Catching Up....

It's been a couple of week so it is about time to catch up on some happenings around here! Things haven't been too exciting just working and living life I guess. Going back to work has made me twice as tired as I already was so sitting down to blog....or even take pictures is the last thing I want to do. We have done a few things though worth blogging about.

Miss Kaylee got her ears pierced this past weekend. This was the best shot I could get. She did awesome and cried for only a few seconds....the whole mall could hear her, but she is pretty dramatic when she wants to be! Josh has been home...he cut off all his hair (with a little help from me). I think he looks a bit skinny.....all the ham sandwiches he has been living off of the past few weeks.

At Nana's house she has this horse that the girls can ride and Kaylee loves it! It sings and talks!

Josh looking a bit sleepy...but both girls getting a little daddy-snuggle-time!

Watching TV ever so closely.

Kaylee is still loving her food. If she could eat all finger foods she would be happy as can be. She is eating cottage cheese here.

YAY!

Last Saturday Emma and I made Chocolate Chip Cookies. This was the first time she helped me. Well I'm not sure how much she really helped. I would put the flour, sugar, etc. in the right measuring cups and try to have her pour them in the bowl....but she wasn't having it. Not sure why, she was just content to watch. Notice the red shoes. They are about 2 sizes too big but she loves them and wore them all day Saturday....she loves her shoes!!!

Watcing the cookies bake....are the done yet mom?

I love this shot! You can see her reflection and the expression she is making....makes me laugh!

This is why we love where we live. This is right out our front door.

Emma sat and just watched with Josh and boy did she love watching them (until a car came and scared them away).

Other news......baby #3 is still cooking away and doing great. Went to another appt. today and blood pressure is great! Emma has used the potty 4 different times in the past 2 weeks. We are not officially potty training or anything but she has had such bad diaper rash lately that she has been without a diaper a lot lately. She is doing great and knows she is suppose to go in the potty....she doesn't always make it...but for a 20 month old (today she is 20 months) she does pretty well. So, we will keep on encouraging her! Yay Emma!

Baby #3 update. I am 34 weeks along and things are still looking great. At my last Dr. appt blood pressure was really good again so he is not having me come in again until I am 36 weeks (which was 3 weeks between appts.). She still doesn't have a name. We have a couple we like but I think we are going to wait until she is born to see what she looks like. She moves around a lot. I was telling Josh we have a little gymnast, she moves around soooo much more than Emma ever did. Emma was born at 38 weeks (the day I turned 38 weeks) so maybe I only have 4 weeks left???? Here is hoping. So it will probably be more like 40...or later....YIKES! So back to work means back to not blogging as much....or having that many pictures! I am cherishing the weekends again and BUSY during the week. Our school day now ends 45 min. later and it is amazing the difference. So now we don't get home until 5:00....I use to be home by 4:15-4:30 most days. So then we get home, make dinner, eat, have baths, have a little play time, read books and go to bed! It makes me a bit sad because this is also the most grumpy part of the day for the girls (as with most kiddos I think). Anyway, so I have about 2 hours with them before they are down at 7:00. The good thing is that our school day starts later so in the morning we don't have to rush as much and I usually don't have to wake the girls up; they can just get up on their own.

This week I had Back to School Night so the girls spent the evening with Nana and Buck. I met them for a quick dinner before I had to go back to work and then they went to the fountains at Southlands (which are FINALLY back on). Nana got a couple of cute pics...both girls looking a bit serious, but still cute!

Today is Saturday...I love the weekends! No rushing around in the mornings trying to get ready for the day, we can just hang out. So I have a few pics from this morning. Emma was being a little stinker and wouldn't let me take any good pics of her (actually for the past few months now!). So, I snuck in and got her sleeping...I just love to watch them sleep! What else???? Today is Josh and my 7th anniversary. He is gone trying to finish up a load that has been full of bad luck and because of that has taken wwwaaaaaaayyyyyy to long to do! Anyway, maybe we can go out just the two of us when he gets home. Loves her oatmeal!

Just being her cute self! I just love her smiley face!

Emma and her finger....ever since her two bottom teeth fell out she has sucked on her finger, usually just when she is getting sleepy.

So...the striped thing around her neck is a shirt, which she has only partly on. The past few days she has been wanting to dress herself, so this was an attempt at her shirt, she WOULD NOT take it off or let me fix it. She can put her shoes on now as long as they are undone all the way, she just doesn't tighten them up when she's done. She needs a little help getting her legs into the pants or shorts, but then she can pull them up herself. She's just getting too darn big!!!

