A quick update. I'm still pregnant! I don't know too many women that actually make it to this point, and I know why! It's uncomfortable and waiting becomes a weary task! Funny how fast time flew by the first nine months, then all of the sudden switches into slow motion until the baby comes. Every night I hope to wake up in labor and every morning I hope to go into labor that day. Looking back, this will seem such a short time, but right now it feels so long!
Had a check-up Monday and everything still looks OK for Ty. He is measuring in at 9 pounds, 2 ounces and I wouldn't doubt if he actually weighs in more than that when he finally comes. I expected this, especially 2 weeks out from the due date!
I know I've already posted this pic, but I cropped it and think it's a halmark pic so I'll put it here again. Libby and her friend Lucy at the zoo. BFF.
Spring is here and we actually have some beautiful trees and flowers at our new house. I'm so glad! We have 2 gorgeous dogwoods in the backyard that recently bloomed. I had to get some pics of them!
I love dogwoods and am so excited to have these trees in our yard!
Back in May of last year when we visited Orlando , FL for Ben's graduation, we picked up a princess castle for Libby's birthday. Well, things got crazy and Libby had ample supply of toys from Christmas, so we held on to it. After her recent bout with Rotavirus and finally getting around to planning a birthday party for her, we decided it was a good time for her to open it. She loves it! Especially all the figurines. She's watched Beauty and the Beast (one of her new favorite movies) about a million times now so she recognized the beast and Belle right away. Found them set up like this after she had been playing with them and went down for a nap and I had to get a quick pic of it. She always sets the figurines up facing each other, deep in conversation no doubt. She also put the little figurine for the rose behind them, although you can't see it in this pic. I love having a girl!
We finally made it to the park for a quick party for Libby before Ty arrived. She had fun with Annie, the Plewniak crew and some new friends (a buddy of Matt's from work came with his wife and 2 kids). She mostly loved the part where we sang Happy Birthday and she got her cake, that's really what makes it a birthday for her! I'm so glad we were able to squeeze it in as she completely understood what was going on.
Cute Cousin Annie:
Birthday Cake!
So happy! Thanks to everyone who was able to make it so last minute!
We went to a photo op that Matt found out about at work. They had animals to pose with at Mayo garden center last weekend so we brought Libby down. She was so scared of this huge rabbit! Funny, she loved the baby sheep even though it was much larger. This was the only pic that I thought worth putting up here. My camera started acting up (think the battery was low) so I didn't get any great pics, but we did have one printed that was pretty cute.
Ever since I saw a bit on the news about a family that makes and sells honey buns, I've had an inkling to make some of my own. How hard could they be, anyways?
Well, turns out with a little patience waiting on the dough to rise, they aren't hard at all. So, for my first attempt at cinnamon rolls semi-homemade with no recipe, here's what I got:
One word describes it well: Wow!
Guess you can't really go wrong when your ingredient list is Kroger bread dough (my short-cut), butter, brown sugar, honey and cinnamon. :) (Especially when making them healthy wasn't the goal.) They were delicious and really hit the spot!
What can I say, I have to find something to bide my time otherwise I would go crazy!
So good!
Libby enjoyed them as well, now I'm just waiting for the sugar rush. :)
Here I am (maybe the only prego pic with Ty) 9 months and 1 week pregnant.
I definitely don't look like I did 9 months pregnant with Libby. Probably because I'm 10 pound lighter than I was with her! So glad I was able to keep it 10 pounds below the 50 pound weight gain mark. That was my goal.
Here I am at 8 months with Libby. I can't seem to find any 9 month pics with her. Maybe I missed it being right around Christmas.
Libby is cracking me up throughout the day with everything she says. She says much of what is on her mind these days and I actually understand most of it! I love it! Some of the phrases you might hear multiple times throughout the day are "So cute" refering to any animal or baby, "holy cow" (love it when she says this, especially when it's combined with "look at that"), "so tired" (usually when she doesn't want to do something I've asked her to do), and, of course, "please juice" or "choc milk please" and "diggity dog moonie" (asking to watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show).
It has been so fun to finally get a glimpse of what's going on in that little mind of hers. As I thought, it's some pretty hillarious stuff. Sometimes I get moment-by-moment updates of what she's doing or thinking. Sometimes I just catch her talking to her baby or other toys.
She's so sweet and loving and I love all the spontaneous hugs and kisses that I get on my hand, arm, cheek, whatever is closest to her.
Oh, I almost forgot, she can now count to 10 by herself! I haven't even been working diligently on this with her, but I just heard her one day count all the way up without missing a beat. Now for the alphabet.
That's all for now. Hopefully some new baby pics soon, we'll see. :)
Ty basically took great naps and then was happy looking around at the pool. He stayed in the shade the whole time and still somehow managed to get tan.
Such a happy girl!
Here are some older pics of the kiddos:
