tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636711452528890482024-02-06T21:21:09.323-08:00The Volkman'sA brand new little baby, to fill our lives and hearts with joyHeather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-3312425084628916872009-11-22T20:01:00.000-08:002009-11-22T20:14:33.219-08:00some more pictures<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuTVkHaQew"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8cUK25MbSRacX6qpaHZY8I-lCmCDkUJuyR_KrpyNlIa7p8tB97XvOjrCOsjD5lxXC0L1R3ILNHAdwKaJzBKpeHGuhO5ZF6J_fduTBg8IQJ9gPPCP6cHv6X_lPGUXfD66hWGwSLnjUQEj/s1600/VolkmanHalloween_00026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8cUK25MbSRacX6qpaHZY8I-lCmCDkUJuyR_KrpyNlIa7p8tB97XvOjrCOsjD5lxXC0L1R3ILNHAdwKaJzBKpeHGuhO5ZF6J_fduTBg8IQJ9gPPCP6cHv6X_lPGUXfD66hWGwSLnjUQEj/s400/VolkmanHalloween_00026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407145357018041266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlpbe1psPBRN_Z9nqyY7LgvnoP4hsI0-b5odfr9NoG1QpIz746x2Bpj3LQsvNhVn_jr6WHAL2q5OHXoFZMQ5b9H1U6tLpOHeV8Fw7Z8APL63QKHLEQhEFAcaCX1-iJ868KNh9I11PZV7Z/s1600/VolkmanHalloween_00031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlpbe1psPBRN_Z9nqyY7LgvnoP4hsI0-b5odfr9NoG1QpIz746x2Bpj3LQsvNhVn_jr6WHAL2q5OHXoFZMQ5b9H1U6tLpOHeV8Fw7Z8APL63QKHLEQhEFAcaCX1-iJ868KNh9I11PZV7Z/s400/VolkmanHalloween_00031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407145345882248770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpZ40iDGpFaIkfhss7rxbcz0PEl3G0QjTKlwDJdgYpXPuC-RSStGnOqYA7wkinBTuU_4rMOMMh6VlWrXbk098PEFUM4n6IR_PcgwUBwM6ocJWdmn0ZO3FeZlx1lIUwxr-eIbgXj9C4dVc/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpZ40iDGpFaIkfhss7rxbcz0PEl3G0QjTKlwDJdgYpXPuC-RSStGnOqYA7wkinBTuU_4rMOMMh6VlWrXbk098PEFUM4n6IR_PcgwUBwM6ocJWdmn0ZO3FeZlx1lIUwxr-eIbgXj9C4dVc/s400/IMG_0017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407145339907161538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKniOvw88YhgxqyO7UjTJf1gTjT8NOYl4edPIUDoYXA10H9VMDCesA7a1heg_YkMayQQ7lnpdsX3WNbTXolS2eloQqrYDOUc4D3csLdzzZsFwL52C6-H-pHSkjJyEOP_jmFVxDybZZJSlE/s1600/IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKniOvw88YhgxqyO7UjTJf1gTjT8NOYl4edPIUDoYXA10H9VMDCesA7a1heg_YkMayQQ7lnpdsX3WNbTXolS2eloQqrYDOUc4D3csLdzzZsFwL52C6-H-pHSkjJyEOP_jmFVxDybZZJSlE/s400/IMG_0018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407145330478817042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-R5Gw7Sv6UbkkVykOKhztg2jG3OlRrDl-QNxhqyKX4xTaX4f7HdAlxuHYLWQiZJffg87LEn7xATuJaBn9__4of4LN04jutEmjbhW1yREe7uADFWUkIB84CvQcLa0q0ApFEcDlJMwVoSQ/s1600/IMG_0011-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-R5Gw7Sv6UbkkVykOKhztg2jG3OlRrDl-QNxhqyKX4xTaX4f7HdAlxuHYLWQiZJffg87LEn7xATuJaBn9__4of4LN04jutEmjbhW1yREe7uADFWUkIB84CvQcLa0q0ApFEcDlJMwVoSQ/s400/IMG_0011-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407145325775469874" /></a><br /><a href="http://http://sharing.theflip.com/session/462947be585089cccc462f7478dc4c9c/video/7473432"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/462947be585089cccc462f7478dc4c9c/video/7473432"></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-35362373306201310002009-11-22T19:26:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:57:30.275-08:00We have a lot to catch up on....Bella is now almost 10 months, (at the end of this month). I can't believe we are already starting to think about her first birthday! How the time has flown by. Bella started walking right after she turned 9 months old...now that she's almost 10 months, she's a pro, walking everywhere. Her little personality shines through every day. Bella and I are very busy between music class, The Little Gym, Gymboree, and play dates with all of her little friends. It is not uncommon for Bella to hug onto all the other moms at our classes, and during music and Gymboree she is always in the middle of the circle bouncing and clapping to the music. Walking at 9 months has definitely attracted a lot of attention from the other moms, and no one can believe how mobile she is. Bella has 6 teeth now, 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. Teething was a bit rough when the top teeth were coming through. She got a fever and seemed to be in a bit of pain, although it's nothing a little Tylenol could not cure. Bella never ate or really liked baby food after many many attempts. Her favorite foods at the moment are avocado, cherios, chicken, turkey, black beans, cheese, peas, and yogurt melts. Her all time favorite is still her formula, which she drinks about 32 oz a day of. Bella is definitely an easy going baby who goes with the flow....we've yet to encounter a full on temper tantrum at Stanford, although that's maybe because I always buy her whatever she wants...(we just keep that from Daddy)...just kidding...hehe. <br />It has been so nice now that Bella goes to sleep about 6:45 or 7 until about 6 or 6:30 in the morning. The mornings are not so nice, but I really can't complain...by 8:30 am she is back to bed for her morning nap. Then she takes another nap at about 1:30 or 2. It's amazing how much babies sleep! Although I can understand because she works really hard during the days playing!<br />Here are some recent videos and pictures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMzl0A7gW5iC-sPOTACATnc95I7LA3-cIcupccN87R-Wju8C9GmSJ4X2_oRe6Z0QczZ1mMT4hUqjSCcCvfJ0N6waMDt2QPLu0jPSzayNtRtgzyVZQd3mrC5x0VHe5W0R96cOpVGou4TUJ/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMzl0A7gW5iC-sPOTACATnc95I7LA3-cIcupccN87R-Wju8C9GmSJ4X2_oRe6Z0QczZ1mMT4hUqjSCcCvfJ0N6waMDt2QPLu0jPSzayNtRtgzyVZQd3mrC5x0VHe5W0R96cOpVGou4TUJ/s400/IMG_0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141439663241810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOJ-tPwxrz8bYyKiia71kDIUTuhGMoSAgUgMghk9ulgWxIIP5bZKgGFZHUZcabLodd475Pqvn7iescJ6SDB2AI1VSEtBzzq-bxYHdhOmnT9uoRRpzpx4fo9_pNloEXDw1RO3adCRgKbai/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOJ-tPwxrz8bYyKiia71kDIUTuhGMoSAgUgMghk9ulgWxIIP5bZKgGFZHUZcabLodd475Pqvn7iescJ6SDB2AI1VSEtBzzq-bxYHdhOmnT9uoRRpzpx4fo9_pNloEXDw1RO3adCRgKbai/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141435299502754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUbwpdSWICYXt9jhmsngg1AURRy8-7Slce7XoK0EZDFi4S7EjViFR4CkfwtaYY9YsKVILPxMN_x7pcjsgLgBIa795PXH3WYvcq2hBUi5c2mpbUc4RHfBopBSJiOOKY9Ct3H4NBUJaGL_U/s1600/VolkmanHalloween_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUbwpdSWICYXt9jhmsngg1AURRy8-7Slce7XoK0EZDFi4S7EjViFR4CkfwtaYY9YsKVILPxMN_x7pcjsgLgBIa795PXH3WYvcq2hBUi5c2mpbUc4RHfBopBSJiOOKY9Ct3H4NBUJaGL_U/s400/VolkmanHalloween_0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141427146908066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC5Kf4apGXKIQl-Oro10OmzNV87Qq51B7uxKmfsUkKfC2EcfhkTTN2HVC73VoY3bGDBg7fAx5kPcGECsTvdxHiI_Dj19Ybn7f-u6btMOzWMSv9ZxghShn4OO2MhWaEIvIltn8edeavO3n/s1600/VolkmanHalloween_00059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC5Kf4apGXKIQl-Oro10OmzNV87Qq51B7uxKmfsUkKfC2EcfhkTTN2HVC73VoY3bGDBg7fAx5kPcGECsTvdxHiI_Dj19Ybn7f-u6btMOzWMSv9ZxghShn4OO2MhWaEIvIltn8edeavO3n/s400/VolkmanHalloween_00059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141416781279378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtbQFzZR4bCKZewuZCW7Sg-z7bfAHT-PvbQnXHKdFvxWMHkcwY66LGFjOTI6BZjAeXmXwmbU5LWdS3HrB0srI6Eqvgbq7UFPB2Mu2pb1q56LPcdBNd-P17iJ6aauVwefzYCEDPhj18BNV/s1600/VolkmanHalloween_00027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtbQFzZR4bCKZewuZCW7Sg-z7bfAHT-PvbQnXHKdFvxWMHkcwY66LGFjOTI6BZjAeXmXwmbU5LWdS3HrB0srI6Eqvgbq7UFPB2Mu2pb1q56LPcdBNd-P17iJ6aauVwefzYCEDPhj18BNV/s400/VolkmanHalloween_00027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141410254280162" /></a><br /><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/462947be585089cccc462f7478dc4c9c/video/7473432"></a><br />http://sharing.theflip.com/session/77409a1682f23cf4c51f9df97fa3d4bd/video/74733Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-52667646359628494632009-09-10T19:16:00.000-07:002009-09-10T20:05:49.783-07:00Bella in HawaiiWe took Bella on her first flight to Hawaii. She did so much better than we anticipated. We were able to get her her own seat, which was definitely a life saver. She slept in her car seat for over half the flight each way. Ben's parents have been in Hawaii all summer, and were so thrilled to see Bella again. They couldn't believe how much she had grown and developed in only a couple of months. Bella is now crawling EVERYWHERE, and pulling herself up on EVERYTHING! She has started to furniture walk a little. It won't be long before she's running through the house. Bella still only has her two bottom teeth. She's sleeping about 11 hours at night, and she chews on everything. