Introducing...

Izaiah Rex Nelson
Born: 3/15/2010
Time: 9:23am
Weight: 6 pounds and 10 ounces
Length: 21 inches

We are so excited to have our second baby boy with us. He is our new little angel. We love you so much Izaiah!

Waiting and waiting

I am a little anxious for baby Izaiah to arrive. I know my due date is not until March 17th, but I am feeling like the time should be NOW! My plan has been to work until this baby arrives, but right now I am no longer in the mood to work. I want to go home to clean up, organize and I want to create more in my sewing machine. I took my machine out earlier this week and placed it on the dinning room table to work on some more cute projects for Izaiah but in reality it has not even been touched. I just have not had the energy to do anything after coming home from work and getting dinner ready. There is always something with more priority that needs to get done. To top it off today ‘s weather does not help either; lets admit a rainy day makes you want to be at home, cuddling up in some blankets and watch TV or sleep.
I went for another check-up this week and an ultrasound too. Zak, my mother and Izaak came along. We were super excited to see how our baby was doing. We did not realize that due to his current size it is not very easy to appreciate all of him with the ultrasound. The main purpose of the ultrasound at this point is mainly to measure his size and check the amount of fluid left in the placenta. The tech said that due to the measurements of the circumference of his head, size of his femur and size of his stomach the estimate for his current weight is of 7 lbs and 3 ounces. A whole pound bigger than when our Izaak was born. Whohoo!!
I also met with Dr. Lavoie and after checking my cervix she stated that I was about 1cm dilated. I was extremely excited. Dr. Lavoie said that any day now this baby would be here. Hooray! As part of the routine she handed me my chart and asked me to set-up a follow-up appointment in a week but also mentioned then that she did not think I would make it to that appointment and that she would just see me at the hospital. I was jumping for joy inside.

I want to hold my baby in my arms already!

Great People + Yummy Food = Wonderful Day

Tia Jessica came for a quick visit and of course before she left we had to have a get together. We also celebrated tia Jessica's birthday and this definitely had to include some delicious food.

See that beautiful tart with all the colorful fruit... hubby made it. That's right he spoils all of us with his incredible cooking talent.

All the girls with tia ready to sing happy birthday. I know my belly takes up half of the picture.

We then hurried over to the airport to say goodbye to tia Jessica.
We decided to try out our new stroller.

I think that these little two liked the ride. We are certainly hoping that Izaiah will like it too.

Tia we certainly enjoyed your visit! Please come back soon.

Izaiah's Baby Shower

I have been really blessed this week. First my work baby shower, my mom arriving from Miami and now my baby shower where my wonderful family and great friends shared a special time with me. We all got together at one of my favorite places, P.F Changs.

Izaiah is a lucky boy with family and friends that love him so much already!

Lecia, Ashley, Mary and Leah

Jonathan was the brave man who joined all the women

My beautiful family.
Thanks to tia Jessica, Lita and mom for making sure to be here all the way from Miami, FL. It would have been the same without you guys!

Feet

"My feet are beginning to swell...

is this a sign that Izaiah is ready to come out?"

I emailed hubby with this information and he replied with: "sounds like a posting." My first thought was "funny guy" but the more I thought about it I finally decided why not? Hubby is a genius and Izaiah will probably appreciate this!
So with only four more weeks to go you can say that I am super excited to have another little angel join our family. Part of me wants to have this baby NOW, but the other says no, he needs all the time necessary in mami's incubator.
I had my appointment with Dr. Lavoie today and hubby was able to come along. I was glad that he came with because he gets to hear Izaiah's heart beat and he gets to hear that this pregnancy is going pretty well from the doctor. I know it helps me to hear this every time I go! Also hubby is the brave one to ask for an additional ultrasound. Hopefully we will have another ultrasound prior to actually holding baby Izaiah in our arms.
We are still working on some final touches before baby is here. We have his crib set up in the "boys" room. Izaak and Izaiah will be sharing rooms once Izaiah is old enough... that means when he can sleep through the night and won't wake up big brother Izaak. We thought that it would be a good idea to add this to their room so that Izaak becomes more familiar with the fact that a baby is coming! We are super excited and know that this is a great blessing from our Heavenly Father. We love each other so much and can't wait to share that love with Izaiah!

Happy 2010!

I am so excited about this new year. Although I do not know what this year will hold for me and my family I am sure that it will be filled with new and exciting events. I am especially excited about our addition to our family that will be arriving shortly.. in March to be exact.

