Yesterday we had a fun day with Alex and Taline. We were at the mall to run some errands and ended up playing in the little climbing area. I wanted a pic of the girls together and this is what I got....
I kept telling the girls to say cheese and that wasn't working so I finally said "Say PLEASE!!!" That worked because they are both into saying please these days. Kacey says it more like PEEEESSE but she gets the biggest smile! So here is how that worked.
Today she woke up with a fever though. She has had a cold for a few days but it must have really gotten her. She asked to watch EMMO on tv (Elmo) so we obliged.
She does look pretty cute though! I did take her to the doctor and she is going to be fine. She was running all over the waiting room, you never would have guessed she was sick at all. Hopefully she will be 100% very soon.
Well here we are, 2 days into the 2nd trimester of a pregnancy I could not have imagined in my dreams. I am feeling much better these days, still pretty tired but going to bed by 8:30 seems to help. My belly is definitely expanding and I feel like it is obvious I am pregnant. Here is a pic we took yesterday. I was 13 weeks and 3 days...
compare to 13 weeks with Kacey.....
but I really think I look more like 21 weeks....
I have another doctor appointment in one week. My doctor is going to do an u/s and is hoping to get a sneak peek at the sex. If not we will find out around Christmas at the big u/s. I am thinking boy as we have a definite name picked out and we have nothing for a girl.
One last baby item, I wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for myself but couldn't find it anywhere. A mommy friend found a listing and there was a clinic over the weekend pretty close to me. She told me that she went to one of the clinics and they had a pregnant women line. So I went ahead and tried it this morning and ended up 4th in line!!!! I was done within 10 minutes. That sure beats the 7 hour waits I have been hearing about!
--------------------------------------------- Now on to Kacey pics.
On Friday we went to the Arboretum and met a bunch of mommies there. On the way we stopped at Pan.da Express for lunch. I crave it all the time and can't stop thinking about it. I know fast food is bad for Kacey and for me but sometimes... oh well. Turns out it isn't that bad for Kacey. Check out what her favorite item is....
Yep, that's broccoli. She eats a ton of it, but only at Pan.da. She also ate onions and red bell peppers. What a nut.
At the Arboretum, she tried to make me have a heart attack by climbing up this teepee shell. She would have gone higher but we stopped her. Not quite ready for this yet.
She then went back to the Arboretum with daddy yesterday. As they drove into the parking lot they saw Dave, Gwynn and Dash!! Woo-hoo! Kacey loves following Dash around. (Side note, when I am changing her diaper, if she acts up I give her a little framed pic of her and Dash together. She loves it and just keeps repeating Dass, Dass, Dass, it's a great distraction) So they had a ton of fun together. I saw these pics and just love looking at them. They are so adorable together.
and finally, a cute little video that Jamie took this morning. A little girl trying to fill some very big shoes....
Oh my just had to post about this. Kacey was standing in front of a wall this morning and saw her shadow, she looked for a minute and then leaned in and kissed it. I laughed my a$$ off, too cute and funny!
I know I am not posting much. The main problem is that I am always sleepy. I go to be between 8 and 9 (9 is REALLY late for me) and I am usually napping during her nap time. This is leaving me little to no blogging time. There really isn't too much to say and pictures are slowing down. I'll try to get better. I'll be in the second trimester as of tomorrow and rumor has it that my energy will pick back up.
I am trying to let Kacey "help" me more often now. She always wants to see what I am doing and gets so proud when she "helps". This morning I was unloading the dishwasher and asked her if she wanted to help. She nodded yes emphatically. I pulled out the stepstool and she climbed right up it. I then put the silverware in front of her and opened the drawer. She would take something out and I woudl point to where it went and she would put it there! She had so much fun. When she was done she tried taking some back out of the drawer to put back in the washer but I told her we were done. :)
Other things I am letting her do that gets her more involved. ~ Get in the refrigerator to help pick a snack. ~ Put her dirty clothes in the laundry hamper ~ Pick up lemons off the ground and put them in a bag in the backyard ~ Throw trash away (I think this is her favorite) ~ Put clothes in the washer, I have to lift her up with each item but she is still helping. She also gathered most of the towels out of the bathroom for me to wash the other day. She looked so big, pulling them off the rack and carrying them. :) ~ Yesterday I bought her some new cups from Tar.get. They had stickers on them that needed to come off before they got washed. I would start the sticker and she would pull it off and throw it in the trash.
