Happy Easter Time

How great has this weather been?!  We've been spending lots of time outside...blowing bubbles, decorating with sidewalk chalk, going for walks. 

 

 

We've taken some time to stop and smell the flowers.  Despite the face, they smell fantastic!!

We've even gone on a couple adventures...like visiting the kite festival!!

 

Easter was fantastic!  I intended to take some super cute pictures of Lily Girl in her Easter dress but the day got pretty busy.  We did have time, however, for some egg hunting and some candy eating.  Priorities.  :)

 

 

Also, guess what??  7 more weeks until Lily Girl becomes a big sis!! 

Happy Spring!!!

Happy Spring guys!!!! The trees are budding, the grass is turning green and things are busy.

 

Lily Girl moved into her new room with her new big girl bed!! She has been doing a great job. I thought she would be up 1,000 times every night to play with her toys or read books but I was very wrong. I'm not sure she realizes she can get out of the bed without an adult there. When she wakes up, she stares at the baby monitor camera and yells "Mama!! Daddy!!!! Jaker!!!!!" until someone comes in. I must admit, I'm not always the most prompt responder because it cracks me up. I'm sure she'll start exploring her freedom before too long but until then, we are pretty much living the dream. 

Also, Lily is learning to use the bathroom. In case you were wondering, that is a HUGE deal!!! We started last week and she has had three accident free days so far! Turns out M&Ms are pretty good motivation. 

We have 12 more weeks until New Baby arrives and Lily might not understand what exactly is happening but I'm sure she'll be a fantastic big sister!! She's been practicing with her dolls and is slowly learning that babies shouldn't be held by their heads. Progress is progress!!!

 

Flashback

It's almost Lily's birthday which means I'm almost the parent of a 2 year old!  Feel free to send extra prayers...and bags of coffee.  It's amazing to see how much Lily Girl has grown and changed this year.  So here's a flashback from each month.  Was she ever really that little? 

January 2016

February

 

March

 

 

April

 

 

May

 

 

 

June

 

 

July

 

 

August

 

 

September

 

 

October

 

 

November

 

 

December

 

 

January 2017

 

 



Yikes.  I wasn't feeling nostalgic until now.  Tissues please!

And the Gender Is....

We went to the doc and found out the gender of Baby Cupcake today!! And it's a....

 

 

That's right!! It's a girl!!! We are totally and completely excited!! The doc said Cupcake is measuring right on track. We saw the heart and the tiny little hands. Next month they will do another ultrasound. Most of the major organs should be developing so they will count lungs and eyes and such.

Also, the guy in the picture is my brother-in-law.  I made a batch of cupcakes and filled one of them with some colored frosting.  I figured if I'm going to be putting one some weight, other people should too.  :)

Lily hasn't quite grasped the concept of a new little human but that's okay...I'm not sure I have either. I guess we have about 5 months to figure it out!

Update

I know, guys.  I'm pretty much the worst at blogging.  You probably stopped checking it because I haven't updated anything in so long!  I don't blame you.  But I do blame Blogger.  They deleted the app that I used to post!  Who does that?  So now posting involves e-mailing pictures to myself and signing onto the website and blah blah blah.  It's like a 4-step process now.  I'm more of a 1-step process kind of girl.  But I'll try to do better. 

So let me update you on a few things.  Let's start with Halloween (yeah, it's been that long since I've posted).  We live in Missouri and Halloween weather can be unpredictable.  So we planned for warm and cold...because we're just that cool...and because Pinterest exists to provide 1,000 costume options. 

Lily was Pebbles...

And a giraffe. 

And she was cute in both.

And then there was Thanksgiving.  We had lots of great family time with the Texas cousins!!  Lily has only asked about them every day since they left.  It was great to have some people around to play with.

Speaking of playmates, Lily is getting her very own sibling!  I think she'll be excited?  Well, I guess it doesn't matter how she feels about it because it's happening...in June. 

So, there you have it.  See you again in 3 months?  Just kidding.  :)

Vaca

Sometimes you just need a vaca.  It doesn't have to be somewhere fancy...it just needs to be somewhere different.  A change of scenery with new restaurants and new adventures.  And a couple weeks ago, we needed a vaca so we packed up the car and headed to Des Moines, Iowa.  I know what you're thinking...it's definitely not somewhere fancy and are there even new adventures there?  Not to worry.  We kept busy. 

We went to the zoo.  Guys, this is a lion!  A lion!  The zoo in KC is great but the lions are always lazily tucked away in some safari corner.  This is the first time I've seen a lion so close.  And after seeing it so close, I think I'll stick to figuratively "chasing the lion." 

We also got to see this bear up close.  He was pretty friendly.  He didn't even try to eat our faces off. 

We ate at some new restaurants and I found a sandwich that you have to try.  Seriously, you have to try it.  Well, no, you don't.  But you really should.  It's fried meat covered with pulled meat covered with smoke meat covered with more fried meat.  And it's surrounded by french fries.  It sounds overwhelming but it tastes delicious.

Our hotel had a pool so we spent some time there.  We went to a totally cool pirate park and had a great time making friends (and going down the slide again, and again, and again).  We went to a science place and a sculpture park too.

We went on our yearly college visit too.  It's out of state and tuition would be crazy so we just walked around a bit.

On our way out of town, we stopped at the state capitol.  We saw the statues and the fancy wall paper and the shiny dome.  On the way back to the car, Lily had a tumble and we made an unexpected stop at the local hospital.  Luckily it wasn't too big of a deal.  I was holding her hand when she stumbled and her elbow joint slipped out of place.  A ligament got stuck in between her elbow bones and it resulted in a very unhappy chica.  We stopped by the ER and they got us in right away.  The doc did his magic and we were on our way in less than an hour.  We were so thankful to be so close to the hospital!!  And, in case you didn't know, kids under the age of 5 have really loose joints so it's best for them to hold your finger or for you to hold their upper arm.  Or you could use one of those backpack kid leashes.  (I think that might be going on our Christmas list.)

We had a great trip and a fun time together which is what going on a vaca is all about!  But maybe next time we will skip the ER visit.