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MADE THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

abc,.....

These are fun, so it's happening, accept it...

A is for age: 24

B is for breakfast today: Special K crisps...

C is for currently craving: pickles. and we have none :(

D is for dinner tonight: We had dinner with my dad's side of the family at a restaurant in Indiana for my grandma's 70th bday! :)

E is for favorite type of exercise: None...excercise is not fun lol. But my goal is to become a runner...eventually.

F is for an irrational fear: of the dark. Don't judge.

G is for gross food: celery.

H is for hometown: Louisville, KY. But really Radcliff, that is where I grew up.

I is for something important: Reading the Bible, which I need to do more of. 

J is for current favorite jam: Right now I'm listening to "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees

K is for kids: One, my Bella Baby <3

L is for current location: Etown

M is for the most recent way you spent money: On dinner.

N is for something you need: A way to pay for school in the fall, lol...

O is for occupation: Imaging Clerk...sounds fancy huh? :P

P is for pet peeve: bad drivers.

Q is for a quote: I can't think of one....this is my fourth blog in the last hour, my brain is fried.

R is for random fact about you: I can't whistle.

S is for favorite healthy snack: Fruit, specifically strawberries and grapes.

T is for favorite treat: all things chocolate!

U is for something that makes you unique: Um...I am not a unique person. Seriously.

V is for favorite vegetable: canned green beans 

W is for today’s workout: nothing!!

X is for X-rays you’ve had: let's see...ankle, leg, wrist, and then regular mouth xrays at the dentist. 

Y is for yesterday’s highlight: we went to a wedding!

Z is for your time zone: eastern!

Mother's Day/Father's Day

For my first Mother's Day, Joe got me a Pandora charm bracelet with two charms, one that says "mom" and one that says "mother" in a heart and has a matching one that says "daughter" in a heart that I can give to Bella one day. It was so sweet and exactly what I wanted!


Also on Mother's Day, we FINALLY had a baby dedication for Bella. She wore a beautiful dress my grandma made and Joe's parents and sisters came. It was a good day!

For Father's Day, I made this for Joe:

He loved it!

8-ish/9-ish months :)

Yes, I know....today is July 1st so Bella is technically almost 10 months but whatever! I'm busy!


Bella didn't have an 8 month check up, but at her 9 month check up she was 20 lbs, 10 oz, and 27 inches long. Right on track and very healthy. She has had some allergy issues here and there and she did have her first ear infection :( but we are blessed to have only encountered minor health issues so far!


Here are a couple cute pics of her at the doctor.

I love this one. I took it with instagram, which is awesome. She's so cute. 

Being lazy with Daddy waiting on the doctor. 

Let's see, in other areas, the main things Bella can say and actually understand what they mean are Mama, Dada, and Bye-bye. She says bye-bye while waving, it's the cutest thing ever. We are now working on teaching her to clap. She has 3.5 teeth (the 4th one is not quite through yet) and has been eating a lot more table food and learning to chew. She has puffs and mum mums all the time and has tried gravy, ice cream, chocolate fudge, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember. I love seeing her reactions to different foods. 

She is not walking, I don't think that will happen for a while, but she pulls up on everything, crawls all over creation, and will sometimes walk along furniture while holding on to it. It is crazy, it seems like she just learns something new and the next day is doing something else! I still can't get used to the fact that she crawls, and here she is already pulling up on everything! 

She is too much fun! Seriously the light of my life, I love that girl. 

Here is her 8 month pic:

And 9 months:

Holiday World

I didn't blog at all in May AGH! I am going to make up for tonight with at least THREE blogs!


First: Holiday World.


My family and I went to Holiday World on Friday which some would probably say was a mistake because it got up to 108 degrees that day...yeah...so needless to say, it was HOT! I was really worried about taking Bella because I didn't know how she would do in the heat and I was worried about keeping her hydrated and all that. She did great though, and once we got to the water park she had a blast. Here are a few pictures from the day that I stole from my mom because I didn't bother taking any myself. (From her cell and in no particular order.) :)

Standing in line...my face pretty much sums up how hot it was.

A short but much needed nap.

Very tired at the end of the day...cuddling with my sister.

Staying hydrated!

Splashing with my dad! She LOVED the pool! I love summer!

Catching Up...

Once again it has been forever since I blogged, so let me catch you up on the last month. (As if those of you who are my friends on facebook don't already know...)

First of all, since I last posted, my Bella Baby turned 6 (and 7!) months old! Our friend John took some impromptu six month pics of her and they turned out beautiful. Here is one of my faves:

Look at that face!

Gosh looking at that picture she has changed so much in six weeks! 

Anyways, also in March we celebrated my 24th birthday and the same weekend (St. Patrick's Day weekend) we were able to go to Gatlinburg for a couple days with Stephanie, John, and Steph's sister and brother in law, Cheryl and Ryan. It was a lot of fun. The cabin we stayed in was so nice, the weather was beautiful, and we had a great time. Here is a pic of all of us at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company on my birthday:

I also got to see Miranda Lambert in concert in March which was tons of fun! April has flown by, I can't believe it is already the 24th. The most significant events of the month that come to mind are Bella's first Easter, which I can't find any pictures of right now for some reason....and her first trip to the zoo and a baseball game!!!

It has been a fun spring so far.

Now on to the good stuff - Bella milestones.

Most recently Bella turned 7 months old and had a nice little photoshoot with my sister, Bree:

I love that curious look on her face. Oh, and it is really hard to get her to sit still for any pictures whatsoever these days, as I'm sure you can tell.

She also has two teeth (!!!) that she cut in the last week or so. They are on the bottom and so cute! I thought her little gummy smile was cute but I can hardly stand those two little teeth. It is so adorable.

At her six month appointment she weighed 17 lbs, 8 oz so right now I would guess her to be around 19 lbs. She is so cute and chunky.

The past couple of days she has been saying "Mama" and it seems like she is saying it purposefully to me or to get my attention. Be skeptical if you will, but I am writing down Mama as the first word, officially!

She doesn't crawl, just gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth. She also does these little "baby pushups" which are hilarious. She can't quite seem to get the hang of putting one hand forward to move in the direction she wants to go. She still ends up all over the place though, she just rolls her way there. 

Still bald.

That's really all for now! I love being a mom it is so much fun! I am really looking forward to my first Mother's Day coming up. :)

Oh, and my very smart husband is almost done with his master's degree. I could not be more proud. 

One for the road...