Quick baby update...

On Thursday I had a Dr. appt to discuss my blood sugar issues. I have already been having some problems with my numbers being too high, so I am checking my levels six times a day (before every meal and one hour after). Luckily, everything is still controllable by diet, so no need for insulin yet. We were able to hear the heartbeat again, so of course that makes everything worthwhile! I am ready to feel the baby moving so that I can worry less about how it is doing in there! I also have another ultrasound scheduled for Thursday, so hopefully I will have some pictures to share afterwards! Right now the only ones we have are printouts and they don't photograph well!

However, the other little knuckle-head kid of ours, she does photograph well now that she knows how to cheese for the camera, so I will gladly share cute pictures of her! This was taken this morning before we went to church! I have had a little shopping bug the last few weeks and have been working on both of our wardrobes. Since she looked so cute in her new dress, I couldn't resist!You can't beat that "cheese" face, can you? I just love this little kid! :)

Trip to Ventura Beach with Friends! :)

Ok, so it is a little out of order, but I am still waiting on pics from Jacki and don't want to get too far behind! On Wednesday, Hannah and I met up with Christina and Teri (friends from UT) that are in town for Spring Break. Christina wanted to get her kids out of the snow and so Teri decided to come along for the ride! They stayed in Huntington Beach so we met halfway in Ventura. We went to In-n-Out and then to the pier. There is a playground on the beach so we played for a little while and then walked down the pier and back. A plaque on the pier says it is the longest one in CA! On the pier we saw some dolphins playing, but they only came up a few times so it was hard to catch a picture! Here are some pics we took! Here is Teri with Ashley-Jonathan looking at the water:Me, Hannah and Christina (or Tia to Hannah):David looking at the birds: James and Hannah watching the dolphins:

We had a great time and it was good getting to chat with the girls and watch the kids play. It is great getting so many visitors, even if it is back to back weeks!

Wallace Trip- Part 1- Wednesday to Friday

I didn't get Jacki's pictures on my computer before they left, so I will do this in two parts so I can get her Saturday and Sunday pics. So, lets start at the beginning of their trip. Rhonda, Jacki and Jacob got into town on Wednesday and we took them to Guadalupe, the windy beach! It is the one place we take everyone because it is just a different beach experience! This was Rhonda putting her feet in the water!Jacki and Jacob playing at the waters edge!Rhonda and her grandbabies!Siblings and their children! I really love this picture! No, it is not just an optical illusion, Jacob is taller and bigger than Hannah, even though he is three months younger!We had a great time and enjoyed playing with the kids! We spent Thursday shopping and then went to dinner for Michael's birthday. We went to a Japanese Steakhouse where they cook in front of you. The food was good, but they didn't put on much of a show. It was Jacki and Rhonda's first time so I was bummed the show wasn't better. The kids just kept watching the guy cook! It was really cute! Then a couple with a baby came in and Hannah decided that they were more interesting...The birthday boy! He is now 30! On Friday we just stayed around town and did some shopping. We were going to take the kids to the park, but it was really cool and windy so we decided to just lay low for the day. We picked up a bubble gun while we were out and let the kids play in the bubbles! It took them a minute to figure it all out, but then they enjoyed playing in them!

Anniversary-Part two!

I was so excited with how my strawberries turned out that I decided to post a pic of them! I made three with hearts, and two that said I heart you (in the corners)! I thought they looked cute and they tasted yummy! Here is my new WillowTree and my very sweet card from my hubby! He did so well!This was us just having fun one night! Hannah couldn't even hold herself up with those boots on! In other news, we are SO excited because we have company coming tomorrow! Michaels mom, sister and Jacob are coming and will be here until Monday. I will hopefully be doing a few posts while they are in town of all the fun things we will be doing!

Anniversary/Strawberries

Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary! Michael surprised me this morning with a card and a WillowTree figurine! I saw some guys in the strawberry field picking yesterday so my plan was to find a stand that was selling them! I went and got the chocolate to make chocolate dipped strawberries and then found a stand open right by our house. I bought a half flat of big pretty strawberries and set them on the seat next to Hannah. I didn't think she could reach them, but boy was I wrong! I hear her making noises and going "mmmm" and turn around to see her going to town on a huge strawberry! I had to wait until we got home to take a pic and by that point it was over 1/2 gone! The second one is my favorite!Once we got inside, I washed off a few and handed her one without the stem and she ended up eating three more! She did really well and LOVED them! It will be fun to take her to the Strawberry Festival this year, I doubt she will sleep through it like she did last year! At least she likes fresh fruit like her mother!

Hannah and her baby!

She is going to make a great big sister...

Well, maybe not yet...

But hopefully she will be ready by September when she becomes one!I am currently 10 1/2 weeks and everything looks good! I had my third ultrasound on Thursday and it looks like a little gummy bear with a heart rate of 155! I am a little overwhelmed at the thought of 2 under 2, but I am hoping for lots of great advice from those of you that have been there!

Valentines Day!

For three days before Valentines I dressed Hannah in red and pink to celebrate! You know the cabinet with the tupperware that I talked about in my last post, well, Hannah decided she would try to fit in that cabinet. She then got stuck and like any good mother, I took a picture before I rescued her! :)On Valentines Day she wore this cute outfit that says LOVE and has a heart shaped zipper! She has had a runny nose for the last few days, so we didn't go anywhere but the grocery store. We cooked steaks and ate at home. It was the perfect way to spend V-Day! :)

I wanted to get some cute pics of Hannah and show all of you her "cheesy face"! It is a new thing she does ALL the time. She will just be playing and look up at me and CHEESE! It is SO cute! So here are some regular smiles:And here are the cheesy ones: So much has changed since last year:

Messes!

The other night Hannah was playing with her toys and decided to just crawl in the basket and have a seat. She is such a knuckle head sometimes! :)We "childproofed" the downstairs and there are two small cabinets on each side of the oven that we couldn't put a latch on, so I just moved all of my tupperware into one of them and my stand up cookie sheets are in the other. Hannah has gotten very good at taking all the bowls and lids out and spreading them all over the kitchen and living room. I am constantly re-stacking them and putting them away, but five seconds later, they are all back out! Here she is playing with them and a view of my floor afterwards. Also, she got a bath time basket ball hoop and I stuck it on the dishwasher and she loves it! She carries the balls around and puts anything small enough in the net!Hannah, like her mother, loves pasta! Today for lunch I made some penne noodles with sauce and some garlic toast, so this is the result...Check out where she rubbed it in her hair...She was very happy about the meal! This is one of those things that I would much rather feed her and avoid the mess, but I am slowly letting go and letting her make the mess. I know it is the only way that she will learn!