30 weeks

At my 30 week checkup, Dr. Del La Torre and I discussed my scheduled C-section. Together we decided that Izabella would be delivered on June 1st! I'm pretty excited for Izzi's arrival, but also feel I need the next 9 weeks to finish preparing... Plus, I'm still feeling so good, it's hard to believe I'll have an infant in two months!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho....

It's off to the Doctor Hannah goes. Hannah has been in the doctor's office three times in the last 3 weeks! First, a sinus infection. A few days later, an ear infection. A week later, a double ear infection! SERIOUSLY! Poor little sugar has been a real trooper - not counting the five straight hours she cried over her ears hurting before I could get her into the doctors! Anyhow, today is her last day of antibiotics and she woke up this morning with a FEVER of 103! I talked to the nurse and she felt that Hannah was just getting back to back colds. I'm so tired of this crap! She hardy ever got sick before she was in preschool... AND if Seattle could pretend to change seasons into Spring - that would help too! A little sun?! A little LESS rain?! Help a mother out!

4 years old

Hannah brought in her 4th birthday in style with a Disney Princess birthday party. The girls decorated their own crowns, ate pizza and pink cupcakes, and helped open gifts. It was very successful and Hannah was in what she called "paradise."

Ballet Body

I'm teaching a new specialty class that runs for 6 weeks called Ballet Body. In this class you'll strengthen and lengthen your muscles for proper posture and grace with full-body ballet movements. Of course, there is no ballet experience needed and definitely no tutus required.

I'm so excited to get back to my roots and share my love for ballet movement. I hope you can join me. It's once a week on Tuesday nights. 30 minute power class. $60 for six classes. If you miss the first one, come to the next and we'll prorate the cost!

When: Starts Tuesday March 22nd @ 5:50PM

Where: Bitterlake Community Center Dance Room

Book Club - March 2011

This month's book club book was The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. Katie hosted with homemade soup (Butternut squash & sage AND Grilled Vegetable Pasta Bean.... BOTH to die for) and we each chose to make a cake out of the book. I made the Traditional Southern Red Velvet Cake. It turned out FANTASTIC! The book was entertaining too.

Gimme some SUN!

For Valentines this year, Jinoo surprised me with tickets for Hannah and I to visit family in Phoenix. We had a great time and took advantage of the shining SUN! The temperature was in the low 70s. So it felt cold to my family, but like summer to me and Hannah. In fact, every time we were outside, Hannah kept complaining that she was too hot! She's definitely a Seattllite!

It's A GIRL!

We were every excited for our 20 week ultrasound. And to find out we are expecting another girl, well, Hannah couldn't have asked for anything more! As parents, we were very happy to see our little one, know she is healthy and growing well. Hannah is excited that she can now start planning all the stuff she and her little sister are going to do. I am very excited to start getting the nursery ready and going through all the infant stuff!

A visit with Great Grandpa

Hannah and I were lucky enough to spend a week in Utah (Thanks Dad!) visiting my Grandpa. My sister also flew in from Phoenix with her youngest, Makyla. As we don't get to see family as much as we'd like, it was great to just hang out and spend time with the family. The time we get to spend with our family is so important to us and I'm so grateful for every moment!

Christmas 2010

Christmas came and went so fast this year. Things were pretty quiet around our house - but the excitement of Santa's arrival was not lost... Getting Hannah to go to sleep was pretty hard (I know! What's new?)

Hannah the night before in her new Christmas PJs

Santa's visit was successful... Hannah was so excited!

The GIFT of all GIFTS: A Mommy Walking Giggle Doll

(and it's not as obnoxious as we thought it would be!)

Ahhh... 29 again...

I just celebrated another 29th birthday. And as each 29th year in the past has ended up, overall, being a very good year; I'm going with it as long as I can! This year's celebration was very low key. Jinoo and Hannah took me to one of my favorite family dining restaurants, Varlamos. Where I indulged in a football sized calzone! Yummy!

Announcing Baby #2

This is the official announcement that we are expecting baby number TWO the first part of June. We are all very exctied for the arrival of a new baby and Hannah is very exctied too. When we told her, she gave me a huge hug and told me, "You're the best mom in the whole world!"

Thanksgiving 2010

We woke to a beautiful Thanksgiving morning. Cold, still with some snow on the ground, but sunny, blue skies! We were so lucky to have my dad and step mom with us this year. It was especially nice to have someone to help out (A LOT) with dinner preparation! I left early morning for the annual Jazzercise Thanksgiving Fundraiser. It's a lot of fun to teach this class because there are Jazzercisers from all over that come and it's always fun to teach a class of 100+ students! We always raise a bunch of money to help those who slip through the cracks and lots of food donation for the Greenwood Food Bank!

Hannah was kinda patient in waiting for the food...

We cooked our turkey in a bag this year. I was pleasantly surprised by how moist our turkey was this year... anything would have been more moist than last years, haha!

Our little Thanksgiving table just before we sat to eat... everything was so yummy and it was great to have some family in town to share with us!

Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE

Hannah's favorite TV show is Yo Gabba Gabba. It consists of five characters and one guy, DJ Lance Rock. When we found out they were coming to the Northwest, we had to take Hannah. Our first stop was Nordstrom Kids Shoes, where three of the Yo Gabba Gabba characters were there to promote the new Yo Gabba Gabba Vans! A perfect up close and personal photo op for us!

Jinoo was more excited than Hannah. She was a bit nervous to see them in real life!

Brobee, Foofa (Hannah's favorite), & Plex

Mom & Hannah rocking the DJ Lance Rock glasses



Hannah & Dad's turn

The stage...

At intermission, they had this screen up that allowed text messages to scroll along the bottom. Jinoo sent in a text for Hannah: "Hannah M says Yo Gabba Gabba Rocks!"

Halloween Night 2010

I think Hannah was more concerned with running around with her friends, than actually trick-or-treating... but we did get some treats and a couple tricks.

Halloween - Ballard 2010

Hannah told me that she was coming up with her own costume this year. She made it with stuff she had around the house. She calls herself a "Princess Fairy." I think she did a GREAT job!

The Princess Fairy

Reese & Hannah enjoying a photo op

It's a lot of work walking around - she finally talked dad into carrying her!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

This year's trip to the pumpkin patch greeted us with sunny skies! It was a lot of fun running through all the pumpkins trying to pick the perfect one. All the kids played tag around all the pumpkins for a hour! There was a corn maze, face painting, gift shop and kids maze. It was a great time!

Sydney, Hannah, & Reese

Hannah & Mom

Pumpkin Patch Group 2010
Seems like less adults and more kids every year!