First Trip to the Dentist

Bryell went to the dentist for the first time. She did amazing!! We went to a place in Evanston that a friend of mine works at. I was referred there because of a tooth pain I have had for YEARS and this was the only dentist (after going to quite a few) that was able to solve my problem. I instantly liked the dentist so decided my family could go there as well. :)

It started out Bryell watching Jeffrey get his teeth cleaned. While she was watching him, they made her a balloon animal and painted her nails. This instantly got her to trust them. She got to go into her own big chair. They first made her go really really high up... and then they tilted her back... and she got to lay down under the lights. They brushed the balloon animal's (a puppy, named "puppy") teeth and then worked on hers. She opened her mouth when the asked and smiled and let them do everything they needed to do! I must admit, I was a proud mommy!

The last few months...

Hmmm.... where to start? A LOT has happened in the three months that it has been since I posted last.
First:
Bryell turned two! Her birthday was over Easter weekend so we celebrated it while back home for the holiday. Joel and Annie let us have the party at their house and we doubled it with Karlee's since her birthday is 5 days past Bryell's. It was really fun watching her play with the cousins, as this was the first time she actually played with them rather then played on her own and stared at them when they got too close. Her and Hailey are really close in age and watching those two play was really cute. Bryell definitely has a little attitude. You can definitely tell she is officially two now :)

Second:
We decided that when we were back home, it would be a good time to announce that we are expecting! Our due date is October first. We are expecting another little girl and are soooo excited about it! The first few months were really hard and nerve wrecking. We changed hospitals and went to a more 'up to date' clinic but plan on going back to our last doctor here soon. We have started slowly to transform the office into Bryell's new 'big girl' room. Here is a picture of me at 14 weeks:



Third:
Bryell is smart. She is beginning to know that she is Bryell. We were looking at a picture of Bryell and Jeffrey. I asked her who was in the picture and she said "daddy and me." I said 'Yeah, Daddy and Bryell." She replied, "My Bryell!" She does say my for any form of me or I.

such a little helper!

Daddy: "Bryell can you help Mommy get up?"
Bryell: "Yep!" she says as she walks over to me leans down in my face and yells, "MOMMY, GET UP!" so helpful!

23 month stats-

25.2 pounds
34.5 inches

21 Months~

I can't believe that we are 3 months away from Bryell turning two!! I am a bit behind in this post, but wanted to post her current stats:

Size 3.5-4 shoes
18 month pants (getting too short though!)
9-12 month onesies- tall and skinny, with all her height in her legs!
33.5 inches
23.8 pounds (FINALLY starting to gain weight!!)

She still sleeps every night with Lambie, who she absolutely loves! Lambie goes everywhere with her, including daycare! She started sleeping with a pillow over Christmas vacation when she got a pillowpet- it is the perfect size for her!

Her and daddy spend a lot of time snuggling. I get to snuggle when she is sick, and that's about all... but I'm hopeful my time will come :)

Speaking of sickness, we have had it running through our house. Jeff has been on the verge of a cold for awhile. It finally caught up to him and he spent the past week coughing and exhausted from the cold. Bryell woke up Wednesday with a fever. Jeff stayed home with her as a good excuse to try and rest also. She still had the fever on Thursday so it was my turn to stay home with her. Jeff took off for his weekend basketball trip at Worland and Lander and Bryell and I rested up! I have tried to keep up on switching out sippy cups and sheets in an effort to stop this sickness!! We are hoping that it ends soon!

Glory Baby- Mandy Mercer

A friend showed me this. Here is to all of you that have babies waiting for you in heaven...

Full of Spunk!

Bryell is growing so fast! She has learned so many words. Here is a list of her 'regular' ones:
mommy
daddy
puppy
kitty
juice
thank you
'here you go'
tree
shoe
boo
no
mine
don't
stop
teeth
bath
binky
ball
spot
stuck
meow
woof-woof
baaa (like a sheep)
cookie
beep-beep
poop
potty
stinky
down

When she has smelly diapers she pinches her knows and tells us, "stinky." She is beginning to get more and more interested in her potty and likes to practice sitting on it.

She definitely is not afraid to tell you whats up. She was sitting by Jeff a few nights ago and then decided to go play. I took her spot while she was gone and she came and yelled, "spot! bad mommy!' She is beginning to become quite controlling of her spot!!

Christmas was really fun, but it flew by! We spent two days with Jeffrey's family and two days with mine. Bryell discovered that she loved opening presents and seemed to open everyone's for them! :) She also learned that there was something in the box after she unwrapped it so would stand and wait for us to get whatever was inside the box out so she could check it out before she moved on to the next gift. Here are some pictures from it. The last picture is Bryell on a rocking horse that my Grandpa made for my brother!

A Sad Update

It has been an extremely rough few months. At the end of October we found out we had a miscarriage. It was so terrible, by far the worst thing we have ever gone through and something we would never wish on anyone. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my baby, that I don’t replay everything and try to figure out what could have went wrong. All the doctors tell me that it is not my fault. As much as I want to believe them, I still can’t stop blaming myself.
I get so sad when I read facebook statuses about being pregnant. I know we are supposed to be excited for them, and that I am, but it also brings back the memory of what I had, and of what I lost. I have had people come up to me and tell me that I’m lucky that I was so early in my pregnancy. I guess unless you experience it, you never really understand. I was so attached to that baby already. Whether you are a few days pregnant, or a few months pregnant, you love them just them same. That baby I had inside me, it was a baby, and it was OUR baby.
Every day I cherish Bryell more and more. I truly know now how much of a miracle she was. I know that God planned for us to have her in our life. Whenever I begin to feel sad, I go to her and give her a great big hug. I am so blessed to have her with me in this life and I know God is so blessed to have our other baby with him to love, hold, and take care of.

"Daddy please don't look so sad, Mama please don't cry. Cause I'm in the arms of Jesus and he sings me lullabies. Please try not to question God, don't think he is unkind. Don't think he sent me to you and then changed his mind. You see I'm a special child, I am needed up above. I'm the special gift you gave Him, a product of your love. I'll always be there with you, so watch the sky at night. Look for the brightest star and know that's my halo's brilliant light. You'll see me in the morning frost that mists your window pane. That's me in the summer showers, I'll be dancing in the rain. When you feel a gentle breeze from a gentle wind that blows. Know that it's me planting a kiss upon your nose. When you see a child playing and your heart feels a tug, Don't be sad Mommy, that's just me giving your heart a hug. So Daddy don't looks so sad and Mama please don't cry. I'm in the arms of Jesus and he sings me lullabies!"----- I still wonder who you be today. Would you have look like your Father or would you look like me? Even though I never got a chance to hold you or kiss you, I still love you to this day!!