tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27956958812994204422024-03-19T00:55:08.348-04:00damicaJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-25715096371543971262011-05-19T16:38:00.000-04:002011-05-19T16:39:23.777-04:00Lupus Now!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">If you've been keeping up with my posts then you know that I have been campaigning for the Lupus Now Walk in support of my sister. Well, last weekend was the walk and it was a SUCCESS! Our group name was the Luprechauns and together we totaled 30 people. This included family, friends, children, and even 1 dog! My sister's sister in law even came and she is 32 weeks pregnant with twins (her husband pushed her in a wheelchair)! The grand total that we raised was $2,843!!! So, thank you everyone for all the support. Here are some images from the big day. I hope you enjoy!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Yfv8gYEJ2dE4UvzV0v0LJjoamTiSmqbs_8JURvOL_XqTmQPMErLtoH9HVnOyP4ktlnI1GCIR5Tg9nmAeTdSVveYhEfpe8iGhsegLxtn3wmXqCconQ8zHjjKNNnL4txifruGukA6aZ1E/s1600/20110514-IMG_8794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Yfv8gYEJ2dE4UvzV0v0LJjoamTiSmqbs_8JURvOL_XqTmQPMErLtoH9HVnOyP4ktlnI1GCIR5Tg9nmAeTdSVveYhEfpe8iGhsegLxtn3wmXqCconQ8zHjjKNNnL4txifruGukA6aZ1E/s640/20110514-IMG_8794.jpg" width="640" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; 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CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />Today I got together with 2 of my closest friends <a href="http://sarahbrayphoto.com/">Sarah Bray</a> and <a href="http://jessicafriend.com/">Jessica Friend</a> and their kiddos and went to the splash pad in Winter Park. It was a beautiful day and the company was awesome! It was just what I needed. We chatted, arranged our kids marriages to one another, discussed photography, and the kids played for hours before we finally called it quits. I originally wasn't going to bring my camera because I was worried about the water, but I figured with my new zoom I could stay far enough away and still get some shots - I am so glad I made the decision to take it. Just looking at the pics reminds me of how great of a day we have. I just love these kids! Here is a litte snapshot of our day....</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Meet the Gang!</strong></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDtdhtUjoptryQq0KNrIVsNHdWuGOQd_5wwNTMJtseodmPUiytOJmNlSnhLss-RZeElg5M6Sr-uZMa-81HkvScPNqhGaeoP4T-4G37b_UMU2j0FJ1-4lfSZqr438jna0ydEa2CWrSJJY/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDtdhtUjoptryQq0KNrIVsNHdWuGOQd_5wwNTMJtseodmPUiytOJmNlSnhLss-RZeElg5M6Sr-uZMa-81HkvScPNqhGaeoP4T-4G37b_UMU2j0FJ1-4lfSZqr438jna0ydEa2CWrSJJY/s640/4.jpg" width="640" height="320" i8="true" /></a></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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Right now my time is spend taking care of the kiddos, cleaning up the house, tackling the never ending piles of dishes and laundry, and working on building my photography business. The way our schedules are right now, I often don't get on the computer until the kids get to bed, which can be as late as 10:30 pm with Ellie - that means a lot of late nights. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >That said, I am still not giving up on it because I know it's a great place for family and friends to check in on us and I also think it offers a nice history for us to reflect on. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We have been busy as always! I recently expanded my business to include <a href="thejessicasweddings.com">weddings </a> which has taken up a few weekends as of late and I also went on a 4 day photography retreat (pictures to come soon!). Damon did some traveling as well with work and went all the way to Greece last week. While I was away my parents came up to help him out and when he was away his mom came up. It's great that we all get along so well. Well here are a few snapshots of the kids and some quick updates to them both:</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Brodie</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9i7pu3-3HU418NxzT_dmKkhgi5_gnliG1NhZnhZqsXqJ3idnXuKn7j5K5Qnwmgcx3Pg-hcQF79Y8baLcbOvzGVSgFKtzYWqMbFhinLF6QllS-R3NohCzLzTtu3M4HLcQLBXijyULOz1/s1600/20110417-IMG_6518.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9i7pu3-3HU418NxzT_dmKkhgi5_gnliG1NhZnhZqsXqJ3idnXuKn7j5K5Qnwmgcx3Pg-hcQF79Y8baLcbOvzGVSgFKtzYWqMbFhinLF6QllS-R3NohCzLzTtu3M4HLcQLBXijyULOz1/s400/20110417-IMG_6518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598032904862722370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brodie is currently 19 months although he acts and looks more like he is 2. He is in the 97% for height right now at 35.25 inches! He currently is 27 lbs which I believe is pure steel because this kid is SOLID! He is also very smart and figures things out all the time. Some of his new accomplishments are buckling and unbuckling (oh joy), putting together words to make small phrases and figuring out how to use the wii to pick out his own shows (seriously!). Brodie can do the entire playground by our house without any help - climbing up the ladders, crossing the bridge, and going down the slide. He understands pretty much everything we say and will do lots of things we ask -for example getting specific toys for Ellie or putting dirty dishes in the sink. He also loves to clean (as well as make a mess). When we do laundry he loves to put the dirty laundry in the machine and the wet ones in the dryer. He also enjoys wiping down the tables, swiffering the floors, and vacuuming with his toy vacuum. Brodie loves to run and is learning to jump. He also loves water and the pool. I can't wait to get him into swim lessons so he can really enjoy it!</span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; "><i>Ellie</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIijv6-_mlqzlknHfxz_Yr61isvRKZVphdZNyEJx5F93g0-J7AQh-Ws4Zt1_9toW6J_eFYzzfw_qY5dCapg26FwmccawpKMXkhuALfvTs_BfiVkVXhh0Wu875LfwtJP0YvYKJb8mE7-z3r/s1600/20110417-IMG_6546.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIijv6-_mlqzlknHfxz_Yr61isvRKZVphdZNyEJx5F93g0-J7AQh-Ws4Zt1_9toW6J_eFYzzfw_qY5dCapg26FwmccawpKMXkhuALfvTs_BfiVkVXhh0Wu875LfwtJP0YvYKJb8mE7-z3r/s400/20110417-IMG_6546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598032899887379714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ellie is growing so fast! I can't even believe how big she is getting. She is certainly not an infant anymore. She is 25 inches long and coming in at the 50% for height and is 13 pounds (about 1/2 the size of her brother). She still doesn't sleep through the night (boo) but we hope to change that within the next week or so to prep for going back to work (double boo). She has amazing head control and is rolling over now. She has found (and loves) her toes. And she chews on everything and anything she can get her hands on. She is big into toys and loves to shake her rattles and grab different items. Ellie is quite the talker too! She coos almost all day long. She is a complete doll baby and is general happy and calm. Ellie just started eating solid foods last week and she is currently eating oatmeal and bananas. I am sure she will be sprouting up even more now that we have moved onto solids. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; "><i>The Pair</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe9Uy_4RfrqcIKSW5F3kH966Zih_n7lOj_UbfkkOle_j-_318moacWSqjQlJb95fgoDxG1X28Alw8lcqKJLS_SfLj4kYLe0rjm7zVpuM3zgz0TVge0WzaHEdUMAKYRvlQ1wc35fG08SEf/s1600/20110417-IMG_6558.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe9Uy_4RfrqcIKSW5F3kH966Zih_n7lOj_UbfkkOle_j-_318moacWSqjQlJb95fgoDxG1X28Alw8lcqKJLS_SfLj4kYLe0rjm7zVpuM3zgz0TVge0WzaHEdUMAKYRvlQ1wc35fG08SEf/s400/20110417-IMG_6558.