July 2011
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Baby Bump Progression: Isla Ann
so i feel like i need to get you all caught up on islas pregnancy since you have no details about it. so ill be dropping little nuggets of information here and there for a few weeks.
heres the first:
i am trying to decide....
do i want to do week by week pictures of my belly and the little itty bitty baby?
i did for isla well not week by week but kinda. id feel bad if i didnt for this little one. but i am so much bigger this go around. i guess i need to suck it up and remember it is about the memories and not my fat butt.
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monthly doctors visit update...
went to my check up yesterday…
all is good. 15 weeks 3 days. babys heart rate good. my bp good. blood work was normal. i lost another lb this month. every doctors visit ive been to, 4 now, ive lost a lb. sweet. i say sweet cause i have more than enough weight and fat for me and little itty bitty baby.
i love my practice. there have been a lot of changes since i first started going there....
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can today start over?...or better yet can it be...
isla didnt sleep last night. up every hour and half. we all woke up really tired. she had an early therapy session. she had breakfast and was happy and talkative during and after. i thought YES! maybe her fussiness has ended. then therapy started. she cried and fussed the whole time. something was bothering her. i just hate the fact that she cant communicate what it is. not a rubbing of the ear,...
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pregnancy so far...
this has been a tough pregnancy. i have been sick since week 4. i thought i was sick with isla…
i would be nauseous all day until week 20 something and “get sick” once a day or so. my prenatals would come back up always. childrens vitamins would come back up. even vitamin waters would upset my stomach towards the end. i was so tired and weak until week 16 or so. but this...
thank you everyone for all of the well wishes we...
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ok so we were going to announce this in a very...
but isla has had a rough day so we are just going to lay it out there for you all to enjoy.
Isla is very proud to announce that she is going to be……….
A……….
Big Sister!
thats right we are expecting again. we are so happy and feel so blessed. we have known for about 10 weeks know. and it has been so hard to keep the secret from you all.
(i am about...
isla has something really important to share with...
and she will share it tomorrow morning! so watch for it!
painting in therapy room done...finally.
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Tumeric?....
what is tumeric? it is a great spice that is used in indian cooking a lot. but its more than just a pretty yellowy-orange spice…
this lovely spice has a ton of medical benefits. ranging from anti-inflammatory uses, natural antiseptic, prevent alzheimer’s, anti-cancer, arthritis help, pain reliever, acne, and more and more….
we were given a tip by someone who has become a...
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isla ann medical update...
ok so we went to the neurologist and the neurosurgeon last week.
heres what happened:
at neurology…she only gained less than a pound in 4 months. which we dont think is correct cause she has gotten so much bigger. she didnt grow in height any. and her head measurement was the same. we were pretty confused at this and a little bummed. so we are going to schedule an appt with her...
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finger paintin' fun...
isla ann loves to get messy…
she also loves to make things…
so we tried finger painting a little while ago. and it was a beautiful success…
we made a mess…
she doesnt look like she had fun…maybe she is saying mom get the camera out of my face…
but see she really did have fun…
my goofy little girl…
one of isla’s...
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Therapy room update...
finally…
stage 3 is complete.
it only took us a little over a month but we got all the walls and ceiling mudded and sanded. there was a lot of cleanup after the sanding. we had piles of white dust everywhere. and the whole house was covered.
we are now ready to paint!!!!
this is what stage four looks like:
prime: walls. ceiling, doors, and trim.
paint: walls, ceiling, doors, and...
