Gabrielle is here!

Big Sister the morning of the c section

Before heading to the hospital

In labor and delivery before the c section

Here she is!

Izzy's first look at her sister!

Nana and Bumpa

Izzy is not quite sure

Grammie

Gabby is such a good baby!

Granny Sommer

Aunt Catherine and Uncle Eric

Uncle Matt

Her going home outfit

Getting ready to leave the hospital

Our house decorations so everyone knows she is here!

Izzy checking out Gabby at home

Our precious Gabrielle Leann is here! She arrived at 12:46 pm on August 11th. She weighed 7lb 4oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. Oddly enough this is the EXACT same weight and length that Izzy was! Everyone just cannot get over that! She also looks very similar to Izzy when she was born. We are now at home and getting into a routine. Izzy is not sure about her yet and doesnt want much to do with her yet. Hopefully she will warm up to her in the next few days. We are all doing well and Im recovering from the surgery. Enjoy some pics for now!

The Time Has Come

Well tomorrow is the BIG day for Gabrielle to arrive! We have a scheduled c section at 1130 am. Brad I think is more nervous than I am. Last time we didnt have time to be scared about a major surgery because it was an emergency one and there was no time to think about it. This time however is different because we know its coming. I am not looking forward to the recovery after the surgery because I remember last time it was tough. I am very excited its finally here though! We are very anxious to see Gabby and see how Izzy reacts to her. Stay tuned for pictures and updates in the coming days!

2 Weeks left!!!

Well as of yesterday we only have 2 weeks left until my scheduled c section on August 11! I will have my last Dr appointment on Tuesday and then we just wait for miss Gabby's appearance. I am busy trying to make sure everything on the to do list gets done (mostly by Brad) and have hired someone to clean our house and carpet. I am way too big and tired and hot and miserable to be doing all of that. Really the only thing I still need to do is pack the hospital bag. Izzy is getting very excited but we think that might change when Gabby is actually here! I think it will be a major adjustment for her. She is not a fan of changes to her routine so it should be interesting! I have been getting her some new toys and movies and plan to give them to her while im in the hospital so she doesnt feel left out.

July 4th

Izzy riding on "blackie"

Since we couldnt do our normal fireworks in the country this year, we just went to Nana and Bumpa's for some hamburgers and hot dogs. Bumpa had his restored tractor in the front yard with a flag on it. Boy was it drawing some attention in the neighborhood! Izzy liked to sit on it and take pictures but she wanted nothing to do with riding on it!

Our "Girly Girl"

(thats her friend Carson in the background)

The big pink bucket is full of make up and brushes!

Izzy is such a girly girl and LOVES make up and dress up! Her Grammie put real make up on her this weekend and she thought she was so grown up. Notice the blue eye shadow to match her dress and the gum in her mouth. (first time chewing gum) Brad said she came home a teenager!

32 Weeks!

I have reached the 32 week mark in my pregnancy and with a scheduled c section for August 11th, I only have 6 weeks left! We are so excited to meet Gabby! Dr. Bonds took me off work for the rest of the pregnancy so right now I am catching up on things at the house (nothing to strenuous) and trying to take it easy! She has me coming in for appointments every week now to monitor Gabby. We are so proud of miss Izzy as she is fully potty trained now!!!! My wish was to have her potty trained by the time Gabby arrived so I wouldnt have 2 in diapers and my wish came true. Nana decided to put her in big girl panties one weekend just to see what she would do. After several accidents she obviously didnt like that feeling so she started going on the potty like a big girl. Now she will tell us when she has to go and doesnt have any accidents. She's growing up and keeping us busy. Her favorite thing to do is play make up. She is a huge girly- girl! Anything involving make up, dress up and hair -she likes. She talks about Gabby and is ready for her to arrive so she can show her how to play with toys!

Houston Zoo

Checking out the seals with daddy


She thought the flamingos were funny looking

Her poor cheeks were red from running in the heat

We finally convinced her to take a break and ride in her wagon.

She wanted to walk most of the time, but it was just too hot.

Taking a juice break on the bench with mommy

Looking for the bears!

The Downtown Aquarium

Sitting on a chest of gold

Petting the sting rays! She wanted to pet the shark also

but she couldnt reach her arm to the bottom!

Chilling on the couch in the hotel room

We were able to take Izzy to the Houston Zoo for a little mini trip before baby Gabby arrives. It was very hot and I was miserable but I thought it was important for us to do something fun with Izzy. After the zoo we checked into our hotel - Embassy Suites downtown for some rest and then we headed to the Downtown Aquarium for supper. Izzy liked the aquarium more than the zoo. She really didnt care about the animals at the zoo like I thought she would, but she LOVED looking at the sea creatures at the aquarium and her favorite thing was petting the sting rays! She is definetely a dare devil and she would have played with them all night if we let her. After the aquarium we headed back to the hotel for some swimming. We got lucky and we were the only ones in the pool! Izzy is a total water bug just like me. She also takes after me in that she loves hotel rooms. This is the second time she has stayed in a hotel and she loved every minute of it. In fact I think she would have been just as happy staying in the hotel room playing the whole time.