Notice the finger in her mouth, her sippy, and her pink Winnie blanket....all MUST-HAVES for naps and night time! Off I go to cherish a few moments of alone time before the two princesses wake up from their naps!

Just a couple of pictures from the past week. I went back to work so we didn't do too much and there aren't very many pictures. We headed to the park on Tuesday and met Kristin with her three cute kiddos. I didn't get any pics of her boys or Kaylee....I was slacking. It was great to see them and to catch up for a bit, we don't see each other near enough! Thanks for meeting us Kristin!

Emma has been practicing her climbing skills lately. She was only able to go up about half the slide.

Poor short legs....she tried and tried, but couldn't quite do it, I gave her a hand. Her legs are just to darn short!

Her is Miss Autumn--Kristin's youngest...isn't she a cutie.

This week we had another big event. On Saturday Kaylee and I headed out to see Courtney (Kaylee's birth mother). We have not seen her since the birth. It was a good visit and I'm glad Courtney got to meet Kaylee (and Kaylee Courtney---though I don't think she'll remember, but we have pics). Also this week Courtney had her court date for termination of parental rights to Kaylee and that just means that now finalization can happen on our end. Courtney has been wonderful (and very strong) through all of this. We could not have asked for a better birthmother! (Thanks for the greatest gift ever, Courtney!--and please keep visiting the blog!)

More Kaylee news....she's only been crawling for about a month, but is pulling up and standing and even letting go for a few seconds. She is determined to move like her big sis I think!

Preganany Update

So....a little late to put a pregnancy ticker on the blog! I thought this way the few friends and family that check in with us can see that we are down to the last weeks. I meant to do it a lot sooner, but just didn't! Things are still going well with this little one. No name yet (though I think we are getting closer). She moves around A LOT! And at my latest appointment my blood pressure was 122/77....hooray for me!!! This is the best it has been (maybe because I haven't been working???). We'll see. Work starts again this Wednesday. Anyway, I am going in every two weeks now to get checked and I have to monitor my blood pressure between visits as well. No swelling yet...which is great. By this time with Emma I couldn't wear any of my shoes or my rings. No picture this time but I will do at least one more in the coming weeks so I have a record of it.

A Little Bit of Everything

We have been keeping busy around here. There are a lot of pictures again. See this is what happens when I don't blog as often. Anyway, we've been busy hanging out here at home a lot and we have been going a few places as well. Enjoy!

Emma is still loving her stroller. She will push her babies...and whatever else in it and race as fast as she can around the island in the kitchen. Notice she loves wearing my shoes also.

So now that Kaylee can crawl she is EVERYWHERE!!!! Emma has taught Kaylee all about the cupboards, what are big sisters for right? So I have two little ones who love to get into the cupboards and pull everything out. I'm only complaining a little because this keeps them both happy and entertained while I clean up the kitchen or cook.

Not sure what happen to the picture here, but they were both looking at me so I wanted to include it. They are so fun in the bath now that Kaylee can sit up and be somewhat independent. I think Emma is starting to like that her sister can play a little with her now (and also realizing she has to share everything with her as well--which we are still learning about).

Guess Who?!?!?!?

Emma's new thing is to take the containers out of the cupboard and then climb in herself! Funny girl!

My brother came into town again. Though it was a quick visit we enjoyed the day at the Aurora Reservoir with him and his family. Emma had a lot of fun. Kaylee slept through part of our day, but I think she enjoyed herself as well!

Building sand castles with Uncle Jeremy and cousin Hope.

We played in the water quite a bit also. It was very refreshing after being in this hot weather. Emma loved it and me and my pregnant self didn't mind it either!

Kaylee sportin' Hope's hat.

We went to Belleview Park and spent a few hours there with Nana and Buck. This is a great park with a little stream that you can wade and play in, a train to ride, and a little petting zoo. It was a lot of fun, though Emma did not have a morning nap so she was a bit clingy to me. I only got a few pictures because it was difficult with her. We will have to go back again when we are a bit more rested!

So glad Nana and Buck could join us. They took care of Kaylee for me while I was with Emma.

We got a special present from Anita (my now retired teammate from school) yesterday; a doll house! This was a great surprise. It is so neat, all wood and all the pieces that go with it. Emma loves it! And I guess Kaylee does as well---she likes to chew on the pieces. Emma is very cute with it though. She puts the people in bed, in their chairs, in the bathtub etc.

You can also climb in yourself!

I will leave you with a short video clip of the Emma making Kaylee giggle! Good times around here! Thanks for visiting!