Well, hello there! You have stumbled across our little corner of the internet. We are the Mosley family: Jared, Liz (+ Madeline), Isabelle & Bruiser.
This blog was created for all of our family & loved ones that don't live near us. This is our little way of keeping you up to date with our lives. Hope you enjoy!
If you haven't heard already, Jared & I are pregnant with baby #2! It's a girl & her name is Madeline Elizabeth :) Her due date is March 10th!
Until Madeline gets here, you will be reading tons of stories about Isabelle & her b.f.f. - Bruiser. Bruiser is our black pug that we brought home when I was preggers with Isabelle.
Hope you enjoy!
God bless,
The Mosley family
She shared some giggles with Papa :)
Sweetheart, this is not exactly how you're suppose to play piano...
But she still looks adorable :)
the birthday boy!! bruiser turned 2 on september 16th
She really wasn't that into the ride in the Jeep.... :)
This was Isabelle's first ride in the jeep with the top down. :)
My husband :) hehe
"Mommy I can see the sky!!"
She wont actaully fall asleep here (she wont sleep anywhere but her crib or carseat.) but she likes to lay here with her blankie and stuffed animals. It's so cute :)
playing in the back yard :)
I love this one - it looks like she's dancing :)
She's on a mission! haha
Enjoying our back yard.
She looooves chasing Bruiser around the yard!
Looks like he won :)
Enjoying our back yard :)
Pulling up the grass...
i love that sweet face :)
she had a picnic in our dinning room.
he loves a freshly cut lawn :) hehe
I'm not sure why, but this is one of her favorite places to be when we're outside.
talking to each other in the front yard.
"Mommy what are these things???"
Balancing. She does pretty good!
She didn't want the miracle grow sprayer, she wanted her sprayer on the hose. haha
She carried that sprayer around all afternoon
playing kick ball. :)
The ball rolled under the car. Isabelle is trying to see where it went. I love this :)
Playing with Daddy
Daddy can't wait until she's big enough to work all this stuff. haha
They wanted to take a walk :)
Isabelle & Daddy
Isabelle started to get bored...
This is Isabelle in the process of stealing Mommy's milkshake.
Drinking Mommy's milk shake
Notice the shirt - i love it!! It's one of my favorites :)
Isabelle's first time coloring.
She did a really good job!
Her cousin, Kyndal, helped her out a lot :)
"what in the world is on my hands...??"
It's not as pretty as Isabelle's, huh? :)
They play so well together :)
I'm so thankful for washable markers :) hehe
For now, this is on my fridge. But soon, it will be in a beautiful frame, hanging on her bedroom wall. :)
my handsome husband :) hehe
Isabelle & her Aunt Jill giggling
The appointment went great yesterday! Well, besides the fact that we were there for 5 hours due to double booking, but that's another story...
My placenta has completely lifted from my cervix! I no longer have placenta previa :) Praise Jesus! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.
Madeline is sitting extremely low in my belly. Her head is facing down and her body is in the right position, she's just found a really low spot to call her home. My doctor said this was nothing to worry about. She'll probably stay that low through out the pregnancy and although it looks scary, it's perfectly fine. Sometimes I'm scared to bend over or even lean forward because it seems like I would be hurting her. And even though Dr. B said not to worry, I will. I'll still take it easy.
I got to watch Madeline dance around my belly for a whole hour yesterday! She was so active, the nurse had a hard time getting the pictures she needed. I watched her squirm around my belly, I watched her hit me a few times, she arched her back and stuck her butt up at me, she showed me how she can make a fist already, and when we had the monitor on her face, her lips were moving really fast as if she was trying to talk to us. It was so sweet! I could've laid there and watched her all day.
So overall, Mommy and baby are great :)
We go back in 3 weeks for a regular check up.
This morning, Isabelle & I were cuddling while watching cartoons. She was sitting in my lap and her body was snuggled against the left side of my belly.
After a few minutes, I felt Madeline kick in places she hadn't reached yet. They were really high kicks and mostly to the side. Then it felt like her whole body curled up on the left side of my belly, right under my rib.
At first, all I thought about was how uncomfortable I was. Those of you that have been pregnant before, you know that not all baby movements are just sweet little kicks. Sometimes, those sweet little butts get wedged under your ribs and make it impossible for you to do anything except lean back and wait for baby to move. Although Madeline isn't big enough to make me that uncomfortable, it still felt like she was stretching my belly out beyond it's comfort zone.
Then it dawned on me.
