Shopping for socks...

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She dances AND she runs...

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Crazy Isabella...

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Isabella in her new outfit. It's nothing amazing, but mommy was willing to spend $6 at Walmart just for her baby. :) Plus, I don't think she has this color yet... 

Just a super cute close-up picture of bell-bell... 

This is practice for her future modeling days... 

I guess she's really happy with the ceiling... 

Trying on mommy's slippers... 

Are you shitting me?!

All I'm going to say is that when the good stuff comes....it comes....I don't know what the hell to do with myself....crazy shit man...

I CHANGED IT!!!

I have a new song now. I hope you are happy. I don't like this song at all, but for some reason it's the first song that came to mind tonight.

I forgot...

I forgot to mention something about watching Adele. Whenever Adele would make any kind of noise Isabella would laugh. It was definitely funny as hell. Adele was way more vocal than Isabella ever was at the age, so Doug and I definitely got a kick out of listening to her. It was hilarious when Adele would make some sort of grunting noise, or squeal, or whatever came to mind, and Isabella would burst out laughing. Too funny....at least that's something that they enjoyed doing together, right? :)

Ummm, alright...

Now this bitch is working again. At least at the moment. Fine.

Not much has been going on lately like always. Friday we watched Adele for Amadon & Josie. She did really good, but Isabella didn't like the situation. She actually tried to sit on Adele a couple times while she was in my lap. Well, at least she's an only child, right? :)

Yesterday we dropped Isabella off at my mom's for the afternoon while Doug and I went to Fargo. He's looking for specific paints for one of his art classes. It seems though that North Dakota does not carry what he needs. Sucks to be Doug. We did however get a new cell phone for Isabella. It's a toy one that you can record a message on and plays a couple songs, has a couple sayings, and even rings after it's been closed for a couple seconds. Definitely a cool phone. We've been looking for a new one for her because she plays with my old one, but we threw away the charger a long time ago so the phone is dead. She really liked playing with it before it died because of all the noises, etc.. Now she has one just like mine and it actually does stuff. We also bought her a tamborine. We are saving that to be one of her easter presents though. I think we are also going to get her some sidewalk chalk for easter. Walmart has that for like a buck, so I won't feel too bad when she uses them and breaks them like she does with her crayons.

Today we are just being lazy. I'm trying to clean around the house, but right now I'm not in the mood.

Next weekend Isabella will be staying at my mom's, and Doug and I are going up to DL to help Kevin and April finish moving. Actually, I get to help clean, so I get the easy job. :)

Hmmmm...I'm still annoyed with blogger so I'm done. More than likely this will magically disappear too, so....see ya!

FUCK YOU BLOGGER!!!!

I apologize for the swearing, but FUCK man!!! I'm actually posting pictures on here and they keep disappearing and reappearing. I thought I had it figured out and then all of a sudden there were 2 of the same picture. Therefore I went to delete one and now there's like 3 pictures missing. FUCK YOU BLOGGER!!! This is what I hate about blogs and now it's why I'm done messing with this shit for today. Sorry that when I finally do post stuff it doesn't come across as very happy. :)

This is how we keep warm when the weather is sooooo cold...at least it's a clean diaper :) 

Adele chewing on her fingers. We watched her on Friday for a little bit. I was worried that Isabella wouldn't get along with her, and I was pretty much right. :) At least she didn't try hitting her or anything, but she was definitely jealous when either Doug or I held Adele. She also did not like that Adele played with some of her old toys. The only time Isabella was really interested in her was when I fed Adele. Isabella just stood there the entire time staring at her while she ate. Bell-bell also tried to help daddy a little while he changed Adele's diaper, but she mostly just washed her face with the diaper wipes. 

Isabella being the "always sweet and caring" girl that she is. She decided that Adele was not allowed to play with any of her toys. Even though the toys we gave to Adele were one's Isabella hadn't played with in months she did not care. 

If you look at Isabella's face you can see that she is very unhappy that daddy is letting Adele play with her toy. She also tried to take this one away, but Doug decided that enough was enough when it comes to toy snatching.

Isabella getting ready to snatch away the next toy from Adele. You can see the other one she grabbed right behind her. It's funny that she didn't want to play with the toys Adele had, but she just didn't want Adele to play with them either. 

Isabella was happy that Adele brought her carseat along. She had more fun with that than with Adele.

This is chunk-chunk's "All gone!" sign. It is also easily confused for her "Where's daddy?" sign. 

Bell-bell is proud of herself for eating pizza like a big kid. We usually cut it up into bite size pieces, but today we decided to be crazy and let her try to take bites off by herself. Way to go bell-bell!! 

Hmmmm...

You are 99% Bitch

You hardly post anything on your blog for weeks.

When you finally do it's just a bunch of stupid quizzes that nobody cares about.

