Christmas Morning

All her pretty little dress ups.

The Rocking horse that she saw the other day in the spare bedroom when I was grabbing something out of there. I tried to be so fast, but she saw. I immediatlly pulled her out of the room while she was kicking, screaming and crying. She pretty much forgot about it after that, so It was still amazing this morning watching her come out to find what "Santa" brought her.

Table and chairs curtosy of Gma and Gpa Tippetts. She looooves it and ate her breakfast from it this morning. She couldn't be happier.

What Christmas morning looked like as Allisandria ran out of her bedroom.

I woke up at 7 and attempted on multiple attempts to wake Dave up. I got dressed and begged for him to get up. We had to get started because we were having brunch at out house with a few of our friends. Finally he did, and together we walked into get our little Pia. You will see that in a video clip.

Later, some of our buddies came over for brunch while National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was playing, I made Eibleskevers and they brought breakfast casserole, fruit salad, ice cream, juice and sausage and bacon. It was soooooo good. We hung out, talked and played some Ping Pong for a little bit before they all left.

We lounged around today. It was nice to not have a schedule. Pia played with all her toys. She really loves her horse, the table and her little cell phone. She is such a talker. She loves to rock on her horse while talking on the phone.

Here is our Christmas morning with Allisandria on video. I was soooo excited to give her all her presents. Please bare with me during all the little video clips, I only have 10 minute video time on my little camara so I had to use my time wisely and stop alot.

Dave helped her out just like a great father would. I couldn't be more happy. I am so glad that we decided not to travel this year. I don't think it would have been as good anywhere else watching her open all her gifts. We are exhausted from all the excitement. We are so thankful that we have our family. I can't wait to have Anabella Rose with us next Christmas.

this video is dark for the first couple of seconds until I realize that I need to turn the light on. Just keep watching

Merry Christmas

What a pretty girl

I made this tutu the other night. It looked quite fluffy, but when I put it on this sweet little girl, the fluffliness didn't bother me. I don't think it could get any cuter. What do yout think? She was so excited and she knew she looked so pretty.

30 weeks

Here is our Little Anabella Rose. Around 3.4 lbs now. Went in for my 30 week appointment along with the 3D Ultrasound. I am so lucky that my dr. gives me an 3D as part of the deal. I was so excited. Dave and I were hoping that this 3D would be better than Allisandria's. Her Ambilical (sp?) chord was totally in front of her face and all we could see was her eye. This little girl was doing the same thing, but we saw most of her face. She wasn't cooperating as much as we liked and the more we disturbed her by poking and prauding the more she seemed to dissappear and move her chord in front of her face. These were pretty good shots thought. I am happy with them. You can see the chord by her face. Isn't she soooo cute? I totally can't wait to hold her and kiss her and put her in cute girly things.