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598032897200531346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brodie and Ellie just adore each other. Brodie constantly asks to hold Ellie and is always concerned where she is. In the mornings he wakes up saying "Ellie? Ellie?" if I don't come in with her. He also is the first to her rescue if she starts crying, bringing her a toy, pacifier, or bottle. He is a great big brother - but a brother indeed - he also likes to wrestle with her, which means I have to keep a constant eye on the two of them and remind him that she is just a baby and to play gentle. On the other hand, Ellie generally likes the rough housing. She is ALL about her big brother. She lights up when he comes around and she sees his face. He can make her laugh like no one else can. They certainly are a great pair. I feel very blessed to have both of my amazing children and am very lucky that they get along so well - I just hope it sticks : )</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >So that's the main points right now. I hope to go back and post some pictures from the last month or so, but be patient with me. I am still figuring out how to make 24 hours feel more like 48! : )</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-65253512263156254292011-04-14T23:09:00.002-04:002011-04-14T23:10:36.334-04:00My sister, my hero<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNu6jr3RFrCqNPoTKYcWgRleyZEqGr99uSN8H3EUJSJxtim5rK8cox67X9Cs3maH7Epe2azYpNxBZQ-Wo6ZwE6jdMv449kvbhK2N11HtmcnwvDPBKyh46RM6hFnWgDpOMHbEtRec_8DMA/s1600/sally_enrique_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNu6jr3RFrCqNPoTKYcWgRleyZEqGr99uSN8H3EUJSJxtim5rK8cox67X9Cs3maH7Epe2azYpNxBZQ-Wo6ZwE6jdMv449kvbhK2N11HtmcnwvDPBKyh46RM6hFnWgDpOMHbEtRec_8DMA/s640/sally_enrique_5.jpg" width="426" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(My Sister Sally)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; ">© Jessica Regan Photography 2010</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">When my sister was 12 she was diagnosed with Lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease. To explain what Lupus is in simpler terms, it is when the immune system mistakes healthy cells and tissues for unhealthy ones and attacks, causing inflammation and damage. Lupus unfortunately can be fatal (although with modern medicine the number of fatalities is decreasing) and it currently has no cure. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">I was 14 at the time of my sister's diagnosis and was very unfamiliar with the condition. I knew it meant a lot of doctor's appointments and overly worried parents. The disease has been tough on her in more than one way. She has had to deal with overprotective parents, life threatening flare ups, and more what ifs than I have ever known, but I am glad to say that today she is doing well and that the disease is almost unnoticeable in her blood stream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Last month my sister had the opportunity to go the Washington DC with her husband and our mom to attend the Lupus Advocacy Day. My sister has always been an advocate for the disease, but this experience really moved and motivated her. Since her return from DC she has come out publicly about her disease and even began a blog called <a href="http://www.lupusgroupus.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Lupus Groupus</a> where she discusses the in and outs of lupus and her own personal journey (please check this out and follow her on her journey). She also signed up for a walk to benefit the <a href="http://www.lupusfl.org/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Lupus Foundation of America</a> called <a href="http://bit.ly/eSUMrG%20#fb" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Walk for Lupus Now</a>. Our team is called the Luprechauns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">. Although 15 years ago, at the time my sister was diagnosed, I had never heard of Lupus I am sad to say that now I know several people who suffer from the disease (including close friends and family). As I said previously there is currently no cure for Lupus, but we hope to change that by raising interest in the cause as well as raising money.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Although I typically do not feel comfortable asking for things from other people, I am adamant about this cause. So my call to action would be for you to at least consider a small donation towards our <a href="http://bit.ly/eSUMrG%20#fb" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Walk for Lupus Now</a> group. I know we are in hard economic times right now, but even one single dollar will make a difference and show your support. If I was able to raise $1 from every single one of my Facebook friends, I would exceed my current goal for the race. So if you read this and think I can't afford to donate right now, but a dollar is too cheap, think again. It really can make all the difference. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">And...if you want to make a larger donation and get something in return. For anyone who is interested in booking a portrait session with me, I am going to be donating all session fees for anyone who purchases a session in the month of April to the Lupus Foundation of America. To further clarify, the session does not have to take place in the month of April, it just has to be booked and paid for at that time. If you would like to participate in this, but can't commit to a booking, I will be donating 50% of all gift certificates purchased in April as well. Feel free to <a href="http://jessicaregan.com/index2.php#/contact/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">contact me</a> if you have any questions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Thanks in advance!</span></div></span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-81338612586403723162011-04-14T23:09:00.001-04:002011-04-14T23:09:38.225-04:00shout out!To Kat - enough said : )Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-38767208091480830452011-02-13T08:00:00.003-05:002011-02-13T08:00:17.231-05:00I just love these kids...<div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.13.2011</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xIhUw160ZZRctwTBmTDm8YJx4QASlBg4kiL__WmPqj3KD7gZUAlFSPvxMeMCe5PV32tEH2I4hOD6x-1kjp1kTdQ4eYzCY59d-_yA39r7wsca5Geb7UQRTI-a0w9lCEKYS1DsKkiP2oo9/s1600/IMAG0523.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xIhUw160ZZRctwTBmTDm8YJx4QASlBg4kiL__WmPqj3KD7gZUAlFSPvxMeMCe5PV32tEH2I4hOD6x-1kjp1kTdQ4eYzCY59d-_yA39r7wsca5Geb7UQRTI-a0w9lCEKYS1DsKkiP2oo9/s400/IMAG0523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570790954585811026" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I mean seriously...how cute are they!!!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJMTdIm1VgTQz-08j1BPVU7BnMy8udIwHk65CR8ps9ivcjZwDLG5AvN6rpOksyiZi4mbbQPT0Kq38IbkYCEzfCstUXpQpmS6jUYxgujYOnw0eF_68QSNZa4jxL_Ciw7dO_YkNSewjYSsA/s1600/IMAG0582.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJMTdIm1VgTQz-08j1BPVU7BnMy8udIwHk65CR8ps9ivcjZwDLG5AvN6rpOksyiZi4mbbQPT0Kq38IbkYCEzfCstUXpQpmS6jUYxgujYOnw0eF_68QSNZa4jxL_Ciw7dO_YkNSewjYSsA/s400/IMAG0582.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570788039736652370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaf8-cGU73aU8c91rzwUM5Sc7Akyl3bNoZ_OHMsOTGXEmE2CFueX2PFZDI7QaXu7M87zvd038PZ5J-5RQvlftsOT4ST5_BVieMwEFoMInVXl029JGuUDVIdSN5q2_T4YY9dRJK2Ipkd1n/s1600/IMAG0556.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaf8-cGU73aU8c91rzwUM5Sc7Akyl3bNoZ_OHMsOTGXEmE2CFueX2PFZDI7QaXu7M87zvd038PZ5J-5RQvlftsOT4ST5_BVieMwEFoMInVXl029JGuUDVIdSN5q2_T4YY9dRJK2Ipkd1n/s400/IMAG0556.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570788032949752882" /></a><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-81446765384046984062011-02-12T08:00:00.002-05:002011-02-12T08:00:11.548-05:00Swinging!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.12.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >About 8 or 9 years ago on vacation I bought a hammock swing for my house. I was so excited to get it, but when I got home I realized I had no real place to put it up. I didn't have any sturdy trees and I certainly didn't trust my construction skills well enough to hang it up from my ceiling. I held onto the hammock because I really did want to use it one day....and that day has finally come. The weather lately has been perfect and I was outside hanging out with Brodie when I had the thought "I wish I had somewhere to sit outside...like a hammock" and remembered the gem that I had been holding onto for all these years. I got out my handy step stool out and pretty soon I was sitting in the hammock enjoying the swing. Unfortunately Brodie thinks it is really funny to spin mommy around and around - and that doesn't work well with my tendency for motion sickness. Here is a picture of Ellie in the swing : )</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ04e7sJqQSSqOSNUxqmFxY2ewKV8HXq11-q10aJ3Sn-csM9jqdknpSdGx8KeJNcW_PF1IX3j95NL7I_8-L5ENYKQbJa-8gjEJRrMcfyrLqmRY9Mn_QH49xQor9c8QG9_FH3AzCwpGjHA/s1600/IMAG0591.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ04e7sJqQSSqOSNUxqmFxY2ewKV8HXq11-q10aJ3Sn-csM9jqdknpSdGx8KeJNcW_PF1IX3j95NL7I_8-L5ENYKQbJa-8gjEJRrMcfyrLqmRY9Mn_QH49xQor9c8QG9_FH3AzCwpGjHA/s400/IMAG0591.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570781713718758514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >And not to be out done by his sister, Brodie has now started climbing into her swing!!!! I left the room to use the restroom and this is what I came back to! I had to laugh - but I sure hope he doesn't break it!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxcAMS4H5usBHYlDBZmrWW2HDpluXsovjj0xDnTw0UmH0nCb8omKy1J4cKc1GhHKcVYW_gAQpUK3GuUy8SBnahcTpNs_IVAtDFfXR1Nw9kETjwqP6UeMdygV3i3e1gB9ppW1-v6Tfvkvo/s1600/IMAG0584.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxcAMS4H5usBHYlDBZmrWW2HDpluXsovjj0xDnTw0UmH0nCb8omKy1J4cKc1GhHKcVYW_gAQpUK3GuUy8SBnahcTpNs_IVAtDFfXR1Nw9kETjwqP6UeMdygV3i3e1gB9ppW1-v6Tfvkvo/s400/IMAG0584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570781709715655282" /></a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-31082959778706837502011-02-11T08:00:00.003-05:002011-02-11T08:00:04.795-05:00Guess who found the doggy door....