Have a wonderful, safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas
Wow, what can I say?!?! This may be one of the greatest Christmas' ever!! Our family is truly blessed!! Aiden Joseph is a gift sent from Above and we Love him so much! I thank God for blessing our families with this precious child!! Auntie is filled with so much Joy right now and can't wait to watch her nephew grow over the days, months and years!
May You and Yours have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here are a few more pictures taken of Aiden yesterday! God Bless everyone!!
May You and Yours have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here are a few more pictures taken of Aiden yesterday! God Bless everyone!!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Aiden Joseph
Here are a few pictures from the day! More to come.....
Grandma & Grandpa
Aunt Cassie
Aiden Joseph
The Baranovics
The Baranovics
Announcement
Congratulations Ben and Lisa!!!
They welcomed a healthy baby BOY at 6:47am Monday December 22nd, 2008! Weighing in at 7lbs 5oz, 18" long!
His name is Aiden Joseph "AJ" Baranovic!!!
We have yet to see him as Lisa is nursing and getting cleaned up! We should be going to see them soon! Ben showed us pictures and he is adorable!!!
As soon as I get a USB cable for the camera I will be sure to post a picture or too!!!!
They welcomed a healthy baby BOY at 6:47am Monday December 22nd, 2008! Weighing in at 7lbs 5oz, 18" long!
His name is Aiden Joseph "AJ" Baranovic!!!
We have yet to see him as Lisa is nursing and getting cleaned up! We should be going to see them soon! Ben showed us pictures and he is adorable!!!
As soon as I get a USB cable for the camera I will be sure to post a picture or too!!!!
Update!!!!!
Here's an update for you; it's 1:07am on Monday December 22nd and.....
Lisa is in LABOR!!!!
You heard it right! We have been here since 8:20pm and currently she is at 7cm and things are progressing! We don't have much more of an update than that but since we have internet access in the hospital I thought I would post a quick blog!
Things started this morning (Sunday) with contractions beginning and such! They continued to get quicker and more intense so they came to the hospital around 5:00pm. They called us shortly after 7:00pm and said she was 2cm and she wanted us to come up to the hospital. About an hour after we got here Ben came out and said that she was 5cm and things were moving along! Her water has broke and she is 7cm but that's all we know at this time.
Lisa is a really private person so no one has seen her except for Ben. We knew going into this that Lisa wasn't going to want any of us in the room while she was in labor and things have happened quicker than she or we imagined so we completely understand. This is such a personal experience and it's no wonder they want to do this together; alone! They want us here for the support and soon we will have some news!!
Thanks for your prayers and look for a post soon! I can't wait to share pictures of this beautiful child!! I think I can safely say we will have a new addition to the Belle/Baranovic family on Monday December 22nd, 2008!!!!
Lisa is in LABOR!!!!
You heard it right! We have been here since 8:20pm and currently she is at 7cm and things are progressing! We don't have much more of an update than that but since we have internet access in the hospital I thought I would post a quick blog!
Things started this morning (Sunday) with contractions beginning and such! They continued to get quicker and more intense so they came to the hospital around 5:00pm. They called us shortly after 7:00pm and said she was 2cm and she wanted us to come up to the hospital. About an hour after we got here Ben came out and said that she was 5cm and things were moving along! Her water has broke and she is 7cm but that's all we know at this time.
Lisa is a really private person so no one has seen her except for Ben. We knew going into this that Lisa wasn't going to want any of us in the room while she was in labor and things have happened quicker than she or we imagined so we completely understand. This is such a personal experience and it's no wonder they want to do this together; alone! They want us here for the support and soon we will have some news!!
Thanks for your prayers and look for a post soon! I can't wait to share pictures of this beautiful child!! I think I can safely say we will have a new addition to the Belle/Baranovic family on Monday December 22nd, 2008!!!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Grades
Drum roll PLEASE........
I couldn't have accomplished any of this without everyone's support and encouragement! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
- Language Science & Acquisition = A
- Principles of Audiology = A
- Intro Human Physiology = B
I couldn't have accomplished any of this without everyone's support and encouragement! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Update
Another week has passed and another update is upon us! :)
Lisa had her 38 week appointment today and that was about it! She wasn't examined so we don't know if she dilated at all but that's not a big deal. The baby will come when he/she is ready!
I will keep everyone update if any changes take place before next Monday!
Only 10 days until Christmas everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season! May we all remember the true reason for this season! God Bless!
