Baby Update

I had an U/S and doctor's appointment on Tuesday. Emmerson looked great. She weighs between 6 -7 lbs. Mind you, Bella was 6 lbs. 5 oz. when she was born and we still have 3 weeks until inducement day! The main thing was that her heart was strong and she looks beautiful. I was unable to see my doctor because she was out on a delivery so I saw the nurse lady who is as close to being a doctor as you can get without being one. She checked everything over and was asking me about Braxton Hicks and I mentioned to her that I had them all day on Sunday from morning to night. So she went ahead and checked me and said that I was getting close to a 1. So now I know things are progressing.
Today, oh today, we almost made a trip to the hospital because of contractions. I was nervous because we are still technically 5 weeks out on the actual due date. So I decided to call the doctor but the office was closed until noon due to weather conditions. So we thought we would go ahead and drive to Lee's Summit since it is 30 minutes away and would probably take us double the time since the roads were so bad. When Sheldon got home and got a bag packed and I got a bag packed for Bela, they conveniently stopped and I haven't had them since. I was thankful on one hand because I am not ready to bring this baby home but on the other hand, I want her out!! So we will see what happens the next 3 weeks. I hope I go before I have to be induced because labor won't be as intense but the thought of not knowing when it could happen frightens me a bit. Anyway, baby is still in my belly and active as can be.
The same day I had a doctors appointment, I took Bella to the doctor and she has an ear infection. We just cannot stay healthy. There is so much going around that it is nearly impossible to avoid. I did get some medicine from the nurse, so hopefully that will get rid of my almost 5 week cough. Ahhhh! Will things ever be calm anymore??? I am guessing no. I just need to take that deep breath whenever I get a chance. Breathe in aaannnnnddddd breathe out. Ahhhh, much better!

Been a while...

OK....so I have been really bad the last few weeks about updating our blog. Between Bella and I being sick, to Shirley coming to visit and not to mention being 8 months pregnant, this has been the last thing on my mind. When Bella is sleeping, I am sleeping because I am exausted and I know that in 4 weeks I might not be able to take that nap like I would like. So, here is a quick update.

Isabella's vocabulary is becoming more and more adult like. The other day we were at JCPenney's and we were looking at baby clothes. She grabbed something and said, "Mommy, this adorable. It's cute." It was very sweet. I guess maybe she hears that alot. Her new word is "we-ever", interpreted- WHATEVER! She likes to tease and and say something is "pink when it's really blue". So I got to the point where I would say, "whatever, it's pink" or "whatever you say". Now she will say:

B- "Mommy it's pink"

M- "No Bella, that's blue."

B- "We-ever, it's pink."

It's amazing the things they choose to repeat back. She is sooo much fun right now but we have also been dealing with the attitude of a 2 year old. We are in that stage of life in full force. I have really been learning how to pick my battles because if I didn't, I would be telling her no or sending her to timeout all day. It is challenging at times especially when I am not feeling my best. We are planning her little birthday party. The theme is going to be Elmo because she LOVES Elmo. I just can't believe she is going to be 2! It goes by too fast!! Growing up and even now I have always heard how we are here on earth only for a fraction of time because we will be in Heaven for an eternity. Having kids really puts that into perspective for me because it goes by so fast and they are grown before you know it. It makes me want to cherish each moment and makes me feel guilty when I don't.

Turning 30 also put that into perspective for me. Yes, 30!! I always thought it was sooo old. Now that I am here, I am excited to be 30. I have learned a lot in my twenties and am sort of glad those years are over. I look forward to my 30's. We had a big fiesta at our new house. A lot of friends and family had not seen our new home so we had a Birthday Party/ Housewarming Party. There were between 50-60 people here including a lot of little one's. It was fun but it will be a while before something like that takes place in our house again.

I am trying to get things done before Emmerson gets here. We are slowly getting a few things that we will need. (Jill~ I will be ordering her Allyzabba soon!!) http://www.allyzabba.com/ Thanks to Shirley, I have new, pretty burpcloths, a Rock-A-Bye and few other things. http://www.ribbonandsoul.com/ It's fun geting new things but we have so many things from Bella that we do not need to get. The most important thing being clothing. Thank goodness they are 2 years and 10 days apart. That is saving us a lot of money!

Anyway, not much else going on. I will make sure to keep up so I don't have to do this long drawn out blog next time. Until next time......