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/HeatherVolkman/BellaAugust?authkey=Gv1sRgCM-oxazyreSOeQ#5380038595600401042">Here</a> are our pictures from our trip to Hawaii.Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-85933043589186144922009-08-27T09:56:00.000-07:002009-08-27T10:12:18.679-07:00Let the baby proofing begin!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mcl8ryJdj8l45CCJ4JM8StWV0C_y-WQqwbekR6uyjDNTg3Lv3BqYrYugf4vwEQ4YThht9jsCXQO9fx1MQEakk-FmntfBxgFJNv4i2kDAU1lF0zlhieuyfEaAROJU3_EdvlLOmLswTWsJ/s1600-h/IMG_0054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mcl8ryJdj8l45CCJ4JM8StWV0C_y-WQqwbekR6uyjDNTg3Lv3BqYrYugf4vwEQ4YThht9jsCXQO9fx1MQEakk-FmntfBxgFJNv4i2kDAU1lF0zlhieuyfEaAROJU3_EdvlLOmLswTWsJ/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374689178491916146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bella is into EVERYTHING! She is the busiest little person I know. The only time she sits still is when she's sleeping. She sure is giving me a run for my money.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfR3KHLV24xLvFkZn77U1iDh9IwOzQZ4pYtcQS_M1iDd3auHrZfJtAdiV7WtQ9W7XnJzvH89SVkLTWLJSwnB4Yb5dTgatSc81hr2aUFUlquTHUa9BEiQYohre7u2SW5OERKNTQ5nWIfr3/s1600-h/IMG_0053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfR3KHLV24xLvFkZn77U1iDh9IwOzQZ4pYtcQS_M1iDd3auHrZfJtAdiV7WtQ9W7XnJzvH89SVkLTWLJSwnB4Yb5dTgatSc81hr2aUFUlquTHUa9BEiQYohre7u2SW5OERKNTQ5nWIfr3/s400/IMG_0053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374689167187931442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see from this picture her two bottom teeth are in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLOiSK8Cs3RGMTdR1lldm5dqnGEiAnZw51YlrsLY92qMsjhsJ4fZwZZrDCrMKanpNt3HudaSXvrQmX1Rvg_nK8G1cHaQfEMbpGSQ4gqyect0B8C0Ty9gdE2OH9qLKSJogNVKT25kPSPTt/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLOiSK8Cs3RGMTdR1lldm5dqnGEiAnZw51YlrsLY92qMsjhsJ4fZwZZrDCrMKanpNt3HudaSXvrQmX1Rvg_nK8G1cHaQfEMbpGSQ4gqyect0B8C0Ty9gdE2OH9qLKSJogNVKT25kPSPTt/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374689159683437170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We took Bella to the beach for the first time. She loved the sand, and oddly enough she didn't try to eat it (at least yet).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFDsFRVWTncSlCrjSzINBKLS0xHf8Y3as-K7WZTAuu3qsXDtbSsDwB3c-nWbK6F29cxaSs8NaBQV0JhO6Ac5sqjcGPgVdPrwzpbo2Om1YpzqhHTWZ8fkAcD4xKqE72wv12quOYvfAIeaY/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFDsFRVWTncSlCrjSzINBKLS0xHf8Y3as-K7WZTAuu3qsXDtbSsDwB3c-nWbK6F29cxaSs8NaBQV0JhO6Ac5sqjcGPgVdPrwzpbo2Om1YpzqhHTWZ8fkAcD4xKqE72wv12quOYvfAIeaY/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374689147945351074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bella and RJ just love each other. Watch out Daddy, we couldn't get their hands off each other.<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnOIDXuhKh9mZ67RRH1vgiNHdCltpc0RqQsQW0f_kdb62e1MO6A634LocNlVa4unF_TILc6xcs4BHKOYBZYqS0kbpFykRgPQQPsH1hFfV9fx0fQ0AaKdorPA8YGSN0Kbdi85B4nN8bAzL/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnOIDXuhKh9mZ67RRH1vgiNHdCltpc0RqQsQW0f_kdb62e1MO6A634LocNlVa4unF_TILc6xcs4BHKOYBZYqS0kbpFykRgPQQPsH1hFfV9fx0fQ0AaKdorPA8YGSN0Kbdi85B4nN8bAzL/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374689140126141474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">About to leave for the Fair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see from the pictures Bella is a very active little girl. She's now a pro at crawling and can get from one point to the next pretty quickly. I always have to keep an eye out on her. She says Mama all the time. Especially when she wants me. It's really cute. We leave for Hawaii in two days, this will be the first time we fly with her. I hope she will be a good girl on the plane. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bella will be 7 months in a few days. I really love this age. I feel like she gets things now. Like when I laugh she giggles as well. It's really cute to see her and her friends interact and play together. It mostly consists of grabbing at each other. The other day Jamie and Kendall were over playing so we sat the girls down and gave them each a toy. Bella kept grabbing Kendall's toy, so we'd give Kendall a new one, then Bella would want that one. I guess it starts young...wanting what you don't have.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bella and I also tried out a music class...she LOVED it. She smiled and laughed practically the whole time. She loves playing with instruments and listening to music. All in all everything is going great. I can't believe Bella is almost 7 months old. I am still loving every minute with her and can't imagine doing anything else!</div></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-91112888712626950242009-08-10T11:02:00.000-07:002009-08-10T11:13:12.481-07:00We've got a crawler on our hands<div>Bella turned 6 months old on July 31st. These last 6 months have seemed to fly by. Bella is now crawling, pulling herself up, and eating baby food. We've started with veges, which she isn't too fond of. I'm going to start fruit this week, maybe she'll like that a little better. Bella loves to babble, and Ben claims that she said "dada". She's still sleeping great, but it takes a little longer to get her down sometimes. I can see her from my room in the video monitor. Sometimes I find her standing in her crib in the pitch dark. Who knows what she's looking at, but most of the time all it takes is one more hug and she goes to bed. Here are some recent pictures:<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7xnMzOqS4NLZAbP27RFhC6psjCMWUmTDmESMldzHIVkr67tOEoItDNZ-rQUEuV8NBVjnDq6-01yeh30_2mKU0GR_CKB54CE781yuarOcE05g4INHtisEMCiBN8j4jgj6UGScM1MjCgby/s1600-h/IMG_0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7xnMzOqS4NLZAbP27RFhC6psjCMWUmTDmESMldzHIVkr67tOEoItDNZ-rQUEuV8NBVjnDq6-01yeh30_2mKU0GR_CKB54CE781yuarOcE05g4INHtisEMCiBN8j4jgj6UGScM1MjCgby/s400/IMG_0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368399540723772770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1yw1i7d5BT5JAk39joK6KEWKGDFmb67F9QTiFn0Uoz0Q4NCGoLvYoiG-CjezcTcuUNtFQKeB_w3nqYq4G40I_0HLL7LcRy7txhYxu53mLng-IUqV09CkOcGeD2wkbPz-Aqkv-QLHB7lq/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1yw1i7d5BT5JAk39joK6KEWKGDFmb67F9QTiFn0Uoz0Q4NCGoLvYoiG-CjezcTcuUNtFQKeB_w3nqYq4G40I_0HLL7LcRy7txhYxu53mLng-IUqV09CkOcGeD2wkbPz-Aqkv-QLHB7lq/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368399530673411346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgGG02Pz91hSvToa3_roW7QNyX2qvJOwCDhfQ6Dgjso1-AtMGHQc_BWz1fa12hHsFOCmEzeRVzriXSu35_bTQNeoEgCO9jkOsCJvyjXZ8WC_RDXusvdDChNtH7Z4e30ygEhx3dzE4wyA0/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgGG02Pz91hSvToa3_roW7QNyX2qvJOwCDhfQ6Dgjso1-AtMGHQc_BWz1fa12hHsFOCmEzeRVzriXSu35_bTQNeoEgCO9jkOsCJvyjXZ8WC_RDXusvdDChNtH7Z4e30ygEhx3dzE4wyA0/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368399526197842450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcVhFfjMLI47VIHPgAO5Q_DhJXfC_CZlkYBa1BXA5X5SXqyq-sjjWnVW4HVpM_tTRnAvjVQxzKJVhIkEZjns5yZoDiSGXXzpkNp26IEbA5S3MyFXCw6AToY8Lt1rBfX7CSCw6klx8Cfp_/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcVhFfjMLI47VIHPgAO5Q_DhJXfC_CZlkYBa1BXA5X5SXqyq-sjjWnVW4HVpM_tTRnAvjVQxzKJVhIkEZjns5yZoDiSGXXzpkNp26IEbA5S3MyFXCw6AToY8Lt1rBfX7CSCw6klx8Cfp_/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368399520417978754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG8FFoTSdsZf1O0LdjlcUWepSZ4WXX2NHAAgLj3OSoKVM2DIzg2c_r1VerRX5UR2o3H6hZxd4iJZ8a7NNxesn5NNVmPLP9fGeYHVOLPzCCPjrCNnGvwtYR4JZC8e-zBQLTEyJBz-RA41C/s1600-h/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG8FFoTSdsZf1O0LdjlcUWepSZ4WXX2NHAAgLj3OSoKVM2DIzg2c_r1VerRX5UR2o3H6hZxd4iJZ8a7NNxesn5NNVmPLP9fGeYHVOLPzCCPjrCNnGvwtYR4JZC8e-zBQLTEyJBz-RA41C/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368399510213963026" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-56598330948236998712009-07-08T13:59:00.001-07:002009-07-08T14:01:19.747-07:00Photo Shoot<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/HeatherVolkman/Bella5Months?authkey=Gv1sRgCMiWhZLEyoLeQQ#">Here</a> are some pictures I took of Bella today. She is 5 months old.Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-74536100499835390182009-07-07T13:01:00.000-07:002009-07-07T13:21:30.071-07:00Bella- 4-5 months<div>So much has happened since our last blog update. We sold our townhouse and bought a new, larger one. Even though Bella was only a few months old we were starting to feel a bit crowded and made the decision to put our house on the market. Luckily everything worked out perfectly. We sold our home very quickly and found a new one located just a few blocks away. It made our move very easy, or I should say as easy as it gets with a 4 month old. We were "homeless" for about a month, and luckily we were able to stay with my parents. Bella was really able to bond with her Gigi and Popi. It was great for me because when Ben was at work all day I had so much help with Bella. Between Ashley, my mom and dad, Bella was never left alone to fuss or cry while I had to shower or do other things...it was great!<br /></div><div>Now, here's the update on what Bella has been up to:</div><div>~She is sleeping great! Let's cross our fingers it stays this way. She goes to bed between 7:30 and 8, and wakes up about 6, eats, then goes back to bed until about 7 or 8. She is taking 2-3 naps per day. One is always a long one, about 2-3 hours and the other 2 are short about 45 min- 1 hour. It's so nice because it gives me a chance in the day to get things done around the house.</div><div>~She is primarily on formula. As of now I'm only breastfeeding her in the mornings. She seems much happier on formula, she was just way to hungry and I just couldn't keep up with her. We've also introduced rice cereal. She is starting the get the hang of swallowing the food, although I think most of it ends up on her bib.</div><div>~She is sitting up, rolling over, and scooting around (although not "crawling" yet).</div><div>~She babbles and talks all the time. She does this little squeal when she gets excited and loves to smile.</div><div>~We took her swimming for the first time on Father's Day. She really enjoyed the water. We can't wait to take her swimming again!</div><div>It's been so fun to watch her personality evolve. She is very serious and really takes everything in. If only we knew what was going on in that little mind of hers. </div><div>Here are some pictures from the last couple of months:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWPxzlsMC-VrH24-S-8tlWWgnG2swkDkdw5tBLwzG6vIJuCYUuh3KcCgvfJfQTARzVsNF3bDWuwm5TdpHmukmk30_hEDNhWqKnXTqxBH9Dm2c3dX-2jWx6KnUMzc0eyHOyt5Ua1HR2AyZ/s1600-h/IMG_0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWPxzlsMC-VrH24-S-8tlWWgnG2swkDkdw5tBLwzG6vIJuCYUuh3KcCgvfJfQTARzVsNF3bDWuwm5TdpHmukmk30_hEDNhWqKnXTqxBH9Dm2c3dX-2jWx6KnUMzc0eyHOyt5Ua1HR2AyZ/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355815420758803970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcoaK-yHuSRYPMknTWt7s0WQcYO9Xu9BzgyxS1WTSxXBGKsGhfWci7VF9vep_hk7HD7tTYc1Rt4T_9_hZBITV6vkngoM8F6jKP0o3nOLQ3UAiUr1NWnjee7QtlmWXuvQbxMlTM11xETaj/s1600-h/IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLmIcO-MjhEr8bGktSQZVtKcYwH_8BnJqXm9GIfZJb3M7JWf5I2cfir2MCUUcrz2wqyJBlNW8d1VF6YEjpACGJV62ZU9ypifaEqkqGoyzh29bCAEKsMAVys3QDMZ8rvYScFfBvB2uUl6H/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355815072713296514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7uAhahBv0FcPv7X59br1sNt8e37Ns1jVBPs8o0d6NJOx9Jf9i3vDuW73CU7Hozs7RA1x2GObttYiSR769b-rMXgVMogc28co5AbxgDhnLfrjsua5InSJVR5n_t8AlC5c2XgzJ28A9nES/s1600-h/IMG_0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7uAhahBv0FcPv7X59br1sNt8e37Ns1jVBPs8o0d6NJOx9Jf9i3vDuW73CU7Hozs7RA1x2GObttYiSR769b-rMXgVMogc28co5AbxgDhnLfrjsua5InSJVR5n_t8AlC5c2XgzJ28A9nES/s400/IMG_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355815066662718578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsy0yrQ9adytCRahDfh5XGreChMSwitnARHEWiQoG_EXIpVnNJNdYW5uekd-lESiEtP4qA2nkh5wSkheeZ0sStRieeQMBu3MDj_bBpYw-57_wH6tXmCSRy02NzGIrQNNFsCmYf6rh7cfG/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsy0yrQ9adytCRahDfh5XGreChMSwitnARHEWiQoG_EXIpVnNJNdYW5uekd-lESiEtP4qA2nkh5wSkheeZ0sStRieeQMBu3MDj_bBpYw-57_wH6tXmCSRy02NzGIrQNNFsCmYf6rh7cfG/s400/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355815059470587874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunM8YivM-7yJKwStne-mEUc78OmFuWRjlOMdzhN46O5zulVZ_Q8z3jgSOtLoP8BxUkOxfiFcq12VQpFZBgVk_ZidPF7xbD6_PE4K9wdBVljZ1h_eR52TGcMnUsHvunIOqsaMiNxJQ0-jg/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunM8YivM-7yJKwStne-mEUc78OmFuWRjlOMdzhN46O5zulVZ_Q8z3jgSOtLoP8BxUkOxfiFcq12VQpFZBgVk_ZidPF7xbD6_PE4K9wdBVljZ1h_eR52TGcMnUsHvunIOqsaMiNxJQ0-jg/s400/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355815053741575986" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-62652111020664833682009-05-20T08:47:00.000-07:002009-05-20T09:12:10.484-07:00Bella!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkGEmB451FgzStbK_-XdAxQ1LQF8F4oGDDN84pfwYepW3AclWgEXzZjDg25S92Q1BszWN4YCoy66h5CWj7Gm8eItHetqx6q9VDZ_woLlLgbR5FU1WyUzeQGky3LZhnT43U0GJCK6pHiOB/s1600-h/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcPlS83dq805ejqzN2inYkdF_TNpOAvAfD5g_zNVRt5Xqv-Aw3U8xR7SnPEzxGrew8fEy1FbYXP2QobQxuZ94PvKH1fuAg0Z55AtK8ZY5rBu5dMOJ43TFEbk2lo6MLGhDlpJk_INOuU2R/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337939435070683218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gU0eoNG_T8r4ZSHH4EDLuvpC5AGZA-d4F-Kv63SR5evSmkS5xeW3iwsaQMhm_ogOS1Ns2R8_h3ykOaPRFMiFHFgiydNMbjsz5jEfHsb2Ul9q5mBRP5akbRfemsnLx8DV1EOAi2piVFJ_/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gU0eoNG_T8r4ZSHH4EDLuvpC5AGZA-d4F-Kv63SR5evSmkS5xeW3iwsaQMhm_ogOS1Ns2R8_h3ykOaPRFMiFHFgiydNMbjsz5jEfHsb2Ul9q5mBRP5akbRfemsnLx8DV1EOAi2piVFJ_/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337939432903130146" /></a><br />Hello! We hope everyone is doing great. It's been a very busy and crazy month here at our household. We sold our house, which closes on June 9th. So as of June 1st all three of us (and Lucky) will be moving into the Watson house until our new home is ready. We will be staying there for a couple of weeks. Thanks Mom and Dad! We hope and pray that everything goes through with our loan on our new house and we will be all moved in and settled before July. <div><br /></div><div>As for Bella, she's growing like a weed. She' s over 13 lbs, and very tall. We go to the doctor on June 1st for her 4 month check up so I will get her exact height then, but I'm guessing she's about 26 in. We have had about three solid weeks of GREAT sleep. She sleeps about 9 hours, then between 5:30 and 6 am she wakes up, Ben gets her and changes her, then he brings her to me, she eats, and we both sleep for another 2-3 hours. It's been so nice to get full nights of sleep again. In the beginning I thought we would never get to this point.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bella has also been talking up a storm, and she's started to do this thing where she blows bubble with her lips while making lots of noises. (If you can even picture that, I'll have to try to get it on the flip to show you). She's rolled over from her front to back a few times, and loves to stand. We think she may be an early walker like me. We still go to baby bootcamp twice a week and she loves her play dates with her BFF's Halle and Kendall.</div><div><br /></div><div>On May 16th Bella got baptized by Father Mike Healy. It was a very special day, and we would like to thank everyone who was there to witness it. Bella did great during the baptism. She didn't cry, and when he poured the water over her head she got a surprised look on her face followed by a huge smile. She did great!