our jokester

celebrating Dr Seuss at school

Lily has quite the sense of humor, whether she means to or not.  While she might be a mini me in looks, she has the best of Ryan's personality.  She loves to be the jokester and the entertainer, and always ends up the center of attention.  

One such example.  Last week, we pulled into a restaurant and found a front row parking spot.  I jokingly said "hey, I called ahead" meaning the restaurant saved me the spot.  Lily from the backseat yells out "hey, I called a nose! hey, I called an ear!"  She had no idea she cracked a joke, but we were dying laughing.  Which of course just encouraged her more!
Love that my girl keeps me giggling all day long...

10K fun

My girlfriend Amy and I ran a 10K this morning near our neighborhood.

We had the sweetest cheering section with both husbands and all three kiddos.

It was a fun race, and absolutely beautiful March morning.

Perfect way to start the weekend!

love my family/Amy and I post run

George, Henry, and Lily loved the shuttle/best seat in the house

Differences

A few differences in this pregnancy from my first....

 *Cravings - With Lily, I went through boxes and boxes of sugary cereal.  This time, I am craving serious carbs, in the form of pasta.  Watch out for my house if you are on an Adkin's diet.  And if not, send me your favorite pasta recipes!

*The bump - hello baby!  While I am similar in weight as the first time around, the bump is about six weeks ahead of schedule.  Just about ready to whip out my maternity clothes. 

*Aches - I've already been suffering sciatic pain, which didn't start with Lily until around 35 weeks.  It's been so bad at a few points that I wasn't able to pick Lily up...and she was not a happy camper with that development.  However, it seems better now so I am hoping it was just a fluke and not something I will be dealing with for the remaining five months.

*Pains - I never experienced headaches with Lily and now seem to get one at least once a week.  I hear it's a fairly common symptom and am hoping they will go away as the pregnancy progresses.

*Less research - Ryan and I both kinda forget I am pregnant.  With Lily, we read every week on her development, talked about what size she was in the womb, spent hours working on her nursery, etc.  This time, I remembered to look up the development at 15 weeks and was shocked that the baby was already the size of an apple.  I thought "when did that happen?"

*More anxiousness - However, I am much more nervous this time.  Not sure if it's because I've had a number of friends with issues or if I just realize how awesome actually having a baby is, and how much I have to lose.

What could all these differences mean?  

Do you think it's a boy???

17 weeks

the bump...

all dressed up for date night.

apparently we don't get out much as Ryan and I were both way overdressed!

 

My OB had trouble finding the heartbeat at this morning's appointment.  Not because something was wrong, but because the baby would not stop kicking her.  She was seconds away from whipping out the ultrasound machine when the baby finally held still long enough to listen.  Lily was one crazy woman in the womb (AND outside!)....is this a sign that we have another spirited child on the way??

Happy President's Day!

Ryan and Lily were both home today (no work and no school), so we had an extra day to spend as a family.  We started the morning with Kristen and Kayl, and a playdate at the park.  Then took a short drive north to Carefree/Cave Creek for a little window shopping in the 'Wild West'.  But most importantly, we stumbled upon a Dairy Queen...not sure who was more excited about the prospect of DQ ice cream for lunch - Ryan or Lily!  Either way, I had two very happy passengers on the drive home. 

Valentine's Day

We are a pretty low key family on Valentine's Day, but did have a few cute moments.

 Lily showing off the Valentine's she made for her classmates.

 Mommy bragging about her Valentine surprise.

Can you say sweet tooth cravings?!?!?

(Couldn't even snap a pic before I devoured one!)

 Lily ripping through a few small gifts from the mailbox.

Her two favorite things - candy and stickers!

father/daughter date

"Daddy, is this heaven?"

"No honey, it's Dunkin Donuts."

Ryan was out of town a few weeks ago, and Lily punished him by favoring Mommy for over a week.

So to make them best buddies again, he took Lily on a Saturday morning date.

Donuts, chocolate milk, and then the park with her best friends.

Suddenly, Mommy is no longer the favorite whenever Daddy is home (thank goodness!)