Big Sisters Emily and Lindsey

I love that Emily is big enough to be excited and understand about the baby coming! It is so much fun. She is like having a good girlfriend in the house to be excited with you. Robert is excited too, but he doesn't like to shop the way a mom and daughter do. I took Emily on a Mommy daughter date tonight. It wasn't much, we chose a treat and got a few books at a thrift store. Then we went to see if anyone had any baby clothes on sale I just couldn't do without. There were very cute things, but not in the right sizes, seasons or prices. But I love that Emily ooos and ahhhs over the baby stuff. Even though I don't know what I am having yet.

I brought out the ultrasound tape that has video from both girls. Emily enjoyed watching it and so did Lindsey. She snuggled in my lap and told me, she was a baby in my tummy before too. Lindsey yells at my belly and says "I like you baby! I'm your sister!" If I had a million dollars to spend on a baby this is what I would just LOVE to get.

Oh, yeah this is because it is GOING to be a boy. I just have this feeling. Haha!

So True

As I sit up WAY too late on the internet, on my computer, with horrible heart burn from the lovely Valentine's Day chocolate, I wonder why I am up so late. What am I doing? Oh, nothing earth shattering. Looking at other more organized mothers and homeschooler's blogs than my own. Wondering WHY I am so disorganized until I remember in the morning as I struggle to get out of bed. Looking at natural child birth blogs for the FUN of it, and yes I am serious. Reading about the many frustrating birth stories because another mom gets pushed to do something she didn't want and the amazing stories where a mom births the way she wants to. And laughing to myself, because Robert went to bed already, at the babies in the documentary Babies. So adorable! Babies really are the same, just with different backgrounds.



I don't normally go to bed so terribly late. The heart burn usually gets the better of me before now and I actually get nauseous if I stay up late. But tonight I sit here fighting the nausea and amusing myself with online window shopping of baby stuff and homeschool curriculum. Realizing I don't have the money for either right now until taxes are done. Normally they are finished and returned by now, but this year we are stumped waiting for a reply to our audit paper work. Brother! I couldn't help myself in getting one of these though:

Great promotional gift alerted to me from Pinching Your Pennies.
I love that site! For $14.95 I got this gift set from uddercovers.com. I am so excited! It will make summer nursing SO much cooler. I hate having to put a blanket over my head, making baby and I sweaty and uncomfortable.

I guess I can't sit here for too much longer. Baby is kicking me, either telling me to take something for the heart burn or to just go to bed! Either way if it doesn't push me to go, Robert soon will. Wonder what my response will be...

Lindsey is 3

Lindsey turned 3 on January 23rd. We decided to have a family day out to The Children's Museum like we did last year. And our good friends the Williams oldest daughter's birthday was the 24th so we thought it would be awesome to go with them- they were coincidentally planning the same outing. We had a lot of fun!

Lindsey and her friend Sadie in the car.


Emily in the play store with friends Mary and Ellie.

Presenting: EMILY!


Eating lunch with the Williams. Yum... strawberries!

Smile!


Checkout girl Lindsey here to serve you.

Hi Robert!


Lindsey is now the town police officer who also checks the mail in her spare time.

Happy Birthday Lindsey! You are a joy to have around and you make us laugh all the time. Our home is happier because you are in it. We love you!

Baby Bump

Okay, here is a picture of my belly bump. And trust me, it has gotten bigger since this picture was taken. I feel huge right now AND I am feeling the baby move! That's the best part. Especially if I eat something sweet and sugary. Baby loves it. I should also mention that I am convinced it is a little boy. Not because I HAVE to have a boy, truth is I really would be just as happy with another girl. Built in playmates, pass on clothes, paint the room pink, bows, etc. But I really feel its a boy. I think the ultrasound will just confirm that I'm right. Who wants to take guesses on if I am right or not?

Tent Sleeping

Every once in awhile the girls go crazy just like I do being stuck inside and I decide to put up the tent. It keeps them entertained and they play great games inside the tent. And because I just AM a cool mom, I let them sleep in it.

Cousin's Birthday

Cousin Andy had a birthday and invited all of us to go swimming at a Rec Center. The girls were so excited. I unfortunately am too large to fit into a swimsuit, but Robert was able to be with the girls.

Andy turned 10! Double digits and everything.

They are so excited to swim they can hardly leave the window watching to enjoy the party.

They had so much fun swimming! They didn't want to leave and we had to DRAG them out of the pool.

Place Value

Emily and I have been working on her understanding of place value for some time now. We brought her math with us to a friend's house and after working on a few questions it was clear yet again that this concept hasn't quite sunk in yet. It may be more time before it does. We are taking a little break for the time being. But here she is decorating her place value houses for the many times and using Legos to illustrate the numbers.

I let her decorate the houses so she could do something visual. My visual learner needs constant reminders in order to remember. Now what will I do with Lindsey, my kinesthetic learner when the time comes? That will be the real challenge! At least I understand the visual learner since I am one.

Flash is too bright Emily? Her cute friend Mary in the background having more fun playing with the Legos ON the thousands place.