Here Comes Summer

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been pretty busy with work & taking care of Bella. I'm L O V I N G having a job again. I need to have something to do that makes me feel busy so this has been great, & the fact that I get to work around MY schedule & still be with Isabella is a blessing. Memorial day weekend was this last weekend & it was a great one. On Saturday we dropped Bella off with my mom & had dinner at Maggiano's & saw The Hangover 2. Hilarious movie. And Maggiano's is my favorite Italian place. They have REAL Italian food there, not that disgusting crud they serve at The Olive Garden. On Sunday I had a manicure & got my first Brazilian wax. Wahoo! Lol. It was pretty awesome. I think that's definitely the way to go & for $65 a month, it's worth it in my book. Dave was off on Monday & he played golf & I went shopping at Babies R Us & Borders. Got a couple outfits & a pair of shoes for Bella & got Dave & I some books. Then we went over to my mom's for a BBQ. Had a lot of fun. :)

Isabella is doing good. She's eating a little better & she's been saying some words! Her two favorites are "mommy" & "daddy". She says "daddy" all day when we're together & when she's with Dave she always says "mommy". Lol. It's too cute. And when I say "Where is Daddy?" She puts her hands out & opens them as if to say "I don't know."

She's also saying "Cat" & "Hi cat" or "hi kitty". She's so adorable. Just when I think she couldn't be any cuter she'll do something new & surprise me. She loves going shopping, also. (But then again she would, she's my daughter. lol) Anytime I say "Let's go bye-byes" she gets all excited & runs to the garage door to go out. Her sleeping pattern has changed for the last week or so, also. She used to go to bed no later then 9 & wake up around 7. Now she goes to bed about 10 & she wakes up at 9 or 10. It's awesome. Today she actually slept in until 10:30 but I won't let her do that again. Lol. So it gives me time in the morning to clean or just relax & have coffee & read the paper.

Dave has been good. He's been working hard & loves to come home to us. We have dinner every night at the kitchen table & just relax together. Our relationship is still doing really well. We're both making a conscious effort to be more perceptive & sensitive to the other person's feelings.

Hmm....what else? OH!! I hate this weather. Lol. I can feel the angry heat of summer on the horizon & I am NOT looking forward to it. Although that does men Bella's birthday is fast approaching so I'm excited for that. I can't believe that in 4 1/2 months my baby is going to be 2! A toddler! She won't be a baby anymore. :( When people say kids grow up quick, they mean it.

Anyway that's all I've got for now. Enjoy some pictures & have a blessed day!

Isabella Louise on memorial Day!

Bella Rouge getting some grub from Grandma

I asked her to smile, this is what I got. lol.

Me & my baby girl. My arm muscles are getting pretty big.

My B E A U T I F U L family <3

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She loves wearing momma's heels. I have to hide them from her!

My little Daisy <3

Chillin' with Daddy in the car.

Daddy's girl, for sure.

In Costa Mesa

In her new cute bathing suit in the hotel!

My little redhead.

Bella with Uncle Jerry on Easter Sunday. Love that face!

We had SO much fun in California. We had a wonderful Easter dinner with Dave's brother & his dad, Dave got to golf with his friend, & Bella & Dave & I went swimming! It's good to be home though. Although I'm dreading summer, I'm excited that Bella's birthday is getting closer & closer! I can't believe she's already 18 months. She's getting so big. She's still in the 90th percentile for her height, so that makes me happy that she's probably gonna be tall like me. :)

We went to church this morning. First time I had ever been to a weekend service. It was fun, I liked it. I hated leaving Bella in their little daycare but when we went to pick her up they said she hadn't cried at all. I'm excited to go back next weekend. If it keeps going this well, I think I'm going to get baptized. We'll see how it goes.

Mine & Dave's relationship has just been going so well. I don't think we've ever gotten along this well. He's being more receptive & sensitive to my feelings, & I've been more patient. It's nice to know that we're actually excited to see each other at the end of the day. He told me that he'll be driving home from work & he'll get excited to see me & Bella. It's so fun to watch him with her. He just loves her so much. When he walks in from work, he hurry's to the kitchen counter to drop his keys there & he almost runs to go pick her up & give her a kiss. It makes me very happy to see that. I'm contemplating taking his last name. He doesn't ever want to get married, & as far as I'm concerned, even though I'd like to get married, I'd be okay without it. It's not the legal aspect of it that I want. I could give a shit if society or the government recognize us as man & wife or not. It's just that he & I had a baby, therefore I think we should commit to each other in front of family & friends & God for the rest of our lives. I'm kind of old fashioned in that way. Just like I think when a baby is born, it should have the fathers last name. It's just right. Whether you are married or not. It's a slap in the face to the father & to God, I think, if you give the child your last name. Dave really loves that I gave Bella his last name. He told me it really means a lot to him. I was shocked. I said, "What other option is there? Of course I gave her your name. It's the right thing to do." I'm sure a lot of people (Ridiculous pin headed feminists) would argue with me on it, but I don't care.

So ANYWAY....I don't care if LEGALLY, we aren't married. But I told Dave I would like to have a commitment ceremony & change my last name. He is the father of my child & the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, therefore, I should have his last name. It's a pretty good compromise. Haha. I mean, I would love to be married, but to not be isn't that big of a deal. We still are the same way we would be if we were married. Period. So I'm looking into it. It would be weird to be Christina Ford. Haha.

Anyway, hope all is well with everyone. Have a great week!

Christina