She loves her pockets!

Lucy stocked up at the Kohl's Black Friday sale this year! After yet another growth spurt, we needed to get our 20 month old some 3T clothing. All of her shirts were beginning to look like belly shirts, and her pants were high waters. We solved that little problem with some super cute clothes at a super great price! I love when we save more than we spend in a transaction... ahhh... such a good feeling!

Her favorite items we bought her her two hoodies. Jon showed her how to put her hands in her pockets, and that was all she wanted to do! It was so funny to see her walk around the house with her little hands tucked in her sweat shirt. I think we might need to run back and get the other two prints they had. I can already tell I'll be washing these constantly...

Lucy's vocabulary is exploding more and more every day. It's rarely quiet in this house, and I love it. She is linking words together to form 3-4 word sentences already! It's nice to be able to communicate with her a little bit more effectively.

Jon was home during the week of Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful week for sure! After being gone nearly all of the month, it was so refreshing to see his face every morning and every night. Lucy was loving every minute of having both of us home. Today is his first day back at work, and she keeps finding things that belong to Jon and putting them by the door to the garage for when he gets home. So far, her collection includes a baseball hat, one sneaker, and a dirty sock from the laundry.

While Jon was home, we were able to get so much done for Mally's arrival. I can comfortably say that if I went into labor right now (hopefully not until 12/20), we'd be ready to go!

36 weeks... 19 days to go!

We are 36 weeks! I have a countdown on our family fridge calendar, and we are only 19 days away from meeting little Mally. I can't even describe how excited, anxious, nervous, and thrilled I am to have two little girls soon.

I think because this is our second rodeo, I am more prepared for the birth and her homecoming. It seemed with Goose, I was worried about things that really didn't matter. Hopefully Mally's transition to the house will be easier and less stressful!

Mally has been spending the last few days tossing and turning from side to side. Sometimes I think my water will break when she moves with such force. I have an appointment on Friday, and it will be interesting to see if all the contractions have led to any further dilation... it's getting closer!

The crunch heard around the world...

This past Tuesday was horrible. We were deep cleaning and rearranging the living room for Mally's arrival, and Lucy was playing and climbing on the scattered furniture. She was walking past the coffee table, tripped on the leg, and face planted right into the corner of the wooden glider rocking chair. Jon and I both heard a crunching sound when she hit.

I picked her up, and she was stiff as a board and shaking. It immediately started swelling and turning an array of nasty colors. We put shoes on and left for Urgent Care (because of course nothing like this can happen during your pediatrician's office hours, right??).

After xraying her sweet little face, they said that it wasn't broken, just bruised and swollen. We took her home, gave her Tylenol and watched her like a hawk. The UC doctor said to follow up with her pediatrician on Friday (today).

We just got back from the follow up appointment, and everything looks great. Her septum is straight! Had it been crooked, she would have had to have been put under and had it reset. THANKFULLY that is not the case! For now, it just looks like she's been in a a UFC cage match, but it's getting better every day.

birthday fun

The big 2-7! The birthday excitement started early with Goose. Never a dull moment in the morning at our house!

Mally Mae

We had our 32 week appointment this week, and everything looks great. She is measuring a week ahead of schedule, but the doc wasn't too concerned about that. So.. if everything goes as planned, we should be inducing on 12/20! :) I like that birthday - 12/20/10... it has a nice look to it.