<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.11.2011</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This guy!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldJokhYKEoNF4kM6vQWSy2Mo0EqhlzYS9YGrAZe4iyoQeswQ18hoNo6Fzm7CxRX3g3VFodQYVKlUUPDa4DEBteCztMPDZPIGuWt7oO_7kkNhNg5u3SrxVaBgrTlAzToyMK9Qf3GCfnDAs/s1600/IMAG0541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldJokhYKEoNF4kM6vQWSy2Mo0EqhlzYS9YGrAZe4iyoQeswQ18hoNo6Fzm7CxRX3g3VFodQYVKlUUPDa4DEBteCztMPDZPIGuWt7oO_7kkNhNg5u3SrxVaBgrTlAzToyMK9Qf3GCfnDAs/s400/IMAG0541.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570780496495614530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >I was wondering how long it would take for him to experiment with this. He got out okay, but had some trouble getting back in. He wasn't too happy with my hesitance to help him out, but I had to get a quick picture of this before he successfully got back inside : ) </span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-57778447199721673432011-02-10T08:00:00.001-05:002011-02-10T08:00:05.778-05:00Shopping<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.10.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We don't go out too much - other than to the park or the gym, but when we do it's usually to go shopping. Typically the stores we hit are either Publix or Target. The kids are almost always on their best behaviors as long as the shopping trips aren't too long (unlike when I was going Xmas shopping and hitting like 3-5 stores per day...ugh). </span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ_fW9Wwj_OFZsi7uUF1Dw7CdSvBHMX3aMRHilXxeFvvcN3yf3-mJhCSTStuV7_wjt4v9slDwMYNezDJ1fZGDj9cqJVh3I7W3gGKZ5-heQZ6xAZ1Oy3IQCmgaHgrzNHIrvjd0PEtAkM6r/s1600/IMAG0549.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ_fW9Wwj_OFZsi7uUF1Dw7CdSvBHMX3aMRHilXxeFvvcN3yf3-mJhCSTStuV7_wjt4v9slDwMYNezDJ1fZGDj9cqJVh3I7W3gGKZ5-heQZ6xAZ1Oy3IQCmgaHgrzNHIrvjd0PEtAkM6r/s400/IMAG0549.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570775410698653362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">(Here is us at Publix...Brodie's hair was NOT spiked by mommy...it was actually how he woke up that day after wiping his maple syrup infested hands through his hair shortly before his nap...lol)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Recently we went to Ikea because I had an item I needed to return. Unfortunately my dogs had gotten into my purse and chewed up a pile of receipts so I couldn't return it and had to get store credit. I guess this is good and bad. Bad - returning for cash is always preferred. Good - my consolation prize was SHOPPING AT IKEA! YAY! I was worried about how the trip would go. We went in the morning before nap time and when I got there Brodie had fallen asleep in the car. It was still a couple hours before his typical nap time so I worried that he was going to be cranky the whole time. I had a bunch of blankets in the car, so I threw them in the bottom of the cart so he could lay down (and perhaps finish his nap). He began by laying down, but before long he was up and excited about being at Ikea. We had an awesome time at Ikea and the kids were so good! We even stopped at the kid zone in the cafeteria to eat lunch! Shopping was successful too. We got a few baby props, a new table and chairs for Brodie (and Ellie), and some items for the kitchen. And when we got home Brodie still took a full nap! Yay SUCCESS : )</span><div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrRKs4kOIs4PKOMk-KArwbj7o-3v_xb6HltPfZZp4xrxBxe7xPGTDF43efL5ulR_vV4ZbhlqXvMzJMTpbyG2feZ0NdGt3FMYJdShQir8xn8WDb2zoQK8GBl_sj20QQSkHb9IwfxI64k7i/s1600/IMAG0542.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrRKs4kOIs4PKOMk-KArwbj7o-3v_xb6HltPfZZp4xrxBxe7xPGTDF43efL5ulR_vV4ZbhlqXvMzJMTpbyG2feZ0NdGt3FMYJdShQir8xn8WDb2zoQK8GBl_sj20QQSkHb9IwfxI64k7i/s1600/IMAG0542.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrRKs4kOIs4PKOMk-KArwbj7o-3v_xb6HltPfZZp4xrxBxe7xPGTDF43efL5ulR_vV4ZbhlqXvMzJMTpbyG2feZ0NdGt3FMYJdShQir8xn8WDb2zoQK8GBl_sj20QQSkHb9IwfxI64k7i/s400/IMAG0542.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570775405165463746" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; " ><i>(Our trip to Ikea)</i></span></div></i></div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-61487924916418286972011-02-09T08:00:00.001-05:002011-02-09T08:00:25.617-05:00Interesting...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.09.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I have been lusting after the iPad lately and wondering what type of competitor products we may see for it when I got a Dell ad in the mail for the Dell Inspiron Duo. At first I was excited because I am a pc user and thought it may be more compatible with my gear than an iPad and it had a QWERTY keypad too. But utlimately I am not sure how it is going to stack up to the iPad.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7n_sDeOqVsABSgtJ6jZbSCT2oC3arOWAOZfAk086E2YlvbV3dC13nhVvPxaL-W3gFfzc93Sq90OWMjp067m1BIIP-IDfDTXiEC6-kLtmCzxvzxGSE6vN23JvxvFbpZN1hmIL_PETy6KVS/s400/dell_inspiron_duo-laptop-tablet.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570772185863829826" /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"> v.s.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHAn5DqJdzpBs3ZGJHv_BF03NqPX2wBvxDBCDGxMypvC1ew1zQ6O4-kPMmAQ5qMX2PaUmjtfJdo_7G1cuHhgSHwVaic7IAO40DmozuxgB-jkHU7ojEAK869WoODyyG1H39HCTD3zRORVp/s1600/ipad-2.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHAn5DqJdzpBs3ZGJHv_BF03NqPX2wBvxDBCDGxMypvC1ew1zQ6O4-kPMmAQ5qMX2PaUmjtfJdo_7G1cuHhgSHwVaic7IAO40DmozuxgB-jkHU7ojEAK869WoODyyG1H39HCTD3zRORVp/s1600/ipad-2.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHAn5DqJdzpBs3ZGJHv_BF03NqPX2wBvxDBCDGxMypvC1ew1zQ6O4-kPMmAQ5qMX2PaUmjtfJdo_7G1cuHhgSHwVaic7IAO40DmozuxgB-jkHU7ojEAK869WoODyyG1H39HCTD3zRORVp/s400/ipad-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570772190334983970" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Dell Inspiron Duo is kind of a neat concept. It is a touch pad that turns into a notebook. Although I enjoy a touch pad for many applications, it is also nice to have the keyboard to type. And like I said it is in the pc family so it would be more compatible with pc users, right? But I'm not sure if this is the better pick. Since it does have the flip face and keyboard, I worry that it will be bulkier, heavier, and more prone to damage. So my guess is that it won't trump the seemingly unstoppable Apple iPad, but I would love to check one out in person. </span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-45090221821525678052011-02-08T08:00:00.005-05:002011-02-08T08:00:02.731-05:00the kids want to say hello!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.08.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just a quick little hello from both of the kiddos! All is well! Nothing too exciting has been happening - the usual wake up eat, play, eat, nap, play, eat, bed routine : ) Hope to win the lottery soon to change things up....lol. </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEMlbsY2AhoCYkW8Fg_jS5YZEZrNC2QKW-7AXym2pLQRHetFHs_PZZp5SV4NBxDztn-zVAIh6MFPX77wP9w2r-M1CsY9i85_JJS-1ay1rfTU2Xp-w8tC8MS2Xz-PPZdfALjGwrZIe6QmD/s1600/IMAG0578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEMlbsY2AhoCYkW8Fg_jS5YZEZrNC2QKW-7AXym2pLQRHetFHs_PZZp5SV4NBxDztn-zVAIh6MFPX77wP9w2r-M1CsY9i85_JJS-1ay1rfTU2Xp-w8tC8MS2Xz-PPZdfALjGwrZIe6QmD/s400/IMAG0578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570767390400288946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitDMJ7ZbrfkB3eq9OkO7JyksXPZuLQLZ1DN10xl4uumQSeUsIJNFyY4-ncXeKtobnesMLgGEcpVMBd2nbyUB0EF6B-b5rcfXOa3sVCPZWNmYXoBdpEH5ynVU51C4L9fRyG8MLXREjS6uV/s1600/IMAG0517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitDMJ7ZbrfkB3eq9OkO7JyksXPZuLQLZ1DN10xl4uumQSeUsIJNFyY4-ncXeKtobnesMLgGEcpVMBd2nbyUB0EF6B-b5rcfXOa3sVCPZWNmYXoBdpEH5ynVU51C4L9fRyG8MLXREjS6uV/s400/IMAG0517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570767372702865298" /></a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-75505505262492869222011-02-07T08:00:00.003-05:002011-02-07T08:00:28.074-05:00piano<span class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span">02.07.2011</span></div>Sorry I read how to convert these, but it includes downloading software and is just too many steps for a tired mom of two little ones (or at least this mom)...I am going to have to start recording horizontally....but this was too cute not to post!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzilQTgWD0d8SbWlaFWTO-DaTiYPmR5NwXuSREBr68CNfUHOc3djPpF2QKShFdNkNb04RWZSD-RqizrzFbJVQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-21982677161971705102011-02-06T21:02:00.003-05:002011-02-06T22:51:49.152-05:00Brodie and Ellie<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >02.06.