Lisa had her 38 week appointment today and that was about it! She wasn't examined so we don't know if she dilated at all but that's not a big deal. The baby will come when he/she is ready!
I will keep everyone update if any changes take place before next Monday!
Only 10 days until Christmas everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season! May we all remember the true reason for this season! God Bless!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Update
A quick update for those wondering about Lisa!
Lisa had her 37 week appointment yesterday! I have to believe she was nervous yet excited to get some sort of news this week. This was her first pelvic exam since early early in the pregnancy! She had heard thrilling stories of other's experience having their cervix checked! lol! Of course it is never as bad as you expect and she made it through just fine! :)
Lisa has been feeling a lot of pressure down below for quite some time and her doctor confirmed that the baby is very far down and that is why she is feeling so much pressure! Yay the baby is in position! However, she hasn't dilated at all yet so she has a ways to go! lol! Maybe our guesses that she will go early won't be true but who knows! Things can change very quickly! The good news from the doctor was that she doesn't think Lisa will have to push very long once she is fully dilated and ready to go since the baby is so far down!
I'm very excited and I think I'm more anxious than her and Ben but that's OK; I'd rather her be relaxed and calm and let me do all the wondering and such! :) She has been amazing through her entire pregnancy and I am so lucky that my sister has allowed me to be a part of this experience!
More updates will follow whether it's this week or at least early next week after her next appointment on Monday!
Lisa had her 37 week appointment yesterday! I have to believe she was nervous yet excited to get some sort of news this week. This was her first pelvic exam since early early in the pregnancy! She had heard thrilling stories of other's experience having their cervix checked! lol! Of course it is never as bad as you expect and she made it through just fine! :)
Lisa has been feeling a lot of pressure down below for quite some time and her doctor confirmed that the baby is very far down and that is why she is feeling so much pressure! Yay the baby is in position! However, she hasn't dilated at all yet so she has a ways to go! lol! Maybe our guesses that she will go early won't be true but who knows! Things can change very quickly! The good news from the doctor was that she doesn't think Lisa will have to push very long once she is fully dilated and ready to go since the baby is so far down!
I'm very excited and I think I'm more anxious than her and Ben but that's OK; I'd rather her be relaxed and calm and let me do all the wondering and such! :) She has been amazing through her entire pregnancy and I am so lucky that my sister has allowed me to be a part of this experience!
More updates will follow whether it's this week or at least early next week after her next appointment on Monday!
Monday, December 1, 2008
36 weeks
Today Lisa is 36 weeks pregnant! She is in the home stretch! 4 weeks until her due date and most people we talk to think she is going to have this baby early. It's funny hearing everyone's guess on when she will have the baby and what she is going to have! She is definitely ready to have this baby; that's for sure! She has been having a ton of pressure, some braxton hicks, back pain after standing for awhile and the baby is kicking her ribs pretty often! She is up every hour at night and I'm sure you can guess why? :)
She is the cutest pregnant girl ever! She looks like she is carrying a basketball in the front of her! All Baby!!! Most people wouldn't guess that she is pregnant if walking behind her! She had her 36 week appointment today and her doctor wasn't there because of another delivery so Lisa just had her blood pressure checked, baby's heart rate, her weight, etc. She was hoping for a pelvic exam (as scheduled) but will have to wait until next Monday! We will see how this week goes for her! I'll have an update next week after her next appointment! Here are a few pictures of her that I took yesterday!!
She is the cutest pregnant girl ever! She looks like she is carrying a basketball in the front of her! All Baby!!! Most people wouldn't guess that she is pregnant if walking behind her! She had her 36 week appointment today and her doctor wasn't there because of another delivery so Lisa just had her blood pressure checked, baby's heart rate, her weight, etc. She was hoping for a pelvic exam (as scheduled) but will have to wait until next Monday! We will see how this week goes for her! I'll have an update next week after her next appointment! Here are a few pictures of her that I took yesterday!!
36 weeks
Happy Thanksgiving & Winterfest 2008
So much to blog about and never enough time, so I'm lumping a few together!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and a blessed start to the Holiday Season!! On Thanksgiving Day I joined my parents at my Uncle Ed and Aunt Dot's home to celebrate the holiday with family. My sister and Ben were spending Thanksgiving Day with Ben's family in Parma. I had a great Thanksgiving sitting around visiting and chatting with family. It's always good to see them! We had good food which is a must for Thanksgiving Day! :)
On Friday I joined a few people from my co-ed softball team to play in our annual Turkey Bowl football game! It's always fun but extremely exhausting as I am completely out of shape! lol! Ugh the running and catching and more running is way too much for my old body! :) After the game we headed over to the Winking Lizard in Lakewood for good food and spirits and of course, Cornhole!! So much fun! I slept good that night!