Happy New Year to our family and friends!

Party like it is 2010!

This is how we celebrated the beginning of 2010. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

It's a little football player!

I am happy to announce that a baby boy is on his way and we are extremely excited!


We had the opportunity to go as a family to the ultrasound appointment (Izaak came along too, and did so good while we were there!) and it was just so amazing to see how well our baby was doing. Of course we did not get to find out the sex of our baby until the very end, but the whole process was just amazing.

It was a great relief to know that our baby boy is developing very well. It is estimated that our baby is now about 9 ounces in weight... so tiny right? Yet during the ultrasound all his body parts were just so perfect. It is the most amazing experience ever!

Little Treasures

I love just because gifts and this was no exception. I found a beautiful card on my side of the bed and I was in tears in a matter of seconds... I love my husband so much! And then I noticed that there was a bump on my side of the bed as well, when I lifted the sheets I found these:

Guardian

Love and protect thee, forever

Tenderness

Treasuring a Rare, Quiet and Tender Moment of Motherhood

Did I ever mention that I love the Willow Tree collection? My hubby certainly knows this! These statues remind me of the love I have for my children... Izaak and Peanut(until we find out the gender of our baby and determine a name). I am going to be a mommy of two beautiful spirits!

My little monkey

Isn't he the cutest? I may be a little bias but I definitely think he is absolutely adorable. Izaak is my little joy and makes mami happy every single day. He's got the cutest laughter ever and is super sweet too. Here are just a few things I love about my boy:

• He says bless you anytime he hears someone sneeze and not only does he say it but he comes up to that person and makes sure that they hear him.
• Randomly he will come up to me and give me a kiss on my arm and lean his head on me. I love this!
• He is such a big boy and has learned to close the door after he leaves a room.
• He likes to climb up to his high chair when it is time to eat and don't try to help him, he likes to do this all by himself.
• He loves to watch Dora the Explorer and will repeat the words out loud. If you have ever watched this show, you know the part that the "map" helps out and mentions where to go... well my little one loves to say all those words out loud. It may not be the best pronunciation, but then again he is just two.
• He has started to say prayers, with the help of mami or papi of course, and does such a good job at repeating what is said. He tries to maintain his arms crossed and bows his head too.

I love this little boy. I know that he will be a great big brother to Peanut. He is mami's and papi's gift from heaven. It is truly a blessing to be an eternal family!

My love, my hero and my best friend

That's right I have the best husband in the world... I would totally nominate him for that in an instant. He has been so patient with me ever since day one of our wonderful journey.

I love him!
I have been a little spoiled lately, which I cannot deny that it has been great, and I wanted to let my love know how much I appreciate it. I have been extremely tired lately... maybe it is because of the pregnancy, and my hubby has totally been covering for me when it comes to chores around the house. I do silly things sometimes, like not putting away the perishable items in the fridge or not starting the washing machine after loading the dirty clothes... well then my super hero comes to the rescue.

I know that it gets him frustrated but he forgives me very easily.

He is G-R-E-A-T!

He is an awesome father to our Izaak. This morning while I was getting ready for work, he went ahead and got Izaak ready for school. I could hear over the monitor Izaak's great laughter because daddy was being silly in order to get him all ready. It just brightens up my day to think of all the wonderful things my hubby does for our family. He is a great provider, a lovable husband, a wonderful and fun papi to our Izaak

and my best friend!

Love you babe!

Beautiful sound

I am happy to announce that Zak and I are PREGNANT again!! Which means Izaak is going to be a Big Brother. Can you believe it? We are so excited and have been looking forward to this for a few months!

Today we had an appointment and met our new physician, Dr. Lavoie. She is great! She was able to answer all of our questions and she was very informative. I love doctors that take their time to speak to me and show that they care. So after a physical examination (not my favorite part of a doctors visit) we had the wonderful opportunity to listen to "peanuts" (that's our baby's name for now) heartbeat. It was the best part and totally made worth the uncomfortable physical exam. I am happy to know that so far peanut is healthy and that all my tests came back with flying colors! So I will continue taking my prenatal vitamins in hopes that I will have a chunky baby this time around. I love my family so much and I am super excited for this new wonderful spirit to come join us soon. I love peanut so much!

I receive an email every week with an update of how my baby may be growing from here. I am now 9 weeks along and this is how my baby looks... well according to this website:

I know it looks a little weird, but it is amazing how much it will change during a matter of weeks.