Quick Update...or long?!

I have been really bad about keeping up with this lately since Natalie's birthday...oops!

So, I'll do a quick update about what we have been doing. Unfortunately, I haven't been taking pictures either. I'm really slacking!

We have had some really nice weather in Terre Haute, minus the wind and monsoon rains at times, but the temperatures have been so nice! We have gone to the park several times to swing, crawl around on the playground, and take walks. Natalie still has not starting walking and since I have posted the video about walking for bananas, she has figured out our plan and now won't even do that. Every once in awhile we will catch her taking a few steps, but I guess she just prefers to have bruised knees.

Talking Update: She says "doggie" non-stop!  EVERYTHING is "doggie." Other words she has been caught saying, but only once or twice are "play" and "all done." She likes to say "uh-oh" and "no."

Daycare Updates: This week she started sitting at the "big kids" table instead of the high chair which is interesting to me since she is so little, but I guess she is eating pretty good sitting with the other kids. However, today, when one of the girls watching her thought she said "all done" and turned around to see if she was, she was wearing her plate on her head...and what was on her plate?!  None other than beefaroni, so I guess she had a little bath in the sink. They must have really good bibs there because none was on her clothes surprisingly enough. She has been taking better naps at daycare and she is no longer the youngest since there is now a 6 week old little guy.

House Updates: Last weekend my parents came into town mostly for my dad to help us figure out the layout of our basement and to start it. It will be a work in progress for at least a few years, but we mostly need to add Bobby's office to the basement so baby girl #2 can have her own room. We would probably put the girls in the same room but with Natalie being such a light sleeper, I'd rather not have to deal with that headache. So, by the end of the weekend, Bobby and my dad had bought all the wood to frame all the walls and my parents are coming back down this weekend to help again. I'm glad my dad is so handy and knows what he's doing! We have several large projects this spring to conquer for the house: basement office/guest room, fence, front porch railings, and possibly the sprinkler system.  We should also be closing next week on our old house...thank goodness!!!!

Pregnancy Updates: I am now getting ready to go onto 30 weeks. It seems like I haven't been to the doctor in forever, but once I go next Friday, I'm already at going to appointments every 2 weeks. I have been so tired lately and feel completely lazy, but with chasing after Natalie and just the pregnancy (luckily it has been without complications just like with Natalie)...I just want to sleep much more. I can't really take naps like I did when I was pregnant with Natalie except for Mondays and Fridays, but I try to get something done on those days while Natalie is sleeping. Even though I'm only working 3 days a week, when I come home I am just so tired. I have been getting leg cramps at night which are always fun to wake up to where I basically have to jump out of bed and stand up to get them to go away. The frequent trips to the bathroom  have started only in the middle of the night (of course)! I thought by now I had been having frequent heartburn, but I've only had it 1 time so far. I feel huge already and still have 10 weeks left!  We still have no name for this little one. It is so hard to come up with a name. Naming her is so important because a name means a lot and plus you are stuck with it for the rest of your life!  For awhile it was Aubrey Kate, but then we decided we weren't really keen on Aubrey. Then, it was Kate (with a debatable middle name) Alyssa. However, now I don't know that I want Kate either because it's just so abrupt and short, although it is a strong name. Stay tuned for more changes in names :)

Natalie is still as crazy as ever and keeps us on our toes!  She is staring to exhibit "temper tantrums" when we tell her no, sometimes she just cries and cries but other times she laughs!  She is also not doing very well with sharing toys. I haven't heard anything bad about her not sharing at daycare, but when we watch our friends' daughter who is 3.5 months older, Natalie does not always share well and tonight she had a complete meltdown!  We still love her smile and deep belly laughs. She is typically always a happy, but hyper little girl!