Sunday, July 5, 2009

At the hospital


Isla Marie Bates...our little lady!



Here are some pictures of Isla right after she was born.

Before & After


Before



After

After 14 1/2 hours of labor, 2 1/2 hours of pushing, baby Isla (pronounced Eye-la) Marie was born on June 11th at 2:34 am. Words can't describe what I felt when I saw my baby for the first time. I was in love the minute I set eyes on her and i knew my life had changed forever!

As you can tell by my ugly "after" pictures I was tired and hungry but it was all worth it....especially the ice chips! (but i did have my demands after having Isla.... i wanted my chicken fingers and fries!)

Monday, March 23, 2009

Families Should Strive for Exaltation

“With your companion, make it a family objective to all be together in the celestial kingdom. Strive to make your home a little bit of heaven on earth so that after this life is over, you may be able to say: We are all here! Father, mother, sister, brother, All who hold each other dear. Each chair is filled— We’re all at home. . . . We’re all—all here. (Charles Sprague, The Writings of Charles Sprague, New York: Charles S. Francis, 1841, p. 73.)”

Ezra Taft Benson, “The Honored Place of Woman,” Ensign, Nov. 1981, 10


Sunday, March 22, 2009

And the belly keeps growing....


28 Weeks pregnant!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

My Belly Pictures.





Sunday, March 8, 2009

John and I found out we are having a beautiful baby girl!!!!!

Our little baby is not a peanut any more....

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy V-day!!!!

Friday, November 14, 2008

My secret for the past 11 weeks & my new crush!



So I have a crush on a little peanut...take a look!

Friday, November 7, 2008

I've been tagged!


7 facts about me

1.) I love buying books....its like buying myself shoes....it makes me happy!!!!!!
2.) I always need to wear earrings if I don't I feel like a boy!!!!
3.) I tend to move alot when I'm sleeping and according to my husband steal the blanket from him.
4.) My dream is to go to Africa someday and learn their music and their dances. In fact, i love learning about different cultures.
5.) I love playing in the rain
6.) Soar Gummi worms make me happy!
7.) I have a new crush!!! (I'll tell you about this later)