Update at 23 weeks!

I'm not the updater I used to be, but I always love to update when I have ultrasound pictures.

Here is an ultrasound from last Tuesday, at 22 weeks:


I love that profile! Everything is looking good and baby's gender stayed a secret.

Then there are these crazies keeping me busy:

at school on Valentines' Day:


At our playground:


At the libary:


At home:


And I just found this. Apparently Farrah loaded me up with stickers on my backside, then took a picture of it, all while I was cooking dinner.

so, yeah... I don't blog much anymore... haaa


Thankful for my little ones. Counting down the time until we meet baby Green #4!

Happenings

Oh goodness I am busy.
It's hard to look at what I actually get done during the day and know so. But I know such is this time in my life. I'm sure I'm no different that other mommies! Honestly Farrah keeps me ON MY TOES!

I could blog all day every day on different things, but I can't justify the time spent right now. I love it, but know I can't keep up with it like I want. Sometimes I want a cool blog that people come to for a reason, but I know that's not what I should be doing right now.... anyway, let me tell you some of what we've been up to!!

Bella got her second haircut. She didn't love it, but was a big girl. However, she did LOVE the braid the lady gave her.

I do spend my downtime doing very housekeeper-y stuff. It's kinda funny. But I love doing it. One of those those things I love is reading how to be a better/healthier cook. I've been on a cooking / Betty Crocker / organic / weight watchers kick. I love cooking but I've never been "good" at it. And I like couponing (DORK!) Now I'm trying to figure out meal planning. I know my close friends would find this hard to believe, but I am a planner down deep. This is something I've found, and something I think I can "make myself". In other words, I'll spend too much time trying to figure out how to do it and putting it off, when I should just buy one.

Anyway, these are all things I've done this week and I have LOVED them all!
Zucchini Goat Cheese Penne

Homemade Granola Bars (YUM!!!)

Apples and Sweet Potatoes (YUM, too! And such a healthy side item!!)


We have played with Aunt Melissa and Luci and Eli (the kids she nannies) at Imaginations at Play a few times! Bella likes all the activities, and Farrah can't get enough of the Tub and Bubbles.

Farrah and her "smile" (and I think she could be eating a crayon right here)


Speaking of Melissa, Ryan and Melissa's wedding is March 5th!!! We can't wait. Our bridesmaid and flower girl dresses are in and we are so excited!!

Chris got a new position, and the adjustment to that has also kept us busy. He's loving it; we are so blessed to be at a great church that we ALL love so much! I still enjoy volunteering there and the outlet there to work.

Like I said, I slowly get through a to-do list of things, but mostly I rescue this one. She currently has two bruises on her head and a black eye!


But I swear she's one of the cutest things you'll ever see.

Thank you

Thanks to all of those who contributed to the gift for the Copponex Family in honor of Tripp. Because of your thoughtfulness, we were able to put the contributions together and get a few gifts!

Tripp's Tree and Bench can be seen here on Rachael's blog. The tree is beautiful! We hope that these are daily (and yearly, since it will bloom around Tripp's birthday) reminders of all those who are praying for them.

Blog Mom's, (and bloggers in general!), are awesome! Thanks to Emily (who did so much of the leg work) and Kelly for letting me join in to help. Thanks to ALL of you who gave and/or are praying for Rachael, Greg and Macy!

You are loved, Rachael!

Bloggin'

Hi folks. I just haven't been up to bloggin' lately, I don't know why. Well, my own blog, that is. I still read all of yalls! I'm thinking of taking a break, we'll see how long that lasts.
Bella is cute as ever. She had a little cold / runny nose this weekend. But we got lots of rest and I think we've recovered.
She's running all over the place now; loves to be chased. We bought some big girl shoes at Stride Right for the first time. She's growing too fast.
She helps around the house. It's amazing how much of what I say she understands. For example, closing the dishwasher, lay down, give this or that to dad/bandit/astro/mom, etc.
Basically, she's awesome.
If you've missed us, here are some pictures of what we've been doing a lot of lately:
Going to the Park:

From iPhone

From iPhone

Having fun styling Bella's hair. See those curls?

From iPhone

From iPhone

And look at this cute dress from Gap that I got at a consignment shop for $1.50!

From iPhone

Stroller and Wagon Rides to the park:

From iPhone

From iPhone

And sporting her first black eye:

From iPhone

First Blog here!

So we have switched it up!

Let us know what you think!

Bella is getting so big! (I think of the way Amanda says this everytime I say "so big" - and how Noah raises his hands!) But she is getting cuter by the second, if you can even imagine it. :) She's got two bottom teeth coming in and it's super cute. I love the little smile she's got going on with those things!

She's also babbling a little more these days. She talks to her feet the most. I guess she's saying, "I'm going to eat you!" and then tries her best to do so.

And don't fret, I haven't given the poor girl any more green beans. I think I got the most comments ever on that video! She ate them up for the first 3 days, then she remembered that other things taste a whole lot better. But you gotta agree that the video was awesome.

Look for more posts soon, and don't forget to change your link from your blog! Let me know if we've left anyone off our links - it's late! Off to bed....

old blog: greenfamily.blogsome.com
new blog: thelittlegreenfamily.blogspot.com