Here we go again!

Baby B #3 is on the way!  I am 9 weeks right now and am finally getting over my nausea.  This pregnancy has been completely different from the last two!  I had no morning sickness at all with Ella and Kaleb and have had it really bad with this little one!  Everything seems more extreme this time- extremely nauseous, extremely tired, extremely moody, and extremely anxious!  It may be because we found out so early that I was pregnant- 3 weeks 3 days! but I feel like this pregnancy is going to last forever!  I'm glad with each new Thursday (that's when I change weeks!) that I am progressing and getting closer to meeting this little one!

We have decided to not find out the gender of this baby until it's born and I am SO excited about it!  I just feel like we have one of each already so there is nothing we aren't prepared for!  We will need diapers and that's about it!  Oh, and about diapers, I have decided to give Cloth Diapering a chance!  I am so excited to try it out!  They are SO cute and will save us tons of money so what's not to like, right?  A lot of my friends do it and are giving me a lot of hints and suggestions about it so I am ready to give it a shot!

But back to waiting to find out the gender- I am just so excited to be in the delivery room and have the dr say it's a ______!  Ella SWEARS it's a girl and will not accept the fact that it could be another baby brother for her!  She calls it her baby sister all the time and already has some dolls picked out that she is going to give  her.  I hope for her sake that she's right haha!  But of course either way we will be happy.  I would love a boy so that Kaleb can have a brother and I would love a girl so that Ella can have a sister!   It's so nice to not really care.  I will update this as my pregnancy progresses and put up lots of cute belly pics.  There's nothing cute about my belly right now so I'm not posing any until I am further along and actually showing a baby bump, not just bloat!

Here are some pics of our newest little bean:

woohoo!  2 pink lines!

5 weeks 5 days- saw the little heart beating!

9 weeks!

9 weeks!

9 weeks! 

New Favorite Pic!

I've finally gotten time to add a few posts!  This is my favorite pic of the kids that I took this past summer.  I am getting more and more involved with photography and hope to open my own business this year!  SO excited about the things we have in store for our future!

~Ella Joy~

I have been wanting to do this entry for a long time, I have finally decided to do it after the kids are asleep so I can focus on it!  I wanted to have it done by her 3rd birthday but, like my previous entry stated, we were so busy during May so I am just now getting to it!  This is basically my little girl's life so far in pictures!  I am kind of just doing it for me, to see how fast she has grown and to appreciate every single day with her because before I know it, she will be off to college and I will wonder where my baby went!  I thought all of our family would appreciate it too, especially those who live far away....

My first picture of her!
7 weeks long

Loved that little round head!
20 weeks- the day she found out we were having a GIRL!

My favorite ultrasound pic of her!
34 weeks

My first time seeing her

Our second day home from the hospital

Her first smile!
7 weeks old

2nd smile I got on camera!
 8 weeks old

3 months old!

Happy little thing!!
4 months old

First time sitting up!
5 months old

Our baby was an angel for her first Halloween!

First Thanksgiving!
6 months old

First Christmas!
7 months old

All bundled up ready for the cold!
 7 months old

Loving time with my baby girl!
7 months old

Ready to go on a walk!
8 months old

The day she took her 1st step!
 9 months old

Her first apple!
10 months old

First Easter!
11 months old!

1st Birthday!!!

First time in an airplane- headed to South Africa!
14 months old

First time seeing the ocean!

First time going to the ocean!

Beautiful baby girl playing in the sand!!
 15 months old

15 months!

First lamb costume!
1 1/2 years old!

Hanging out with Uncle Tom on the beach chair!

Loving every second with Nathan!

Our little ladybug......

First night sleeping in her "big girl bed" with Wrinkles!
21 months old

Loving her bubble bath before bed!

Our baby girl turns 2!!!

Opening her presents with Daddy

SO excited!

Getting ready for her baby brother to arrive!

So sweet....

The night before Kaleb came!  

First time seeing her baby brother!

First time holding her baby brother!

Her own real- life baby doll!

Lovin' summer time!

Helping Daddy work on his car!

She's the Big Sister!

Kisses for Baby Brother...

Love her so much!

Halloween- Little Ladybug!

She loves her brother so much!

Cuddles in bed with Kaleb!

First major snowstorm of her life! Feb '11

First Haircut!
2 1/2 years old

All trimmed up!

Christmas Angel

SO excited to see Santa!

Strawberry ice cream- her favorite!!

Loving her trike!

She loves him so much!

Beautiful girl in her Easter dress!

Such a little princess!
Right after her 3rd birthday!

 

First time she went across the monkey bars by herself!  (With Dad's help  of course!)

I just can't believe how fast these years have flown by.  It is so hard to believe that she is 3 now and is no longer my little baby, she is my little girl- ready to take on the world!  She is definitely the "joy" of our lives, she lives up to her name perfectly!  

It is so amazing how this little black and white picture captured my heart over 3 years ago- I loved her the second I knew she was coming!

And now she has turned into the Joy of my life, my whole world, (besides her Dad and brother!) and has really become such a little person who loves life and is always wanting to learn new things.  

I am beyond excited to see who she turns into next, to watch her develop more into a person and to see where she goes in life!  I (of course!) think she is the smartest, most beautiful little girl alive and I can't wait to see what God has planned for her future!