After doing this you realize you don't give a shit if anyone likes them or not because you are Karissa, and that's all that matters in life.

This one is just sick...

Your Daddy Is Dick Cheney

What You Call Him: Big Daddy Why You Love Him: He gives good spankings

Who's" Your Daddy?

Bullshit...

Your Brain's Pattern

You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy.You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts.People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused.But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

This one was correct for the most part...

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is high.You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person.And in return, you expect the same from who you love.Any sign of straying, and you'll end things. Experience Level: Your experience level is high.You've loved, lost, and loved again.You have had a wide range of love experiences.And when the real thing comes along, you know it! Dominance: Your dominance is low.This doesn't mean you're a doormat, just balanced.You know a relationship is not about getting your way.And you love to give your sweetie a lot of freedom. Cynicism: Your cynicism is high.Sure you believe in love, but you know it doesn't come easily.You scoff at "love at first site" and "soumates."You rather take the real thing, as unglamorous as it is. Independence: Your independence is low.This doesn't mean you're dependent in relationships..It does mean that you don't have any problem sharing your life.In your opinion, the best part of being in love is being together.

The Five Variable Love Test

85 doesn't seem very good...

Your IQ Is 85

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Above Average Your Mathematical Intelligence is Average Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

This one makes me laugh...

Your Ideal Relationship is Marriage

You've dated enough to know what you want.And that's marriage - with the right person.You're serious about settling down some time soon.Even if you haven't met the person you want to get hitched to!

What's" Your Ideal Relationship?

Definitely thought I'd be more boyish...

You Are 60% Boyish and 40% Girlish

You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch.Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes.You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them.You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

B+ isn't bad...

You Have A Type B+ Personality

B+ You're a pro at going with the flowYou love to kick back and take in everything life has to offerA total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity.Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's doneYou're passionate - just selective about your passions

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

Here's Isabella eating spaghetti...this is as much as you get for now... 

Here's a pic to get you by until the next time I post more...silly baby... 

More videos because I'm obsessed now...

Share Video at DropShots.comIsabella sledding for the very first time ever with grandma Lesa, auntie Kayla, mom and dad in Mayville...

Another video...

Share Video at DropShots.com Isabella with her sunglasses on...

Oh my god...if this works...oh my god...

Share Video at DropShots.comWell if this thing works then you will see a video of Isabella and Doug at her gymnastics class last night. Her teacher is helping to roll her down some slanted mat thingy. I hope this works...

Just for April...

Since April was sick of my last video on here I changed it. I hope you enjoy it April.

Doug is surprised by the low level of wrath...hmmm...

Greed:	Low
Gluttony:	Low
Wrath:	Low
Sloth:	Medium
Envy:	Very Low
Lust:	Low
Pride:	Very Low

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

Seahawks better win...

That is all.

Chunk-chunk is not nice to her pretend-hypochondriac mommy...

The picture below is of bell-bell this morning shortly after I got her out of her crib. At about 8:05 this morning she was fussing so I went in her room and the blanket was over her head, so I figured she was mad about that. I got her out to change her diaper and she basically just layed there all limp, and couldn't even keep her eyes open. After she was changed she moved just enough so that she was in my lap. For the next 10 minutes I just held her while she fell back to sleep. Then I got the blankets and layed her on the living room floor. She slept until Doug got home from work, and when he came into the living room she wanted him to hold her. Then he layed her back on the floor and she watched Sesame Street until Doug decided to try and make her some breakfast to see if she would eat. Surprisingly, she did actually eat.

It probably took until about 11 this morning before she seemed completely back to normal. Needless to say, Doug and I were getting really worried about her. A normal morning for her is nothing like this morning. Usually after I change her diaper she stands up right away and goes into her room to get toys, then she'll walk around and watch us make her breakfast. She's usually talking her unknown language and being loud. I did call the hospital to talk to a nurse about it. She told us just watch her and if she doesn't get back to normal by this afternoon to bring her in. She didn't really know what could be wrong with her, but thought she may just be coming down with something.

We took Isabella's temperature twice, but she didn't have a fever. We thought maybe she was getting new teeth, but she didn't seem to be in any sort of pain. So we've come to two conclusions on what could've been wrong with her.

1. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Now this one is probably far off from what was wrong with her. The only thing is that the detector has been a little bitch lately, so for all we know we could be breathing it in and won't know until one of us dies. The only thing is that neither Doug or I have any symptoms, and the only symptom Isabella had was lethargy. If that's what you call it even. So I'm starting to think that it's probably not that, but who knows.