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Let me say that Brodie just ADORES his baby sister. He is still all about kissing her and hugging her and now he has begun asking to hold her. It is funny too because he knows he has to sit down to hold her so even if we are in the middle of the room if he asks to hold her he will stop what he is doing and sit down with his arms out. It is super adorable! Here is one of the recent shots of the two of them hanging out.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PLjL0NGxnJc89KlIk6sU0vtdZEwrv1Pl8N8jetOJrYNgZBNc29t5C759LGRgEXvqCI0eAsAr2zseoZvLpiqWKllYYseFhvwaoDb7e2Jaz9x1Wtdanj8ITioGjK3Bt3vX7zxpijaUUdd9/s1600/IMAG0596.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PLjL0NGxnJc89KlIk6sU0vtdZEwrv1Pl8N8jetOJrYNgZBNc29t5C759LGRgEXvqCI0eAsAr2zseoZvLpiqWKllYYseFhvwaoDb7e2Jaz9x1Wtdanj8ITioGjK3Bt3vX7zxpijaUUdd9/s400/IMAG0596.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570786358517356418" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Also a recent movie of the two of them together. Unfortunately, I don't know how to turn my videos on blogger....and honestly I'm too tired to find out...lol. Enjoy this sideways video of Brodie taking care of his little sister. </span></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx01rBeURZmM0FgVegvPsdreLo471yDXamiGGcSu2aPRyM2b8rntOWhMRmlWgzNVpcNGnRPpWSRDQIVGXtQmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-13875474081806189472011-01-31T10:39:00.004-05:002011-01-31T10:47:54.031-05:00Despicable...2 months of no posts!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >01.31.2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I can't believe almost two months have gone by without a single blog post! It feels similar to when I was in grade school and I would forget to write in my diary - it caused me anxiety and then I would keep putting it off and putting it off until I would just give up and then eventually start a new diary. Well, I am not going to do that...I am just going to apologize and then try to be more diligent. I finally feel like I am getting some order to the house and that we are on some sort of schedule. So...I am hoping to make time several times a week to update the blog.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Well now Ellie is about 2 1/2 months. She is a little over 10 lbs and falls in the 25-50% for weight and height. She has started smiling and cooing which is certainly adorable! She gets up about 2 times now in the middle of the night and the longest stretch she has had so far without waking is 7 hours!!! Yay Ellie!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brodie is 16 1/2 months and getting into everything! What a personality on this kid. He likes adventure and exploring. He spends a lot of time hanging out in his playroom and also outdoors. He is building his vocabulary by the day. Some of the words he has picked up in the past two months include grandpa, ice, football, Ellie, baby, and outside. He is still a pretty good eater, but now he has learned about sauces and LOVES to dip all his food in something - which becomes pretty messy. I guess he takes after his mom. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I'll do some updating this week and post some pictures from the past two months, but for now I have 2 kiddos to attend to. I will leave you with this picture of me and all my kids that Damon took on his phone last week! Excuse my appearance, I had just returned home from the gym...lol. </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPubVSgI-NmisPnrkNWoJaFUfnmak-tcfTZG81bSIbuuaKorigbA2T_t7QjoE2u4UrAsjwXOv8lpRykLupR9XqRsfwofTVFcMx3fn6B4bSYcKJS-vltLUnqNyJvdR2x2k2XiKKoLi9Hji/s1600/IMAG0127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPubVSgI-NmisPnrkNWoJaFUfnmak-tcfTZG81bSIbuuaKorigbA2T_t7QjoE2u4UrAsjwXOv8lpRykLupR9XqRsfwofTVFcMx3fn6B4bSYcKJS-vltLUnqNyJvdR2x2k2XiKKoLi9Hji/s400/IMAG0127.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568375234918436498" /></a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-36008136235375736072010-12-08T21:11:00.000-05:002010-12-08T21:12:09.925-05:00...<p class="separator" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >12.08.2010</span></p><p class="separator" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Well, we are still adjusting to all of the changes in our lives, but things are getting better. We are starting to get back into the swing of things in regards to our schedule, but has taken a lot of work. Brodie seems to have mixed feelings about the whole big brother thing. Although he seems to love his little sister and gives her lots of kisses and gentle love pats, he also seems to be mourning his loss of only child status. Today we spent some time on the patio playing, which allowed me time to test out my new 85mm lens (yay!). I am hoping that soon both kiddos will be on the same nap schedule which will give me a little more time to work on my projects (i.e. editing!!!)....I know I still have a lot to complete right now, including Ellie's newborn pics. Right now Damon is holding Ms. Ellie, so the way I see it I have about 10 more minutes before she starts crying and wants to feed...lol. </span></p><p class="separator" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p><p class="separator" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Other updates - Ellie now weighs 6.15 oz and is just completely adorable. Brodie is continuing to build his vocabulary. He know says - mama, dada, dog, book, bubbles, ball, grandpa, up, down, all done, socks, and shoes. He may have some more words, but I either can't remember then right now or can't decipher them just yet. Like I said before he really is all about his new little sister. He loves to give her kisses, to pat her head, and to have her hold his finger. He also runs to make sure she is okay when she cries and finds me a pacifier to give her as well. 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font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQHPid2BlAMLHm5HdMn1qSFC84Dmzck83KtdeE06au4NOUhQPBSeqiOknG5IZxOoHjLwc-pDsrA4hl9Gap_DMXlqJJLLU71BTFTFd5sHPE9DdnMGPWWcn4A92FNvEMlQXcuiK5fESaxs/s1600/IMG_5926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQHPid2BlAMLHm5HdMn1qSFC84Dmzck83KtdeE06au4NOUhQPBSeqiOknG5IZxOoHjLwc-pDsrA4hl9Gap_DMXlqJJLLU71BTFTFd5sHPE9DdnMGPWWcn4A92FNvEMlQXcuiK5fESaxs/s640/IMG_5926.JPG" width="426" style="cursor: move; " /></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >For more pictures from today check out my <a href="http://jreganphotography.com/">photography blog - jreganphotography.com</a></span></p></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-25231213807644630802010-11-28T08:00:00.000-05:002010-11-28T08:00:06.105-05:00Adjusting<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >11.28.2010</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >So far adjusting to life with 2 kids has proven to be a challenge. Brodie is having a difficult time adjusting to the changes and doesn't quite know what to make of his little sister. He has become very clingy and throws temper tantrums quite often (which is very atypical of him). He has been refusing naps and challenging us left and right. It is hard to see him struggling so much - it truly breaks my heart. I hope that he soon realizes that having a little sister is a good thing and that there is more than enough love to go around. Here are a few pictures from this past week.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I05Gwzr_x5WCQq7tlk1bx9-fKgyMt5ymkVpiPLg8EsCHsDwJFuAequecwH4OdLCgEPRZsE0SehLKp697G5HbJ6FjSlLjbcrDawExagV0kPYU0qqg-90-mT9Vf8lqzwVDj2ccbIZEuwaP/s1600/IMG_0852.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/AVvXsEg4I05Gwzr_x5WCQq7tlk1bx9-fKgyMt5ymkVpiPLg8EsCHsDwJFuAequecwH4OdLCgEPRZsE0SehLKp697G5HbJ6FjSlLjbcrDawExagV0kPYU0qqg-90-mT9Vf8lqzwVDj2ccbIZEuwaP/s400/IMG_0852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330044351769138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(ignore the wonderfully styled hair - this was the first morning home from the birth center when Brodie and Ellie met for the first time</span>)</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNlVaWCi23RUCxQuqAh4ItYtr4yyNXhwQc6wEjzIL-I-vo2woxPKBanYgzQ5hy8pA1IUQxoDhqTEQ_2N9wqVa6GKEueeNrbAfPNPubgBjzzHrm9-InPxQJoLhtpLkXd4H4RzlDgTpiDFW/s1600/IMG_0858.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/AVvXsEjMNlVaWCi23RUCxQuqAh4ItYtr4yyNXhwQc6wEjzIL-I-vo2woxPKBanYgzQ5hy8pA1IUQxoDhqTEQ_2N9wqVa6GKEueeNrbAfPNPubgBjzzHrm9-InPxQJoLhtpLkXd4H4RzlDgTpiDFW/s400/IMG_0858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330033419529762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">(juggling two kids sure does take a lot of work)</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R46dfAzTWQT-h79dcssoNDxyq7489c-J27vtg3mPiORmmGDCSp65awElPt5tkPIC-043VSamBEPCU-EUX4ZiKlfpIBi4ujPivH68t_brky6isSwiRYQvX3NnlYoPKtfEpodQBLZR5XxI/s1600/IMG_0898.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/AVvXsEh1R46dfAzTWQT-h79dcssoNDxyq7489c-J27vtg3mPiORmmGDCSp65awElPt5tkPIC-043VSamBEPCU-EUX4ZiKlfpIBi4ujPivH68t_brky6isSwiRYQvX3NnlYoPKtfEpodQBLZR5XxI/s400/IMG_0898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330027671654882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Here is Damon watching the kids...this is a self portrait he took...