Bedding Pics

I took some pictures of Isabella's room now, without the crib, but with the air mattress and her toddler bed. It's working out fine, but I'm ready for her bed. But I'm hopping that RTG will have a sale on kids furniture so I don't have to spend so much. That air mattress is killing me!

The last two nights Bella has come into the master in the middle of the night asking for milk. UGH! So I put her in our bed and get her some milk so we can all go to sleep. I can NOT sleep with her, she kicks and head butts me all night long. Tonight I will take her back to bed and see if that helps. I don't like her walking down the stairs by herself in the middle of the night anyway.

Before dressing...



After dressing... before melt down at TRU mentioned below....



Baby Cooper's bedding.

Isabella loves airplanes!

Terrible Two's

I thought I had experienced Isabella's terrible twos, starting at 18 months. But today she proved me wrong. We had to go to TRU to exchange some boots Aunt Lisa got her for her birthday and boy did she ever throw the worst fit. She doesn't know TRU can be fun, we don't go there often. She didn't want to sit in the cart, she wanted to walk (she's very, very independent!). I needed to go to the customer service counter first, then I planned to let her walk around and play. But she wanted out of the cart and would not sit on her bottom. So she cried and screamed while I did the return and then I let her out of the cart. She ran out the exit to go outside. Hello, this is a TOY store!!! I dropped everything and ran after her. She got a swat on the bottom and told, no running away from mommy. I picked her up and headed back inside, she went bananas! So we had to leave. She cried and screamed all the way home and then continued inside the garage where she ran around the car, not wanting to come inside. Then once inside she throw a fit and cried and screamed some more because she wanted to go for a ride in the car. Needless to say we had a nap instead of going shopping. I don't look forward to the terrible two's, especially with a baby around. I guess our days of going shopping are coming to a quick halt. I'll go alone when she's at school. Thank God for Tuesday and Thursday MDO programs!!

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY ISABELLA!!!

Here are some photos of Princess Isabella's 2nd Birthday! We had a great day!

Isabella and Honey on the couch playing after her nap.


All dressed up, playing with the gift Honey and Poppy brought her.



Helping Honey with the sodas! I want more ice!



Pouty Princess. Mommy said no.



Princess Isabella opening her gifts!



She loves the bubble maker lawn mower!



Princess Isabella helping herself to her birthday cake. She loved everyone singing to her!!



We had a wonderful day, over 50 guest came and the kiddos loved running around the house, up and down the stairs, to the media room and all around out side. The party started at 3:00pm and didn't end until 10:30pm, I guess we know how to entertain. Brian and I totally loved having everyone over, finally we can have parties again and not worry about where everyone will sit/stand. This new house is a great entertaining house. Can't wait until Cooper gets here and can be have spring time cookouts.

We're doing this all over again next weekend for the Superbowl!! Gotta love a good party!

Prego Daddy, Oh My!!

We took some funny pictures of my poor father next to my sister and I. This is what we got.

Only problem with daddy is he's been carrying his baby in his belly for over 40 years.... eek.

Pregnant Sisters...

So I finally have a picture of me and my sister, pregnant. It still is so finny sounding, my sister and I being pregnant at the same time. Almost a dream! So these pictures are from Isabella's birthday party yesterday. My sister is due May 5 and I am due April 21 a wopping 14 day difference. I've already planned to have baby Cooper born on April 17th, so that will add a few days. But my sister has had issure in the past where she had to have Michael 3 weeks early... so she could really, really screw up my timing. My mother is going out of the country the end of May, so baby M will thankfully be here before that.

Anyway, one of the pictures is of our faces. Notice the "pregnancy nose" I have already developed. This is the Johnston girls trait. We get the worst looking fat face every. This is one reason I haven't take any pictures of myself, I hate the way I look pregnant.

Big Girl Bed

What am I thinking? I ordered baby Cooper's (I think that is his name?!) bedding finally and it came yesterday. I LOVE IT! I'll post pics some day. It is airplanes from Pottery Barn, love it! Anywho, I pulled Bella's crib mattress out of her crib and put it in Cooper's crib. Bella wasn't sure what I was doing and really did catch on that her crib no longer had a mattress or bedding, so "where am I going to sleep" must have been going through her head. I made Cooper's bed all up so Brian could see the whole set before I washed it, he loves it!! So for Isabella to sleep last night, she has her toddler bed in one corner and the empty crib with no mattress AND a full size air mattress I blew up last night. I decided I would sleep in her room with her so I didn't have to play the "go back to bed, please" game with her all night. It was more like "get in bed and go night-night, please" for about an hour. Today we had a nap in her room on the air mattress and after about 30 minutes, she finally fell asleep. But the point of my story (there are many, I guess), she sleeps just like every other toddler. ALL OVER THE PLACE. She slept on top of my right leg, therefore, I was unable to move. Then I moved her so I could roll over and she put her head in my underarm, face down on her belly, I was even more uncomfortable. Then she laid right on top of my belly/chest and that actually hurt. Being 6+ months pregnant, everything hurts especially my chest! But not being able to move/roll over/put pillows everywhere, that made it very hard for me to sleep. Another thing, I play sweet music in her room all day/night long. I never turn it off and those darn lullaby's really, really got to me after the 3rd or 4th hour. Onward we go, I will tough it out, I want to get her big girl bed and all the bedding before next weekend. She'll be turning 2 on the 26th and I want her princess room to look magical. Not really sure we can make it happen, but I'm going to try. I am some what of a procrastinator these days.

