~Miss Bella's 2nd birthday!!~

Ah...to be 2...looking at things in awe and wonder...with scratch and sniff stickers on your face...and not a care in the world...how I long for carefree whimisical days...however, being the partent to such a wonderful and adored child such as Bella, allows Jeremy and I to glimpse inside the world of a 2 year old, and we blessed to be able to be her parents. She is pure love and joy...100%! With a spike of sassy cause she is 2 after all... :) There was no shortage of gifts for our ever busy child...and if I haven't said it to each of you who attended her birthday, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR GENEROSITY!! Bella is loved not only by us, but her family and our friends...we thank you all again!! You were all too kind!

One of the 3 dolls she got, this one makes cooing and sucking sounds, as well as laughes...she is practicing to be a good momma to her soon to be arriving sibling...I will need all the help I can get! Even from the 2 year old!!

(be a good big sister and take this diaper to the garbage can please....)

Just being silly Bella, and we wouldn't have it any other way!! Her laugher is music to our ears.

Jeremy and Bella...she must be telling him something important...as it required a finger wagging!

Francis's shirt says "Lock up your daughters!!!" If he wasn't my good friends son, I might...however I actually might let Bella date him if they want when they are older...I approve of this one! *wink wink*

There was no shortage of balloons...a good staple for toddlers birthday parties!!

Hello, and thanks for waiting!!!

While you were waiting for us to update the blog, we, or rather I (Celeste) have been busy growing a baby...below it's waiving to us...to which we say "hello baby, we can't wait to meet you!" Here you can see the whole body...at this point it is about 3 inches long, from head to toes...we don't know the sex yet....still too early to tell. However this ultra sound was for a couple of different reasons. First they can tell the gestational age of the baby and our due date, which is August 24th...and secondly, they can detect birth defects early on, such as down syndrom...which they said "All is well, and baby is healthy!" If the test would have said something different, it still would not have changed our minds, but we could have prepared for the extra care it would take to raise a child with disabilities.

Isn't the baby too cute!! Look at those kick boxing legs!!