Sunday, September 23, 2012

It's here, It's here! Fall is here.

Warning! This will be a short, but wonderful post. You know it is fall in the south when SEC football is on the TV on Saturday's and pumpkins can be found every where. This year we were lucky enough to have our own pumpkin patch. It wasn't the most plentiful of patches due to the extreme drought and the crazy amount of squash bugs. However, daddy was able to salvage one larger pumpkin and three cute little pumpkins. Isabella had a good time playing with them this afternoon. It was cute watching her play with the pumpkins until she started "pumpkin chunkin' "!!




And here is a picture of our very own Crimson Tide cheerleader. I was hoping to get her to be able to say Roll Tide! by this season, but I am afraid that I will have to wait until next year. No biggie, she will still look cute regardless.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Things Matthew Wants to Remember

Last night as we layed in bed Matthew saw new baby move in my belly for the first time. This was quite an accomplishment. New baby moves, however, the movement is not nearly as often or as violently as Isabella did. This was also the first week that Matthew really felt new baby kick. As I rolled over and snuggled into Matthew's back the other night, new baby decided to give daddy a back massage by kicking his back repeatedly. I actually think that new baby had the hiccups, but it was a good moment for Matthew and I to share with new baby. New baby is calm, but gives me an occasional reminder that there is a small blessing growing in my belly. If heartburn is the actual indicator of hair growth for a baby, this baby will have very little. That is one pregnancy side affect that I am not missing from my pregnancy with Isabella. Oh, and I forgot to mention that our 20 week (well, actually 22 week) ultrasound said that new baby was a little BOY!!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

One Quilt...One Year...Many, Many Memories

Before Isabella was born Matthew's grandmother and I (and other family members, too) made a quilt. It was quite a long adventure, but well worth it. Later on we named our daughter after Matthew's grandmother and with that being said I thought it would be a great photo prop for Isabella's first year of pictures. I am going to have to think of something special like this for new baby.

Newborn


4 Months

8 Months

One Year!!

I love this quilt. It was so special to me before Isabella was born, but now it is worth more than practically anything. I think it made the perfect prop for the perfect pint sized subject.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Famous at 14 Months

Back in the early spring Isabella's Papa called me and asked me for a few good pictures of Isabella for a promotion they were doing at the bank. He is a very calm soul that doesn't get excited over much. He told me, "its not a big deal." Umm...HELLO...I am her biggest fan and her mommy so it was a HUGE deal to me.
He was in luck though because a week or two before when the weather was really nice and my buttercups were in full bloom I took her outside for a quick photo opprotunity with my really nice camera. Who knew those pictures would be on something more than a mamma's desk.

The promotion is for a customized debit card and I think she was the perfect little model. Below is a copy of the printed add.
I saw this ad before the banners were up. Last night Isabella's Nana & Papa told me that the banner was put up that day, so today on my lunch I made a special trip to take a picture of the banner proudly displayed in front of her Papa's bank.

I am still waiting on her billboard. But you better believe that I am very proud of my famous little girl!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Well blogworld it is official...I am a terrible blogger. Actually I don't really think I am a terrible blogger, I just wish for one more extra hour a day. I really NEED to keep up with all the little details in our lives though. It is important to me. What if... What if someday I wouldn't have such a wonderful family to blog about? What if I one day all of a sudden I didn't have the ability to remember my most memorable moments. I have to do this, I must do this. So because of that, I am really (I mean it this time) going to try (hey I do have a family to keep up with) to stay faithful to this blog. So first things first, we must play catch up.

Man of the house, Matthew, has been busy as ever at work. Not at the same work, but he started on a new endevour at the start of 2012. Instead of supervising the warehousing and shipping car care products he now is in charge of the safety and quality control of the warehousing and shipping of a very popular brand of potato chips. Yes, he gets to eat as many potato chips as he wants while he is at work but we have to buy ours at the house to enjoy. Matthew and Uncle Andy have also taken on another big adventure. They are up to their elbows in a full blown remodel of our sunroom. I am so proud of them. Between the two of them and their knowledge plus the ability to watch YouTube how-to videos, Isabella will have a new play room in just a few more weeks. We are also looking forward to the flowers and pumpkins that he has planted for us.

I on the other hand, I have had very little change to my life. Same job, same full time job as a mommy and part time housekeeper. I have had my hands full with Isabella that I have been horrible at taking pictures but I will give ya what I've got.

Isabella on the other had has had MAJOR milestones, MAJOR changes, and MAJOR exciting times.

We have switched her from this:

to this:

We have had our first hair cut:
But our biggest milestone of them all is this one:
World watch out because Isabella can walk. She took her first steps to Grandmama (04/28/12) one day and hasn't stopped since. I would say that she officially was a confindent walker at 14 months. Now she is almost 15 months and she is getting a little too confindent.

Your current likes are:
Fig Newtons
Nutrigrain bars
Yougurt
Turkey Lunchmeat
Animal crackers
Carrots (funny side story is that you were eating them so much the doctor commented how orange your skin looked)
Anything with chocolate
You loved whole milk from the start and your cup is usually empty by the time you get to Patty's
You love Patty's Papa. (We hope he gets better soon so he can come spend the day with you again soon.)
Patty-cake
Your nursery-rhyme songs and your Everlasting God CD's
Of course green blankie - I call you my little Linus because you will drag that thing EVERYWHERE!!
You are facinated by screw on lids.
You still love your bath (as long as you aren't too tired)
Your Grammy bought you a sand & water table for Easter/Birthday and you will spend all day playing with it if possible.
Swinging & Sliding
Who am I kidding you just LOVE to be outside.

You can say:
Yes (you can also shake your head, yes)
No (and you can also shake your head, no)
Mine (but it sounds more like nine)
Mamma
Dadda
Kitty
Thanks
Thank you
Hey
Green
Keys
Drink (it sounds like 'nink)
Cheese
And when you are trying to say a new word you usually just whisper it to yourself. It is strange, but very cute

Stats:
Size 4 Diaper
Size 4 Shoe (but you really prefer to go barefoot)
18 months clothes (some 12 months still fit)
24 month swimsuits
Approximately 25ish pounds
Approximately 24 inches tall
At you 12 month check up you were actually growing into your head though

And the most important stat to add to Isabella's list:

Big sister!

Now that you are all caught up, it will just be up to me to keep up!!