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lol</span></span>)</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhSwtXxIqT_wiMWSsywF2T4eQThJwnuMzDTNHLhBzz5nTNNvRC0lEOVmEbbwINQuwDrNoS-Wn4cet-CQJwC1YqQIHoxjwINSk3j6mTOGaCjwa2cqjrJCAbIyjWssNPY6TKAW43kxhrdcA/s1600/IMG_0911.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/AVvXsEhlhSwtXxIqT_wiMWSsywF2T4eQThJwnuMzDTNHLhBzz5nTNNvRC0lEOVmEbbwINQuwDrNoS-Wn4cet-CQJwC1YqQIHoxjwINSk3j6mTOGaCjwa2cqjrJCAbIyjWssNPY6TKAW43kxhrdcA/s400/IMG_0911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544330002404804466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Nap time has become particularly hard. On this day Brodie finally fell asleep on the family room floor after fighting me for almost 3 hours not to take a nap....guess this is what happens when you pull your kid out of daycare and bring home a baby simultaneously)</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQKB73mj3Yglgn3TDVlLOZgGiWEulUqcv1MoXl18V-uR63bxYlzip0qN2KISM0fHepP_ZymAg8cV1FAzd3IS6waPG4Jhjv5TITpDrS1DjAbBxEMF-Pufv9_Wmp8bl0yGMVCwyUaaxdTx3/s1600/IMG_0910.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/AVvXsEgpQKB73mj3Yglgn3TDVlLOZgGiWEulUqcv1MoXl18V-uR63bxYlzip0qN2KISM0fHepP_ZymAg8cV1FAzd3IS6waPG4Jhjv5TITpDrS1DjAbBxEMF-Pufv9_Wmp8bl0yGMVCwyUaaxdTx3/s400/IMG_0910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544329997871306562" /></a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-25257416023113204722010-11-27T15:11:00.003-05:002010-11-27T15:27:35.910-05:00First Haircut<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">11.27.2010</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >So, I know I am not doing good on keeping up to date with the blog, but it is very difficult to find time to use the computer. Right now I have Ellie sleeping on my lap and Brodie is out with Damon and my father in law washing cars.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >One big milestone that we hit last week is that we gave Brodie his first haircut. His hair was getting long and it was definitely time for a change. Damon and I got out the clippers and I let Damon do the honors of cutting it. Brodie did excellent. He didn't fuss one bit. Damon fed him raisins throughout the haircut as a way to desensitize him to the buzzing noise of the clippers - it seemed to work. Here are some pictures of the big event : )</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S3gW5Yh3rreU00tAR20LCrR0cOH5gtlmzzUzwYDbtrZMUKTYTsVWLqhyphenhyphenRDZ00bYM1DTbTVslRwPVID6KwtHt_8SahA-6nbsj11I-ba_azbY1fAtsQuOzzDMfu_v3IEQHRnB8aFAxiJdH/s1600/IMG_0871.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/AVvXsEg8S3gW5Yh3rreU00tAR20LCrR0cOH5gtlmzzUzwYDbtrZMUKTYTsVWLqhyphenhyphenRDZ00bYM1DTbTVslRwPVID6KwtHt_8SahA-6nbsj11I-ba_azbY1fAtsQuOzzDMfu_v3IEQHRnB8aFAxiJdH/s400/IMG_0871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328671063606818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeyWVoHKvYAlbqFuTSds3u2tfpJF9o_SvVP3y5oMGHaAWU7tX53O2AXq1bGZ-8Ffsx3UfYcssC9OgWoFwRnMjbfqxi1l2rzHZuNrCkmuD74bGyfinLDDFMY1rM9Kx-0O9KnzdMfjqlnvK/s1600/IMG_0872.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/AVvXsEjVeyWVoHKvYAlbqFuTSds3u2tfpJF9o_SvVP3y5oMGHaAWU7tX53O2AXq1bGZ-8Ffsx3UfYcssC9OgWoFwRnMjbfqxi1l2rzHZuNrCkmuD74bGyfinLDDFMY1rM9Kx-0O9KnzdMfjqlnvK/s400/IMG_0872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328669825366434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudLCHAseTeNAbUuJwzaXWzwj5DYSJbg0-lTyasm8tg3K98E-wWhsB3ntAzyD3F0Vp34zvW8LE421DcZ989LX9DVBDyWOUZKjUlQRztpTZvPopzu-eqBpGc_XZ5zCtCui-NfR6eejBgI4z/s1600/IMG_0874.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/AVvXsEjudLCHAseTeNAbUuJwzaXWzwj5DYSJbg0-lTyasm8tg3K98E-wWhsB3ntAzyD3F0Vp34zvW8LE421DcZ989LX9DVBDyWOUZKjUlQRztpTZvPopzu-eqBpGc_XZ5zCtCui-NfR6eejBgI4z/s400/IMG_0874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328660752953538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpslxxGXMgHTGqTKFQs1_wFvYQ-CIv2PPjntb8Xs85AJk-ywtOvPnO675jBJ-R_VCBM0lIXtUmgmoNZ_C5cdh_l_1OmXnNbLmcwTn49BLMYmSS_Sh9x2_23WMvTUyjp0NXFCKIEyXGCFg/s1600/IMG_0876.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/AVvXsEinpslxxGXMgHTGqTKFQs1_wFvYQ-CIv2PPjntb8Xs85AJk-ywtOvPnO675jBJ-R_VCBM0lIXtUmgmoNZ_C5cdh_l_1OmXnNbLmcwTn49BLMYmSS_Sh9x2_23WMvTUyjp0NXFCKIEyXGCFg/s400/IMG_0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328655051856818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtoJnUTT6H7_c6ta-G5USXfHbV-VcZn1xCP_Bat_atzExg8FigoKquKmeClB07_lvdDFeNI5BA0aktCxmz96tI8y8loabOeIVVcMO9gHMY6z_Pc7rB9ITT9SpRW-1tZhTlkj82bSDJU3t/s1600/IMG_0888.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/AVvXsEjmtoJnUTT6H7_c6ta-G5USXfHbV-VcZn1xCP_Bat_atzExg8FigoKquKmeClB07_lvdDFeNI5BA0aktCxmz96tI8y8loabOeIVVcMO9gHMY6z_Pc7rB9ITT9SpRW-1tZhTlkj82bSDJU3t/s400/IMG_0888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544328653333774386" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-65123513964543499502010-11-24T21:01:00.007-05:002010-11-24T23:18:05.692-05:00Birth Story<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">11.24.2010</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>, so I am finally feeling well enough to break out the old computer and start uploading photos and documenting our past week. Tonight I will start with our birth story...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thursday morning (11.18.2010) seemed like a normal day. I was still battling this everlasting cold and I had taken the day off of work [I had actually called on Tuesday and spoke with our clinical director and told her that I didn't think I would be returning before the baby was born since I was sick and my due date was approaching]. I had a dermatology appointment in the morning and then I came home and rested all day in hopes to get better. At 3:30 I had my weekly appointment at the birth center. During the last appointment I had found out that I was 4 cm dilated and in the past week I felt like she was getting lower and lower...so just in case I was farther along, I went ahead and packed my bags. During my appointment they checked to see if there was any progression. My midwife told me that although I was still only 4 cm dilated that I was 90% effaced. My bag of waters was also very low (and bulging) and that her head was very low. She had to be very careful during the exam to make sure she didn't break my water. Because I had progressed so fast with my first labor, my midwife had decided that if I didn't go into labor on my own by Monday, that we would go ahead and break my water Monday morning and induce the labor. I left my appointment and headed home.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On the way back to the house I called Damon to fill him in on our progress and to let him know he would need to take Monday off. I then called my mom who kept reminding me that just because I was 90% effaced and 4 cm dilated that it could still be a while before I went into labor (well except that we were scheduling to break my water). As I was pulling up to the stop sign by my house I felt a cramp in my belly and made a joke to my mom that it could be tonight. At that point I really didn't think that I was in labor, but I was experiencing some cramping that was different than I had felt before. It was 4:50 pm at this point so I went ahead and called Damon and told him to head home just in case I was in labor. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was a good thing I did. He came in with Brodie at about 5:30 and at this point I still wasn't sure if I was in labor or not. I was trying to time the cramps at this point, but I was also trying to clean up the house and cook dinner (just in case we were in labor I didn't want to come home to a messy home). It seemed that the cramps were inconsistent and close together, so again I didn't think that they were contractions...and they didn't feel like I had remembered. At around 6 pm the pains started becoming a little more intense, to where I had to stop what I was doing and work through them...okay - now I was convinced I was in labor. I started timing them at this point and realized that they were about 3 minutes apart and 45 seconds long. We went ahead and called the birth center at this point and told them we'd be heading over. Damon went and dropped Brodie off at my sisters and then came back to pick me up. At this point I was still trying to finish making us dinner (because I didn't want to have a long night of labor without eating)...but Damon decided that soft chicken tacos were not easy enough to eat in the car, so despite my efforts dinner was left at home. Right before we left I went to the rest room and my water broke which at this point solidified the fact that we were indeed having a baby.