We Envision:

Part of channeling positive energy into the pregnancy process (and again per our friend Laura's suggestion), Elisa and I started daily notes back to each other about all the things we are excited about being parents or the things "We Envision." We wrote one for each weekday since February 4th and 4 days before we inseminated (which was also her little brother's birthday). I love little connections like that! CB is all the odd numbers and EW is the even...



2/4/2009
1. You 8 months pregnant and barely able to walk because you can't see your feet. This bring us joy.
2. Myself eating crazy combinations of things because it sounds good and because I am pregnant! (I already eat peanut butter and pickles, which is weird enough!)
3. I imagine the 1st time we hear the heart beat and our hearts melt more together.

2/5/2009
4. The excitement of my water breaking and knowing that the baby is almost here!
5. Hearing little whimpers in the night like Tia made last night, but feeling lucky to get 1 on 1 time with the little one.

2/6/2009
6. Hearing the first word.
7. Driving home from the hospital feeling excited and nervous and thinking about Uno, Sneaks and Leo meeting the little one.

2/9/09
8. Feeling the baby kick for the first time.
9. The expressions on our faces when we read the pregnancy test that says we are pregnant! This one was priceless! :)

2/10/09
10. Sharing the good news with our family and friends.
11. Our 1st hug and kiss after the news and maybe a few tears. This too!

2/11/09
12. Me peeing more than Carolyn does! (Is that possible?)
13. Family nights in with the little one and our dogs.

2/12/09
14. Showing off our first sonogram to our friends and family.
15. You freaking out when you feel the 1st kick. Ok me freaking out.

2/13/09
16. You coaching (either for real or on the sidelines) our child's basketball games.
17. Us all dressed in Badger Gear for our Xmas card - you, me and the little one in sweatshirts and the dogs as Bucky? Maybe something simpler for the dogs.

2/16/09
18. Choosing a first Halloween costume.
19. Fri nights snuggling on the couch with our whole family & Leo going in and out 10 time in a 2 hour period.

2/17/09
20. Painting the baby room.
21. You approaching the 8 month mark and me freaking out with excitement and nerves.

2/18/09
20. The moment we find out if the baby is a boy or a girl.
21. Our 1st airplane trip with the baby to see some of our close friends.

2/19/09
22. Making a print of our baby's hand and foot (in clay like CBs on the wall?)
23. Teaching the little one little things, like shoe lace tying and the different ways we do that....

2/20/09
24. Sending out "just born" notices!
25. Crying with excitement because we are starting a new journey of our lives when we are pregnant. I can only imagine what we will each learn about ourselves and each other.

2/23/09
26. Buying baby shoes :)
27. Going to Badger games with our little and having a blast. I loved yesterday with Lydia.

2/24/09
28. Signing our kids up for swimming lessons at the YMCA
29. You having to pee more times in a night than me because of twins!

2/25/09
30. Finding out the due date!
31. Going to the doctor for the 1st time after we think we are pregnant!

2/26/09
32. Deciding on the final name
33. My fav number, the age I will be when the baby comes! Looking forward to being 33 and being called momma! Liliana?

2/27/09
34.Making home-made baby food (will we do this? it might be fun to try at least some!)
35.Our 1st doctor's appointment. Eliott Cole? (Eli for short?)

3/2/09
36. Hearing the first heartbeat
37. Coming home after work to my amazing family and doing the silly things we'll do as a family. Luciana Marie?

3/3/2009
38. Buying fun things that we need for our new addition. (within budget of course!:)
39. Bringing the peanut into our work and showing them off.

3/4/2009
40. Smelling that natural baby smell that is so sweet
41. Packing our hospital bag as we near your due date and having it on the bench so we can grab and go. (As long as there is no FOOD in it!) :)

3/5/2009
42. Rocking our baby to sleep.
43. You have a burst of energy that comes with Trimester 2 - and us cleaning our house top to bottom with that energy. Ace Cole or Ace Eliot? Katelyn? Mariana?

3/6/09
44. Going to mommy and me classes(o my! These scare me a bit!)