Madeline wanted to cuddle with her sister. She did everything she could to get her entire body on the left side of my belly. I pushed a little on the right side and it felt like jello. When I pushed on the left side, it was as hard as a baby. :) Madeline just wanted some pre-bonding time with her big sister. According to the doctors, she is able to hear sounds outside of her current home right now. She can hear us talk. I'm sure she heard Isabelle singing along to My Friends Tigger & Pooh and just had to get closer.
So this morning, I was blessed with a beautiful moment. I got to cuddle with my girls. :)
Isabelle learned a new word today!
"Baby"
She says "BBaaayyyyyyyy BBeeeee" :)
I'll try to catch it on video!
Isabelle got her new costume today!
She's going to be a fairy princess this year :) I can't get enough of the outfit! And make sure you pay close attention to the shoes! They're adorable!
We dont have plans yet for halloween, but as long as the weather is ok I'm sure we'll be getting this mess of cute-ness out and showing her off! More photos are sure to come :)
Isabelle get her "big girl" bed! It's a white toddler bed and we always bought the bedding. Oh and might I add I found the bedding for twenty five dollars! This is why I love Target :) We still have some painting to do and a few more furniture pieces to buy, then we will be intoducing her to her new room. Videos & Photos will be posted.
Then it's off to update Miss Madeline's room! We'll be keeping all the nursery furniture that Isabelle used. All we're going to change is the bedding and maybe paint the room. Of course we'll post photos of that too!
And remember, you can print off any or all photos that I post. I think you just have to create a shutterfly account. Take advantage of this! Let me know if you need help with it.
We decided to name her
Madeline Elizabeth :)
Yesterday we found out that our second child is a girl! A beautiful little girl.
She was so active yesterday! The lady doing our ultrasound was unable to get all of the photos she needed because baby girl wouldn't stay still. She said that the baby looks perfect, they just weren't able to see everything they need to see. And some of that could've been my fault - I had cinnamon rolls for breakfast...
Another issue (not problem, just tiny issue) is that I have placenta previa. Basically, my placenta is completely on top of my cervix. My doctor thinks that it will work itself out, which is what we're praying for. If the placenta doesn't lift, I will have to have a c-section. This is not how I want things to happen, but God is in control and I know that everything will be fine. And the good news is, this does not effect my health or the baby's health. We're just fine :)
So, because of our extremely active baby and my placenta, we have to go back November 10th for another ultrasound. My doctor isn't worried & neither are we. It's in God's hands.
We went shopping yesterday for the new baby girl! We don't have to buy hardly anything for her thanks to Isabelle's baby clothes, but we wanted to buy something. And we wouldn't dare leave Isabelle out of this event. She got a cute Tee that says "Big sisters are the coolest" :)
There are two photo's of our new baby girl. And we're still deciding on a name. We'll have one picked out soon. :)
Keep us in your prayers!
We find out the sex of our second child in TWO days!
I will have to keep myself busy to make the time fly by. I'm so excited!
Isabelle could care less. She has no idea whats going on! I'll ask her if she wants a little brother or sister and she runs to Bruiser and says "Bubba!" I can't tell if she wants a brother or another puppy. :)
Our appointment is at 10:00 am. Keep us in your prayers! We'll update that afternoon once we are home.
Two really cute new videos of Isabelle have been added :)
Check them out on the left hand side of your screen. Enjoy!
We went to see Dr. B yesterday for a regular check up.
He said everything is looking great! I've had some cramping in my lower abs, but he said women usually experience that more in 2nd pregnancies. He checked everything out just to make sure, and he said that baby is fine :)
Our ultrasound is 2 weeks from today! I can't wait to find out if our miracle is a boy or girl!
Jared & I are taking a weekend to ourselves.
This will be the longest amount of time that we've been away from Isabelle. I know that she is going to have a blast at g.ma & g.pa Rambo's, but I am going to miss that little girl so much! I'm so used to being with her all of the time, it's going to be weird not hearing her giggling in the background of everything I do.
However, I will be spending a lot of time with my husband. Just me and him. I can't tell you the last time that has happened! I'm sure it was before Isabelle was born. It will be so nice to just hang out with him. :)
Keep us in your prayers as we travel. And Dad, I'll try not to call every 5 minutes. :)
We heard baby's heartbeat yesterday!
It was one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard. Baby's heartrate was at 160 bpm. Doctor said everything was fine!
We go back in two weeks for normal testing & bloodwork.
And then...
