Bad Pregnancy Habits

Expensive pregnancy habits is more like it. I lost my phone AGAIN. Ever since getting pregnant again, I seem to be constantly misplacing it. However, this is the second time I can't find it. I lost it somewhere between my office and home, which is even more frustrating.

Anyway, since Daddy is out of town this week, I decided I couldn't afford the luxury of continuing to look for it. So, I now have a new phone. For those of you who think I have your number, you'd be wrong. It's in your hands now to contact me.

Hmmm... I kind of like the sound of that. Less guilt for me for not having the time or energy to contact you. LOL.

Beach - The Vacation

For the 4th of July, we went to the beach in Delaware to visit Grandpa Lou and Grandma Jeanne. It was nice to see them again because we don't get to see them as often as we'd like, but I'll post more pictures of the trip later this week. One thing that we did that Ellie ended up liking a lot was renting bikes to haul us around the town. As with most things, Ellie wasn't sure what she thought of them at first but as long as Mommy was in sight, she seemed ok with the concept. Keeping a pregnant Mommy, walking on foot in sight while riding a bike isn't an easy task, but Daddy seemed to pull it off. It didn't take too long before Ellie decided it was fun to sneak up on Mommy and say hi to her as she was passing by.
The best part about bicycle rides (though not shown in this picture) was the fact that Mommy loves ice cream and the bike rides often took Ellie to an ice cream shop. Her favorite flavor was cotton candy ice cream with "Nummy Bears" on top. She takes after her mommy. Gummy bears are the best!
The three of us slept in the same room and Ellie, for the most part, slept on a twin bed next to Mommy and Daddy's bed. Over all it went well, though we're not suffering the consequences because she loved sleeping next to us. We did, however, stumble upon a solution to her not liking blankets yet getting cold in the middle of the night. It turns out that Ellie LOVES to wear Daddy's socks. Adorable.
Uncle David came with us (but notice the socks again). David is by far one of Ellie's most favorite people, and we're not sure why. It's not like he goes out of his way to interact with her, but she adores him. If David was not in sight, Ellie would often ask "Where's my uncle Davie?" And if he was in sight, she was often giving him the run-down on the status of where things stand. It would go something like this:

Hi David! This is the couch. And this is a basket for the dog. It's not a hat. And this is the clock. It says coo-coo. And this is the chair. And these are my grapes. And this is your pink cup. And this is also David's pink cup (all pink cups belong to Uncle David). And this is Grandpa. Ana is still sleeping. Be quiet. And this is my pony. Pony eats grass. We're going to ride the airplane tomorrow. And play on the beach. And these are Daddy's socks. And this is David's puzzle. Do not touch. And David, is this your puzzle? David, do you like your puzzle? And these are my shoes. I take them off all by myself. See, David? I did it!

Just about every morning, David would wake up to similar status updates. It was great.

Smiley faces

A neighbor girl came over to play with Ellie and was trying to show her how to draw smiley faces. Honestly, I don't think Ellie did too bad. It's the closest she's come so far to drawing something that is recognizable. If you can't tell which smileys are hers, there are two of them. Both of hers are up-side-down so they look more like pi symbols. Not too shabby, if you ask me.

We've been practicing ever since.

When did you get pregnant?

Last time I was pregnant, I got a kick out of people who hadn't seen me in months and then suddenly saw me looking like I was about to pop.

This time, I experienced something similar, but strangely different. I say that because I see this girl at least every other day. However, apparently I just see her when I approach the counter in front of her desk (which is about chest high). Yesterday she saw me in the hallway, apparently for the first time ever because she got a huge look of surprise on her face and asked "Oh my god! When did you get pregnant?"

Who would have thought I'd experience that reaction from someone I see so often. LOL.

Wordless Wednesday IX

Her eyes say it all. I'm not sure any one person is capable of understanding it all, but it's all there.

The meter rolls over

Holy $#!+!!! I just realized that Baby's due date is 100 days from today. That means starting tomorrow we're in the double-digit zone! ACK! It is going by so quickly!

Bye-bye good hair days

Gone are the good-old days when Ellie would come home from school with picture-perfect hair. Above you see how fantastic her hair looked after her old teacher did her hair (and this was even AFTER a nap and jumping on balloons!). Below you see Mommy's sad attempt to something similar. Notice the part - though it may be straight, it is definitely not going down the center of her head (and sadly this is RIGHT after getting her hair done in the first place). Sigh. At least I have photos as proof that it can be done.

Suck it, Daddy! SUCK IT!

Recently at dinner in a very public restaurant, after deciding that the beer foam she dipped her finger into did not taste as good as it looked, Ellie pointed her drenched finger towards Daddy and made a very loud innocent demand.

Splish Splash

It started with helping Dad clean rugs from the car...
But then Ellie realized how much fun the hose really was...
She got a big kick out of getting Mommy very wet...
But Mommy got a big kick out of the great pictures!

Happy Camper - the marshmallows

Ellie's first marshmallows - She loved the concept (who wouldn't love the idea of marshmallows)......, but we're not sure she was too keen on the execution.Here she is, "cooking" her marshmallow, but she's no dummy. She knew that the fire was hot, so she wasn't going to get any closer. Even if we tried to reassure her that she had a really long stick and thus it was safer to get a little closer, she could not be convinced.After observing how we would handle a nicely cooked marshmallow, she declared hers "Just right" and started to eat it. "Mmmmmm.... Nummy!" but she never did accept a bite of an actual roasted marshmallow.