Hello Friends and Family,
When Mom and Dad started this blog the name "Isabella Kristine's
Life" was available from blogger.com. We decided on "Tiffany & Paul et. al." so that we could accommodate others as they came along.
THAT DAY HAS ARRIVED!!! MOM AND DAD ARE EXPECTING AND ISABELLA WILL BE A BIG SISTER!!!
We went to the doctor's office on Friday to find out that Bump (until we know if it's a boy or girl) is about the size of an olive and "Everything looks absolutely perfect." That vote of confidence from the doctor has made us comfortable enough to start spreading the word! Additionally, Mom's pretty constant sickness would make it a pretty difficult fact to hide anyway.
Details for those wondering:
- YES - this was planned. We wanted Isabella and Bump to be less than three years apart... Mission Accomplished!
- YES - we will find out if Bump is a boy or a girl, stay tuned.
- JULY 12 - is roughly when Bump is due (give or take up to a week on either side - though Bella was early)
Hope to talk to everyone soon, and Thanks for visiting!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Long Time No Talk
Obviously this is the first time we've updated this page in quite some time. Given everyone's new schedule, I can't make any firm commitments as to how often we'll be updating it going forward, but hopefully 6 months won't happen anymore! If you aren't friends with Bella yet on Facebook, I'd get on that, since people update that for us when they upload pictures of the Tiny One and tag her. Here are a couple videos of Bella's First Halloween! The first is Bella's first Trick-Or-Treat EVER at our neighbors. We worked on "Happy Halloween" for a while but all we got to was "Happy Ween." Enjoy-
The other video is Aunt Sara and "Uncle" Tommy helping Isabella carve her first Jack-O-Lantern. They came down for Halloween weekend and brought Bella to ZooBoo in her costume. Some of Sara's pictures are on Facebook (incentive to add Bella to your friend list if you haven't already). [Editor's note - we had trouble uploading this one - hopefully it will be available soon]
The other video is Aunt Sara and "Uncle" Tommy helping Isabella carve her first Jack-O-Lantern. They came down for Halloween weekend and brought Bella to ZooBoo in her costume. Some of Sara's pictures are on Facebook (incentive to add Bella to your friend list if you haven't already). [Editor's note - we had trouble uploading this one - hopefully it will be available soon]
Friday, June 17, 2011
Bella's School
Hey Friends and Family:
We've got a school/daycare for Bella to attend! This isn't incredibly recent news but it occurred to us that people that read the blog hadn't heard it yet.
She will be attending a Montessori Day Care called the Esperanza School and will be in their 18-24 month classroom (The Mockingbirds). Although she (and we) will miss her Renee terribly, being in a social setting with other children will probably do her good. Check out their website here: Esperanza School . They have swimming, music, art, and Spanish lessons and I'm kinda jealous they don't have adult classes. Bella will get small classes, structured activities and circle time, as well as time to explore their grounds and classrooms independently. The school is very highly recommended and we're very happy we were able to get her enrolled. They also provide cheap babysitting every Saturday night for parents who want a date night so we might take advantage of that every once in a while too!
Interesting Side Note: The school doesn't have a spot for her until after Labor Day (September 5). That means that we need to find care for her through July and August. We've got July covered (thank you Welly, Aunt Sara, "Aunt" Tarah, and Grandpa), but if anyone out there wants to take some vacation and visit us in the month of August and hang out with one of the cutest kids out there - her parents would be very appreciative! It's still early enough to get good rates and your room and board will be comped!
Have a great day everyone and hopefully we'll see you soon,
Thanks for visiting!
We've got a school/daycare for Bella to attend! This isn't incredibly recent news but it occurred to us that people that read the blog hadn't heard it yet.
She will be attending a Montessori Day Care called the Esperanza School and will be in their 18-24 month classroom (The Mockingbirds). Although she (and we) will miss her Renee terribly, being in a social setting with other children will probably do her good. Check out their website here: Esperanza School . They have swimming, music, art, and Spanish lessons and I'm kinda jealous they don't have adult classes. Bella will get small classes, structured activities and circle time, as well as time to explore their grounds and classrooms independently. The school is very highly recommended and we're very happy we were able to get her enrolled. They also provide cheap babysitting every Saturday night for parents who want a date night so we might take advantage of that every once in a while too!