</div><div><br /></div><div>This weekend we are headed over to Seascape for Memorial Day, we got the okay from the doctor to put her in the pool, so we'll see how she does. I think she'll like it because she loves her baths. I will update with pictures from her first swim after the weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/HeatherVolkman/May2009?feat=email#5337931123678169554">Here</a> are some pictures of Bella and her friends!<br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-24621055723242020692009-04-22T14:39:00.000-07:002009-04-23T18:32:14.433-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm_pwCSnsd6n8Sv3hBIE7pD4F2M2TQ_NU2Y8P3rkwzcJYw8HkJC5BswwnknD4CrA4DSC-UVk8HAVJA2uk6_ZgBEmjIsi6TOaF0h61LlRBL5IyUu8DW98uf9DhJhSIsZxLlq3lwbGJy5ZT/s1600-h/IMG_0060-1.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm_pwCSnsd6n8Sv3hBIE7pD4F2M2TQ_NU2Y8P3rkwzcJYw8HkJC5BswwnknD4CrA4DSC-UVk8HAVJA2uk6_ZgBEmjIsi6TOaF0h61LlRBL5IyUu8DW98uf9DhJhSIsZxLlq3lwbGJy5ZT/s320/IMG_0060-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064387870075570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for summer!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuvnFaIHNMT8tR8704VAsr9VPpxkRGCo7nTgZ2IYFMZ1BBuYgYzbDDpOzVo3K36pE3T6q-PMhFV8MYxc341STIqANf5uAyfDuwJn3CjRP7oB4hzjKZDcRc39sA9rMG_0lwnDOYFLv2f0p/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuvnFaIHNMT8tR8704VAsr9VPpxkRGCo7nTgZ2IYFMZ1BBuYgYzbDDpOzVo3K36pE3T6q-PMhFV8MYxc341STIqANf5uAyfDuwJn3CjRP7oB4hzjKZDcRc39sA9rMG_0lwnDOYFLv2f0p/s320/IMG_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634631667335410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mila and Bella</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jcq0RGxEd_1WYB0gdfRVjoRXc-YBCqUfKxYsuT7rIQBeHg3oRkkQJBm6n6vh0VNNwOid68ZrAApp84NQ7Vwk2g6vRzAxBO7fM6LrCwq-TEPMfQlO9LMywvGsl9f2Tm-Uk_9wysZ5_1vt/s1600-h/IMG_0070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jcq0RGxEd_1WYB0gdfRVjoRXc-YBCqUfKxYsuT7rIQBeHg3oRkkQJBm6n6vh0VNNwOid68ZrAApp84NQ7Vwk2g6vRzAxBO7fM6LrCwq-TEPMfQlO9LMywvGsl9f2Tm-Uk_9wysZ5_1vt/s320/IMG_0070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634627291894754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tutu (Bella's Great Grandma) and Bella on Easter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIIj7rqnYQmGEJdlrJN68mkt1UBSACguPnXNSLz47mOHw-xbOdDbh9c3MIymliUcnCbkzq4U9z5L9QjF35HQrjgS2HBu4JmUVg4qGf-bIY-Emai_eZ7MMNfT-rfvZrjWg0vLoYzOSkftn/s1600-h/IMG_0054-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIIj7rqnYQmGEJdlrJN68mkt1UBSACguPnXNSLz47mOHw-xbOdDbh9c3MIymliUcnCbkzq4U9z5L9QjF35HQrjgS2HBu4JmUVg4qGf-bIY-Emai_eZ7MMNfT-rfvZrjWg0vLoYzOSkftn/s320/IMG_0054-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634245975990050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bella, Halle, and Kendall getting their zzzzz's while the mommies layed out<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc-04vWuaE59MCRQgjXVXj5rwusz2F5jG1IagiGkw71ZoAWuWzqeNSWUWLNKSzbce0mH9vKK5yPyhvk3NQ4PjMBfSkokiaQsYvdMvkGJfp6c8ikSPnR06B5equtVEqWQ0NXXfsWjiMgU1/s1600-h/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc-04vWuaE59MCRQgjXVXj5rwusz2F5jG1IagiGkw71ZoAWuWzqeNSWUWLNKSzbce0mH9vKK5yPyhvk3NQ4PjMBfSkokiaQsYvdMvkGJfp6c8ikSPnR06B5equtVEqWQ0NXXfsWjiMgU1/s320/IMG_0049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634241068513858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bella loves going for walks in her baby bjorn<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTHUJzam4BNgEDl38uuGNmgKgi_SAK7D9ipt1pWZZ6m5SKUrfPx9Dq1Aa4baWr3ai7fUtoOugBM7XRNx5J5ZukE_Y6atAbWIZvhtfYLMVsrPfM8KsNWhyJ2YZZUI-bitQZ60dOAR9JR5l/s1600-h/IMG_0045-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTHUJzam4BNgEDl38uuGNmgKgi_SAK7D9ipt1pWZZ6m5SKUrfPx9Dq1Aa4baWr3ai7fUtoOugBM7XRNx5J5ZukE_Y6atAbWIZvhtfYLMVsrPfM8KsNWhyJ2YZZUI-bitQZ60dOAR9JR5l/s320/IMG_0045-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634237379829970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04SoTl4LqQq5xr2H4xXRO4iBE4kkU_fTplorK_c4a5UZecwXx3O0MfTX8i_bidTwarFMcwUNYS-ZGoZ97-89BI3DuYzfWG1b06R-3nNAnBh1la4gI3CziKh95-NHnA-wrNytGGD46fyRE/s1600-h/IMG_0039-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04SoTl4LqQq5xr2H4xXRO4iBE4kkU_fTplorK_c4a5UZecwXx3O0MfTX8i_bidTwarFMcwUNYS-ZGoZ97-89BI3DuYzfWG1b06R-3nNAnBh1la4gI3CziKh95-NHnA-wrNytGGD46fyRE/s320/IMG_0039-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634233653269122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm getting so big<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzvzCGO3ifyH84xWDaedkaeqCr9AUdgWAWvwP01eLLh5ot4r2EUi_wURQa_eE-msXXVA6A-3G4I_iJOI9-2zLFR1BiJ0XWnv779G1BMuGRDEVAYYGUvZ-4yCAwd2xJnBSm8CAZ3H0uhjD/s1600-h/IMG_0066-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzvzCGO3ifyH84xWDaedkaeqCr9AUdgWAWvwP01eLLh5ot4r2EUi_wURQa_eE-msXXVA6A-3G4I_iJOI9-2zLFR1BiJ0XWnv779G1BMuGRDEVAYYGUvZ-4yCAwd2xJnBSm8CAZ3H0uhjD/s320/IMG_0066-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634228029159730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love tummy time, well kind of...<br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-55374360019233087602009-04-15T17:11:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:27:35.039-07:00Play Date<div><div>Today Bella had a play date with her two friends, Kendall and Halle. It was so cute to see them "play" on the blanket together. Halle, who is only 3 1/2 weeks old pretty much slept the whole time, while Bella was waving her arms and legs all over the place, grabbing at Halle's overalls and hitting her in the face while she was trying to sleep, poor Halle, but she did a good job of putting up with her friend Bella. It's fun to see Bella and Kendall together because they were born just one day apart so they are both going through the same stages together, and it's also amazing for Lisa and I to compare the differences between Halle and Bella in just a short 7 week age difference. It amazes us how much they change and grow in such a short amount of time. Here are some pictures of our day:<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24QfFQ7d8ZhPZ1kSO9CRZHno2WrOulsEXuauo0jttSEiDTyaILUDRgld3-7hhcYL-FXgJSHF1cxs7_OCawwPxsOjvy2cca6g9ctl8Iv-dAEweTPv8XvxLeIY9K2iC2Pdd_F3_MZWllteO/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24QfFQ7d8ZhPZ1kSO9CRZHno2WrOulsEXuauo0jttSEiDTyaILUDRgld3-7hhcYL-FXgJSHF1cxs7_OCawwPxsOjvy2cca6g9ctl8Iv-dAEweTPv8XvxLeIY9K2iC2Pdd_F3_MZWllteO/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325079243071107010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirssUZj1twT4IDHeTqqe2aGLTsOBllGY4DPMEhDOk5ZhUG7CqIdH2wHxWem61Sh4PScdNOEnvN8BuSOLe4rsAOmb2_Z9QRPcpuajEPQagbEDMZ4uxQBAyjQSQMFaaXtibSIpvXIWYosU6x/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirssUZj1twT4IDHeTqqe2aGLTsOBllGY4DPMEhDOk5ZhUG7CqIdH2wHxWem61Sh4PScdNOEnvN8BuSOLe4rsAOmb2_Z9QRPcpuajEPQagbEDMZ4uxQBAyjQSQMFaaXtibSIpvXIWYosU6x/s400/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325078786690268946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOfhyg69jp-n8LgcfEHeQoFihG6pZqw1zNgl4r4hhDO7igDn9biOjL7pgCsPbz9q7T0cMXaMJMPwPZuVJ8bu8ekvC0zv3VJPDDHXYTtPyumzqmIA4A0d2gXRDivOHFKoCaZx6S-0wIcHv/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOfhyg69jp-n8LgcfEHeQoFihG6pZqw1zNgl4r4hhDO7igDn9biOjL7pgCsPbz9q7T0cMXaMJMPwPZuVJ8bu8ekvC0zv3VJPDDHXYTtPyumzqmIA4A0d2gXRDivOHFKoCaZx6S-0wIcHv/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325077316731990306" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-3199381648842382292009-04-08T21:14:00.000-07:002009-04-08T21:16:41.012-07:00A Few