Springtime and Grandma Hohulin's Visit

Isabella has really been enjoying spending time with Grandma Hohulin. Grandma arrived in town last Tuesday and we have been having fun ever since. We just wish the Colorado springtime weather would be a bit more cooperative. Since she has been here it has been a little chilly, rainy and it even snowed!! Today though, has been beautiful and tomorrow is to be even better. We have had a chance to play outside a few times, so I have included those pictures below. Isabella really loves to play outside and she loves pushing "Polly dolly" in her toy stroller. She also loves to blow bubbles and today she stopped to smell the flowers. :)

We are looking forward to our trip to Peoria with Grandma on Friday. Isabella is excited to see her Grandpa and her aunts, uncles and cousins!


MMMM....smells good!

She loves to have that tongue of hers out.

Pushing Polly dolly.

Isabella and Grandma

Just Another Day

Just wanted to share some more pictures of things Isabella may do throughout the day. It becomes a challenge some days, to think of new and fun things to do. This is what we do when we can't play outside.





Isabella likes to read....but can sometimes make a messy pile to clean up.

Showing her how to paint with water. Unfornunately, it didn't last very long before she just wanted to play with the water in the bowl.

Martini Baby #2 Is......

Yesterday was our 20 week check-up at the doctor. At this visit, they do an ultrasound to check the baby's heart, brain, kidneys, leg and arm length, pinkie finger length, and spine/spinal cord. They can also usually tell the sex of the baby too. We had promised that we would let you know what we are having once we found out. We are having baby GIRL # 2!! Anthony will be severely out numbered in our house, but he is OK with that. We just continue to pray that this baby stays healthy. Oh, and all of the other things they were checking look great! I will be monitored a little more closely this time, just to make sure that this baby girl doesn't have the growth restriction problem that Isabella had. So, time will tell.

We are lucky that this baby will get to use Isabella's clothes, accessories, etc, since the birthday's are the same time of year. On the other hand, we will have 2 weddings to pay for some day. :)

This picture shows the girls parts. It's as if she is sitting down above you with her legs stretched out.

Another cute profile picture.

The ABC's and Easter Weekend

Isabella has started to try to sing along with some of her music and also when we sing the ABC's. It is very cute. She doesn't always get every word or every letter, but you can tell she is trying. At the end of this blog, I posted a video of her singing the ABC's.

Easter has just passed and we had a busy weekend. Anthony took a couple of days off, so it was fun to do things as a family. On Friday we took Isabella to the Butterfly Pavilion. I think she enjoyed herself. She liked seeing all of the butterflies flying around and she especially liked the fish they had in a pond. On Saturday we went to our friends Patti and Bill's to color Easter eggs. Isabella didn't quite get that whole process, but we had a lot of fun! On Sunday, we went to the Easter service that is held in an outside amphitheater and then went to brunch with the Martini family. Later we went back to Gammy and Gampy's house for a little egg hunt and then naps! After her nap, Isabella got to ride on Gampy's tractor with him. I think she liked it. Jackson, of course, loves the tractor and he too took a ride! I posted some pictures from the weekend. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good family Easter photo with all of us in our Easter outfits. Isabella is at the stage where she won't sit still long enough to get a good photo. So, hence some of the walking pictures of Isabella in her pretty dress. We hope you all had a wonderful Easter!!


Isabella pointing to the fish.

A quick shot while she was still near the plants.

Riding on Gampy's tractor!

I think she was looking for some eggs.

Checking out the Easter basket from the Easter bunny.


The ABC's video.

Our days are filled with.....

I will start off by showing you what our house was like last weekend with the start of March Madness. So, our days & night's were filled with basketball.....thanks to DIRECTV!




Now, on to cuter things......

Since Mother Nature can't make her mind about Spring, we are spending our days snacking, making messes, cleaning up messes, you get the picture. Now, if our days were consistantly warm and sunny, we would definitely be playing outside with bubbles or going on walks or go to the park. In the mean time, Isabella gets to have all of the fun, while me (mommy) gets to go behind her and clean-up. So is the life of a toddler.....

Enjoying her snack in the middle of the kitchen floor.

She has decided to help clean out our pantry. Notice her poor little puppy has been buried alive!

She did put a couple of things back when I asked her to help clean up. :)

I Scream For Ice Cream

It was an exciting week! Isabella went for her weight check at the doctor this week. She gained 10oz in 6 weeks! That is pretty good, since in 3 months before, she had only gained a pound. The doctor was pleased and told us to keep on doing what we are doing. The nice thing is, is that Isabella has started eating more at one meal. She is loving hot dogs, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, pancakes and of course, cookies, cake or ice cream! We do throw in fruits and some veggies in there too....do not worry. A funny thing about ice cream though.....(Grandpa Vern would be proud).....she LOVES ice cream time in the evenings. When you tell her that we are getting some for her to eat she literally screams a high pitched scream!

It has also been fun to hear some of the new words she is trying to say almost everyday! She has become clear with book, apple, Elmo, Abby (both of those are on Sesame Street), milk, up, read, more, please, bath, bubble and hot.

As far as our other little Martini, it is continuing to grow as expected. We will find out if it is a boy or girl a month from today. So, we will update you all at that time!


Isabella sitting at the craft table at her friends 3rd birthday party. She can almost see over the table!! ;)

She is doing a little light reading on a cold winter day.

Eating her ice cream with Daddy!!

Here Comes # 2!

Our blog is living up to its "Growing Martini" name because we are expecting #2! Jill just finished the 1st trimester, and our new little one is due to arrive August 20th! Jill is glad that part is over, as she has been feeling very nauseous this time around. We had our second doctor's appointment today with another ultrasound. It really is amazing how much a baby grows in 4 short weeks! I have included a few of the ultrasound pictures below. The first one shows just the foot. (sorry the picture is kind of dark) That little thing measures only 1cm right now. It truly is amazing to see God's miracles as you watch another person growing inside of your body. So far the doctors say that the baby looks healthy. We know things can always change, so we say a daily prayer for a healthly baby, no matter if it is a boy or girl. And yes, we will be finding out the sex. Anthony is a need to know kind of guy. ;)

Little Isabella still doesn't understand, but hopefully as we go along, she will start to see the changes and get used to having some other little person in the house. Right now she is really trying to say more and more words. She tries to repeat some that you say. Otherwise, she continues to play and walk around "speaking" in her own way. It is very cute. She continues to love reading books and go to music class. She also likes dancing around the house with Mom. As far as her gaining weight.....well we will see. She has been eating much more than she used to and tries new things every once in awhile.

We will continue to keep you updated with both "babies" growth developments.



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Baby's profile

Baby's profile a little bigger