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We got to the birth center around 6:30pm. Our midwife checked me and I was 6 cm dilated. I figured it would still be several hours before the baby came, especially since we were 7 cm dilated when we got to the birth center with Brodie. We decided to go ahead and get in the tub to help with the labor pains which were becoming extremely intense at this point. I turned to Damon and said something along the lines of...why are we doing this without medicine again? My midwife laughed and said that's a good 8 cm talking right there. I really was working very hard to visualize Ellie moving down and out during each contraction and to try to work through the pain. My midwife asked me if I had any urges to push and all I remember thinking was "urges to push - I just got in the tub...it's going to be a few hours still"...boy was I wrong. Within 5 minutes or so I was indeed having the urge to push, so I changed positioning and gave one good push - which was accompanied by my blood curdling scream...and out Ellie came! 7:08 pm! It had been just a little over 2 hours of labor and only about 3o minutes at the birth center - and there she was as perfect as could be. We nursed in the tub for a little while and then it was time to get out. As soon I got up I knew I wasn't feeling right. I had passed out after delivering Brodie and so we were all a little cautious of this. I made it to the bed at which point I passed out. I had lost a lot of blood and it was a really intense and fast delivery. The next few hours were used stabilizing me. They used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pitocin</span> to help me stop bleeding and hooked me up to an IV of fluids and oxygen. I finally came to, but battled the feeling that I may pass out again for several hours, so they kept me there to make sure I was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ok</span>. In the meantime, my parents came by to visit and we also at some delicious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Publix</span> subs. After that we worked on getting some sleep. Before we left we did weight and measurements....I am pretty positive that they said she weighed 6lbs. 11 oz. and was 19.5 inches long at birth, but then when we went to our check up appointment on Monday, they had 6 lbs 10 oz. and 19.25 inches on the birth certificate paperwork, so I am not sure what to say it was [still thinking about what data to use on the birth announcements]. We were discharged at 5 am Friday morning and headed home to start our new life together ; )</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLViDCtf6vthKTFt_zomfj_kvyxm1J5ENhnGHAkCoQv0QiwW6eck-rLwreMryC7oTqSKgpgXFjVVsCzzR_Gn0sqauI-fj3G26_JUCZ8PGwE3vYZlimkiJwTt-0-jqlExHh5qZqB7X3SKQ/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543332053506253906" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRA06hWJe8_3pC_3f1oMwx0VWCTSLWtrAMvW65bMonOmqWTqePCSzYNjlTvjtR_w5twPg4zWpCebFfjqKE14GkrW9223NmIkJHcBU_Y7_5m6V6gcdhV09dJNq_xKpXPS-BBCj4bm2xnLI/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543332404708360546" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcBtqNyzAQigSaEk5syfIiPL8egec2060Xur54TVW-mJ1jIggVzPWYZ8bgCCOzo5u5kihL1sI8Hiw8l1lORngoH-VQ6G0ZmwIGNa1FnkjWtWSJVHvQSiPXhAoHwH3xuHBJmn9I8MaQdvA/s1600/IMG_0846.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/AVvXsEhTcBtqNyzAQigSaEk5syfIiPL8egec2060Xur54TVW-mJ1jIggVzPWYZ8bgCCOzo5u5kihL1sI8Hiw8l1lORngoH-VQ6G0ZmwIGNa1FnkjWtWSJVHvQSiPXhAoHwH3xuHBJmn9I8MaQdvA/s400/IMG_0846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543332412614740162" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-26049172811278730202010-11-16T08:49:00.002-05:002010-11-16T09:01:23.234-05:0038 weeks<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >11.16.2010</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I know I haven't been very good about posting pictures of me during this pregnancy, especially as compared with Brodie. Our point and shoot has been broken and with the craziness of moving, working full time, and raising Brodie we really haven't been diligent with the picture taking. Yesterday we were able to fix (ok, rig) the camera so it works again, so I figured as we are nearing the end, I better get at least one shot of me pregnant. So here it is. </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eZEqmF_KnbOM-3eivlHAQmX_J8OtDIgITJX4CUHHpcbk8AShrJGqWSqJ2QJTNlJYEbi-eC55TEY5ik2mEvGkLxYNgFkKifw7qfXjbWt2ld2bs7op8zV28MQTaOY2u6eQzZcv1hys375R/s1600/38+weeks.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/AVvXsEh-eZEqmF_KnbOM-3eivlHAQmX_J8OtDIgITJX4CUHHpcbk8AShrJGqWSqJ2QJTNlJYEbi-eC55TEY5ik2mEvGkLxYNgFkKifw7qfXjbWt2ld2bs7op8zV28MQTaOY2u6eQzZcv1hys375R/s400/38+weeks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540145073888757586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >On another note, we unfortunately have a sick household : ( All three of us are battling a cold and cough. Damon and I have taken today off to try to get better. My chest feels like it's on fire. Hopefully we are all better soon so that Ellie can come home to a healthy household. </span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-32252352395248805632010-11-12T08:26:00.003-05:002010-11-12T10:02:33.622-05:00Dear Ellie,<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">11.12.2010</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My dear sweet Ellie,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"> I just wanted to let you know how truly excited we are for your arrival. Daddy and I are looking forward to meeting you and finally getting to hold you. We wonder what day you will join our family, how big or small you will be, what color your eyes and hair are, and what your disposition will be. There are so many surprises to look forward to. It has been exactly 4 months since we last saw you through the ultrasound and we are super anxious to get to see you in person. Mommy also can't wait to hold you in her arms, because I think I am running out of room in my belly : ) I just wanted to let you know that we love you very much and look forward to having you here with us...so please (please, please, please) feel free to come and join us as soon as you are ready (special request from mom for that to be today).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">xoxox, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Mommy & Daddy</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkN96l_2yoTbXNkn9BSHdqJsQ2vbrl78I-gVVkFjDGCh-ZxqOA0MaJFraVYqq-wWjo1F63D8AFZsUYYxJTKEHGCxf_XSmz87LFN48yBkQaG5n3DEjokDl9UU2K0l-TTPExdDWRynsdWGW/s1600/profile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538654228890106450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkN96l_2yoTbXNkn9BSHdqJsQ2vbrl78I-gVVkFjDGCh-ZxqOA0MaJFraVYqq-wWjo1F63D8AFZsUYYxJTKEHGCxf_XSmz87LFN48yBkQaG5n3DEjokDl9UU2K0l-TTPExdDWRynsdWGW/s400/profile.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-86574102001196832112010-11-06T08:30:00.000-04:002010-11-24T23:09:23.059-05:00Last one to catch up!<span style="font-family:arial;">11.06.2010</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last weekend we attended my nephew Stephen's first birthday party at my sister's place. Yay! Happy Birthday Stephen.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9LplRBzy6CwaVOoIZfmckDGF9BZjiT33UVjEgdtJdvj7Z29Gn3vCqihK8v2h4T7YMRH5lQ9jZLxiO_3Em91dhlaO2SY6n4vHys9b_YRfxxM_GfBjD3sr6moddm_fGCXaGjwecP0EhkYS/s1600/20101030-IMG_2925.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535374122853485874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9LplRBzy6CwaVOoIZfmckDGF9BZjiT33UVjEgdtJdvj7Z29Gn3vCqihK8v2h4T7YMRH5lQ9jZLxiO_3Em91dhlaO2SY6n4vHys9b_YRfxxM_GfBjD3sr6moddm_fGCXaGjwecP0EhkYS/s400/20101030-IMG_2925.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><span style="font-family:arial;">It was a costume party so of course I dressed up. Although people said taht they had trouble figuring out what I was, I felt it was obvious - I was a sumo wrestler. Brodie originally went in his monkey costume, but it was so hot out that I took it off and added one of the pieces of black material from my costume and made him a baby sumo wrestler! He was too funny too. He kept walking around like a sumo and clapping his hands in front of him like he was ready to wrestle. Of course he had no association to his actions and his costumes - but it was hiliarious and perfectly fitting!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ppyyjalJZmSARKLY3ctS4tfy3wnlCijYFpoDOch8AYBfwxcaafXaba4LtXfADyEEqexOVSonOwVq1pzn1k21DWcg4QActYMKyYrwH2QwKcfNU1yrC6n9H5a51H9Q5CZ3MR-LwUN8ytzJ/s1600/20101030-IMG_2899.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535374116869594498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ppyyjalJZmSARKLY3ctS4tfy3wnlCijYFpoDOch8AYBfwxcaafXaba4LtXfADyEEqexOVSonOwVq1pzn1k21DWcg4QActYMKyYrwH2QwKcfNU1yrC6n9H5a51H9Q5CZ3MR-LwUN8ytzJ/s400/20101030-IMG_2899.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ay40ZPfckxtbI3tdkD5UuJgrqgyolZ556GsO0zHwZ7qq1bm-fSQ-956vcRkplrB9GvUiTQspF6dbK9yh8SzPFN0b2nwaVHxDGqFAbzJS8VtqOiBKpiTdRigP0kkvAEEfEWqfxU52-7Dr/s1600/20101030-IMG_2904.