the sweetest girl I know

A few weeks ago as I lay on my bed resting while DW was getting K ready for bed, k took off downstairs to get me a blankie. She came back with one of the new muslin swaddlers I got for baby girl, and spread it on my belly. Then proceeded to snuggle baby via my belly! Gah! I am so in love with my sweet girl, and I can't wait to see how my girls interact with each other as they grow

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bedtime!

K is back in her phase of crying, screaming, bartering and just generally avoiding sleep at bedtime. Tonight was no exception! After 45 minutes of intermittent flipping out and multiple visits from a very tired mumma, I decided to just snuggle her. She is swiftly growing up, and my belly is making our snuggle times more difficult but it's such a precious time. So we rocked in her room for a little while before she asked "mumma's nigh nigh for bit? Yes please" (side note, she currently says 'yes please' to any yes/no question that requires an affirmative) After making the guidelines clear that it was for cuddles only, not bum drops and play time, we laid down on my bed. We chatted about going to the 'punk' with daddy, the swings and slides, her desire to see papa and nana, and then IT happened!

Baby #2 started wiggling like crazy! So I put K's hand on my tummy and asked if she felt baby sister wiggling. She did! At first she seemed uninterested, then she got excited and exclaimed 'baby sister wiggling!' and did the cutest little bum wiggle while laying down still. We laid like that for 15 minutes, just chatting and enjoying the wiggles. Baby even got the hiccups which K could feel too! It was a beautiful moment I nearly missed out on because it was bedtime!

We sang hymns and rocked in her room until she started to doze, then she went to bed with only a moments fuss. It was a beautiful time with my sweet girl, one I will cherish all the more since I know our 'only child' days are swiftly coming to an end. 

 

Back in the proverbial saddle

What what? I am blogging again? Sure! Why not right? I may not be overly talented when it comes to writing but, it will be a good way to include people in the crazy life that is mine :)

 

K is a wild child, full of nearly fearless wonder! I am pretty sure she could spend her entire day at the 'punk' on the slide and swings! She loves to play 'Duck Daddy' with DW, which consists of DW holding her swing up as high as he can until she says 'Duck Daddy' and daddy hits the deck. She has also suddenly grown up since she turned two, and can frequently be found playing all by herself, chit chatting with her Little People princesses and putting them to 'nigh nigh'. She is growing up SO fast! I keep trying to imagine her as a big sister, but so much changes every week that I have no idea what is to come (except drastic change!)

Baby #2 is 11 weeks away from her 'due' date! I am exhausted, sleeping terribly, getting insane amounts of heartburn and loving it! I can't wait to meet the little person growing inside me. I love being pregnant, especially once baby starts to really move around :) I lay awake often at night (11:30 is party time apparently) just grinning like an idiot while my girl wiggles like crazy. It is such an amazing journey! 

Our house on the other hand... It feels like we will be stuck here forever! We have so many little projects to do that require stools, or are too chemically/heavy/etc for my preggo self to do. And my husband is not a renovation kind of guy... At all! He thinks we should build our next house, I loath the idea! I like older homes with some character, that need some tlc. This house is beyond that though, it needs someone with REALLY deep pockets or a backhoe! Neither of which describe us! 

My wish list for a new place is pretty simple: a bathroom on the same floor as my bedroom! Being pregnant for the second time in this house is just torture! By the time I get down the stairs, pee, and back up to bed, I am wide awake and hungry! Plus we have the creakiest floor/stairs. I can not count how many times I have woken poor K up at night just trying to go pee before I explode!

Anyone love painting/caulking/gutter cleaning/gardening (stupid cats!) etc? Feel free to come on over! I will feed anyone who wants to help :)