Big Girl!

Every now and then I have moments when I look at Bailey and wonder where the heck my baby went.

Sometimes I still see this little girl...



Who couldn't sit up by herself and giggled hysterically every time she ate pureed bananas.

But then I blink, rub my eyes and look again and I see this!



My tiny little girl isn't so itty bitty anymore! She eats chicken nuggets and juice boxes. She runs around the park and waves hi and bye. She is growing up before my eyes and sometimes I just cannot believe how big she is!

Prego Update

I suppose it's time for a pregnancy update! I am 26 weeks pregnant! Gosh it feels like the time is just flying by. Only 14 weeks left (max!) until we meet our sweet baby girl. I think we may have settled on a name, but we're keeping it a surprise! We thought it would be more fun that way. Plus we won't have to hear junk from people who don't like it. Who cares? It's not their name is it? I digress...

So far this pregnancy has been similar to Bailey's, but different at the same time. I have definitely gotten bigger much quicker! The morning sickness was the same, and lasted about he same amount of time. My body in general is hurting a bit more this go round, and I'm having some sciatic nerve pain- which I never experienced with Bailey. But, since I just went through pregnancy not too long ago (the girls will be 18 months apart, Bailey was 9 months old when I got pregnant with Sprout), my body remembers what it's doing all too well and is falling back into rhythm 'beautifully'.

And in photos:

23w4d (I had to take a picture because she was sitting so silly!)
24w1d
25w5d



24 Weeks with Bailey :)



Alright guys... time for a HUGE pat on the back!!! I'm officially caught up!!!

Smoothie Thief

I am finally understanding a lot of things my parents told me all the time when I was a kid. Like why they wouldn't share their drinks with us. I thought it was so MEAN!!! And now I get it... backwash = disgusting. Alas, my smoothie still got stolen the other afternoon at the grocery store. And she was just sooo CUTE I couldn't argue with that sweet face.



I did try to get it back...



My mistake... Apparently Finders Keepers :)

Spring Time!!

I'm sure it's not a secret... I CANNOT get enough of my sweet girl. She is such a joy to be with every day. And more than anything I am so lucky and grateful that I get to be home with her. I love watching her learn to do new things. And I can't get enough of this sweet smile!



She now knows to smile when she sees the camera... it's PRECIOUS! It is the biggest, cheesiest grin and I just want to smooch those cheeks and laugh every time I see her do it!

One of my favorite things about having a daughter is getting to dress her in fun outfits, hairbows, etc. I never though I'd be excited about diapers... but do you see these cute things?!?!



They still get stinky- which was disappointing lol. But they are soooo dang cute!

It doesn't matter what I take from her- she will STILL find something to climb on. It's just a matter of time before girlie ends up in the ER. **Knock on wood**



It is looking like the warm weather is here to stay- YIPEE!!! We've been taking advantage of all of the Daddy time :) Going to lunch, playing outside, and lots of time at the park. 78 degrees in March? Yes please!!

I'm not sure if she was examining her new sandals or her shadow :)



Family lunch date...

"Mommy if I smile REALLY big, can I PPPPUUUUUUH-LLEEEEAASE have a french fry?"




Dude... this is not a french fry.



DROOL... Baby sandals!!!





Miss Sass striking a pose... we are in TROUBLE!

The Usual Adventures...

Apparently moving the coffee table did not cure the climbing problem in our house. It just gave Bailey a new challenge!!



Yes that is Bailey climbing on top of the speaker. **Insert Heart Attack**

(And yes, that is also Jersey Shore on in the background- courtesy of MATT!!!! He finds it hilarious. I find him watching it hilarious, so it works.)

The end of February into the first week of March Matt was working on the other side of town, so he stayed with his parents. 5 minute drive or 50 minute drive + tolls. It made sense! While he was gone Betty decided to let her true colors show.

She knocked down the gate into the kitchen, spread trash everywhere, ate a dozen chocolate chip cookies AND an entire box of Bailey's washable crayons. I was too crazed to take a picture of the destruction... so you'll just have to take my word for it. Two days later apparently the crayons didn't agree with her. I took her out, and then left with Bailey for StoryTime. I came back to a house full of pee and rainbow colored dog turds. Joy.

Needless to say- we got a CRATE the next day. For a few days it just stayed in the living room since it was a bit heavy for me to be moving around. Apparently Bailey and Isabelle thought it was the coolest place to play!



The night Matt was supposed to come home- he got hurt at work. He was trying to push something and popped a double hernia! The ER doctor was a moron, so we had to set up a second opinion and he was put out of work until he could have surgery to repair it. On the down side- he wasn't working and was in pain. On the up side, he's covered by worker's comp! So he's at home with us, and getting paid! So we went out on a lunch date for Chinese. Bailey wasn't a fan of the food... but seemed to enjoy being out with Mommy and Daddy on a week day!

February

February 1st started nice and warm! We went to the playground with Daddy and Betty :)







After Bailey almost picked up a cigarette butt, we decided we'd only be going to the park from now on and won't be playing at the apartment complex playground lol.

More bucket time was necessary...


For the super bowl we went to our friends Heather and Chris's house. Us prego mamas decided to take a walk with the babies- but Bailey was not dressed for a walk in the cold (the warm park days disappeared!). So we borrowed some of Christopher's clothes. Now we know what it will look like if we ever have a boy! (Pretty DANG cute!!)





For Valentine's Day, Matt and I got to go on our first DATE since July!!! It was long overdue and Bailey had lots of fun at the sitters while we went out to dinner and got ice cream. Yumm. A prego woman's dream date!

20 weeks with baby girl!!



We love date night!



Napping with Daddy :)



I love watching Bailey learn new skills. But her newest skill is not my favorite.

CLIMBING!!! It scares the mess out of me! Her latest feat was climbing the coffee table! After she figured out how to jump from the table to the couch- I decided it was time for it to go. But not until I'd caught a few funny photos first :)





The table has since found a new home at the end of our bed :)


Unfortunately the pretty park weather did not last all the way through February. Virginia just cannot decided whether it wanted to be spring or not! Bailey got to play in her first snow that she could walk in and she HATED it!!

But she looked so darn cute all bundled up :)





This is where she tried to stay as long as we were outside.





"Heck with this mama! I'm going inside!" Smart girl...



I've been trying to do fun activities with Bailey to help her learn and expand her activities. I got her about 950 stickers for $1 at the dollar store- SCORE! She decided to decorate herself :)







PS. They PlayDoh did NOT go over well. I think we'll have to wait a few more months until she doesn't want to eat it.

Bailey decided that Baby Girl (yes, she's still nameless) wanted to be pretty too!



Out of nowhere- it warmed up again! So we ventured to the park! No icky cigarette butts!



Diapered bums in jeggings? Quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen!!



Peekaboo!!!



Argh... cutest thing ever!

Matt and I have decided that we are in BIG trouble. Bailey is only 14 months here and already social networking and chatting on the phone at same time. By the time she's 3 she'll be teaching us how to use the next piece of technology!!


Here's another example of my random **try to get Bailey to do more activities**. She loved it!! The rice and chick peas kept her busy for a good hour, and I got to do dishes and fold laundry! SCORE! :)



On to March...

Pink or Blue?

Here is our sweet little baby!



What a sweet little profile! I cannot wait to smooch that little nose!!

Teeny baby feet just waiting to be kissed! Bailey has stinky toddler feet now.



Dun dun dun dun....
Baby #2 is a

GIRL!!!



I SHOULD have taken a belly picture the day of our big ultrasound. But something about having a toddler this go round has made things a little harder to accomplish. So instead- here is 18w4d (1 week before the ultrasound) and 21w4d.





And for comparison- 20 weeks pregnant with Bailey!



Definitely feeling Large and in Charge this go round!

We are so excited to meet our baby girl in June, and especially excited for Bailey to have a baby sister :)