Think of all the things she could do if she were just a little taller :) Let's hope she keeps this helper mentality for a while!
One more picture... we went to a mexican restaurant this weekend and guess what her daddy and uncle let her do......
Yes, today is my birthday and it is a very good one. If you had asked me 10 years ago where I thought I would be now, I would have told you where I hoped I would be. I hoped I would be happily married, with 3 kids, working a nice high end corporate career. Alot changes in 10 years, including your hopes and dreams. Fortunately the most important aspects stayed the same and even came true. I am very happily married to a wonderful husband and father. I have the most beautiful little girl and another little one on the way. Instead of the dream corporate job, I have the dream job that I decided I wanted in my early 30's when the mystique of corporate life wore off. I can't imagine a more perfect job for me. I love being home with my little Jo, I am a very blessed person with a charmed life. I know it, I appreciate it and I thank God for it every day.
Now 10 years from now? A second bathroom and some sidewalks please :)
What a fun day!!!! It started after Kacey's nap. I went and got a bunch of balloons while she was sleeping. When she woke up I put one little bunch in her crib and she beamed. Daddy got her up and changed her diaper and then let her go. She came out of her room and saw all the balloons in the living room and broke into a full run screaming!!! She played with them a bit and then helped me take them outside to set them up.
We got all the setup done and then everyone started arriving. It was so nice to see them all. It's harder to see moms and babies now that some are working or different nap schedules. I think I got a chance to chat with most everyone at least a little bit.
We did try to get all the kids in one picture. Here is last years...
and this years... well let's just say complete chaos. Believe it or not, this is one of the best ones Jamie got. I know Alex actually got on top of a chair so hopefully she got a better pic.
It really was a lovely afternoon, the weather was gorgeous and ALL the kids were very well behaved and had fun together. Taline won the contest again as a little Dutch girl, but it was a close one as so many of the costumes were adorable.
One final thing to end with. We were cleaning up and I turned around and found Kacey getting frosting off a cupcake and eating it. She would then turn around and do a little happy dance. Too cute! I got it on video, so enjoy!
SO MUCH FUN YESTERDAY!!!!!! After Kacey's nap we had lunch then got her dressed up (she did NOT want to put her costume on, but mommy won the struggle) We went over to Grandma's Aunt Shirley's and visited there. Kacey REALLY liked taking candy out of the bowl and putting it into her pumpkin. She also handed out little candy corn treats to everyone since she was the Candy Corn Princess after all. We then went to GG's house and visited her neighbors. More treats in bowls, hey she was getting the hang of it very quickly! A quick stop by the Pratt's (where she was given an adorable candy corn bear) and then over to Taline's house for some trick or treating!
The girls both got right into it. They walked down the sidewalk with purpose and were not afraid to go up to the doors. They both liked taking the candy out of the bowls and seemed disappointed when people just gave them a handful and put it into their baskets for them. We did both sides of the block and that was definitely enough. Kacey started getting distracted by planes and cats and Taline was busy squeezing a crunch bar until it melted enough and the wrapping undid enough and she was able to eat some! Sneaky girl.
It was a very fun time. I had no idea the girls would be so into it and so well behaved. I loved watching Kacey walk down the sidewalk holding daddy's finger. I also loved watching her take a candy and very thoughtfully putting it into her pumpkin basket. Just so very heartwarming :)
Hope you had a wonderful Halloween too!!! I'm off to get ready for our Halloween Party we are hosting for Kacey's friends today!
After 18 months, a dx of High FSH and 4 IUI's, we finally got pg with Baby Twiglet on our first IVF! We welcomed Kacey Joleane Layla into our family on May 28, 2008. Surprise! We are now pregnant with a second Twiglet and this is a complete surprise! Due only 2 days after Kacey's original due date. Will this one come 9 days late and share the same birthday?
