A visit with Santa

Last year was easy with Isabella. She was only 7 months old when we had her picture taken so she didn't really know or care what was going on. This year was a completely different story!

2 Months Old

My little boy is growin' fast! He's 2 months old already.

Caleb Richard

Caleb Richard born September 23, 2010 at 1:10pm, 8lbs, 15ozs, 21.5in long!

We have a name....

well I think so at least! I'm pretty sure we'll be going with Caleb Richard. Richard is after Doug's middle name, his dad's name, and both of his grandpa's names. It's still kinda a secret right now and I think, for now at least, I want to keep it that way. We might tell a select few but for the most part it's a secret. In other news our Tennessee trip is 2 weeks from tomorrow! I'm so excited! Hopefully the car ride won't be too bad. I'm more worried about Isabella being crabby than me being un comfortable. Hopefully she'll sleep a good part of the way. It's about 9 hours w/o stops so that's a long time in the car for a kid who doesn't really like being in the car as it is. I'll be packing lots of toys and books to help entertain her!

Tennessee

Finally it's next month! We're going to the Smoky Mountains next month! I'm pretty excited! I really hope Isabella has fun. I know she won't remember it but I'll take plenty of pictures for her to look at and enjoy when she's older :) Hopefully we're able to do everything we want to while we're there. I've already planned out our daily activities in hopes of getting it all in. Hopefully between all the places we're going we're able to swim at the resort and take a few trail walks on the multiple resort trails.

It's about a 9 hour drive for us. And that's without stops. We will for sure have to stop for food, to let Isabella stretch her legs, diaper changes, and mommy potty breaks, lol. Hopefully I won't get too uncomfortable by the drive. I'll be 25 weeks pregnant.

I've researched a ton for things to do that are age appropriate for Isabella. I've decided on going to a place called Rainforest Adventures. It's a zoo that features rainforest animals. The website says it has over 600 animals that represent over 130 species. There is a drive though animal park and petting zoo we're going to. We'll also be going to the Ripley's Believe it or Not Aquarium (probably the place i'm most excited about aside from the Smoky Mountains National Park). We might also go to a place called Bays Mountain. It's a wolf sanctuary but also features bobcats, raptors, and reptiles. It's about 1 1/2 hours away so it just depends on if we want to make the drive or not. Hopefully we can get Isabella to cooperate while doug and I play a round of mini golf at the Ripley's Old Mcdonald Farm. Plus there is an awesome outlet mall in Sevierville where i'll have to get in a little shopping. As for activities for doug, there is a Bass Pro, a huge knife shop with knives obviously, camping and hunting stuff, and we're planning on going to a beef jerky store. I think we'll have more than enough things to keep us busy!

Yay for Babies!

Well it looks like Isabella is going to be a big sister in September. September 23rd to be exact. We're pretty excited. They will be 17 months apart. I think the age difference will be great. I'm just so excited to do this again! Here are some pics from the first ultrasound. Heart rate was 174 :)

9 Months Old

Isabella turned 9 months old on January 27th. We got her 9 month pics taken this past Saturday. Here are a few.

I wasn't too crazy about any of them. But I still managed to pick a few to buy.

The other big news is she started walking at the beginning of this month. She doesn't do it often or much but she will take about 4 steps here and there. She prefers crawling. Maybe by the end of the month she will have it down. Her biggest problem is keeping her balance. Practice makes perfect though if i could just get her to do it more often!