busy weeks.

We have had a busy couple of weeks...seems to be the theme in our house. I had my 24 week appointment last Thursday and everything looks good. I can't believe in a few months Gabby will be here...we have so much to do before then. Mom is also doing great. She came home from the hospital last week and is doing her 7 weeks of antibiotics. Once those are done she'll get another MRI to see how the bone looks. All of her other tests came back negative, so we're hoping these drugs do the trick.


Anyway onto Bella...I guess I'll start with Valentines. I took the day off and Bella, Nana and I went shopping and playing at the mall. Bella loves the indoor playground at the mall, but I would rather have people actually watching their kids so they don't run over each other.


Bella loves the slides, but she goes down backwards. I think it is because we make her go backwards on her belly down Nana's stairs. "Talking"on my cell phone while at lunch
We came home and she found her sunglasses...she's going to be a diva
She also loves to walk around the house and put things in her bags. Then she'll grab her purse and wave good-bye.
Two weekends ago we got to hang out with the Hodges. It had been a long time since we saw Mason. Bella had a blast playing with him...well running around the house while Mason played with his toys. It was fun to share stories and remember when they were small.

Our fridge. Bella has become quite the artist at school. She loves to finger paint.
Saturday we went to the zoo. It was perfect weather. Bella seemed to have more fun playing with daddy than watching the animals. Here she is running down the hill after seeing the bears.

This petting zoo experience was a little better than in October at the pumpkin patch. She actually petted and brushed the goats this time

Mommy and Bella in front of the zebras.

I love her kisses. Usually she just leans in for the kiss, but I actually got one from her this time.

I think Joel won the award for most worn out by the end of the day (and we were only there 2 hours). Bella of course kept using her new favorite word "up, up".

We've been working on animal noises. Here is her lion roar. It's pretty funny.