Interesting Side Note: The school doesn't have a spot for her until after Labor Day (September 5). That means that we need to find care for her through July and August. We've got July covered (thank you Welly, Aunt Sara, "Aunt" Tarah, and Grandpa), but if anyone out there wants to take some vacation and visit us in the month of August and hang out with one of the cutest kids out there - her parents would be very appreciative! It's still early enough to get good rates and your room and board will be comped!
Have a great day everyone and hopefully we'll see you soon,
Thanks for visiting!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Big News
No pictures this time (feel free to scroll down and come back later) - but we have big news to share with those of you who haven't heard it yet. The Needham Family is moving back to Texas!
At the end of June, we will be moving back to Houston, TX and are very excited/anxious about the entire process.
Mom: Will continue working in her job as a Senior Managing Director of Program with Teach For America. The teams she works with may change but professionally, very little will change for her. Personally, she's very excited to get back to Texas and be closer to her family and friends in the Lone Star State.
Dad: Is also very excited to be back in Houston with his network of friends there and can't wait to see his Cuellar family more often and have Bella experience the same. Additionally, Houston is infinitely easier to travel to than Tulsa so his family will be able to visit much easier. Dad also has a very big professional transition as well. In a couple of weeks, he will be leaving the only organization he has known in his professional life and joining the Teaching Excellence team with YES College Prep in Houston (http://yesprep.org/). In that role, he'll be working with new teachers and leading professional development opportunities. He's incredibly excited to join the team as well as the potential for change that his work will represent for the students of Houston.
Tiny One: Bella has probably the hardest move of all, as she will be leaving her Renee. Fortunately, Renee travels for free and will hopefully be able to visit quite often (and we're going to help her get Skype before we leave). We're currently researching potential day-cares and Montessori schools that we might enroll her in once we get settled.
We'll give you more updates as you get them, but wanted our friends and family to know the big news in our lives!
Thanks for visiting,
Paul
At the end of June, we will be moving back to Houston, TX and are very excited/anxious about the entire process.
Mom: Will continue working in her job as a Senior Managing Director of Program with Teach For America. The teams she works with may change but professionally, very little will change for her. Personally, she's very excited to get back to Texas and be closer to her family and friends in the Lone Star State.
Dad: Is also very excited to be back in Houston with his network of friends there and can't wait to see his Cuellar family more often and have Bella experience the same. Additionally, Houston is infinitely easier to travel to than Tulsa so his family will be able to visit much easier. Dad also has a very big professional transition as well. In a couple of weeks, he will be leaving the only organization he has known in his professional life and joining the Teaching Excellence team with YES College Prep in Houston (http://yesprep.org/). In that role, he'll be working with new teachers and leading professional development opportunities. He's incredibly excited to join the team as well as the potential for change that his work will represent for the students of Houston.
Tiny One: Bella has probably the hardest move of all, as she will be leaving her Renee. Fortunately, Renee travels for free and will hopefully be able to visit quite often (and we're going to help her get Skype before we leave). We're currently researching potential day-cares and Montessori schools that we might enroll her in once we get settled.
We'll give you more updates as you get them, but wanted our friends and family to know the big news in our lives!
Thanks for visiting,
Paul
Great-Grandparents in Florida
A couple weeks ago, Mom & Dad brought the Tiny One to Florida to visit her great-grandparents. Because they were able to get some flights, Grandma and Aunt Jen came too! Here are some of the highlights:
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Thanks for visiting!
Aunt Sara's Visit
Recently, Bella has seen a lot of family! Aunt Sara visited a few weeks ago, Grandpa visited for a while so Dad could go to a job interview in Texas, and she went to Florida to see her great-grandparents as well. Grandpa is the only one who took pictures while he was here and we don't have any yet (HINT HINT), but we'll post them once we do. Sara brought an Easter-Egg hunt in a suitcase which was so nice of her since we spent Easter weekend at a wedding. Here are some shots Aunt Sara took while she and the Tiny One had a play date:
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Thanks for visiting!
Bella's Spring Photoshoot
Thanks for being patient everyone! Gonna play a little catch up here. A waitress at one of our favorite restaurants is a high school student who wants to go to school for photography. As she makes a name for herself, she's got some pretty great deals going and wanted to know if we'd be interested (since Bella is gorgeous)! We were - and here are the results:
Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for visiting!
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