45. Having our own baby sleep in our crib in their room...instead of other people's children that we love!

3/9/09
46.Deciding between environmentally friendly diapers or regular diapers.
47. Helping you make baby food. J/K. Cleaning up after our 1st big poop episode! Brock Bell

3/10/09
48. Getting the first pictures taken of the baby

49. Me singing songs to the baby that I make up as a I go and you laughing at me. Peanut Bell

3/11/09
50. Teaching our child Spanish. Me learning Spanish with our kid - yikes!
51. Staying home with a sick baby and enjoying that time. Peyton Eli Manning:)

3/12/09
52. Taking our child to Chuckie Cheese for the first time!
53. Tickling the peanut - cuz you know they will be ticklish like their mama! Branch Bell

3/13/09
54. Getting a picture of Sneakers with the baby.(I really, really love this one - hard to beat)

55. Traveling to DBQ with the whole family to see my mom.

3/16/09
56. Watching a Packer game with our kid in their Packer outfit!
57. Going through our 1st morning ritual when we both are back working full time. Carter....Carson....Cartdog? Or Hotdog Bell!

3/17/09
58. Uno sniffing our baby's butt when it is stinky!
59. Getting ready for juniors 1st birthday party! (I really can't wait to hear the heart beat!) Ice Bell

3/18/09
60. Feeling our baby wrap his/her hand around ours

61. Kissing the peanut on the forehead. I love to do that with babies. Eliott Cole and Luciana Marie - done deal?

3/19/09
62. Wearing our baby in a pouch like Kevin was in yesterday.
63. Telling people yes things are good when they ask about how thing are going with getting pregnant!

3/20/09
64. Buying a cute swimming suit for our baby.
65. Our 1st family picture with all of us, dogs, baby, you and me.

3/23/09
66. Not being sleepy!
67. Our 1st Disney vacation as a family after we saved up for it of course!

3/24/09
68. Finishing getting the baby room ready

69. Baby swim classes, then toddler swim classes, then kid swim class....

3/25/09
70. Making a baby book.
71. Holding the fingers of the litte one while they are trying to take their 1st steps..ya know you kind of straddle them? And wobble along.

3/26/09
72. Going to the zoo and seeing the animals.
73. Having the few moments alone with each other and the new baby before our families/friends rush in.

3/27/09
74. Buying a maternity bridesmaid dress
75. Shower with the baby like I use to with my niece.

3/30/09
76. Waking up to a smiling baby
77. Our baby shower....did I say that? Today, I am excited for today. Our Doc's appointment.

3/31/09
78. Seeing the ultrasound and finding out if there are really two inside or not! :)- I was totally going to write about the Ultrasound!
79. Continue to tell more and more people about this major thing going on in our lives that I can't stop thinking about!

4/1/09
80. Looking forward to telling friends our good news.
81. Our 1st date night without the baby.

4/2/09
82. Making craft projects! :)
83. Taking our family to the Dells for WCPA.

4/3/09
84. Holding our baby(ies) for the first time after delivery.
85. Learning more about each other as we both become 1st time parents...

Spring Break - 1st Ultra Sound on Friday, 4/10/2009

4/13/2009
86. Seeing the second ultra sound and how much bigger it will be compared to the one last Friday!
87. Watching you belly grow over the next 6 months and mine shrink!

4/14/09
88. Seeing you spend time with the baby (and being great at it!)
89. Going to church the 1st time as a whole family.

4/15/09
90. watching our baby crawl for the first time
91. hanging out like we did last night with Lydia with our baby too.

4/16/09
92. seeing a 3D ultrasound of our baby (I wonder if we will get to have this?)
93. Taking junior to the Y and shooting hoops - when they are 2 or 3:)

4/17/09
94. Seeing our parents become grandparents for our child
95. Seeing your siblings become uncles and aunts for the 1st time.

4/20/09
96. receiving homemade gifts from our children for our birthdays
97. Try to walk the 2 big dogs with a stroller by myself or yourself. I walked to the church and back this morning with the boys and was thinking about how in the heck would I be able to push a stroller too?!?.

4/21/09
98. Posting and updating information and pictures to our babybelch blog. :)
99. Reflecting back on these memories...the ones we are creating now about our pregnancy.

4/22/09
100. Hearing our baby laugh
101. Making breakfast in bed for you with the little one helping on your Bday.

4/23/09
102. Playing peek-a-boo
103. Buying those cute little shoes that we saw yesterday at Whole Foods....they are soo cute!

4/24/09
104. Starting to map out the wall of ocean creatures this weekend!
105. I really can't wait to hear the heart beat with a Doppler...hopefully next Friday!