Lets See How It Works!

Ok, so I am going to try it. I am going to attempt to keep up on what is new with our family and post what new things Ella and the new baby are doing. I have felt as if I have failed on writing down what new things Ella was doing. So here I am going to attempt to keep us up to date. Please do not judge me on spelling and grammar :) I will do my best.

Today we are going to get our 16 week check up on the new baby. I am very excited about this since I have yet to feel the baby move and I have only gained 4 lbs. This is not how it was with Elliana. I was feeling her move often at this time and I had already gained 12 lbs! Even though this pregnancy has been completely different then Elliana's I am still nervous and look forward to hearing our babies heartbeat.

How were these pregnancies different? First of all, when I hit 14 weeks with Elliana I was already in maternity pants (I am still wearing all my regular cloths this this one) and I lost all feelings of "morning sickness" (I am still often quite nauseated with this baby). Like I stated before, I was often feeling Elliana move at this point, where I have yet to feel this baby move. With in the ultrasounds, however, Elliana was very relaxed and barely moved where this one moves all over the place. Maybe it is because I have done this before, but I feel like this pregnancy is just flying by where with Elliana is moved at a ridiculously slow pace.

Elliana is 10 months now. WOW! 10 months! I don't' know about you all, but I am shocked at this It has gone so fast! At the end I will do a second post of new pictures of her. Elliana is a chatter box! From the time she wakes up to the time she goes to sleep she is chattering away. She says Mama, Papa, Dada, baba (this is her favorite word), Ella, and what sounds like Nika and Tehya. I am not sure she understand what exactly she is saying for all these words, but quite often she says them regarding the correct thing she is looking at. I know for sure she knows baba, mama, and papa. Beyond that...not so sure :). She also eats whatever we put in front of her. I have not found anything yet that she does not like to eat. A few favorites....strawberries, yogurt, and any kind of meat we can find her. She is now at the age where she no longer wants baby food but would like to feed herself. And the newest and greatest thing Ella is now doing...standing on her own. She can stand up for along time clapping and smiling but does not attempt any steps yet. I am not worried however, it will happen soon enough :) Hey, I didn't even walk till I was 16 months! Elliana is going through some sort of growth spurt I believe because she has been sleeping ridiculous hours; last night, 15.5hrs! As David said this morning, "She is going to be huge!"

David is doing great working a lot of hours at the fire house and helping out here at home. He is loving his job and we are so thankful the Lord brought him to Oswego. We feel this is where we will stay and probably finish out David's career. The house he is at is extremely busy and he has had some awesome fire and medical calls. I would write them all out but there is WAY to much medical jargon I would never get it right. David just got back from his 3rd annual Boundary Waters camping/canoeing trip. It was a great year since he went with 4 of his best friends; Dan Haskell, Nick Borst, Lucas Knapp, and Ryan Glendenning. The guys had a great time although it is said to have been Davids hardest trip yet. I asked him if he had made lifers (like himself) out of Dan, Nick and Lucas, Davids response, "I don't think so." We will see :).

Finally, myself. I have had an extremely busy month with traveling to see family and vacations. It has been a great month though! Back to work now though :). In August we are going to Nassau Bahamas to stay at the Atlantis Resort. I have earned the trip for David and I to go for 5 days through Arbonne International. For those who don't know that is a Swiss formulated skin care and health and wellness line I got into when Elliana was 6wks old. This has allowed me to stay home with Elliana and now the new baby. I am extremely thankful for this job because to me it doesn't even feel like a job! I love it and love being home with my family!

Ok, so I think that is good for now! Thanks for listening!

- Joei