WOW, What A Week!!

Today is Thursday, right? UGH, I have no idea who I am, much less what the day is. Our Christmas was fantastic, Isabella loved all her goodies and my surprise old fashioned pop corn trolley was a great hit for Brian. A true surprise! We had the families over for lunch and by the time they were leaving I started running a fever. So, by 6 o'clock I was in bed feeling pretty rotten. The next day was great, we played with toys and hung out as a family. At one point, Brian went to take my car to get the oil changed and when he returned an hour later, he was feeling really bad himself. Thankfully my fever was short lived and I was fine. This cold I have has hung around for over a month. So I sent Brian to bed after a dose of NyQuil and off to dream land he when. The following day, he was still feeling crummy, but woke to eat breakfast. As he and Isabella were sitting at the kitchen table, Brian had eaten his frosted flakes and was groaning when I looked over my shoulder at the two of them. He had his head in his hands and wasn't feeling well. Isabella and I were talking waffle talk and all of a sudden a heard a huge crash, shaken I looked at the table, where Brian was on the floor and the chair was flipped on its side. I ran to see his face, his eyes were rolling back in his head and his face was shaking and he was covered in sweat. I was asking him if he was alright and he kept saying, I'm going to get sick. I rushed to the telephone and called 911 and told the lady what happened, she tried to keep me calm, but it was too late for me, I was a mess. The ambulance arrived and the paramedics checked Brian out and he was pretty sick looking, white almost transparent. They loaded him up on the bus and took him to the hospital in Frisco. I called his father and told him to go to the hospital to be with Brian while I called my mother to come to my house to be with Isabella. My sister arrived to sit with Bella as my mom was at the hospital with Brian and my father in law. After a number of test and such, the diagnosis was MONO!!! My husband has mono. He also has an elevated liver function, I have really no idea what this means, but he will be going to a doctor on Monday to check it out. The doctor at the hospital told us to get it checked out, so he is! But back to the mono. I was tested on Friday and came back negative, so um where on earth did he get mono? Bella hasn't been that sick, I mean come on, she would have be hospitalized if she had mono at such a young age. So where did he get it? We are still trying to figure it out.
Anywho, mono is a very strange virus, there is no cure, nothing to take to make it go away or to make you feel better. It can make you feel ill for 4 weeks or so and it can stay in your body for up to 18 months!!! So I was at his beck n call for a few days and now he is feeling better, he even when to install a media room this week. But his boss doesn't want him to come to work unless he is 100%. So he's working from home. And that has proven new challenges, Isabella doesn't understand why daddy is home and not playing with her. I hope he goes to the office soon!!! We haven't kissed not even on the cheek, and not on new years. That is sad!! But I would rather be safe than very, very sorry. Watch who you kiss, drink and eat after. Even at 36 years old you can still get mono.

The Princess and Her Knights....

Today we found out that Isabella will be the only granddaughter for my parents. That means Michelle and I are both having boys. Yep, Michelle will have three boys and I will have one of each. That means Isabella will be the princess of the family. And boy are those big shoes to fill! I have to say, this will be fun to have both our boys practically the same age, her boy will most likely come early, he's measuring 2 weeks ahead and both her other boys had to come early for one reason or another. Now I have so much girl stuff to get rid of and gosh, I am so sad that Michelle couldn't use it. But it will be very, very fun for us to shop boy stuff for each other and ourselves. So, now it's time to find a name, one with a "M" letter for the first name and the other, we'll he can have any name out there. I am still stumped on naming my boy. Brian likes Ethan, but I think it may be too trendy. UGH. I'll keep you posted.

So Proud

Isabella went upstairs for her 3 o'clock nap today as I was getting her milk sippy ready. I then went upstairs to do our usual routine. But to my surprise, she was in her toddler bed, which is set up ready to sleep in, in her bedroom next to the crib. So, I gave her her sippy cup (which she just holds and doesn't drink!) and covered her up and told her night-night. There would be no rocking and cuddling, just straight to sleepy town. I am so excited. The toddler bed has been in her bedroom for two months, all ready for her, for when she decided to jump in and be a big girl. I am so proud of her.