Pictures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05TAFPTu0t1LVCp_U83o1CjbEy7-cas3xt1Vw8K8rkFMTvriVOqBtK7jCMlq8cCwXqGq__N-7H0fQQ4uRxJ5VxU1h6pi04quHL5Zm_CXCqPv64E2Ez2tnMnhLhhQrsQUnMNBkceiNzltf/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05TAFPTu0t1LVCp_U83o1CjbEy7-cas3xt1Vw8K8rkFMTvriVOqBtK7jCMlq8cCwXqGq__N-7H0fQQ4uRxJ5VxU1h6pi04quHL5Zm_CXCqPv64E2Ez2tnMnhLhhQrsQUnMNBkceiNzltf/s200/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322540716787417730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7owtWmyJ8n_GMKQyOH4b2NzP197KppucVKXys5PJQwccFbRnKrBEk9mdLGItxCxgM-a-Qeqj4OALPkHFJH9YKiywks4puNyMK2Jt2Y5r6kbhPMCBaCrMfW8tX4kPSdlE3zGTWYHRVndkr/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7owtWmyJ8n_GMKQyOH4b2NzP197KppucVKXys5PJQwccFbRnKrBEk9mdLGItxCxgM-a-Qeqj4OALPkHFJH9YKiywks4puNyMK2Jt2Y5r6kbhPMCBaCrMfW8tX4kPSdlE3zGTWYHRVndkr/s200/IMG_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322540711477643922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemS1yN5sc7kw8d7TK-Hj1cL8V_tVDaqcb-bNlDIJw4YU91SJ0BLtdLGen0K0C0J9Oqky9mg4IzueSUfBN27cQbrnG5AmmRWAO0UwMfZkVka9kc7Ip1O0CSWi7O2ue2xRgAAaJOd_AUiDr/s1600-h/IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemS1yN5sc7kw8d7TK-Hj1cL8V_tVDaqcb-bNlDIJw4YU91SJ0BLtdLGen0K0C0J9Oqky9mg4IzueSUfBN27cQbrnG5AmmRWAO0UwMfZkVka9kc7Ip1O0CSWi7O2ue2xRgAAaJOd_AUiDr/s200/IMG_0041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322540708250257202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBOzMspgpQmcAjvkkruingpcHn5QGtIo62W3rP5DHSI2J_WoZ4mmgJscQHXx4TXZwmIX7KsDCBIe78dy8iX8DSfsbtfqu2874dSe49sKxo5y1dH1ICfqq8c81YN0AhjCBHNAkELvvhkz1/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBOzMspgpQmcAjvkkruingpcHn5QGtIo62W3rP5DHSI2J_WoZ4mmgJscQHXx4TXZwmIX7KsDCBIe78dy8iX8DSfsbtfqu2874dSe49sKxo5y1dH1ICfqq8c81YN0AhjCBHNAkELvvhkz1/s200/IMG_0040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322540703603249330" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-10035912895303769372009-04-01T11:25:00.000-07:002009-04-01T17:19:10.142-07:00Isabella Turns 2 Months<div><br /></div>Over the weekend Isabella turned 2 months! She is growing so much, here are some of the things she has done in the past month:<div>~As of 3-30-09 she weighs 10 lbs and 11 oz, and is 23 3/4 in</div><div>~she has started sleeping 9-10 hours per night</div><div>~she is sucking on her hands A LOT, but hasn't quite found her thumb yet, maybe she'll just be a hand sucker!</div><div>~her eyes are still very blue...we are so curious to know if they'll change to brown or stay blue</div><div>~she smiles a lot, and is starting to coo a little bit too</div><div>~she looks around at everything and really takes in everything around her</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYpkjlHkkoBMcvahMMrDS_LDUAtgPKRc_5MzEoLcRmYXVfOpOhcm8Ux7cw_yd8zNfsMEooAvXSMl9g7dPhOsCuyKN3gH_El93TBv74mRIVmY4XvA0mteyvaR-WG93fSYWAV2-tSv2Xt_p/s1600-h/IMG_0011-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYpkjlHkkoBMcvahMMrDS_LDUAtgPKRc_5MzEoLcRmYXVfOpOhcm8Ux7cw_yd8zNfsMEooAvXSMl9g7dPhOsCuyKN3gH_El93TBv74mRIVmY4XvA0mteyvaR-WG93fSYWAV2-tSv2Xt_p/s400/IMG_0011-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319881140766764434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Halle</span> and Bella...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BFF's</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMM80yssVvwYTdlmOPBGMSNTGJeWyAhCZHQu4RERMI1jyCk3PvcckaLE7A73cFXLUpwiz-DPojSPOAdMndVfbbXcHxZ0Bi4CHtOXAK7qroYIUlnxoiNZTU-9nj_PVpVH1MB3wHMnn3Mxf/s1600-h/IMG_0020-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMM80yssVvwYTdlmOPBGMSNTGJeWyAhCZHQu4RERMI1jyCk3PvcckaLE7A73cFXLUpwiz-DPojSPOAdMndVfbbXcHxZ0Bi4CHtOXAK7qroYIUlnxoiNZTU-9nj_PVpVH1MB3wHMnn3Mxf/s400/IMG_0020-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319881136438688642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNKLcapWMa1oBQRQeWNahrqP7QikB0q4PZZwU3rexASmc_X_nZ927WB7vCxzBJIIGy8ycl5d-wCTb4rq5HSw0Zr84uZ_wO6AydT8AHFwPD8uzhWMkPkQfXrtgUEAih63-obSh6Bki2g2k/s1600-h/IMG_0030-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNKLcapWMa1oBQRQeWNahrqP7QikB0q4PZZwU3rexASmc_X_nZ927WB7vCxzBJIIGy8ycl5d-wCTb4rq5HSw0Zr84uZ_wO6AydT8AHFwPD8uzhWMkPkQfXrtgUEAih63-obSh6Bki2g2k/s400/IMG_0030-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319881134859689826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl1ab14g3rg3wqUOA7Rs43lVsOKvHvOEqmKOL5xSEHVndZYNnEQxbt52anrznu3BIeHv7duYIpHfdGu2gMKtC9sk8XrQzSPJfNNHiqhhXI_Oh5dyIYKmxG9nBmdYr5LMsp1ZjBMv8kE82/s1600-h/IMG_0029-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl1ab14g3rg3wqUOA7Rs43lVsOKvHvOEqmKOL5xSEHVndZYNnEQxbt52anrznu3BIeHv7duYIpHfdGu2gMKtC9sk8XrQzSPJfNNHiqhhXI_Oh5dyIYKmxG9nBmdYr5LMsp1ZjBMv8kE82/s400/IMG_0029-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319881134639923154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We caught you smiling!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21bVIcqKdpRnNi0efc_ABapKHfEvP1g8HvMoxfoB1M7n7jH6QhzIAdtkLbUybgpi98-fH8ArQhPr3r6VCNm2YOjfRuyIi5g23e_mnWlX0ZjCrCbR6Rn-clPmwX_7_O4mEwh4coKMqikbZ/s1600-h/IMG_0013-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21bVIcqKdpRnNi0efc_ABapKHfEvP1g8HvMoxfoB1M7n7jH6QhzIAdtkLbUybgpi98-fH8ArQhPr3r6VCNm2YOjfRuyIi5g23e_mnWlX0ZjCrCbR6Rn-clPmwX_7_O4mEwh4coKMqikbZ/s400/IMG_0013-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319881128579955490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-68566591021234620312009-03-25T20:27:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:48:05.346-07:00Bella Pics and Video<div>Here is a video of Bella:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/7c6020f0adc0db6604fd8c3db376463a/video/3548413">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/7c6020f0adc0db6604fd8c3db376463a/video/3548413</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>And, here are some recent pictures:</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6V-YwF4L6kW3RRykcafIw-OLPiBwE8PMi4EUW3M5LLJhYh4Y7yiCJpJ7E6fg_m9lJs8QrXlWvxEBksXpEMRXMbPNWz_k2Lm_bCwv94YI8ADHDs-0Nrzde_y_3O-nLroiVPLoDJjkj5VP/s1600-h/IMG_0014-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6V-YwF4L6kW3RRykcafIw-OLPiBwE8PMi4EUW3M5LLJhYh4Y7yiCJpJ7E6fg_m9lJs8QrXlWvxEBksXpEMRXMbPNWz_k2Lm_bCwv94YI8ADHDs-0Nrzde_y_3O-nLroiVPLoDJjkj5VP/s400/IMG_0014-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317336606109915538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Bear and Bella<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMn8njjz0-kdzLAWNRGFSogya_qvcfhDxwpgPG8zy2uDVOefvhXsNTEo9HoOECHuFGH8mzovGDUUeOwDGn-g_5Sn_7I2-9h9s_1yg1Yx0M_YxhFXjTsCRPwV0RbLUcIzKH8_g6zP4zWpP/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMn8njjz0-kdzLAWNRGFSogya_qvcfhDxwpgPG8zy2uDVOefvhXsNTEo9HoOECHuFGH8mzovGDUUeOwDGn-g_5Sn_7I2-9h9s_1yg1Yx0M_YxhFXjTsCRPwV0RbLUcIzKH8_g6zP4zWpP/s400/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317333654115410066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I look so little in this big chair!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wvX7OcLg6m4bgRCgsGkyrDRJxmLyO-iXHoOCk_vJ6WTvPzo96aYwsxmQ4rpbO11jsc60mbFDFMprrmqaXNEBPogw1lH-6R-dbHnT-Y228Rd7C-4PfGCkJ05Lg_A7YYNFhyThmjceAozk/s1600-h/IMG_0020-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wvX7OcLg6m4bgRCgsGkyrDRJxmLyO-iXHoOCk_vJ6WTvPzo96aYwsxmQ4rpbO11jsc60mbFDFMprrmqaXNEBPogw1lH-6R-dbHnT-Y228Rd7C-4PfGCkJ05Lg_A7YYNFhyThmjceAozk/s400/IMG_0020-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317333650151485986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tummy Time!!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVAvQMIuhFykOD1qcBBK5F62Ix_RkxnozwNEAe2YrNAtid4mhV0jcQaYcyp73yF2-A-QdikBgg7wenEeZhq9rfZOWYJwomNvHQE3u6UBLiMYJATO8aP3bQkdqskauAZdnx8hQZvK_dfsk/s1600-h/IMG_0016-1.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVAvQMIuhFykOD1qcBBK5F62Ix_RkxnozwNEAe2YrNAtid4mhV0jcQaYcyp73yF2-A-QdikBgg7wenEeZhq9rfZOWYJwomNvHQE3u6UBLiMYJATO8aP3bQkdqskauAZdnx8hQZvK_dfsk/s400/IMG_0016-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317333639025571538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up at my mobile<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0Hdp-RJVDhJmtzuJvnZFRb1xa2G98gLugD43eEkU55US8d5Z-FIBu3DAHw_05qqjkWlBQw8JMQnhUW443kx5xFbahQJq5TfSoTpschtczbeU-efIP9qRCZjnjv5FfI5F_h45ctE-btV5/s1600-h/IMG_0017-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0Hdp-RJVDhJmtzuJvnZFRb1xa2G98gLugD43eEkU55US8d5Z-FIBu3DAHw_05qqjkWlBQw8JMQnhUW443kx5xFbahQJq5TfSoTpschtczbeU-efIP9qRCZjnjv5FfI5F_h45ctE-btV5/s400/IMG_0017-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317333632307846786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty Girl<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfr1L2lcZm9KuMbEiqfh_rgKUYRtpKZ6008a-RtuyOHT-8KF-7lZQeccp5UAIFSXS5TXLOrU8DSqgM0-RYp4tIZX4IukMFxRyyIGFCyqnXdnN6Lq02lm1J-vySYxy_1GQEtsD9YMHyWXH/s1600-h/IMG_0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfr1L2lcZm9KuMbEiqfh_rgKUYRtpKZ6008a-RtuyOHT-8KF-7lZQeccp5UAIFSXS5TXLOrU8DSqgM0-RYp4tIZX4IukMFxRyyIGFCyqnXdnN6Lq02lm1J-vySYxy_1GQEtsD9YMHyWXH/s400/IMG_0031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317333629599860994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy with his two babies<br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-21201968358839590542009-03-25T20:18:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:27:08.041-07:00Welcome Halle Michelle Pattisson<div>Our friends Lisa and Andrew welcomed their baby girl Halle Michelle. She is sooooo cute, we love her. It was really special visiting them in the hospital and it brought back many memories when I was in the hospital with Bella just 7 1/2 short weeks ago. It was amazing how much Bella has grown in 7 1/2 weeks. We didn't really notice how big she was getting until we held Halle who was almost the same size as Bella when she was born. Here are a few pictures from our visit.