't turn out so well because Izzy was in charge of the camera..haha!)

The Girls! Joci & Byron were wore out after the wedding!











The Boys!


The Family! Heath, Jena, & Brynn!







San Diego Beach


We all decided to go to the beach in San Diego one of the mornings. It was a little cold and it took me awhile before I would even get in. Jerry & Izabell jumped right in and had a blast. Jerry decided to buy a boogie board and we all took turns on it. It was pretty fun. I can't wait to go back again.

Jerry and his board.
Izzy waiting for a wave!

And then, getting knocked over! I can't believe how grown up she is looking!

Friday, June 25, 2010

The Family



The Smiley's-Jerry, Melissa, & Izabell
As you can tell I got a little sunburnt at Sea World. For some reason, I didn't put any sunscreen on my chest?!

Jerry and Cindy
Henry and Cindy
The Boys-Joey, Henry, and Jerry



California


Jerry, Izabell, and I flew to California in May to go to Amber's wedding. This was Izzy's first plane ride. She was really excited at the beginning, but I think she was a little bored after we had to change planes. She kept asking how long it was going to be!



We flew to Ontario, CA then stayed with Jerry's mom that evening. The next day we drove to San Diego and we to Sea World. It was awesome! I had never been and it was amazing to see Shamu and all the other sea animals.

Izzy wanted to feed the dolphins. That's all she kept talking about and saying that was the only thing she wanted to do, if she couldn't do anything else. Jerry went with her and took his turn at feeding them too.


Izzy was a little scared at first to feed them. She would drop the fish and then yank her hand back really quick. I think she was afraid they were going to bit her.



Friday, April 2, 2010

Remodling...

We are "remodling" Izabell's bedroom, as she calls it.  As you can see in the pictures, we still have the old shag green carpet.  Jerry talked her getting some new black carpet, so she decided she wanted to repaint the walls. I think I've talked them both into getting a dark color of carpet, but not black.  Izzy has decided on hot pink walls and black trim.  We are also going to paint a wall with chalkboard paint.  She wants puppy dog prints every where, so we are going to have to figure out some pattern.  The ceiling is also going to be painted with paws that glow-in-the-dark.  I will have to post some after pictures when we get finished.  I'm hoping to get most of it painted this weekend.  We'll see how that goes.
Izzy was trying to write a message that says, "I Love Mer."  She later decided to add Henry and then ran out of room.  I think we got some close ups with our digital that shows more of it.

The Next Picasso!

We Are the Champions!!

Izabell was involved in many activities this year.  She did Mini Dance Camp, Mini Cheerleading, and Basketball.  She is getting ready to start softball this summer.  She really enjoyed basketball and had fun doing it.  Good Job, Izzy! Keep it up!








Her 3rd grade team played in three tournaments this year.  They placed 1st in two of the tournaments and placed 2nd in the other one.  The girls did a great job.




 She only made one basket this year, but she played good defense and stole many balls.