Jorja May!!!

Jorja May is finally here!! She was born on Tuesday @ 4:40 a.m. She weighed in at 5lbs. 13oz & 19 1/4 in. long. She is beautiful, and she and Whit are both doing great. They will be coming home tomorrow morning to start their life as a family of 4. Sylvi is going to be a great big sister!! She loves helping feed and burp the baby & was showering Jorja with tons of kisses!!

Winter Fun!!

Earlier this month we received quite a hefty snow! It was Isabella's first big winter storm & it landed Mommy and Bella at home together for an entire week!! It didn't take long for us to get stirr crazy. This was our first day out together, during this storm. I do have to say that this day is proof of the saying necessity is the mother of invention. I figured out a way to rig her car seat up to our sled so we could safely cruise our neighborhood. You can see that she found the experience quite relaxing!!

Long Overdue!

I know that this is long overdue!! It has been a little crazy around here & I haven't been able to keep up, but I am back on the wagon...shooting for once a week. I just had to include this picture of Bella after her bath the other night. Bryan and I were cracking up. She has such a little personality. I can't believe how quickly she is growing into a little lady. She is going to be one yr. old in less than a month. Oh, how time flies when you are having fun!!!

Swimming Lessons

Isabella had her first swimming lesson today at the YMCA. We were pretty sure she would love it since bathtime is her favorite part of the day. She spends most of the time crawling around the tub exploring. She is always trying to put her face in the water which scares daddy to death...especially when this is followed by a cough to empty out all the water she just inhaled. As you can see in her pictures, she was more than excited about her big day! She learned how to kick on a kickboard, blow bubbles, and float on her back. She even met a new litle boy, Kasey, who she thought was pretty cute!! She put on her flirtiest smile to woo him. Her daddy is going to be in big trouble in a few years:)

Ouchie!!

It's hard to believe that Isabella is almost 10 months old, but she is. We went for our 9 mo. checkup this week (hers are a few wks. behind because she came a little early). Dr. Phillips says she is doing great. She is growing like a weed & crawling all over the place. She is officially 16 lbs. and 4 oz..not big to most, but huge to us! She got her first finger prick today. She was a trooper, and came out with her very first big girl band-aid..Dora!
She is becoming a very curious little girl. She has to investigate everything that she sees. She likes to use all of her senses. It just wouldnt' be right to look at a piece of catfood w/o putting in her mouth to make sure it isn't something she should be adding to her diet. Chance really appreciates that!!

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas was very exciting this year with a new little(well not so little any more) present to enjoy! We spent Christmas Eve with Bryan's family and Christmas Day at my mom's house.

Isabella had so much fun with all of her family...especially Sylvi! They are becoming great buds!! Sylvi helps feed Bella & Bella loves letting Sylvi practice to be a big sister. They are going to be a handful together before too long.

We miss everyone & hope to see everyone soon! I can only pray that you all felt as blessed as we did this Christmas!!