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSonWKDGbS_x_rR15wxUo6cXtynSwFf_xampvmpUXXpT4ByG2Z7AfRB12oNOOES0_KwUP8pBHtPX62Ls_NF34JSqK9M0RyG5ayTE1C66ykj6iBv3ZQWvDSMoPYwnUT2a659UI4_oetfFxM/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSonWKDGbS_x_rR15wxUo6cXtynSwFf_xampvmpUXXpT4ByG2Z7AfRB12oNOOES0_KwUP8pBHtPX62Ls_NF34JSqK9M0RyG5ayTE1C66ykj6iBv3ZQWvDSMoPYwnUT2a659UI4_oetfFxM/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317332425329402226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bRGXa-gTayZHWE6yw1p8p8liSLdSQ-tmc_l9SETPI7OCaeY3qeeCMi72VMsiLsKspVs5I2OkXg0W_957Fu68j3gE17fW4162pZwHJeLgJE-1I8efA2fShQn39CH9rb1r7z6Qr_M3rqOz/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bRGXa-gTayZHWE6yw1p8p8liSLdSQ-tmc_l9SETPI7OCaeY3qeeCMi72VMsiLsKspVs5I2OkXg0W_957Fu68j3gE17fW4162pZwHJeLgJE-1I8efA2fShQn39CH9rb1r7z6Qr_M3rqOz/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317332417367927298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOPQ2nE7C-0FFHrNP_ltVt_5sZPZ6_NPb1jGQcTu4yFFQdJNDT1GcnH4YLIDFAXhK_SS6JP-lN-Xepas6jW9f027RRtbD7NtLx4Zio9kBuN2pZbniEeYjlGzKH6A5NnTTxd3L2EUgzW3/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOPQ2nE7C-0FFHrNP_ltVt_5sZPZ6_NPb1jGQcTu4yFFQdJNDT1GcnH4YLIDFAXhK_SS6JP-lN-Xepas6jW9f027RRtbD7NtLx4Zio9kBuN2pZbniEeYjlGzKH6A5NnTTxd3L2EUgzW3/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317332409994479650" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-79297743365938473182009-03-23T20:01:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:52:02.667-07:006-PackWhile Daddy likes to come home and have a cold one after a long day of work, Bella is working on her own 6-pack. Bella loves doing situps. When she's lying down you just have to hold her hands and she automatically tries to sit up. It's so cute, or at least I think so. You decide for yourself...<a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/5ede56fd889945ca4ed947209e6ed27f/video/3528609"></a><div><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/5ede56fd889945ca4ed947209e6ed27f/video/3528609">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/5ede56fd889945ca4ed947209e6ed27f/video/3528609</a></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-78752240360128767862009-03-19T11:33:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:13:38.347-07:00Bella Update<div>It's been way too long since I've updated the blog, so here it goes. Bella is now almost 7 weeks (on Saturday), she weighs 10lbs 2oz, and is much more awake these days. She is turning into a little baby versus a newborn who just sleeps all the time. Bella has started to smile a little bit, and loves looking at faces or colorful objects. I think they say at around 8 weeks they start to see color, so pretty soon it will be a whole new world to her. We've been having a lot of fun during the days, we go out for walks with friends and twice a week we do baby bootcamp. She likes looking at all the leaves in the park and watching me do exercises. Bella loves to be held by her daddy when he gets home from work. She's been sleeping really good. Bella is still in our room, but sleeps in her bassinet. It's so funny because when I put her to sleep I lay her in the middle of her bassinet, and she always seems to scoot herself over to the side and sleeps with her head right up against it. She also hates to be swaddled, hated it since the day we got home from the hospital, she sleeps with her arms above her head, totally stretched out. (Funny cause that's how I sleep). We basically have it down to a 6 hour stretch at night, and some nights she has gone as long as 9 hours, which is just amazing for me! Bella has many friends already. We walk with her friend Lyla a few times a week, she does a class with Lyla and Kendall, and she likes being with her cousins Mila, Lily and Zoe. We can't wait for her friend Halle to be born, it will be any day now. Everything about being a mommy is great...I love it, and wouldn't want to be doing anything else.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDYlJkI4rZXuOpKExKJvH13n4Pdr6Bd_zL3LwrUsfh1CK998lAe0B9Mfnwfq4j7mNvxgpvGh5h1gqJT8BcrzNGaUCpRXlZhAmxEsGeNfMJtvCGp4PmiTQMSSSULQkksiaOyZ4tFsx0b9L/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDYlJkI4rZXuOpKExKJvH13n4Pdr6Bd_zL3LwrUsfh1CK998lAe0B9Mfnwfq4j7mNvxgpvGh5h1gqJT8BcrzNGaUCpRXlZhAmxEsGeNfMJtvCGp4PmiTQMSSSULQkksiaOyZ4tFsx0b9L/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314972398841531234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCScQhcuGoo1gRTQsyOUAW42k9Ow5Mm1wXyVbg2Rjfu5ZcbTkGa674S-DPSNDIB3IumD0VPOuZKJgGVxiSxDKJ6zLG4DVD3lVRzCl9pzU9dHHhnyMMBQWhe91eBOgq8rYUVSpENKCFq23/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCScQhcuGoo1gRTQsyOUAW42k9Ow5Mm1wXyVbg2Rjfu5ZcbTkGa674S-DPSNDIB3IumD0VPOuZKJgGVxiSxDKJ6zLG4DVD3lVRzCl9pzU9dHHhnyMMBQWhe91eBOgq8rYUVSpENKCFq23/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314972395098441010" /></a><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-toLmczl4omRxdmQOX6DlkHUrwM88pmujwq9r18pr0ocMsqW1jvsULkkKOuEiXZsTcogpn8RQujLOlnX2XrA025JLQyUEZWzsoWSBunpb9hEG1UFMx9ht_qZvVNF-mSXxIjPyHZDUSK9/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-toLmczl4omRxdmQOX6DlkHUrwM88pmujwq9r18pr0ocMsqW1jvsULkkKOuEiXZsTcogpn8RQujLOlnX2XrA025JLQyUEZWzsoWSBunpb9hEG1UFMx9ht_qZvVNF-mSXxIjPyHZDUSK9/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314972387202028578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe902HR4b-1Nl0sN7geYxJs_6ziRRLRoPkZkjktYFvOBvdqBIdMWewK4hQECHLeuUT6XYh0_Gw2durgKErM8ATtfL0RyFt7_dWiahukGyE8Zgs-_pE6sQQjoHMSjZO5YtIxo1SHA8vhmWk/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe902HR4b-1Nl0sN7geYxJs_6ziRRLRoPkZkjktYFvOBvdqBIdMWewK4hQECHLeuUT6XYh0_Gw2durgKErM8ATtfL0RyFt7_dWiahukGyE8Zgs-_pE6sQQjoHMSjZO5YtIxo1SHA8vhmWk/s400/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314972373918626018" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Missy, with Bella and Mila. I love how the cousins are only 3 weeks apart. It will be so much fun watching our girls grow up together!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a quick video of Bella playing, as you can see she likes to squirm and look around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8ac872754aaeb50b1548bd4bfed73ec8/video/3483859">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8ac872754aaeb50b1548bd4bfed73ec8/video/3483859</a><br /></div></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-72284381993746916242009-03-04T09:14:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:43:07.921-08:00100% GIRL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hc7qdB3LT8YFm8C2i418ZkSCD9YGnRaJOHKn6rEeOoi9v98OZ7JRqexTZzdqvNecqK2qR7He8RSRourl77b7r53bUFWCFdvFl97QqnHeVvTlzsCEDvaWnfWmIGVrzCzv7IAimhRGfqGN/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hc7qdB3LT8YFm8C2i418ZkSCD9YGnRaJOHKn6rEeOoi9v98OZ7JRqexTZzdqvNecqK2qR7He8RSRourl77b7r53bUFWCFdvFl97QqnHeVvTlzsCEDvaWnfWmIGVrzCzv7IAimhRGfqGN/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309387761410843954" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My new hobby is dressing Bella....these clothes are just too cute!