Happy Father's Day

Jake got his Father's Day package from Isabelle and I. Thanks to my neighbor who let me use her addy...we did take Jake to the Harley Museum before he left, but with all his hard days in the field he still deserves to know how much we love him and appreciate him.

Thank you Jacob for being the kind and caring father that you are to our little girl.
She loves you to the moon and back, it's plain to see. Your gentle and sometimes stern words are molding her into a beautiful young girl, and I am so blessed and honored to have you as her father.
I love you babe and Happy Daddy's day to you. Soon enough our second daughter will be in your arms for you to love and cherish.

We LOVE YOU!!!

34 weeks

Well I have failed this month in my picture taking...I am 2 weeks behind and here are my 8 month belly shots!

This little girl of ours is growing so strong and healthy, I am trying to enjoy the last weeks of feeling her kicks, stabs, twists, and turns. Sleep I can not seem to get enough of; so thank you mom and to my brother and sisters who help me with Isabelle 24/7. I LOVE being home and pregnant. (Boy do I miss mi casa...but whose complaining?) I am truly blessed to be at home and being pampered. Isabelle no longer wakes me up in the mornings, but goes straight down stairs to grandma. There she has breakfast with Papa and looks out the window at the birds and bunnies that come to eat. It's very sweet. Half the time I'm getting up and she's almost ready for a nap. I can not say enough how lucky I am. Sweet Rachel, thank you sister for your back rubs; you have almost out done Jake.
Well I am off to rinse off her stroller grandma found at a rummage; finally an umbrella stroller! How we missed you. :)

Happy Saturday.

swim suits and rainy days

What a week. It started off so Hot, which was refreshing. My little brother was at his last week of school so us girls, my two sisters, and mom (grandma) all enjoyed our mornings and afternoons together. Then Thursday came and out came our jackets and jeans. It was COLD.
We visited with my aunt Martha. Isabelle actually remembered the coloring easel on her front porch from LAST fall ya'll. My aunt took her last September for a wedding and when she got to my aunts she remembered where it was and was asking for it! Wow, she has a memory. On the way back home, she rolled her window down and was yelling for 'GRANDMAAAA' haha; I guess she didn't get the idea we took 2 different cars into town and that my mother was behind us.

I went rummaging and found some great little deals. All for Charly's room. I can not wait to show you what I have done with what I found. Stay tuned...I went Martha Stewart and June Cleaver on ya'll. Isabelle also enjoyed our 'shopping' as we pulled up to each house. My mother found some cute toys and play jewelry that was a hit.
Can I get 'what what' for rummaging please.

I know I am late with my 32 week baby bump pics....just haven't gotten around to taking a lot of pics. I am totally feeling fatigued and this little girl is reminding me 24/7 that she is in my tummy! I love the kicks and fingers and toes poking but does she keep me up at night. The last few days I have been taking almost 3 hour naps....it feels so good to snuggle up with Isabelle and sleeeeep.
6 weeks or less...WOW!

They're here!

We had some family pictures taken on Memorial Day by Vanessa Joy Berguis; a girl I used to go to high school with. Our last bout of pictures before the fam expands, so exciting!
We can not wait to use her again for an end of summer/fall photo shoot!

Here's some of her work...

http://www.vjoyphotography.com/



There are too many to pick from but here are a few of our favorite's.

What we've been up to

Well let me start with 5 am wake ups with Isabelle have DECEASED as of Saturday morning! Yeppers, this little munchkin will wake up sometime early in the am and will crawl into bed with me where we sleep and snuggle until at least 7:30! It is delightful.
She is down to one long nap again, and is learning a lot of new words. In the mornings I will hear things like 'mom I want a bagel' or 'are you doin' laundry?' How I love my little girl.
We went to a birthday party last Friday which we all had a blast at. My best friends daughter turned 8, and boy does Isabelle follow her around like a puppy. The bf also has a little guy just 5 months younger than Isabelle and they play so well together. Another friend showed up (a prego friend!)There are 3 of us bridesmaids from my bf's wedding last fall who are all prego.
I attended a healing service at church on Saturday night, and boy was it awesome. My dad being one of the elders of our church invited me to come. Along with the pastors, prayer worriers,Elders of the church and other members I probably had over 15 sets on hands laid on me and baby Charly to heal her of her SB. God is so good and his presence was there at church that night. PRAISE GOD!! As of last week she is up to 3lb's and 10 oz. We got to see her grabbing her feet and toes and pulling them on top of her head. Lots of movement. I feel her little feet and hands poking and kicking me daily...and I love it.
Along with a few trips to the park and splash pad we are all ready off to a fun filled week.
Happy Tuesday Ya'll

Baby Update

Well I am 32 weeks this weekend. where has the time gone? The countdown has now begun. I have 7 weeks or less.
This time around I won't be going past my due date which is great. I was a week late with Isabelle and it was one L-O-N-G week. Charly Marie (we think we've decided on her name) should arrive sometime on July25th Lord willing. I will be induced late the night before. I thought of her name as soon as I knew we were having our 2nd girl. I wanted a way to honor my dad, Charles. Instantly I loved Charly. Marie is my middle name, and well, I am her momma! I wanted to share something with my second daughter and our names it will be. Jake didn't like Charly at first, but now we can't think of anything else to call her. It's fun to say her name, with Isabelle we were so undecided. We just stared at her thinking your not all the names we picked, who are you? Finally we said "Isabelle" and Isabelle she was. Izzy and Charly our two little ladies. I am just so in love with my little girl and we can not wait to hold her and smell her and all that good stuff. So, our little girl is a healthy little thing. 2 weeks ago she was weighing in at 2 lbs 13 oz. We have another ultra sound tomorrow so we'll see how much she has grown since. Every day she reminds me she is in my tummy with kicks, jabs, rolls, and I can even feel her fingers tickling me. Last night Jake and I were just staring at my stomach and watching it jump around. Literally my stomach looked like a jumping bean.
So far our diagnosis is still Meningocele, however nothing will be certain till she actually is born. There is so much we have learned about SB and yet we won't know the details till Charly gets here. Even then we can't be certain until she starts to crawl, walk, and do all that babies do. So until then, we are just soaking up the ideas and dreams we have for her and our growing family. Our team of doctors at Children's and Froedtert are amazing. They are so knowledgeable and experienced its disgusting. We've had tours of the birthing rooms and NICU and it's as cozy and clean as a hospital can be. I will even have access to a birthing room with a whirlpool and breast feeding rooms once she is on the NICU floor and I have been discharged. We can not wait to meet our 2nd little girl. How God has truly blessed us!
We are still trusting in the Lord to heal our baby girl and that she will be a miracle to share.

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial weekend was a fun weekend. Lots of family was seen and Isabelle ran around like a chicken with her head cut off. She is out side whenever she gets a chance and its oh so nice. She's learning what caterpillars, worms, and June bugs are, all that good stuff.