you HAVE to watch this video!!!! hahaha
http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g308/katepetronis/?action=view¤t=MVI_2044.flv
Gotta love the belly!!!
Monday, October 29, 2007
Just another trip down the stairs...
My baby has mastered the stairs!!! Just a few weeks ago her plan to get from one level to the next was to either throw her body from the top step all the way to the bottom, or to ask one of us to pick her up. But the past couple weeks of practice makes perfect. Here she is mastering the stairs all by herself!!
Ok mama, I wanna go downstairs...
Starting off with confidence...
Why are you taking pictures mama?
GEEZ this is exhausting!!!
This is where I had to give her a pep talk.
"You can do it B!!"
My muscles are burning! I can't do it!!
OMG! I think I see the bottom! High five mama!
I KNEW I COULD DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok mama, I wanna go downstairs...
Starting off with confidence...
Why are you taking pictures mama?
GEEZ this is exhausting!!!
This is where I had to give her a pep talk.
"You can do it B!!"
My muscles are burning! I can't do it!!
OMG! I think I see the bottom! High five mama!
I KNEW I COULD DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, October 15, 2007
It kind of doesn't get any cuter than this!!
Before I left for work this morning I dressed B in her new jacket. I'm not sure if it was all the ooooo'ing and awwwwww'ing, but she knew she was lookin' good!!
And then of course I had to ask her how big she was....
SOOO BIG!
And then of course I had to ask her how big she was....
SOOO BIG!
Friday, October 12, 2007
The beetle's playroom
We're almost done with our basement and I've been VERY busy getting everything ready for it. Here is a sneak peek at Bailey's jungle playroom. I have finally completed the mural, although I'm still thinking of adding a monkey. She LOVES the giraffe and always wants to go down to the basement now to see him. :)
The reason for "the beetle"
For anyone wondering where the nickname "Beetle" came from, here is the story...
The name was born the day I found out I was pregnant. It had been about 3 months since our miscarriage and the first month my Dr gave us the ok to try again. I woke up one morning and just felt different. I wasn't nauseous, I wasn't late; I just felt different. I remembered I had a pregnancy test in my dresser drawer that was left over from the first pregnancy (they come in packs of 3). And after thinking about it for a while I decided to take the test.
About 2 minutes later I was sitting on the side of my bed, holding a positive pregnancy test. So many emotions were running through me at this very moment. First and foremost I was excited and so happy. I had a smile that just wouldn't leave my face.
But underneath my smile was also an overwhelming sense of fear, a "here we go again" feeling. Should I be so happy? Am I going to get my heart broken all over again?
I even started crying. Crying out of happiness, out of the loss that was still raw and the fear of it happening all over again.
I must have carried that test around with me for the next 10 minutes just staring at it. "There's still 2 lines, I'm definitely pregnant!" How was I going to tell Brian? Should I call him? Wait? I needed to clear my head so I sat the test down on my dresser, walked away from it, and turned on the shower. I didn't even make it into the shower before I was walking right back to it for another look. (there is just something so fascinating about a positive pregnancy test) haha
When I returned to my dresser the test was there, but it wasn't alone. Sitting on top was a little red and black spotted lady bug. I couldn't believe it. Mom always told me ladybugs are good luck and if one lands on you its a good thing! I couldn't move. I just sat there starring at it. Never had I ever seen a ladybug in my bedroom, much less the rest of my house!! It was as if my guardian angel, Bailey's little soul or God himself was telling me everything is going to be ok, this is going to work out.
From that moment on I let go of most of my fear (you'll never be without fear when you decide to be a parent!). I put my trust in this little beetle bug that decided to join me on my day of celebration, and smiled without hesitation.
The name was born the day I found out I was pregnant. It had been about 3 months since our miscarriage and the first month my Dr gave us the ok to try again. I woke up one morning and just felt different. I wasn't nauseous, I wasn't late; I just felt different. I remembered I had a pregnancy test in my dresser drawer that was left over from the first pregnancy (they come in packs of 3). And after thinking about it for a while I decided to take the test.
About 2 minutes later I was sitting on the side of my bed, holding a positive pregnancy test. So many emotions were running through me at this very moment. First and foremost I was excited and so happy. I had a smile that just wouldn't leave my face.
But underneath my smile was also an overwhelming sense of fear, a "here we go again" feeling. Should I be so happy? Am I going to get my heart broken all over again?
I even started crying. Crying out of happiness, out of the loss that was still raw and the fear of it happening all over again.
I must have carried that test around with me for the next 10 minutes just staring at it. "There's still 2 lines, I'm definitely pregnant!" How was I going to tell Brian? Should I call him? Wait? I needed to clear my head so I sat the test down on my dresser, walked away from it, and turned on the shower. I didn't even make it into the shower before I was walking right back to it for another look. (there is just something so fascinating about a positive pregnancy test) haha
When I returned to my dresser the test was there, but it wasn't alone. Sitting on top was a little red and black spotted lady bug. I couldn't believe it. Mom always told me ladybugs are good luck and if one lands on you its a good thing! I couldn't move. I just sat there starring at it. Never had I ever seen a ladybug in my bedroom, much less the rest of my house!! It was as if my guardian angel, Bailey's little soul or God himself was telling me everything is going to be ok, this is going to work out.
From that moment on I let go of most of my fear (you'll never be without fear when you decide to be a parent!). I put my trust in this little beetle bug that decided to join me on my day of celebration, and smiled without hesitation.
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