<br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-33781550677728187622009-02-24T17:36:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:49:22.944-08:00Growing Up<div>Isabella is growing up so fast...she is out of her N diapers and now into 1's. Here are some videos and pictures of her. She is about 3 1/2 weeks old now. Oh yeah, and she's been to her first movie...Confessions of a Shopaholic (daddy watch out....I think she's going to love shopping with her mommy!)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSulmj0bNmTc26kJlZ_zfOY3gWjPdzPOxszq2vtP3MHWNlHhVVSkUXytrlSl4B2UdXiL5f3GprcT4JtFU8wv-puMv_skeAFSi2KPhDBHyFam6oAgTILjEnVX_Aydl-gaotZhRZbpXuVIw/s1600-h/IMG_0016-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSulmj0bNmTc26kJlZ_zfOY3gWjPdzPOxszq2vtP3MHWNlHhVVSkUXytrlSl4B2UdXiL5f3GprcT4JtFU8wv-puMv_skeAFSi2KPhDBHyFam6oAgTILjEnVX_Aydl-gaotZhRZbpXuVIw/s320/IMG_0016-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306545095447544690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lucky loves to give Bella kisses!<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HFehjYC61d4_VRljh4VSQO8CLPARdw0nyRtEaKrbR4E3mSxgzZTzFXDnYu6IjbBBPFShvkHpiS9m2CF51Y-eBa3pmTlRrB7E3gjCnEBmVVvvuQCiifIUY6_vzEk_2DFKrpDTwTDCcxxG/s1600-h/IMG_0032-1.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HFehjYC61d4_VRljh4VSQO8CLPARdw0nyRtEaKrbR4E3mSxgzZTzFXDnYu6IjbBBPFShvkHpiS9m2CF51Y-eBa3pmTlRrB7E3gjCnEBmVVvvuQCiifIUY6_vzEk_2DFKrpDTwTDCcxxG/s320/IMG_0032-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306544325600579810" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We do "tummy time" every day. She loves it, and is already lifting her head so much!</span><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9enUvy00LJ-GjmcpYJrBm9NxQOLNzuGSBaWSMKHeBdmtKtCF2N9qhNRsAwL_c19kffKJ05Z0_W1B9ElSmr3u59rZrQyDh-WkIfq_Z9JTzySeRa6w5h4ZC762RXD4iwp_nFCNCySHUIYnI/s1600-h/IMG_0054-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9enUvy00LJ-GjmcpYJrBm9NxQOLNzuGSBaWSMKHeBdmtKtCF2N9qhNRsAwL_c19kffKJ05Z0_W1B9ElSmr3u59rZrQyDh-WkIfq_Z9JTzySeRa6w5h4ZC762RXD4iwp_nFCNCySHUIYnI/s320/IMG_0054-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306544102614955410" /></a><div><div><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/114c2283b5817983105a470d8da6d4d4/video/3248346">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/114c2283b5817983105a470d8da6d4d4/video/3248346</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/df9e8b458ec4b3095807ce5174ff572f/video/3248498">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/df9e8b458ec4b3095807ce5174ff572f/video/3248498</a><br /></div></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-39496656799856445242009-02-15T17:49:00.001-08:002009-02-15T18:05:08.235-08:00Isabella Turns 2 Weeks<div>It's amazing how fast these last two weeks have gone by. Every day Isabella is changing and we think she already looks so different from her pictures in the hospital. Isabella had her 12 day check-up with her pediatrician and she now weighs 8.1 lbs. She has been such a good baby. We are crossing our fingers that she continues to be the peaceful, relaxed baby that she has been these last two weeks. She never cries or gets upset unless when she's hungry, and that is very easy to fix. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span>We would like to thank everyone who has come to visit, it's been so nice to introduce Isabella to you all. Ben did go back to work after being home with us for a week. It's very hard for him to be gone all day, when he gets home he can't wait to hold and be with Bella. </div><div><br /></div><div>I must say the adjustment to motherhood hasn't been as difficult as I thought. I think with all the babysitting I have done, I was pretty well prepared! I'm having so much fun, and enjoying watching Bella change everyday. Here are some more recent pictures.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-t3ooomPzf0U7_6CJCoKoW7XOB1tQHu9ZeIYI0Y1NjKMNJplbMRwTeITML4ugkYhbNX3oelFoeW-7vzEFfcgDNAs-aWcczWaTo3hTZtUQV8M1sZTjKcQp4krOrL_gThXsnrWxbdas7AV/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-t3ooomPzf0U7_6CJCoKoW7XOB1tQHu9ZeIYI0Y1NjKMNJplbMRwTeITML4ugkYhbNX3oelFoeW-7vzEFfcgDNAs-aWcczWaTo3hTZtUQV8M1sZTjKcQp4krOrL_gThXsnrWxbdas7AV/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303209756675514194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_v8fzyrF9gW09H0VtIvpoV9-nXdIvBapujwiXyNxZjoeHAMHyjpAMJOJ6qQHPKIC55IC04XBfjh8ZZca_lytX5BdWIHn2ALu2oZqHpfpiPudLDNtc0qoEt3AoXKrXdpktZMIzaUccMss/s1600-h/IMG_0141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_v8fzyrF9gW09H0VtIvpoV9-nXdIvBapujwiXyNxZjoeHAMHyjpAMJOJ6qQHPKIC55IC04XBfjh8ZZca_lytX5BdWIHn2ALu2oZqHpfpiPudLDNtc0qoEt3AoXKrXdpktZMIzaUccMss/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303209748773699362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqy3AuJeEtL8kGazOFcdJkARRJwCwdTt0OC4W0Oi4Xxb7tUoE1dIKVW-1HzULiWRIfmwE4w-zmkDXUlTvzwuL4LwOqcFenbNve9BCuE0wmXMdFGJrU81YhyphenhypheneDHqHcve6jqqdqEntEluw8/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqy3AuJeEtL8kGazOFcdJkARRJwCwdTt0OC4W0Oi4Xxb7tUoE1dIKVW-1HzULiWRIfmwE4w-zmkDXUlTvzwuL4LwOqcFenbNve9BCuE0wmXMdFGJrU81YhyphenhypheneDHqHcve6jqqdqEntEluw8/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303209744094887586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93tRLk9C4bPwkg85DuqrloNisbOUGJcfHnaUL4SOzdg8CECIYuB1_iFHRlbtvbmKs1avgmTKAhaIMW5qUPj204IAEB57Nh1VadholgXg9DUa8OBf6wenwtjoCYn3MpM19BEBF8AqWMovL/s1600-h/IMG_0126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93tRLk9C4bPwkg85DuqrloNisbOUGJcfHnaUL4SOzdg8CECIYuB1_iFHRlbtvbmKs1avgmTKAhaIMW5qUPj204IAEB57Nh1VadholgXg9DUa8OBf6wenwtjoCYn3MpM19BEBF8AqWMovL/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303209742684271362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLtg-TbXSnxGv1qfTg2ufVS5TCFxb97yNtHqL98jj0PxeI1rbPT6F1hs2ZjsYnhAL286CJsLXqAuVbFQceSF6oadP1qQYGYiFgAKtbCvR0Yuoz_K6aVd_ik9_DGKxdfL51B_3Y0hR1HD8/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLtg-TbXSnxGv1qfTg2ufVS5TCFxb97yNtHqL98jj0PxeI1rbPT6F1hs2ZjsYnhAL286CJsLXqAuVbFQceSF6oadP1qQYGYiFgAKtbCvR0Yuoz_K6aVd_ik9_DGKxdfL51B_3Y0hR1HD8/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303209731534265986" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /></div></div></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-52635987521920598902009-02-07T10:19:00.001-08:002009-02-07T16:28:01.188-08:00Isabella's Friends and Family<div>Hi Everyone!</div><div><br /></div><div>Isabella is one week old today! We have so much fun with her and she has been such a good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lil</span>' girl! She loved all the visits from her friends and family and can't wait to meet more friends, cousins, and family during the next week too! </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, here are her stats: 7 lbs 5 oz and 19.5 inches long. She was born at 10:39 am on Saturday January 31, 2009! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=6mcz5xbq.bcs97ce2&x=0&y=c9wa8&localeid=en_US&cm_mmc=site_email-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button">Here</a> are some pics with just some of the friends and family she has already met...enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><br /></div><div>Ben, Heather, and Isabella</div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-36955253665927694552009-02-04T16:20:00.001-08:002009-02-04T16:29:49.507-08:00The world welcomes you Isabella Reese Volkman!!!!Hi Everyone! <div><br /></div><div>I have the pleasure to announce the arrival and introduce to you the apple of my eye, Isabella Reese Volkman. She has already brought so much sunshine into our lives in just 4 shorts days (It seems like yesterday, she is already growing up so fast on me ;) ) Mom and Baby are doing great! Unknowingly, we captured some great video of some of our family's first meeting...thanks ashley! And thanks to all our friends and family with all the congrats wishes, gifts, flowers, etc! More pictures to come, but wanted to share.... </div><div><br /></div><div>click on the link</div><br />http://sharing.theflip.com/session/c0f28ebfb24b5cd778ece734b353cea2/video/3029116Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-43756546949217346572009-01-25T15:51:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:31:03.860-08:00Daddy's All American Girl<div>***disclaimer*** Any of my guy friends please DO NOT READ!