October 14th is the big day! We will find out if our little miracle is a boy or girl :) I can't wait!
Isabelle found a bottle of mommys nail polish this morning.
She giggled as she threw it toward the kitchen floor and it shattered into a million pieces.
Mango nail polish + light tan stone tiles = not. fun. at. all.
Oh Isabelle...
This little tiny baby in my belly is making itself known.
I have already started feeling little kicks & turns. It started at about 13 weeks. Which I thought was odd because I didn't feel Isabelle until 18 weeks. Then I read that you are able to recognize baby movements earlier with your second pregnancy, which makes sense.
I love feeling my little baby move around! Baby was very active last night. I was rocked to sleep by little kicks and turns.
And this is why I love pregnancy. :) Well, one of the many reasons! I love being able to feel my baby move and grow. I love having this connection with my child. There is nothing like motherhood, and there is defenitely nothing like pregnancy. I am loving every second of this. :)
God has blessed us and our family.
Although Isabelle has said more than one word, as of now she is only repeating one word. And that word is "ball."
She wont repeat any of the other words that she has already said. It's just "ball."
And since that is the only word she can say right now, she says it all the time. Like when she's playing with her toys or riding in the car. Instead of hearing her normal jibber jabber, I hear "ball, balll, baaaall, baaa, baaaallllll...."
It's the cutest thing ever! But I can't wait for her to learn more words. She's so happy with knowing how to say ball that she wont even try to say anything else right now. haha My silly girl :)
Isabelle has teeth #11, #12, & #13 coming in.
I feel so bad for her & I wish I could do more than just give her orajel.
She's really been chowing down on her teething rings. Or anything else hard she can get her hands on. Yesterday, she tried to chow on Mommy's finger. (Ooooouch!)
We've spent a lot of time cuddling & watching cartoons. Although I'm not a fan of babies watching a ton of t.v., it really calms her to watch Disney. And a calm baby makes a happy mommy. :)
The pregnancy is going well. I need to ask for you prayers though. My back pain seems to only be getting worse. By the time 5:00 pm rolls around, I can barely move from the pain. I'm hoping this ends soon. Has anyone else had back pain during pregnancy? If you have any tips of relieving the pain, I sure could use them! Jared has been great. Although there's not much he can do to help, he's always there to take care of anything I might need. And he fixed me a fantasic breakfast yesterday by the way. Yum yum :)
I just wanted to take a minute to update everyone. I haven't had the chance to add pictures. Isabelle hasn't been in the mood to be in front of the camera. :(
Hope everyone is having a great week!
I have found a new song.
It's beautiful and it will bring you to tears.
Download or buy this album as soon as you can.
Hope you love it.
Just wanted to share. :)
Hillsong
"His Glory Appears"
Album: Faith+Hope+Love
As I said earlier, there is something in the water. Everyone is having babies!
Saturday morning, I found out that my sister-in-law, Tiffany, drank her little glass of baby water. :) Looks like I'm going to be an Aunt Liz!! Congratulations to Justin & Tiffany. We are so happy for you both. You're going to make amazing parents. And this baby is going to be one of the most loved babies ever! Isabelle & our little unborn can't wait to meet their new cousin. :)
Love you both!
On the right hand side of this page, there is a section called pictures. You can go there to see all of the photo's I've uploaded. I usually add photo's daily, so if you come to this page and don't see a new blog, be sure to check the picture's section for new uploads.
Oh, & did you know you can print out any photo's you would like? (Yes, this is one of the main reason's I came to shutterfly.)
Hope you are enjoying all the new photo's. And print all you like!
Liz
As you know, Jared & I are almost 10 weeks pregnant.
My (step)sister-in-law, Angie, is also pregnant. Oh, & we're due on the exact same day.
My step sister, Jennifer, is also pregnant. She just found out they're having a little boy. (Congrats!) She is due in January.
I also have three other friends that are pregnant. Two of them are due in March (same time as us!) and one is due in April. Congrats ladies :)
I think it's safe to say - there's something in the water.
I'm hoping that I will be able to keep up with this blog a little better than our last one. Shutterfly looks like an easier site to work with so we're going to try this out.
Thanks for coming by! I plan to be updating this blog weekly (at least) with stories of our family. I hope you plan to come back!
Oh, and don't forget to become a member. (right hand side od your screen.)
Jared just called and he is on his way home from work. It's time for me to get in the kitchen and get dinner started. Four Cheese spaghetti, corn & cheese toast. Yummy. :)
