It's A Wonderful Life!!

So many awesome things have been happening and are about to happen! Life's just great!! My niece, Isabella Rose, was born on Wednesday, March 18th!!! We had a fun St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday, and in only 3 short days we'll have our ultrasound and know if this little kicking baby is a boy or a girl! I just can't handle all the excitement! PLUS, Levi and I are heading to Virginia in a week to visit my brother and his family. THEN, in May we are taking a trip to Gatlinburg WITH my new niece! Doesn't get much better than that!! :)

Here is my precious little niece, Izzy! Isn't she just beautiful?? She weighed 6lbs 14oz and I think
19.75" long. Mommy and baby are doing well, and we are just ecstatic that she's finally here!!



Here are the happy new parents! Brian (Scott's brother), my lovely sis-in-law, Nicole, and of course, the most precious one of all, Izzy! :)


Some of you will be pleased to hear that Levi's been feeding himself with a spoon, not all the time, but about once a day. He has been feeding himself for a while with just finger foods and anything that requires a spoon, I've been happy to feed to him. But, I realize my baby is growing up and I need to get over my messy food fear. He's been feeding himself yogurt and applesauce, and he's quite proud of himself too!


Something silly happened the other day when Levi was wearing these brown athletic pants. You know, the kind that make the "swishy" noise when you walk? Well, he's always had a problem keeping pants around his waist, but this particular day was especially hard for him because he's started walking. So going from his knees to walking caused his britches to go down below his diaper. It cracked me up!! I don't even know if he noticed!!



These are pics of us goofing around on St. Patrick's Day. I took a few self portraits of the two of us, but I didn't have make-up on and I looked terrible. Vain, I know.


Well, that's it for now! I'll share the good news of our ultrasound on Monday! :)

Pregnancy

I feel bad that I haven't really talked much about my pregnancy. Only because when I was pregnant with Levi, that was my world and it was always on my mind. Now, there are many times when I completely forget that I'm pregnant!!

I am 19 and half weeks along and I've been feeling lots of movement. I love feeling the baby move, especially at this stage because it's not painful and it doesn't keep me from sleeping! :) I'm always comparing this pregnancy to my first, but I tell myself not to try to come to any conclusions regarding this baby's gender in comparison to how my first pregnancy went. Every baby is different and every pregnancy is different, so I'm clueless! I'm very anxious though, to find out what we're having. Our ultrasound is on Monday, and I canNOT wait!! Everyone asks if I'm hoping for a girl, since I already have a boy, but it makes no difference to me. There are positives to both; if we have a boy, Levi and the new boy will be close and can play trucks and wrestle each other, but if we have a girl, it will be fun to buy girlie things and see what it's like raising a girl! I've always wanted a daughter. My mom and I are very, very close and the bond between a mother and daughter is like no other relationship in the world. I dream of having that with my own daughter. What's funny when people ask me if I want a girl since I already have a boy is that they assume we just want 2 kids. So many people today seem like 2 kids is the American way! I would love to have 4 kids, but we're taking it one at a time! ;)

Speaking of girls, my niece will be born any day now!! I'm absolutely THRILLED to be having a niece and I'm so happy for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law to be having a baby as well. What an amazing experience and I'm excited for them to experience the love and amazement of becoming a parent. Isabella Rose will be here on Thursday for sure if she doesn't come any sooner! Nicole, my sister-in-law, has been having pretty strong contractions for a while, but they just aren't close enough together to be admitted to the hospital. :( So, I'm just holding on for Thursday! Can't wait to meet you Izzy!!!

Such a Big Boy!

Levi is growing up before our eyes! He's doing so much that it's hard to keep up with!! Here is a list of Levi's achievements:

• He is walking! Yay! He's only walking about 30% of the time, but he has taken many steps by himself. So he has the confidence, it's just that he knows he can crawl faster than he can walk at this point. I'm guessing it's only a matter of weeks before crawling is extinct.
• He talks ALOT! He is always babbling and saying things in his own language.
  
• He says "eeewwww" when you ask him what a cow says.
• He says "bah, bah" when you ask him what a sheep says.
  
• He roars at anything that resembles a lion
• He says "guck" anytime he sees a duck, goose, or little chick.
• He makes a high-pitch noise whenever he sees a cat...not sure why!
  
• He says "nana" for banana.
• He says "e-i-e-i-e-i" when we sing "Old MacDonald".
  
• He sometimes will mimick what I say, but doesn't use the words again.
• He puts phones, mp3 earphones, and shoestrings up to his ears...not sure about the shoestrings, but it's cute!
  
• He LOVES books and brings them to you to read to him! It's usually the same 3 or 4 books (out of about 30) that are his favorites, mostly of animals.
  
• He loves to stand on his four wheeler and rocking horse, such a little daredevil.
• He loves to pull all the toilet paper off the roll. And sometimes wipes the floor with it.
  
• He knows where to put the puzzle pieces on his animal puzzle.
  
• He knows a great deal of signs, such as "more, please, eat, milk, drink, hat, dog, shoes, ball, baby, love, and all done". We are working on "hurt, sorry, socks, story, sleep, and bath".
  
• He gives hugs and kisses! They are awesome!!
• He's not a big eater, but he's a good eater. He's finally eating veggies and meat! :)

Levi continues to be the happy, laid-back, little guy that he is! He is such a joy to be around and I miss him if I'm away from him for more than an hour!!