Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Ready for School

This morning, as Jeremy was walking out the door, I was telling him to have a good day and drive safe and then Emmy said,
"Be careful Daddy, don't run!"
Then, while I was getting Ally ready for preschool, Emmy got herself dressed (in her sister's tights and pajama shirt--both inside out).  Then she put on her boots, hat, and backpack and announced she was ready to go!!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Drumroll Please....

Baby #4 is a........















GIRL!!!!


We had the ultrasound yesterday and the baby is very healthy and developing well.  She was all curled up in a ball, sucking on her right hand, and laying sideways so we weren't able to get a good picture of all of her.  But she is there and looking good and yes,
SHE'S A GIRL!  
Poor Jeremy is just stuck with a houseful of femininity.  :) 

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Valentines

 Dinner
Emmy went to her very first Valentine Exchange this year!  We exchanged valentines at Music Makers (a kind of co-op preschool we do once a week with some friends).  Ally had her preschool Valentine party last week and Sami had hers on Valentine's Day and I think Emmy was feeling a little left out.  After the exchange, I found her hiding in another room of the house, digging into her bag excitedly and exploring all her valentines.
 Sami and Ally made valentines for everyone in the family this year!  Even the baby!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Halfway to THREE!

Emmy turned 2 1/2 last week!  She's getting to be such a big girl.  She has really turned into a good helper for me...when she's not in her "creative" mode.  (Note picture)  Some funny things she is doing these days:

--her current favorite phrase is "Oh Dear..."
--when asked to do something she wants to do, she says, "Ah Course!"
--when asked to do something she doesn't want to do, she says, "No."  After she gets in trouble for saying "no" and is convinced that she needs to do the thing she doesn't want to do she says, rather dejectedly, "Ohhh-Kayyy..."
--she loves to eat meat!  The other night she gobbled up all of her pork so fast that we thought she fed it to the dog!  We commented on how she was a carnivore like a lion and she spent the rest of the meal ROARING at us with a very convincing growl.  Now whenever she eats meat, she roars.
--we have hit the skirt stage again so she spends most of the each day running around in her pettiskirt from Christmas.
--she loves to get ready for church and go to nursery and every time she sees me doing my make up (even on a weekday), she says, "We go to church?" and runs to find a dress. 
--Last night at dinner, she spent five minutes trying to convince Sami to trade her cups because she had a sippy cup and Sami had a normal cup.  She doesn't like sippy cups or carseats anymore.  She keeps telling me that she is a "Big Girl" who needs real cups and should ride in a booster seat. 
The only problem is that she still doesn't weigh more than 21 lbs... 

18 Weeks!

I have been thinking that I felt the baby move since New Years, but I never felt enough movement to be sure.  I felt the baby really move for the first time on Monday, January 30!  Emmy was affectionately pushing on my stomach with her feet and the baby kicked her back!  Sibling "love" begins already...
Jeremy felt the baby move the next day!
Just 10 more days until the ultrasound and we will hopefully find out what we're having!

Friday, February 3, 2012