23 Weeks

I thought it would be fun to compare the baby belly for all three kiddos to see where I was before compared to this time.  I'm still feeling girl in my gut, however, if I was looking at what I think I was looking at at our last ultrasound, this baby is actually a boy... The belly appears to be riding much higher than with George at 23 weeks, suggesting girl, but I guess we shall know for sure in July!

Belle-isms

This girl just keeps cracking me up. Here are a few things from the past couple weeks that keep me laughing.

When we pulled in the driveway after school the other day, she says "Remember when we saw that dog chasing that kangaroo?" I said "No...?" To which she replies, "Remember? Out in the woods?" By that time, I'm just laughing because I know what she's talking about, but she's so cute. So I said, "You mean when the dog was chasing that deer?" She gets mad and says, "NO! That DOG and that KANGAROO!" And it's all over... I can't stop laughing. Then I get, "STOP LAUGHING AT ME!!!"

At school a few weeks ago, the kids were learning their addresses, parents names, etc. (safety info). So one day, I'm doing dishes and she says "Mama? Are you Jennifer?" I tell her "Yes, I am." She thinks about for a minute then says "And Daddy is Nick-Jen."

This morning, she wakes up and sees snow on the ground (snow at the end of March in Maryland?!! Doesn't happen!) So she says, "Why is there snow? Is it Christmas?"

This afternoon, she wants to watch Beauty and the Beast, so she's snuggled into the chair watching it and about 30 minutes in, she says she wants to play Mario instead. So, I'm busy with laundry and trying to keep a fire going (because winter has finally appeared) and she keeps asking and asking and finally I say "Just give me 3 seconds!" To which she replies, "Well, I want to play Mario before I fall asleep!"

Love this crazy kid!!!

Nauseatingly Over It

Here I sit, 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with #3 and STILL feeling nauseous 60% of the time! What is up with that? I know it lasted until week 19 with George, but I am quite over this feeling. It seems much more difficult when being home with 2 little ones all day instead of sitting at a desk, eating crackers all day. It's TIME, kid! Quit making Mama feel so pukey!

Also, finally remembered to start doing belly shots, so here is me, 15 weeks. Mostly still just fat belly, with a hint of baby belly...

Back in the Saddle

As I let life get away from me the past year, I have decided to try to get myself back on track this year and keep up my blog much better! It's going to be a very busy year and I would like to keep recording the crazy happenings of this house for all our entertainment! Please bear with me as I get going again and enjoy the year to come!
Happy 2013!

Dog Poop Day

Belle woke me up this morning by throwing a bunch of stuffed animals in my bed then says "Mama, look at this!" And she's holding up something black and round. Since I can't see, and she's HOLDING it, I assume it's play dough and just ask "what is it?" To which she just shrugs her little shoulders and says "dog poop". I flew out of bed and yell "put it down and go wash your hands!"
So this morning, we are washing bedding... and to top it off, she has no idea where she got it! The only thing I can think of is that it somehow got put in the box of toys that I brought down from the attic and I didn't find it when I put them away again. Needless to say, we will be washing an awful lot of toys in the next couple days!

Been Awhile

Is anyone even still checking in on this?!! I'm sure I would have given up by now... :)
Latest and greatest: Isabelle will be starting preschool September 5th! She's very excited and I'm a little excited, a little nervous... I know she'll do great and really, it will be no different than daycare, but it's just the fact that it has the word "school" in the name - makes it all sound so much older and I'm not ready for her to be older yet! She is a great help around the house - turning into quite the little mommy. She always wants to help her brother out and even tries to pick him up and carry him sometimes, which is quite hilarious, given that he is more than half her size! She has a mind of her own and is currently infatuated with Scooby Doo and My Little Pony's. She starts most her sentences these days with "Like..." - totally Shaggy!
George is growing like a weed and is officially walking! He is talking more an more every day. Today, he said "Mommy" for the first time!!! :) He also learned the sign for "eat" and figured out where his nose and ears are today. It was a busy day! He is now 34 inches tall and doesn't seem to be willing to slow it down for me...  This stage is always so strange for me... On one hand, it's super exciting to watch your child become more independent and learn so much. On the other hand, it's kind of sad to reach that point where they don't have to depend on you for every little thing... *sigh*
Our household is currently undergoing a major organizational change, which I have begun to refer to as "Operation Organization". It's exhausting, but I can't stand the clutter and chaos anymore! I cleaned and reorganized the kitchen last week and am currently working on converting the living room/dining room areas to our new family/play area. The play area in the basement is disappearing and moving upstairs! I need to get some storage put into the living room and go through the toys to get rid of about half of them and then we'll be good to go! Hopefully a single room of toys and much less toys will help keep the place tidier and help Belle to learn to clean up after herself! Nick will be thrilled to have the entire basement back to actually become his "man cave". Not sure which will go in first - pool table or poker table... Hoping for the later! :) Either way, I see a serious basement re-org in my near future!
Jenny Jean Designs is finally beginning to take off! I've had 3 sales this week alone with another tomorrow to a wonderful friend of mine! Here's hoping this is the beginning of good things to come! :)

Things I Have Learned

* kids and dogs come with a manual that tells them "when walking, swerve in front of people and stop suddenly". This causes the best language to spew from the mouths of the person behind.
* dirt multiplies in houses - especially on white floors.
* everything that can be spilled will be - on the most inconvenient of surfaces.
* it is possible for babies to poop more times in a day than they eat. On a regular basis.