2. She was weak from not eating anything. This one I'm more willing to believe because she doesn't eat. Yesterday she ate a piece of peanut butter toast, a banana, and milk for breakfast. She ate the entire banana and about 1/4 of the toast. For lunch she had some milk and that's all she would put in her mouth. For supper she had, well, she ate the ketchup and some milk. That's how most of her days go when it comes to eating. Like I've said many times, the girl just doesn't eat. So I don't think it would be far off to think that she was like she was this morning because she was hungry or something. The thing that gets me is that if she's starving herself to the point where she's too weak or tired to act like herself in the morning, then isn't there something wrong with her? I've always heard that kids will eat when they are hungry, but bell-bell could go days without eating probably and wouldn't even notice. I don't know if there is really anything wrong with her, but I don't like it. I've decided she has anorexia. I don't care if she's only 16 months old. She doesn't eat and she is constantly "exercising", pretty sure that's anorexia.

Anyways, she's doing better now and hopefully she'll be normal when she wakes up from her nap in a little bit. She has a weigh in on Tuesday, so I can bring it up then. Otherwise she has her 18 month appointment in March. I'm hoping she just didn't get a good nights sleep and so she was still tired this morning.

poor baby...  

Gymnastics aka torturenastics...

Last night was Isabella's first night of gymnastics. Let's just say that I've very excited that Doug will be the one with her next week.

Only one parent can do the class with the child because they have limited space. The other parent has to just watch. We decided that I would do the class with Isabella last night. Idiot...

In the beginning all the kids and their parents sit on these carpet squares. The teacher turns on some music and they do different dance movements to the music. Let's just say that Isabella was definitely not interested in what these other kids were doing and just wanted a damn balloon. Most of the time was spent with me holding onto her shirt so she couldn't run away. Trying to get her attention for even a second wasn't happening.

When they moved over to a little obstacle course she didn't care about it either. All the other little kids followed the arrows and did the little stations, and seemed content to follow the directions. Mind you, all of these kids are between the ages of 1 & 2. Isabella mostly tried to run to other parts of the gym, or tried to take apart the little stations. I was only able to get her to try anything by placing her onto the beams, or trampolines, etc..

The next part was having them hang from bars. She liked doing that because she was able to kick her feet, but that only entertained her for about a minute maybe.

The rest of the time was just more of her running and my following. It's funny how we've always known that she has super energy and sitting still is not her best feature, but it's weird seeing her around other little kids her age and most of them acted nothing like her. I think a big part of it is just that she was new and therefore she didn't have a clue as to what was going on. I blamed Doug last night for giving bell-bell his damn ADD, but in reality I think she's fine.

Overall I think Isabella had fun just running around. I, on the other hand, did not have so much fun. I hope she's a little "calmer" next week for Doug. Part of the reason for us putting her in gymnastics is so she can socialize with other kids. I don't think she's going to go along with that plan though. I really thought she'd be at least slightly fascinated by what the other kids were doing, and maybe would sit and watch them or something. Nope. She could give a rats ass about other kids or people. She would get her mind set on doing something and that was all she was focused on. For the most part it doesn't bother me that she's comfortable doing her own thing, but unfortunately when she gets to daycare and then kindergarten I don't think that will fly for long. She's going to be one of those kids that jumps out of her chair in the middle of class, or talks all the time.

I think the more time she spends around the other kids and at gymnastics will hopefully, HOPEFULLY, teach her to pay attention a little more. Keep all your fingers crossed. I need all the fingers I can get...

Surprise! Another post...

I'm borrowing this from Liz's blog (http://musikmama.blogspot.com/) as well as Rose's blog (http://babyastrid.blogspot.com/). I have nothing else to talk about, so this at least gives me something.

4 Places You've Worked In Your Life:
1. Dayton's/Marshall Field's (sales associate in the kids and petites departments)
2. Tabula & Urban Stampede (2 coffee shops I worked between that had the same owners)
3. Paula's (waitress)
4. Amazon.com (I was the person people yelled at when their orders were screwed up)

4 Movies You Would Watch Over And Over Again:
1. Natural Born Killers
2. Fight Club
3. Any movie about WWII
4. Cinderella

4 Places You Have Lived:
1. San Diego, California
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
3. Mayville, North Dakota
4. Grand Forks, North Dakota

4 TV Shows You Love To Watch:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Gray's Anatomy
3. Roseanne
4. King of Queens

4 Places You Have Been On Vacation:
1. Arizona
2. Florida
3. Tennessee (actually it was for national OM, but we mostly just ran around for a week)
4. Duluth

4 Websites You Visit Daily:
1. A crapload of blogs
2. Google
3. Recipe websites
4. Baby websites

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Qdoba Chicken Queso burrito
2. Cows (I pretty much like all red meat equally, so it's easier to just say cow)
3. Carne Asada burritos from San Diego
4. Sour Cream potatoes

4 Places You Would Rather Be Right Now:
1. Duluth
2. San Diego
3. Watching the Viking's play football and winning
4. Cleaning, but I'm not in the mood