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>So I was hard at work last week, when my sidekick Ben Grande called me over to his desk. Usually this entails proof reading an email, checking out someone's facebook pictures, or figuring out how we are going to get rich and then what we are going to do with all the money! This time he had a picture of Carrie Underwood on his computer...I said, "yeah, she's cute but I like Jessica Simpson better," and then turned around headed back to my desk. He said, "Volk come back here...have you heard the song, "All American Girl"?!?! </div><div><br /></div><div>So there we were, 2 grown men, looking out the window watching a video and listening to the words. There were a couple funny looks as people walked by but it really was the perfect theme song for my little girl that is only a few weeks away. It is kinda funny that my wedding song was written by Carrie Underwood too. So cheers to Grande, Carrie, and my All American Girl!!!! </div><br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kj6AKdle-I8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kj6AKdle-I8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><div>And our wedding song.....</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAPLM_DIteXF5IamLAgAOwweBRKd3GMFarx7NdrKqIjFIHcwgcgMpZGnZIae1HPSA4RWyZIG5lx4U-S5hc7H1OYa6EQ_y7gk3B43wnotkMaMYvAzrW-JbuhLym37ajG_h_n7GtMvRx7Cf/s1600-h/IMG_0609.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAPLM_DIteXF5IamLAgAOwweBRKd3GMFarx7NdrKqIjFIHcwgcgMpZGnZIae1HPSA4RWyZIG5lx4U-S5hc7H1OYa6EQ_y7gk3B43wnotkMaMYvAzrW-JbuhLym37ajG_h_n7GtMvRx7Cf/s320/IMG_0609.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295393045032505778" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqF4FXNK000&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqF4FXNK000&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-20537865772269939432009-01-24T17:07:00.000-08:002009-01-24T17:09:50.717-08:0038 weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzklZDVsXmczhehTEuoih1wJyGT_HRiVq5vmcK9YHDvLsPNJWyXpw1zjPuz7tx-D918zBq98zMUgobGChbFmPmtw53pq5-Sy67Ax6ypqVir4f12OlZsQ7LduXUqF0YUY_0gn53MD3PV1GA/s1600-h/IMG_0007-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzklZDVsXmczhehTEuoih1wJyGT_HRiVq5vmcK9YHDvLsPNJWyXpw1zjPuz7tx-D918zBq98zMUgobGChbFmPmtw53pq5-Sy67Ax6ypqVir4f12OlZsQ7LduXUqF0YUY_0gn53MD3PV1GA/s320/IMG_0007-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295032080482569138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpibMV5Q-_vbB2tbsllFiJyngZIibpccnC13lRdmhaE1PQK7WcoD2fxdmyhvtGu-28WLwkf1x2nhDPcN4rTxGvZIHX4ucBkJRtD8aDpoSdFvb_tDsfxa7y7Ww_FKyyFtsf1HcPBgWN1Uf/s1600-h/IMG_0009-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpibMV5Q-_vbB2tbsllFiJyngZIibpccnC13lRdmhaE1PQK7WcoD2fxdmyhvtGu-28WLwkf1x2nhDPcN4rTxGvZIHX4ucBkJRtD8aDpoSdFvb_tDsfxa7y7Ww_FKyyFtsf1HcPBgWN1Uf/s320/IMG_0009-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295032074297407362" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-63203024216307281182009-01-19T11:19:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:34:00.512-08:00The Baby's Room is Finished!<div>Over the last few months Ben and I have been working hard to put together our baby's nursery. We are relieved that it's finally finished and now we can just enjoy it. Most weekend mornings I will find Ben in the glider reading his paper and drinking his coffee. It's definitely the most comfy chair in our house. Lucky for me, that's where I will be spending most of my time nursing. I hope you enjoy the pictures...<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KGiiEbXyqVBj_8gbCZHROEPmcrOm8O5w584aIrjErB42wje09p2v0aQKhc_SwmUdqR28NF28cVP_jR9N3MHb9nRWF08pkOMHjsXGy3iutLiqEOmXAvNV_48O33WkJl43OnmxWdkXa5I1/s1600-h/IMG_0039-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KGiiEbXyqVBj_8gbCZHROEPmcrOm8O5w584aIrjErB42wje09p2v0aQKhc_SwmUdqR28NF28cVP_jR9N3MHb9nRWF08pkOMHjsXGy3iutLiqEOmXAvNV_48O33WkJl43OnmxWdkXa5I1/s320/IMG_0039-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293089626958999314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc8PVvtR2qBgAwA8zN4tvLAhq69FkxkWZMCZgWN1IGnqvve8v4t_SsUzNdYff7YIdazUjBROu_RkxX7cTxMXdLNSTtLiWMjGxHggB_SBPIJXGVAUUSpSqNRvzgcrYs6fqRnMZ_urHi2jh/s1600-h/IMG_0037-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc8PVvtR2qBgAwA8zN4tvLAhq69FkxkWZMCZgWN1IGnqvve8v4t_SsUzNdYff7YIdazUjBROu_RkxX7cTxMXdLNSTtLiWMjGxHggB_SBPIJXGVAUUSpSqNRvzgcrYs6fqRnMZ_urHi2jh/s320/IMG_0037-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293089620873531682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffWIMpV8FtamL8AUzFS2fIMY4WC-AJrjVT-JbN2zSjhXn18xlJ2UnPs31WwHny8rNWCIFmBkjNcDcXMy3Mevwrk3fnxH5M8b91zZYkTQ7Ru4QiptjYO8AFENmwsEqbqZCVW_gv-ewJ1V9/s1600-h/IMG_0033-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffWIMpV8FtamL8AUzFS2fIMY4WC-AJrjVT-JbN2zSjhXn18xlJ2UnPs31WwHny8rNWCIFmBkjNcDcXMy3Mevwrk3fnxH5M8b91zZYkTQ7Ru4QiptjYO8AFENmwsEqbqZCVW_gv-ewJ1V9/s320/IMG_0033-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293089608558602338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFduxC39VgpCLTiXh4PPMUl3wYYbZNe3fXCVrJBS4jTXKc8De7RqvUIItVb8FZQ5uv1IOqk41m9sO99_UCzGS-oudGhRN8Pe0W77WKXgIawidaFJ1C3rL35unaswB8TudTiny3Q30PQ65e/s1600-h/IMG_0035-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFduxC39VgpCLTiXh4PPMUl3wYYbZNe3fXCVrJBS4jTXKc8De7RqvUIItVb8FZQ5uv1IOqk41m9sO99_UCzGS-oudGhRN8Pe0W77WKXgIawidaFJ1C3rL35unaswB8TudTiny3Q30PQ65e/s320/IMG_0035-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293089605795782898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvI43Wgp1_wAJ9cMFwObOKDWXU_sG14m0YyFSDqv2otoiVwgowZ30BDZnJcbduznlLLFItETDoexwlqeasunO7IxJQe0j9FpyAn2WlSxzzQXPrdc6qIoAkAUxublO4amFcKcqN7sJWsYr/s1600-h/IMG_0036-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvI43Wgp1_wAJ9cMFwObOKDWXU_sG14m0YyFSDqv2otoiVwgowZ30BDZnJcbduznlLLFItETDoexwlqeasunO7IxJQe0j9FpyAn2WlSxzzQXPrdc6qIoAkAUxublO4amFcKcqN7sJWsYr/s320/IMG_0036-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293089593496062866" /></a>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163671145252889048.post-40186175604888613282009-01-16T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:10:25.113-08:00Three More Weeks...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVcmRASCRVAEY449WuV5RjoKGPKm5q33mdg81ACyLcGvz0etyLI66dRrU1Zh2HadCK5BjE0F6K5Eudj5ptH7tZkdrYmpf_wj5YAt_YmFD3WwDqqjLWql3kohbCYmyaLwCvdGJA8W572Wn/s1600-h/IMG_0032-1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVcmRASCRVAEY449WuV5RjoKGPKm5q33mdg81ACyLcGvz0etyLI66dRrU1Zh2HadCK5BjE0F6K5Eudj5ptH7tZkdrYmpf_wj5YAt_YmFD3WwDqqjLWql3kohbCYmyaLwCvdGJA8W572Wn/s200/IMG_0032-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293083989614941410" /></a><br /><div>Today I had my 37 week check up with my doctor. Part of me was hoping she'd say you're ready to have this baby. I can't imagine myself getting any bigger and I have reached the point where I am just done being pregnant. I have to keep reminding myself that I have 3 more weeks, (if not longer) and I can't think that this baby is coming early. She said my blood pressure was great and the baby's growth was right on target. So I guess now it's time to relax and wait. I am starting to come to the realization that this baby will come when she's ready. </div><br /><div>For the most part I'm still feeling really good. I haven't been too uncomfortable at night, and I have been walking a lot. All in all I can't really complain about pregnancy too much, it's just I am so excited to meet this little girl inside of me. I feel her kick and sometimes her little foot sticks out so much I want to grab it.</div><br /><div>I have been off work for almost a month, (with the exception of covering the front desk at the spa for an hour or two a day) and it's been great. It's amazing all the things I have come up with to keep myself busy. I must say there hasn't really been too many times where I find myself bored with nothing to do. </div><br /><div>I hope everyone has been enjoying this beautiful weather, and we will keep updating as we approach our due date.</div>Heather and Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468882753055128noreply@blogger.com2