Adventures in Babysitting...Izzy

Brooke and Shaun missed their one-year anniversary on February 2nd cause she was in the hospital. So nearly a month later, they decide to venture out to dinner to celebrate. And I got the first babysitting job. Well, it wasn't an easy thing to get let me tell you. I had to fight my mom for it!

I was excited to see how Allie would really react to another baby in the house, one that would surely require all of my attention at some point. I also wanted to see how I would handle everything. It went really really well! Allie was quite the helper and delighted to do anything I asked her to.

Ben stole her from me pretty quickly. He's a baby hog.

Staring at her Uncle Ben.

Allie being silly.

Uncle Ben getting Izzy to burp.

Full belly, happy baby.

Allie actually took this picture.

Allie just loves her cousin Izzy!

Allie enjoying the burgers daddy made!

The Block is Back....AGAIN!

Life is good. NKOTB are coming back to Louisiana. Am I going...why of course. I wouldn't miss this for the world.

Sheri and I will be heading to Bossier City on March 10th. We purchased 5*VIP tickets again, which means we get to meet them again. I vow not to freeze up this time and I'm working on something to say that sounds seemingly intelligent.

Then that weekend our hubbys are taking us to Biloxi to see them AGAIN. Yes, again, just a few days later. The guys aren't coming to the show, but we will hang out in Biloxi all weekend. We didn't get 5* packages again, just 4*. Since it's a smaller venue, we are hoping for good seats.

The countdown has begun. T-minus 11 days and counting!

Baby Theriot is a.......

GIRL! We found out the same day that Isabelle was born. Since we were already at the hospital, we snuck over to Dr. Lawler's office to have an ultrasound. Her name will be Kate Madison, and we are thrilled to have 2 little girls!

The arrival of Isabelle Dru

Isabelle Dru Morvant (a.k.a.--Izzie) was born on February 5th at 8:18 a.m. She weighed 5 pounds, 8.8 ounces and was 19.25 inches long.



We arrived at the hospital at 7:00 a.m., where my poor sister had been on bedrest there for almost a month. I took the very last belly shot....


Allie wished her Nanny good luck.


Brooke's nurse and my dad.

We were shooed out to the waiting room, all 95 of us. We anxiously awaited Isabelle's big arrival, but we passed the time with Cheetos and Coke.

Here she is! Perfect as can be!

Brooke went to recovery and we went to watch Isabelle's first bath.

Cute little bum.

Isabelle and big sister Sheyenne.

Isabelle and her NeeNee


Isabelle and cousin Allie.

Isabelle and Uncle Ben.

Waiting for Isabelle: A day in the life of Brooke and Shaun

Unfortunately, my sister is having some problems late in her pregnancy. It started with gestationtal diabetes, now she has high blood pressure. Dr. Lawler admitted her to the hospital yesterday, January 12th. It was supposed to be a day or two, but it looks like she is stuck until Isabelle makes her appearance.

An ultrasound revealed that she is around 4 pounds and 14 ounces. So we are hoping she bakes a little longer.

So what does one do in a hospital room all day long? I headed over there on my lunch break today to see for myself. It was a very interesting hour and a half. Here is my experience, in pictures of course.

First things first, Brooke updated her MySpace and Facebook (important stuff).

Shaun did a little dance for us.

Then he had to go potty.

Brooke put on some fuzzy pink socks after her shower.

I sat back and took off my shoes too...why should she have all the fun?

Her IV that she says hurts.

The TV that they will spend a lot of time watching. And the VHS player. Yep, a VHS players. I think I have Top Gun on VHS somewhere....

Don't worry, she isn't dying or anything. This is a happy hospital!

Shaun's bed and the beautiful view.

Shaun checking out the view...

I didn't bother to tell her that her pj's didn't match. That would be kind of mean.

Then, just as we were wondering what we would do next...someone dropped off a hospital survey!


We decided that I would be the one to fill it out. Yay for me!


So I began the survey... but it got kind of boring so I quit. Maybe on my next visit I will finish it up.


This is what they were doing when I left. Something tells me they will be doing this a lot.


Hang in there sis, it will all be worth it!

Christmas trip to Natchitoches

The weekend before Christmas we headed to Natchitoches, Louisiana to see the Christmas lights. I've never been before, it's a quaint little town with tons of charm...and not much else. If you have ever seen the movie Steel Magnolias, it was filmed in Natchitoches. My parents, sister and hubby and Sheyenne, and my in-laws all joined us.

Anyway, we made reservations months ago so we could check out the lights. Our old neighbors live nearby, so we met up for lunch at a local favorite spot. It was a very nice time.

At lunch.

Then we walked around downtown, visited some shops and just hung out. The weather was beautiful, it was a little warm for December.

My dad always makes the weirdest faces...

Sheyenne spent some time jumping.

When the sun went down, we staked out a spot to watch the fireworks and admire the lights. We all had a good time.

Allie and the foot-long corn dog. Can you believe she didn't eat it all?


Beautiful lights along the river.