On Saturday I went to Cleveland with my sister, Ben, my sisters co-workers Jen and Heather and their husbands, my cousin Kim and her husband Dave to see the lighting of the "Holiday" tree in Public Square. They have a parade as well (which was wayyy to long for my liking)! It was cold but that was my fault as I did not dress properly. I didn't think it was going to last as long as it did and I didn't think it was suppose to get as cold as it did. Either did a few others in our group as I wasn't the only one who was super cold! :) After the festivities we went to Quaker Steak & Lube for dinner! Here are a few pictures from the festivities downtown:
Public Square
Jen & Lisa - Co-workers
Heather, Jen & Lisa - Co-workers
Ben
Lisa & Ben
Group shot
Kim & Dave
there is a tree in this picture all lit up
Slider
Hippogriff - from Harry Potter
Santa Claus
On Sunday we headed to Seville for Thanksgiving with the Belle's!! We went to church first and then over to Mom and Dad's for some family time! It was nice to hang out and relax. We watched football (ugh) and other things! Lisa had a few straggling baby shower gifts to open from people who couldn't make it to the shower so she opened them! Since we all had already had a big Thanksgiving Day feast we decided to have a very non-traditional Thanksgiving meal! We ordered food from Geppetto's!! YAY! Pizza, wings, ribs!!! MMMM! Lisa made her green bean casserole thing and we had traditional desserts which were great! Here are a few pictures from the day!
Mom and Dad ordering Thanksgiving dinner :)
Lisa & Ben
Opening gifts
still not sure what is sooo funny
her first Vera Bradley bag from the Lieser's - she is stylin' now!
gifts inside too
we broke out the good stuff for this festive meal :)
I hope everyone who is reading this had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving with their family and friends!! Happy Holidays everyone!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and a blessed start to the Holiday Season!! On Thanksgiving Day I joined my parents at my Uncle Ed and Aunt Dot's home to celebrate the holiday with family. My sister and Ben were spending Thanksgiving Day with Ben's family in Parma. I had a great Thanksgiving sitting around visiting and chatting with family. It's always good to see them! We had good food which is a must for Thanksgiving Day! :)
On Friday I joined a few people from my co-ed softball team to play in our annual Turkey Bowl football game! It's always fun but extremely exhausting as I am completely out of shape! lol! Ugh the running and catching and more running is way too much for my old body! :) After the game we headed over to the Winking Lizard in Lakewood for good food and spirits and of course, Cornhole!! So much fun! I slept good that night!
On Saturday I went to Cleveland with my sister, Ben, my sisters co-workers Jen and Heather and their husbands, my cousin Kim and her husband Dave to see the lighting of the "Holiday" tree in Public Square. They have a parade as well (which was wayyy to long for my liking)! It was cold but that was my fault as I did not dress properly. I didn't think it was going to last as long as it did and I didn't think it was suppose to get as cold as it did. Either did a few others in our group as I wasn't the only one who was super cold! :) After the festivities we went to Quaker Steak & Lube for dinner! Here are a few pictures from the festivities downtown:
Christmas Tree inside Tower City
Public Square
Jen & Lisa - Co-workers
Heather, Jen & Lisa - Co-workers
Ben
Lisa and I
Lisa & Ben
Group shot
Kim & Dave
there is a tree in this picture all lit up
scary puppets
Slider
Hippogriff - from Harry Potter
Santa Claus
Fireworks
On Sunday we headed to Seville for Thanksgiving with the Belle's!! We went to church first and then over to Mom and Dad's for some family time! It was nice to hang out and relax. We watched football (ugh) and other things! Lisa had a few straggling baby shower gifts to open from people who couldn't make it to the shower so she opened them! Since we all had already had a big Thanksgiving Day feast we decided to have a very non-traditional Thanksgiving meal! We ordered food from Geppetto's!! YAY! Pizza, wings, ribs!!! MMMM! Lisa made her green bean casserole thing and we had traditional desserts which were great! Here are a few pictures from the day!
Mom and Dad ordering Thanksgiving dinner :)
Lisa & Ben
Opening gifts
still not sure what is sooo funny
cute onesie for daddy!
her first Vera Bradley bag from the Lieser's - she is stylin' now!
gifts inside too
we broke out the good stuff for this festive meal :)
I hope everyone who is reading this had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving with their family and friends!! Happy Holidays everyone!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Here We Go Brownies, Here We Go!!