Also on a weird/scary note, on the 2nd (wednesday night) I was making dinner so it would be ready when dave got home. I had pulled the Corn bread out of the oven. I was standing on the left side of the oven as I always do, pulled them out, placed them on the stove, went to close the oven door and somehow stumbled and began to fall backwards over the open oven. As I was falling backward, and backward was the only place I was goin, I thought to myself, "I am going down regardless, so please avoid the HOT oven." I fell right over it, didn't get burned but totally landed on my butt and back towards my left side of my body a good 3 1/2 feet away from the actual place I was standing. I, being a big and tall girl, fell really hard, I hurt my foot, my hand an of course my back and bum. Since I was on the floor being blocked by the island from Allisandria's view, she began to cry. She was sitting in her chair beginning to eat dinner. I quickly stood up, shocked and in pain and told her I was ok. I went and sat by her, called dave and told him to come home immediatly cause I totally had just fallen. I knew if probably wasn't the best thing for the baby to be jossled in such a way. I started to get scared. Then the cramps/contractions started as I called the on call nurse at my Dr. office. She said I needed to come in immediatly. I called becca, she came and got me and we dropped Allisandria off at her house with her husband. I was in complete panick. I could barelly talk to Dave ont he phone casue I coudln't believe this was happening. I was expecting the worse and was scared of what could happen. Dave met us at the Hospital and we went right up to Labor and Delivery. Luckily my Dr. was on call and I started crying even more, cause I was facing reality, but then relieved casue I was in the right place and my Dr. was there. He saw me as I was signing in and assured me that everything was going to be fine. They got me in the triage room, and hood me up to the moniter to check the baby, took my blood for some tests, and then ordered a heavy duty Ultrasound to check if there were any tares, or if the placenta had detached at all. Everything was normal and perfect. Contractions had stopped soon after they hooked me up to the moniter. They were small ones thankfully, I would compare them to slight menstural cramping. I had began getting sore all over my body from the fall. We got home and took some meds. I slept pretty good, but got even more sore as the night went on. Now 2 days later, I feel like my ribs are bruised, my right groin, giong into my hamstring is all sore and pulled, and my left bum feels like i pulled the muscel, plus the arm they drew blood from totally is black and blew. The nurse today at the office said they probably blew a vein. I thought the lady did a good job taking it. It didn't bother me during the process in the slightest. Oh well, I am pretty achy, but happy that I have a prefectly healthy baby inside growing big and strong. This will go down as one of the scariest things of my life. I dont' think I thought I was going in to labor, but the fact that i was contracting, and obviously not far along to deliver a normal, healthy baby, facing a hospital visit, I wasn't sure what they were going to do to me. It was scary. All is well now. She is a lively little girl and I love watching her move. Hopefully she will move head down here soon. She is breech right now.

Lately

As I have said before, I am working from home now so I can be with Allisandria more. I have been home now for a few weeks and I am totally loving it. I still totally miss the salon I was at and seeing everyone a couple times a weeks, but working from home has been so convenient for me. I work while Pia is asleep at naptime and I work a night or two when Dave is home from work, and then a few hours on Saturdays. It is so nice not having to put the burden of a toddler needing to be babysat on my friend anymore. All of my clients that have followed me home have been super supportive of me and my decision to be at home with my family. I am so grateful that I have a skill that allows me to bring in $$ while being home. I couldn't ask for a better home to be living in either. The front of the house has a small bedroom and full bathroom that I use as the Salon and the Shampoo area. Heidi was so sweet to give me my shampoo sink for my birthday a couple years ago. Now I have everything I ever need.

Lately I have been feeling quite grateful for many things. A couple weeks ago, Dave's Dad, Sam, and his stepmommy, Sally, came into town for a few days. Allisandria loves grandma's and grandpa's so she was quite excited. The words "bapa bapa" were the only ones I heard the whole time they were with us. They always bring her a little gift when they visit. This time she got a whinnie the pooh car/plane that she sits on and rides. The propellers move, and there are little shape blocks she can put in the seat. It plays music and she absolutely loves it. They are such sweet grandparents to her and she loves them so much.

During their stay, Dave drove them up to Sedona for the day. They enjoyed trolly tours and great food along with the beautiful scenery Sedona had to offer. I missed out on the outing, because I had appointments that I couldn't reschedule, but I know they loved the little drive and enjoyed spending quality time with Dave and Allisandria alone. Thanks for visiting Sam and Sally, we love you guys.

29 weeks

I went to Boise ID for my sweet cousin, Carly, babyshower. She is due the 10th of Dec. and is having a little boy. I wanted to go and celebrate with her. I haven't seen her since I was pregnant last time, so we were over due for a visit. She is my older cousin by 2 years but a good 2 heads shorter. So it is only natural for my belly to sit on top of hers. I love this girl. She is one of my most favorite people.

Here I am at a whoppin 29 weeks. This pregnancy has been different. I really dont' feel pregnant most of the time. Sometimes I forget I shouldn't be doing or lifting certain things. At my last doctor's appointment, Dr. said that I was measuring big, but that I wasn't showing very much. My little girl is hiding in there, but when I lay down to rest at night, I can feel her larg body across my whole stomach. We will see next week when i get my 3D if he thinks we should move the due date up.

more Halloween

Allisandria and Gabriella. Best of Friends.