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535374114394019762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ay40ZPfckxtbI3tdkD5UuJgrqgyolZ556GsO0zHwZ7qq1bm-fSQ-956vcRkplrB9GvUiTQspF6dbK9yh8SzPFN0b2nwaVHxDGqFAbzJS8VtqOiBKpiTdRigP0kkvAEEfEWqfxU52-7Dr/s400/20101030-IMG_2904.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVIzOux7kF9lZ-N2Vf9mxqL_gOQsXOwI6k3WxgzG39jgXzy3jVPMHl7AMc1FY24UwEcQS1sopYJjJVuwG-m5HUp3JuxWpRRlhqi4l4qc1_89dmUuZdOBfrt2Ww70m7OLjK0V0KMPCpV3k/s1600/20101030-IMG_2938.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535373953740874082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVIzOux7kF9lZ-N2Vf9mxqL_gOQsXOwI6k3WxgzG39jgXzy3jVPMHl7AMc1FY24UwEcQS1sopYJjJVuwG-m5HUp3JuxWpRRlhqi4l4qc1_89dmUuZdOBfrt2Ww70m7OLjK0V0KMPCpV3k/s400/20101030-IMG_2938.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><span style="font-family:arial;">Despite having no pictures of my dad in costume, he had dressed up with a mullet and arm sleeve tattoos (seriously wish I had a pic)...and by the end of the party everyone was trying to get in on the mullet action...see below:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPQ6B12E0duJqZ8nu8LjGbkxyifaBomUBV8RBmZX5aPXDlIWsGOxBKk2MqFbZJ6lfdDfdmTvplFnIyMtklBlSA4_aQ9o0zBPiBhyphenhyphenAs8sxLtgixT5sZi82R6LQGsvZYy43LdIO_71X_F0_/s1600/20101030-IMG_2940.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535373950080837506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPQ6B12E0duJqZ8nu8LjGbkxyifaBomUBV8RBmZX5aPXDlIWsGOxBKk2MqFbZJ6lfdDfdmTvplFnIyMtklBlSA4_aQ9o0zBPiBhyphenhyphenAs8sxLtgixT5sZi82R6LQGsvZYy43LdIO_71X_F0_/s400/20101030-IMG_2940.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JZk1OZ7-I3Qf-nDJbDO2VNiujyzxV-U2eheyLc0cWOKmyuXIVrqjIjWXTwADV7QlN6f751S3tRWpSeN6vruZVIjwjzDyXozW5Z-U-2fOWuH55mTIPhZfoKUndSe66azRmZBge4HpQou4/s1600/20101030-IMG_2951.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535373943355949970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JZk1OZ7-I3Qf-nDJbDO2VNiujyzxV-U2eheyLc0cWOKmyuXIVrqjIjWXTwADV7QlN6f751S3tRWpSeN6vruZVIjwjzDyXozW5Z-U-2fOWuH55mTIPhZfoKUndSe66azRmZBge4HpQou4/s400/20101030-IMG_2951.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndNLS04UFXzN4onbYGjPMqKzPeEmH9YfRMr_NHr0tDdIIha8dphC1ntb6Ilpy0TAT8_VhOvYr1KSsqctwiFEJPL3WWwXu9zXx3opkMq805eGtn4GCeltZonOG2y52hHE9M84RpKn8Z2bf/s1600/20101030-IMG_2980.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535373939750306818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndNLS04UFXzN4onbYGjPMqKzPeEmH9YfRMr_NHr0tDdIIha8dphC1ntb6Ilpy0TAT8_VhOvYr1KSsqctwiFEJPL3WWwXu9zXx3opkMq805eGtn4GCeltZonOG2y52hHE9M84RpKn8Z2bf/s400/20101030-IMG_2980.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJo-6AJAACZwyGP4OsMKbkasUGjCrZNUqpzmUUBDUrYUUWZE_S5yqOc-Vc3eA2ONeQ6UbDY-yxqbphIOxPeanebXBKm1d5-PGF05pHezOEXTfL6ELbzSvxhH1dP9NQaG6bNldI6KcP6sF/s1600/20101030-IMG_2989.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535373934868390178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJo-6AJAACZwyGP4OsMKbkasUGjCrZNUqpzmUUBDUrYUUWZE_S5yqOc-Vc3eA2ONeQ6UbDY-yxqbphIOxPeanebXBKm1d5-PGF05pHezOEXTfL6ELbzSvxhH1dP9NQaG6bNldI6KcP6sF/s400/20101030-IMG_2989.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Again, it was another great weekend - and awesome to see so many family and friends! </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-59799121416048820172010-11-05T08:00:00.000-04:002010-11-05T08:00:09.261-04:00Halloween! (part III)<span style="font-family:arial;">11.05.2010<br />So first thing in the morning on Halloween I got a call from my dad informing me that they were all headed over to the park for the morning. Of course normally I would be excited, but because my amazing sleeper of a son sleeps in on the weekends (til like 9-9:30), even though my dad had called close to 9 am he had actually woken me up. I told him I would meet them there when B got up and proceeded to get out of bed and get ready for the day. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When we got there Brodie was super excited to see his cousins and grandparents (and aunt too)! He ran right over to play. They all had a blast swinging with Grandpa, going on the slide (like 100 xs) and of course throwing mulch in the air. Brodie was super independent and wanted to do everything on his own. Casey was impressed by Brodie's independence and made sure that he could get up and down the slide safely - too cute!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">All in all it was a great day!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGum7vOneV774ZZ3GWdbVl4shp2bm7dXB60axtz_bXelFtAtnNFrw4NRmMn_a4YyljKbO16059n2UlIrYnWcZd9GokHLc_G6JrSvS5W9iMS6wjn1qst-HlynGdHPl6bF4oOhpmkHf8UcmX/s1600/20101031-IMG_3016.jpg"> </a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGum7vOneV774ZZ3GWdbVl4shp2bm7dXB60axtz_bXelFtAtnNFrw4NRmMn_a4YyljKbO16059n2UlIrYnWcZd9GokHLc_G6JrSvS5W9iMS6wjn1qst-HlynGdHPl6bF4oOhpmkHf8UcmX/s1600/20101031-IMG_3016.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535372278896282530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGum7vOneV774ZZ3GWdbVl4shp2bm7dXB60axtz_bXelFtAtnNFrw4NRmMn_a4YyljKbO16059n2UlIrYnWcZd9GokHLc_G6JrSvS5W9iMS6wjn1qst-HlynGdHPl6bF4oOhpmkHf8UcmX/s400/20101031-IMG_3016.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTx2G_pJBt6OV1pkR9V_U86c86rgO5JuSsqiNROpOmYWO4pjIW-mUr0JoZEUgjZNcQhtjqMR605YH9CYNciBaXVg1eX_BfVWqTKqIdAEYnA0PHYldoLsyuRi_K3SDqsgWk6SDxLMvNsrI/s1600/20101031-IMG_3018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535372273276251026" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg8m3fFkgVe0o1P-C-0sqKVh573BBPVi9yCXMwoaf-fL0ca-4c7E9EW25P_4Hj001Zf396PEjm44OfkKE7dOdtk6tJwim_iuEU3t_fgZpTZyb0yZq7c3YyyQyX01oNnJR6kSv-zHt7PaI/s400/20101031-IMG_3191.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN3f4DVu-BYe0VMvH74dtmMYLgZk0jTUnQtj-o_W2bOJxYc050z7wTZzgxcBdiPJTl0agOleRYtY1JD62QBxFsNIUi1QcF_eXSbrvS9il_qLPtSHe5WXRLqcgVA8lkrx8s7_3W4tDCov2/s1600/20101031-IMG_3196.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535370426717022210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN3f4DVu-BYe0VMvH74dtmMYLgZk0jTUnQtj-o_W2bOJxYc050z7wTZzgxcBdiPJTl0agOleRYtY1JD62QBxFsNIUi1QcF_eXSbrvS9il_qLPtSHe5WXRLqcgVA8lkrx8s7_3W4tDCov2/s400/20101031-IMG_3196.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-51036200054980029342010-11-04T08:00:00.001-04:002010-11-04T08:00:07.284-04:00Halloween! (part II)<span style="font-family:arial;">11.04.2010<br />As I said yesterday we had a busy busy weekend. So working backwards...before we went trick or treating we headed over to our good friends', Chris & Sarah's, place for a pre-trick or treat bash full of delicious chili and sweet treats! Sarah always knows how to throw a wonderful party and it was great to see some good friends and let the little ones run around the yard and play for a bit before the evening began. And like I said there was some really yummy chili there too! - 3 types...there was a vegetarian option, a traditional option, and then one with skirt steak and mushrooms - delish!!! We hung out over there for about 2 hours before heading to my sisters and the rest of the gang dispersed to do their own trick or treating. Here are some pics of Brodie at the festivities.<br /></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535364416969701730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIjPUsbeqZyvVEocNrZ9zuxfp9ACJtFFS8Z1RQHX2J_bw5GAWfJT-fbtlkSAbas7k_HrT4ZR0Qj7Rj5Ci_PI9-PEaGCPvL53MngAEFAACECdDD_IqHY_INuA0rkJBkSIHx0n4aMpcVg3m/s400/20101031-IMG_3215.jpg" border="0" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4RDTMnD9uh6OLLWWuCe4QcCOFRQyo4YgSash3dW-BYc-Tb_pYRrGE1HgWS_5jKbHpgp6N4LBmQQjUpkE_5WIhX_dQrQwz2Cyk6vhKC5E6Zh94ulC5LZc7qvvaLsYakblchB7L7uL2euR/s1600/20101031-IMG_3248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535364416011739250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4RDTMnD9uh6OLLWWuCe4QcCOFRQyo4YgSash3dW-BYc-Tb_pYRrGE1HgWS_5jKbHpgp6N4LBmQQjUpkE_5WIhX_dQrQwz2Cyk6vhKC5E6Zh94ulC5LZc7qvvaLsYakblchB7L7uL2euR/s400/20101031-IMG_3248.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3w8m5qd61JDYTJc6p30PUpD7U-17vFanuxmKwTXfd7KG7Lrc9PZ4DLcynqJaJcL1U0Xk3BGLYOhzuhPrvh3DfFzHlcf_Jzhdkdxk1CV-jGiQf2Mqmuz66M7ZbyXCK80WAktGj9gHowl4/s1600/20101031-IMG_3257.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535364408140655106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3w8m5qd61JDYTJc6p30PUpD7U-17vFanuxmKwTXfd7KG7Lrc9PZ4DLcynqJaJcL1U0Xk3BGLYOhzuhPrvh3DfFzHlcf_Jzhdkdxk1CV-jGiQf2Mqmuz66M7ZbyXCK80WAktGj9gHowl4/s400/20101031-IMG_3257.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-19266300133816595982010-11-03T12:15:00.006-04:002010-11-03T12:39:39.737-04:00Halloween! (part I)<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">11.03.2010</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Alright, I know I have been bad at blogging, but truthfully being 9 months pregnant, working full time, raising a 1 year old, and working on expanding my photography business has kept me a little preoccupied. This week though I am going to be good! I am going to start at the end and work backwards, but I promise back to back blog postings this week to catch everyone up on our recent activities. Things to look forward to include Stephen's bday party, a day at the park, a Halloween party, and today's post focused on Halloween!