30 weeks

This was me 30 weeks pregnant with Isabelle

And this is me 30 weeks pregnant this go around...much different! I'm definitely bigger and carrying different this time!

As I write this, I'm actually 31 weeks, but I've been a little behind on my blogging! Anyway, things are going well. I have to admit, I'm starting to get uncomfortable. I've been having back pain and just in general having a hard time getting my large self around! However, I know this will all be over soon and we'll have our precious baby boy. We had an appointment a couple weeks ago and everything looks great. He's very active, and feels much bigger than Isabelle was! We've been working on the baby's room and Isabelle's starting to wonder what all is really going on here! We've explained to her over and over what's happening and that she'll have a little brother who will come and live with us. I don't think she'll truly understand until he's actually here. Also, we've decided on a name for our baby boy. Since we didn't even know the sex of our last baby until she was born, we're not keeping anyone in the dark with anything this time!! This little boy will be...drum roll please...Logan Jeremy Pryce.

28 weeks!

Welcome third trimester!! Obviously, my baby and I are growing and growing! I continue to feel pretty good, despite the expected aches and pains of pregnancy. Like I've said, work has been super busy and I'm really tired and sore from it, but we're dealing with it ok. I still don't think Isabelle truly understands what's going to happen in a few short months, but she seems to already love her baby brother. We're excited to meet our new baby boy, but still have tons to do before he gets here! Thankfully, family is coming into town and we'll get a chance to get some work done. e Please continue to pray for our baby boy to continue to grown healthy and strong.

Easter 2011

Izzy and her cousins hunting Easter eggs

All dressed up for Easter Sunday!

This is Isabelle last year at Easter. I totally forgot that I put her in the same exact dress for Easter this year!! She's such a little peanut, it still fit!

Family picture

Easter 2010, what a difference a year makes!

We had a wonderful Easter this year. Izzy woke up Easter morning and found her basket and some eggs hidden in the house. Next, we went to church and there was an awesome service and it was more packed than I had ever seen it! After that, we headed home for an Easter egg hunt and a delicious meal with Jill, Robert, lil Robert, Karli, Tanner and Jeremy's mom Mary. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we all really enjoyed ourselves. I hope as Isabelle gets older she really grasps the importance and true meaning of Easter beyond the eggs and candy.

Big Girl Bed!

We had three goals we wanted to accomplish before baby boy arrives in July. First and foremost was to get Isabelle potty trained. It was a very gradual process, but for the last several months she is pretty much all the way potty trained, except she does still wear diapers for nap and to sleep at night. She has done really great with her potty training with very few accidents and we are so proud of her. Next, we wanted her to be transitioned into a real bed. We considered converting her crib to a toddler bed first, but since it would require us buying a conversion kit to go to a toddler bed then to a full size bed later, we decided to just skip the toddler bed. We were a little nervous about the change and didn't know what to expect at all. I had visions in my mind of her jumping on her bed all night long! Izzy learned the hard way a few months ago to not climb out of her crib anymore, so simply telling her not to climb out of her bed actually worked well. Her very first night in her bed she rolled around for a little bit then went right off to sleep! The next day we had to try a nap in her bed. At first she was up walking around on her bed, but after going in and telling her it was time for a nap and she had to lay down to go to sleep, she calmed down and quickly went to sleep. It has only been two days in her big girl bed, but I think she is transitioning very well. We are so proud of her for being such a good girl and sleeping in her new bed. Next goal...getting rid of the passy...prayers needed for that one!

24 weeks

Wow, 6 months pregnant already!! We had an appointment a couple days ago, and everything looks really good. I've been packing on the pounds, so I'll have to be a little more careful! It's been different this pregnancy because I've been so hungry ALL the time! I've been feeling really good lately, but still pretty tired. I'm ready to get more energy. I think I'm more tired this time, because in addition to working, I have a 2 1/2 year old to chase around! We're starting to get things organized for the baby's room, slowly but surely. All in all, things are going well and we're so thankful.

Nastics! (aka gymnastics)

Bubble Time!

She looks so serious here but she really did have fun in the bouncy house!

Doing her stretches

If you look closely you'll see that Isabelle is taking her knee up to her mouth to kiss her knee. Her teacher tells them to kiss thier knee in an attempt to get them to stretch all the way down, but Isabelle cheats!

The rings are Izzy's favorite!

Izzy and her friend Annorah

Ta-Da!

Just finished doing a forward (or sideways!) roll

You should see her running across this trampoline, she gallops on her toes, we call her twinkle toes!

Izzy started gymnastics a couple months ago and she loves it. I hear the phrase "Izzy go nastics?" several times throughout the week. It's a really cute program. Since they are so young, the mothers join them and we start out by letting them have free play on the equipment. Next, they have to sit down on a "dot" and then they get a stamp on their foot. Then they are led by their teacher Miss Kim with their stretches and then a song that they dance along with. Usually after that they learn a skill and they each have to do it for their teacher to get a stamp on the other foot. Before they leave they get to do the bubble song where they chase after bubbles while the song is playing. Lastly, they all get on their bellies and do the bye bye song and the teacher goes around and says bye bye to all the kids by name. This specific day when these pics were taken was sort of a free day where instead of doing a skill she blew up a bouncy house for them to play on. Isabelle has a lot of fun with gymnastics and we'll continue it as long as she likes it!

20 weeks!!!

I have definitely grown in the last few weeks!! I'm only halfway and I feel like a moose:( It's ok, it's for a good reason!

Halfway there! The last couple of weeks I've been feeling great. My pleurisy healed up and I have more energy. I'm starting to feel the weight at work, by the end of the day my back, legs and feet are sore. Otherwise, everything is going well. Today we had our anatomy ultrasound. We prayed for everything to be normal and our prayers were answered. The baby looked great and all of his organs and measurements were perfect. The baby was cooperative and we were able to see some really great shots of him. We are so thankful to the Lord for our healthy baby boy.