Gabby wasn't afraid of the skeleton. It even reaches out and it didn't phase her. Sweet girl, Allisandria ran the other way.

Our car all decorated at the "Trunk or Treat" I was hidden under my cloak.

Becca, Gabby, Me and Allisandria...oh wait the skeleton. Allisandria didn't want much to do with me that night. I was too scary for her I guess. Notice Gabby smiling at the Skeleton.

Movie night on Mom and dad's bed

26 weeks

This kid is kickin all over. My right leg is now going numb, and it is hard to put socks on. Allisandria pats my belly and says "baby" or "beba"(bella). No extra stretch marks,( dont' know where any more could fit from the last time.) feeling good.

october 09

Another skirt I made for Allisandria.

Daddy took a day off work so we could go to the Phoenix Zoo. IT was soo beautiful. Weather was perfect.

A skirt I made for Allisandria.

Halloween Day was a good Day, not only was it fun to dress up, but it was my last day of work at the Hair Salon. It was bittersweet, but very fun. Glad to be home now.

21 weeks

Don't you wish you could spend Halloween with me?

Allisandria as a cow last year.

I really enjoyed lurking in the shadows and scaring unfortunate souls after we made the trick or treating rounds to friends houses. I really did actually do it. Since I am preggers this year, I may go even scarier.

Thank you Better HOmes and Gardens Magazine, Michael's and Martha Stewart. Allisandria helped in the design. (She loves the birds)

Halloween has become my favorite holiday. This year I plan on transforming the garage in a haunted house> Each year I am gonna buy more clearance stuff so it gets better and scarier. There is a huge Skeleton at Michaels that I want, Allisandria about crapped her pants when I touched it and it started moving and talking. Then I did it again and she cried. I laughed so hard. It was awesome. Marideth told me, "it's okay, it's funny, it's good for her." I wonder what she will do when I get the other stuff that is scary out for decorating the house. She loved the little black birds. Thanks Martha Stewart.

Cooler weather/ Can I take a message?

Finally the weather is slowly cooling down. We have been playing outside in the mornings and evenings. Walks are really nice in the evening. The dogs, the wagon, my husband, my daughter. What cuter image could you have? Bubbles and sidewalk chalk are new passions of Allisandria's. She also loves scooping up the rocks. I wonder if I could teach her the difference between dog poo and rocks, so she could help me do poopy duty?

My new favorite thing is when Allisandria is talking on the phone and she puts it on her shoulder and holds it with her cheek while writing in my appointment book. I think she has see me do that one too many times.

sewing.

A hooded towel that I free hand embroidered with my machine

cute blanket set with my favorite item, the snuggly

Onesie that I embroidered for a friend

"where did you come from?" said my mother....

I replied, "I am your child."

It is a new hobby and I love doing small projects so kid stuff is perfect. If you have knewn me for a long time ( I mean long time) YOu know that I change the look of my handwriting because I get bored with the same penminship. You know that I change my makeup all the time. You know that when it comes to drawing I can't leave an undone portriat, that is why i get them done so fast. I want to see the results. You know that when I am doing color, i don't talk, so that I can get the foils on and the color applied so I can get you processing cause I want to see the results. Now when it comes to sewing, I get too excited. I do small projects that I can do in a sitting or I will probably end up like my mother sewing at 3 am eating Juji Fruits and Hershey's Almond Nuggets with a Diet coke that is watered down. I have found a new release. I love it and hope to become like my mother who made my wedding dress. I love my wedding dress. It is everything that I imagined. My mother can hardly believe that i have picked up this hobby, and that I actually enjoy cooking and entertaining. I have amazed her in the last few years. I find myself more and more like her. I am proud of it. She aint that bad. If you want to see all my craftiness, you can go to my other blog http://www.babynightnightbotique.blogspot.com/. Enjoy.