The Belle

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Best Friends

Good friends are hard to come by. I'm so happy Annie has her Piper! She just loves being around her so today's post is all about her and

Pie-poo.

Piper and her mommy.

Eating butter, yuck!

Pipes and Aunt Jessa

Such a beautiful girl...

Playing together

Playing in the baby clothes

Pie-poo....the paci thief!!

One of the few times Annie hasn't loved being held by Pipes.

I miss her being this little, WE LOVE YOU, PIPER!!!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Annie is so full of life. My dad told me he thought I took a picture of every expression she has ever made. Nah, I've taken two or three of every one of 'em! Here are a few of them taken in the last few weeks.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Reflections

I can't believe that in a little less than two weeks, my little angel will be a year old. She is doing new things every single day. I keep telling her to slow down, that she has her whole life to grow up but she just won't listen! This has been a whirlwind year. Our family has been put through the wringer but there has been a constant source of joy for us. It's this little munchkin. She could not have been born at a better time. She has given her Papaw a reason to keep fighting off his cancer. I can't even begin to tell you what she has done for me. Words simply cannot express how much I love my little girl. So, for tonight, I have decided to post some of my favorite pictures of the first month of her life.

This one was taken as I was dressing her to go home from the hospital.

I stayed 32 days in the hospital. I was overjoyed to be bringing a healthy baby home!!!

Our door hanging. Thanks, Angie, you did a great job!

Whew!!! Nana is glad to finally have a granddaughter....and glad that this hospital stay is almost over!

Bella's first vacation. She was three weeks old. This was taken at Laguna Beach, California. We were freezing!!!

In Muir Woods with Papaw. He still dotes on her.

Taken on the Skyfari in the San Diego Zoo.

In Yosemite National Park. Yep, my ankles and feet were still swollen. It took awhile to recover from the pregnancy from hell.

At the Grand Canyon....

And finally, crashed on the bed with Papaw in Long Beach, California.

Friday, June 27, 2008

9 Month Photo Shoot (2 months ago!)

I'm posting a few of my favorite poses from Bella's 9 month photo shoot. Yes, I know I'm a little late since they were done 2 months ago! But they're so dang cute I just had to post them. Enjoy!

The above pic is my absolute favorite pose!

Hmm...wood tastes good!

Take the bow outta her hair and look what happens!!!!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Her "First" Real Word

Belle says mama, dada and baba but she said her first "real" word last night. It was.........

yep, you guessed it, bath!!!!! She was so happy with herself! She also got her first pigtails. I know, they look like horns but I couldn't resist.

Now this was a week of firsts because she started crawling this week...

She saw her Uncle T.J. for the first time in months...

and it was her first trip to the water park in Baton Rouge.

Sorry, I couldn't rotate the picture! See the scab on her nose?? Well, she had her first fight with the floor. THE FLOOR WON!!!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

An evening in the country

This was Belle's first "country" experience. She loved it, Mommy however, was a little shy of the wild beasts!!

Mommy found out that while she likes to eat chickens, being around them was a little unnerving. Bella, however, didn't know what to think and couldn't stop staring at them.

Here is Bella with her Tattie and Papa D. They are the proud owners of these critters.

Here is Belle at the catfish pond, staring intently at Erin. She was mesmerized by her! Bella loved watching the fish jump in the air when her Papa D threw the fish food in the water (and again, Mom, not so much!)