And that title is about as exciting as it gets people! I am a die hard Cleveland Browns fan but how many years do we have to wait for a team that we can really be excited for?!?!
On Sunday November 23, 2008 I attended my FIRST ever Cleveland Browns game with my cousin Kim! (it was her first game too) We purchased the tickets early in the season and were very excited to attend the game! It was a chilly 38 degrees but we stayed pretty warm considering that we were on Lake Erie in a stadium that can get some whipping winds! The sun was shining, the wind was light and Cleveland Browns stadium was everything I had imagined it to be....well minus a Pro Football team that we could cheer for! Ha! Ugh, the game was absolutely pitiful but Kim and I had a lot of fun! We can't wait to go next year (and hopefully see a better game).
Our seats were good and I was very excited to see many of my favorite players! Brady, Jamal, Joe Thomas, etc! (others were part of my favorites until they stopped catching the ball...geez) The fans were crazy; a little bitter and angry (who can blame them?!?!) but no one understands what it's like to be a true fan unless you are a fan of the Cleveland Browns! OUR DAY WILL COME PEOPLE, I just know it!! I am all about BELIEVELAND!!
Here are just a couple pictures that Kim took on her camera!
National Anthem
Who let the dogs out? Woof Woof!! :)
On Sunday November 23, 2008 I attended my FIRST ever Cleveland Browns game with my cousin Kim! (it was her first game too) We purchased the tickets early in the season and were very excited to attend the game! It was a chilly 38 degrees but we stayed pretty warm considering that we were on Lake Erie in a stadium that can get some whipping winds! The sun was shining, the wind was light and Cleveland Browns stadium was everything I had imagined it to be....well minus a Pro Football team that we could cheer for! Ha! Ugh, the game was absolutely pitiful but Kim and I had a lot of fun! We can't wait to go next year (and hopefully see a better game).
Our seats were good and I was very excited to see many of my favorite players! Brady, Jamal, Joe Thomas, etc! (others were part of my favorites until they stopped catching the ball...geez) The fans were crazy; a little bitter and angry (who can blame them?!?!) but no one understands what it's like to be a true fan unless you are a fan of the Cleveland Browns! OUR DAY WILL COME PEOPLE, I just know it!! I am all about BELIEVELAND!!
Here are just a couple pictures that Kim took on her camera!
National Anthem
Browns taking the field....YAY!!
Kim & I during the game
Who let the dogs out? Woof Woof!! :)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Baby Shower
Lisa and Ben's baby shower was a wonderful time! Thank you to everyone who made it such a special day for the two of them! They received so many wonderful gifts but more importantly they were reminded of how much love and support surrounds them at this joyous time in their lives! We are so very excited for Baby B to be joining the world soon! He/she will be showered with immense love throughout their entire life!
Enjoy these wonderful pictures from the day!!
Mom-to-be
Parents-to-be
Jenni & Lisa - best friends since grade school
Sisters :)
Lisa and the St. Charles girls - Kristina and Megan :)
Ben and his Dad, Grandpa Baranovic
Gifts, gifts and more gifts....
Bibs, blankets and so much more....
Baby in a Bag from soon-to-be Grandma & Grandpa Belle
Adorable quilt my Grandma Belle made.....
After the shower was over, Lisa starting having some Braxton Hicks so we made her sit down and rest! Here she is with her turkey! hehe!
Only 6 more weeks until the due date!! Happy 34th week Lis!!
Enjoy these wonderful pictures from the day!!
Cute decoration idea from my friend Jill
The Cake :)
Mom-to-be
Parents-to-be
Jenni & Lisa - best friends since grade school
Sisters :)
Jenni & her daughter, Madison
Lisa and the St. Charles girls - Kristina and Megan :)
Ben and his Dad, Grandpa Baranovic
Gifts, gifts and more gifts....
Bibs, blankets and so much more....
Baby in a Bag from soon-to-be Grandma & Grandpa Belle
Adorable quilt my Grandma Belle made.....
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!
Cousins from the Craigs side - Cassie, Kim, Katie, Sarah & Lisa
After the shower was over, Lisa starting having some Braxton Hicks so we made her sit down and rest! Here she is with her turkey! hehe!
Only 6 more weeks until the due date!! Happy 34th week Lis!!
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