19 Months

This sweet girl is 19 months old!  19 months old!  Do you hear me?  Its so hard to believe.  I mean, wasn't it just yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital, learning how to care for a baby again, freaking out every time she made a noise that didn't sound normal, scared to leave the house by myself with her...but loving every stinkin' minute of my time with her.  Yep, I do believe that was just yesterday.  

Miss Isabella Marie is such a fun girl.  She has the best personality which she is showing off in the picture above.  This was her disguise in Wal-Mart so the papparazzi wouldn't find her.  I am amazed every day at all the new things my girl is learning to do. A new word here...climbing onto something there...a look she's never given me before....and the loving she gives is the absolute best!  

I'm so glad I have this blog to document her milestones because lets face it, the baby book hasn't received much attention in quite a while!

I haven't put you on the scale to see what you weigh, but Mommy is building up some serious muscles, that for sure!  You're still my chunky princess and I love it!

When I hold you, you will pat my back and then rub my back.  It is the sweetest feeling...that little hand.  

You also will wrap your little arms around my neck and squeeze really tight...another sweet feeling.

You give kisses now and also getting really good at blowing kisses...with sound!

You have your pageant wave down pat!

Your smile is contagious!

Words you are saying...Mommy, Bubba, Dada, Binky (or something like it), Elmo, Fish, Thank you, Cookie...

You still love your binky.

Shoes. You love shoes (see pictures below) and you love to wear shoes.  I love shoes but I certainly don't like wearing them. I would walk around barefoot if I could during the summer time so I'm not sure where that comes from.  

   

Books...you love to read and to be read to. You love pointing to different things in the books and have us tell you what it is.


Music...you still LOVE music and LOVE to dance!

Food...fruit chews, dry cereal, chicken, rice, mac n cheese, avocado, sausage, crackers, salad, goldfish, cookies, raviolis, soup, grilled cheese, scrambled eggs, pancakes, juice, gatorade, milk, ICE!!

I love picking you up from daycare in the afternoons because every time I see you, you run to me with the biggest smile on your face and it makes all Mommy's worries, stress and unpleasantries go away.

I love you sweet girl. Thank you for bringing so much joy into my life.

Love Like Crazy

My newest most favoritest song in this moment is..."Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice.  I LOVE it!!!  LOVE it!!! 

I won't keep you on pins and needles....here is a link to see the video. I'll also posted the lyrics for you.  I hope you enjoy it!  Have a great Friday!!!  Oh yes...Mr. Brice ain't bad to look at either!!  Ha!


http://www.last.fm/music/Lee+Brice/_/Love+Like+Crazy

They called them crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That’s crazy

He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yea that’s crazy

Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common since
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when he quit his job
Said them home computers, boy they'll never take off
He sold his one man shop to Microsoft
They paid like crazy

Just ask him how he made it
He'll tell you faith and sweat
And the heart of a faithful woman,
Who never let him forget

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common since
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

Always treat your woman like a lady
Never get to old to call her baby
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when they started out
They've been together fifty-eight years now
Aint that crazy?

Berger Siblings

Here we are...all 4 of us!  Oldest to youngest...the baby's idea to put us in order! 

Anthony Wade (Tony), Matthew Bryan (Bryan), Michaela Anne (Missy) and Cynthia Lynn (Cindy)

I had to document this picture because its a rare thing to actually have us all together AND taking a picture.  I had to bribe Bryan to do this (he hates taking pictures)...promising it was only one.  It was only one, but then others showed up and wanted more pictures...and then we decided to take one with Daddy and it was all downhill from there.  Snicker, snicker...

Here's the picture we took with Daddy...

I love this crew...my brothers, my sister and my Daddy.  They are my rocks when I need them most.  You need something, they are there in a flash, no questions asked.  I love that about us.  Its an awesome thing to have family. 

So...do you think we look alike?

The Secret of Life

It has been quiet on my end of the building so I've been listening to some of my cds while I work, which I LOVE to do but don't get the chance that often.  I have a lot of homemade mixed cds...all country music and was listening to one this afternoon remembering each song as it came on going, "oh yea, I forgot I put this on there".  Faith Hill's "The Secret of Life" came on and I was listening to it...I love this song.  The secret of life can be so many different things...its whatever it is for you, you get to make that decision.  Its no one thing particular..its your thing.  For me, I don't think its just one thing, its a bunch of little things...like listening to music while I work.  I'm not going to start listing all the secrets for me because I probably couldn't end the list!  Anyway, just thought I would share the lyrics with you to Faith's song, and maybe you might want to share with me one of your secrets to life...

The Secret of Life

Couple of guys sittin' around drinkin'
Down at the Starlight Bar
One of 'em says, "You know I've been thinking"
Other one says, "That won't get you too far"
He says, "This is your life, and welcome to it
It's just workin' and drinkin' and dreams
Ad on TV says 'Just Do It'
Hell if I know what that means"


The secret of life is a good cup of coffee
The secret of life is keep your eye on the ball
The secret of life is a beautiful woman
And Marilyn stares down from the barroom wall


"You and me, we're just a couple of zeros
Just a couple of down-and-outs
But movie stars and football heroes
What have they got to be unhappy about?"
So they turn to the bartender, "Sam, what do you think?
What's the key that unlocks that door?"
Sam don't say nothin', just wipes off the bar
And he pours them a couple more


'Cause the secret of life is in Sam's martinis
The secret of life is in Marilyn's eyes
The secret of life is in Monday Night Football
Rolling Stones records and Mom's apple pie


Sam looks up from his Sunday paper
Says, "Boys, you're on the wrong track
The secret of life is there ain't no secret
And you don't get your money back"

Hey


The secret of life is gettin' up early
The secret of life is stayin' up late
The secret of life is try not to hurry
But don't wait
Don't wait


The secret of life is a good cup of coffee
The secret of life is keep your eye on the ball
The secret of life is to find the right woman
The secret of life is nothin' at all
Oh, it's nothin' at all

The secret of life


Couple of guys sittin' around drinkin'
Down at the Starlight Bar
One of 'em says, "You know I've been thinking"
Other one says, "That won't get you too far"
"That won't get you too far"