Thankfully we have a wonderful night vision camera that shows what she is doing in her bedroom from our bedroom television, so I am able to rush downstairs and watch her at any time, which I have been watching her for over 30 minutes. She has done so well. She hasn't gotten out of the bed once!!! This is huge, especially since my sister will have to have her crib back and I really, really want to get Isabella's full size bed and her bedroom completely finished soon!

Now were have to tackle potty training!!! EEK!

Jewels

I have this amazing dog named Jewels. She is a very, very good dog. I've had her for over 10 years, she's a black pomeranian. She was my dog before marriage and you can tell she's "my dog". I feed her, I take her to the groomers (not that Brian hasn't or won't), and I truly take care of her in all aspects. She is potty trained since she was a puppy. When we married and while she and I lived at my parents house, she has always had a doggy door to go out side and potty. But with this new house, we can't put a doggy door in. There is not a good place to put one in, The back door is glass, the laundry room has our back patio gas line running throught the wall and it would be a pretty big step/jump down or back up to get into the house. And with her age, she's going going to be able to jump down or jump back up as the years pass. But, she has been fantastic in this new house. KNOCK ON WOOD, she has yet to have an accident in the new house. I have been really good about making her go out, sometimes when its cold, I have to push her out the door, but she goes does her business and then stands at the back door until I let her in. I have forgot she was there (I'm training myself to let her out and back in) and she'll just bark to remind me. She really is a great job, the best dog I have ever had.

But, the past few months I have been "over" her. I just didn't want the responsibility of having her to take care of. I'm taking care of a toddler and myslef. I have been very selfish. She has really gotten on my nerves. I really can't say why or what, but I just couldn't handle her. So I sent her to Honey and Poppy's for a few weeks. And boy did I miss the dog! Isabella and I really did miss her! Isabella would call for "Jues" and ask me "where Jues"? I hate it! So after a few weeks at the grandparents house, Jewels finally come home. She is sitting right next to me as if she knew I needed a break. She is a very loving dog and cares for me (really I can tell she cares for me!). All this to say, a dog will really be your friend and won't stab you in the back like humans can/will. I am so greatful for this dog, and I'm glad Isabella has the chance to have a really great dog as her childhood pet. Once Jewels goes to meet her doggie family in heaven, like Lady and Booger, I will not want another dog! She is the best dog/friend and there will be no way to replace her.

It's been a long weekend....

Mural Complete!

This is the finished product! Isabella's bedroom look magical! I am beyond thrilled with the whole process and can't wait to do baby boy Corr's bedroom next year! The final cost was $750 for the mural, but to me its priceless! Isabella loves her room and can't wait to smell the flowers and touch the trees.

Now we just have to buy the new big girl bed and bedding, then it will be finished!

Naming Our Baby Boy!!!

Naming a child is such a tough job. This is going to be the name YOU as a parent give them to live with for the rest of their life. You are the one that tagged this child and there is a lot of pressure for the parent. So, this is the list I have started and we'll it's only getting longer. Give me your honest opinion, please!

Cooper Michael
Spencer Michael
Jett Johnston
Jager Michael
Perice Johnston
Maxwell (Max) Johnston
Kaden Michael
Benjamin Michael
Landon Michael
Ian Michael

We're having a....

Baby BOY!! Our baby boy is growing right on schedule. He is very active and gave us a good show today. We are still scheduled for April 17th c-section. Isabella can already say "brother"! We can't be more happy that our little baby boy is doing so well.

Now the tough part, naming our Baby Boy Corr....

Still Trying...

I'm still trying to figure out how to post pictures and still make the layout look clean, like all the pretty websites out there. So I'm going to try now...

This is me in my beautiful bathroom in the giant bathtub, this is the one place I love the most in my new house.

I guess if you post the pictues this way, you can write in this area. I think I'm catching on now. This was T-giving Day, I was trying to get bella to stand still and smile, fat chance, she is such a dancing queen.

Let the Painting Begin

Today we have painters in the house painting two rooms, our media room and Isabella's bedroom. We chose a brown for the media room with a lighter brown for the trim, it will look pretty sharp once its complete. Brian has ordered and is receiving his media room equipment, he couldn't wait a minute longer. And Isabella's bed room is going to be a nice light yellow walls and very light blue ceiling. I sure hope it turns out nice. I wasn't crazy about the ceiling being painted yellow, but Brian and our painter said it would look nice. And for some reason I trust them.

This is to show you the yellow stripe in the corner and the blue ceiling.

This is more of the ceiling and yellow stripe.

I'll keep posting pictures when they finish and while the murlist is painting on Saturday and Sunday. Oh, it's gonna be a long weekend!!!