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Overall I have to say Halloween was awesome and completely exceeded my expectations! I didn't think it was going to because I had failed to get Damon and I costumes and so it was just Brodie who was dressing up. Originally I had a plan for coordinating costumes for the whole family, but after hitting a few thrift stores and finding myself unsuccessful - I gave up. Also - the day felt pretty full and like always we were cramming in more stuff than we had hours in the day, so I was worried that Brodie may poop out before we even got to trick or treating - especially since we weren't even leaving the house until 30 minutes before his bedtime. But let me tell you...this boy loved Halloween!!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First off, he didn't fight me one iota about wearing his costume - despite the fact that it was hot out, the costume was made of fleece and completely kept blocking his vision ; ) We met over at my sister's house to begin the trick or treating and she had bought them all matching little candy bags which Brodie held onto the whole time! We brought the wagon in case the kids didn't want to walk, but Brodie didn't last long in there because I didn't want him to miss out on the excitement of going to the door and getting candy. So he would follow his 2 older cousins who helped guide him to the door (at times following their lead of knocking on the door) and waited patiently to get his candy. The neighbors would hold out the big bowl of candy and Brodie would reach in and grab a piece, holding it up as if it was the most amazing thing in the world and gasp in excitement. At this point JJ or Casey would help him put the candy in his bag and move on to the next house. It was one of the most entertaining and adorable things I had seen. I was so proud of him walking the majority of the time and really participating in the activities. We got to my house around 7:30 and called it a night as the nephews continued on to do a little more trick or treating. Brodie had his first piece...well few bites of...Halloween candy and then went to bed. I still smile thinking about what a good time that little boy had and how much excitement it created to pick out his own candy. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAclnakYOsEls5dx2MdCK8D8-XkPU9EgHcPuFoLq5MdQfOvPnl9wFupgH0wSc2vZeqPAtZYfz5JNV1VnYYs9pzSuMZDwZejWri_-E_aDrXjbrxcmWW3cHW4vS0UYUyOhWutPI4TT7IB2b/s1600/20101031-IMG_3280.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358722807814066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAclnakYOsEls5dx2MdCK8D8-XkPU9EgHcPuFoLq5MdQfOvPnl9wFupgH0wSc2vZeqPAtZYfz5JNV1VnYYs9pzSuMZDwZejWri_-E_aDrXjbrxcmWW3cHW4vS0UYUyOhWutPI4TT7IB2b/s400/20101031-IMG_3280.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(Grandpa and his boys)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L4RX39hjnoV_4-eU9UoyQnTG4gkD9maI71O8zY5QyBdKTwBaYrAPRSt3wB73Cr4e2rVbURhL_uX1s5MqPdQ-vpQL-IAbdY8MGw2-DSkWYGUoXPSBzsBEQ-yDEsdivS3VUxEqM3Qt9NJh/s1600/20101031-IMG_3284.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358721574671890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L4RX39hjnoV_4-eU9UoyQnTG4gkD9maI71O8zY5QyBdKTwBaYrAPRSt3wB73Cr4e2rVbURhL_uX1s5MqPdQ-vpQL-IAbdY8MGw2-DSkWYGUoXPSBzsBEQ-yDEsdivS3VUxEqM3Qt9NJh/s400/20101031-IMG_3284.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(Casey the bat)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_5TjbiIha87ks0FwSBcS-hlxWrVusm1HGoCVY3wzS7XKxbjncwrHPecsbxYLPcenMBlKJpmG7CFSZKeFsSSbehUad_cmgIsA3_2gqxWq9Azy0KoTJC4GnIwsoGshyphenhyphenl0o4xL_NS7wJrZA/s1600/20101031-IMG_3287.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358548400359618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_5TjbiIha87ks0FwSBcS-hlxWrVusm1HGoCVY3wzS7XKxbjncwrHPecsbxYLPcenMBlKJpmG7CFSZKeFsSSbehUad_cmgIsA3_2gqxWq9Azy0KoTJC4GnIwsoGshyphenhyphenl0o4xL_NS7wJrZA/s400/20101031-IMG_3287.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(JJ the cow - or dragon cow....moo roar...as he likes to be known)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpV9O8FxfPK_JU8kX-aW-ucZsagAF1Je-6hbJ1HNn9Fs9N2QsmaZlxLxm7mBdE-wErDaKV2W2FN_ulNisWe74sAn1KJr3cT6BpUpBMfmtlbYscvKat_G4tgfUmLL27V18MqKCcVJxVV5l/s1600/20101031-IMG_3300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358534069538850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpV9O8FxfPK_JU8kX-aW-ucZsagAF1Je-6hbJ1HNn9Fs9N2QsmaZlxLxm7mBdE-wErDaKV2W2FN_ulNisWe74sAn1KJr3cT6BpUpBMfmtlbYscvKat_G4tgfUmLL27V18MqKCcVJxVV5l/s400/20101031-IMG_3300.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(Stephen the dragon)</span></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykco9zAc6VhyphenhyphenX_x6aQ-sIUVHVkd48nVHXabxb60bWuzfgJHiULa8rsuuEvSzydtO-hnRdFtkAesvYKKRPbdpRwADoImuqS7Zbj5SCbaTUQ9bsn0GG1TeZ5x4qLXV2F3FNrfQUBuDw5Ezg/s1600/20101031-IMG_3325.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358532215021634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykco9zAc6VhyphenhyphenX_x6aQ-sIUVHVkd48nVHXabxb60bWuzfgJHiULa8rsuuEvSzydtO-hnRdFtkAesvYKKRPbdpRwADoImuqS7Zbj5SCbaTUQ9bsn0GG1TeZ5x4qLXV2F3FNrfQUBuDw5Ezg/s400/20101031-IMG_3325.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(and our little man Brodie the monkey....see the pure excitement and joy!!!)</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUKlsTOyND_npB6wgP8Gap-I5SCRfrAzUF62LPAEZqQv7OCu1JAaPoKGJu_4XtvucV5PApaFirXVVDpVyccaJgPHo2SLSsD96ptfxajt3jqHWr9VaLYiZKhhMvn3TP4kAurLDHVFgW_El/s1600/20101031-IMG_3339.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358528219648034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUKlsTOyND_npB6wgP8Gap-I5SCRfrAzUF62LPAEZqQv7OCu1JAaPoKGJu_4XtvucV5PApaFirXVVDpVyccaJgPHo2SLSsD96ptfxajt3jqHWr9VaLYiZKhhMvn3TP4kAurLDHVFgW_El/s400/20101031-IMG_3339.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeno3yJx_VaApa6NJwtGkqPfOzJr5n76bgf-2-eSAeJJgznAnf2cBDwZ0rq27EQaRNX34s8ndzUsE4ZZFJqSJwPbH7ZMhDHITQGFXTCeriPK1PmxoAp3VSmmcPWKEUNaMY0wvDXjCNtY9/s1600/20101031-IMG_3348.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535358523320934658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeno3yJx_VaApa6NJwtGkqPfOzJr5n76bgf-2-eSAeJJgznAnf2cBDwZ0rq27EQaRNX34s8ndzUsE4ZZFJqSJwPbH7ZMhDHITQGFXTCeriPK1PmxoAp3VSmmcPWKEUNaMY0wvDXjCNtY9/s400/20101031-IMG_3348.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795695881299420442.post-53204339205115606192010-10-25T11:18:00.002-04:002010-10-25T11:31:18.757-04:00First Faceplant!<span style="font-family:arial;">10.25.2010</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So yesterday my sister and I met to go to the park in our neighborhood. Brodie walked all the way from our house to hers...(which is a big accomplishment for a kid who just learned to walk last month) and then within 20 steps of getting to our destination - the park - he face planted into the concrete sidewalk : ( </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My heart dropped as I saw him trying to catch up to his cousins by running (not a skill he has quite mastered) and lunge forward into the sea of concrete. Ouch! He was so good though, he only cried for a minute and then was giggling on the swing. Here are some pics of him last night - although I have to say, it looks much worse in person.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQp6-6S1AlEld7RPqyWG4aRkrHHB_rpp37IR1RKRSByf-R1N9-1T0AnQd0nvLwi2X3davgGykK4D80gzXl6KVZSjIXI-XL9Llqp3xq3d6-L168zD6uIEYYWns9uAsAn6zywvy9TFhyphenhyphenyAD/s1600/IMAG0418.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532003547372732898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQp6-6S1AlEld7RPqyWG4aRkrHHB_rpp37IR1RKRSByf-R1N9-1T0AnQd0nvLwi2X3davgGykK4D80gzXl6KVZSjIXI-XL9Llqp3xq3d6-L168zD6uIEYYWns9uAsAn6zywvy9TFhyphenhyphenyAD/s400/IMAG0418.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tL4EbUfrUxZDHjKJt4JoA-bTUqgAJm6xlpvBEYGpJRGqCLrEzzfMTthp2rttf1n4UyHK13arLEWH_EU8h9KatZtM4clZC9mGOfM5Prmdd9kyPFk7M5e6jqk5VHoL8vIuzu5_Cz9wpxCv/s1600/IMAG0417.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532003520938665730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tL4EbUfrUxZDHjKJt4JoA-bTUqgAJm6xlpvBEYGpJRGqCLrEzzfMTthp2rttf1n4UyHK13arLEWH_EU8h9KatZtM4clZC9mGOfM5Prmdd9kyPFk7M5e6jqk5VHoL8vIuzu5_Cz9wpxCv/s400/IMAG0417.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGZHD3HFNpnuXE_vYtNyN6KLLIv_IqBzG2TPzeJuiF1xktE_49lBrCie9iLyvbUJGqqToeYePMzWMVVz-GKAvhUpvhXzob6mborrq3aWfwsDDi7jfEE_TbQrityBPRPqJ2fbDVdJJ1CNd/s1600/IMAG0420.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532003499203980418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGZHD3HFNpnuXE_vYtNyN6KLLIv_IqBzG2TPzeJuiF1xktE_49lBrCie9iLyvbUJGqqToeYePMzWMVVz-GKAvhUpvhXzob6mborrq3aWfwsDDi7jfEE_TbQrityBPRPqJ2fbDVdJJ1CNd/s400/IMAG0420.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460619186182116905noreply@blogger.com2