Stolen moments

I hear Sophi rustling around in her crib, so I only have a few moments before naptime comes to an end and find a snack no you can not watch Elmo put that down okay maybe a few minutes of Elmo figure out what we're having for dinner maybe I should wash some dishes so we have clean forks time begins.

I suppose since school started back this week, summer is mostly over.  But Sophi's not in school, so I'm still hoping to squeeze out more summer fun.  ;)  It has been ridiculously hot this summer.  And my pregnant self if apparently a bit whiny in the heat, so we have been staying in a lot unless it involves water.   Sophi loves any kind of water play.  She has had  a lot of fun with her little splash pool, but it is not quite big enough for mommy, or anyone really, to share. 

 

The summer has sped by so fast, but I am thankful for the memories we made.  I would like a chance to go swimming again before it gets too cool, but other than that bring on the fall weather!   

Something new

 Maybe not news to you, since it's been on facebook for a couple of weeks.  But we are very excited to be getting a new addition in January!  This is a picture from the ten week ultrasound. 

Everyone says that it looks like this one has big nose, but it's actually his/her hand up beside the face.  Sophi always used to have her hand up near her face (before and after she was born), so I think it's so sweet!

  

Due date is January 10th.  And I am almost a third of the way through!   The last six weeks have been a bit of a blur.  They have gone by so quickly for the most part  (one great part of pregnancy #2).  But there were the slow moments when the blur was from exhaustion or seemingly never-ending nausea.  This pregnancy has definitely felt different.  Maybe just because I am chasing a toddler around, but I think Josh is hoping it's because this is a boy.  :)  (Really neither of us will care once we get to see that 20 week ultrasound.)

12 weeks and the bump is starting to make it's presence known.  Thankfully it is being traded for other pregnancy symptoms and the last week I've been feeling pretty good!

 

What, I have a blog?

So, here's the deal.   I enjoy blogging, but I find that I go through phases when I get on a write a lot and then get distracted and don't get on for weeks at a time.  I love having a blog.  It's something just for me and I'm glad my family gets to enjoy updates of Sophi since they don't live very close.  But it's not really a priority.  Things like playing out on the deck, having lunch with a friend, or boring things like cleaning house and entering records for work come first.  And there's not always time left in the day.  So, I came to a decision.  I am going to write when I can - because it's fun and I want to!  But I'm not going to apologize or feel guilty if I don't have the time. 

I do hope that I can get on more often.  Because we have some fun things planned for this summer!  And comments are always good motivation to keep it up.  (Hint, hint, hint!!!)  See you soon!  :)

Just a typical day

Wordless Wednesday

McFun

While in St Louis, we had a playdate with Miss Maggie.  Jeff and Megan are good friends of Nick and Lindsey and we've enjoyed getting to hang out with them whenever we get a chance.  Maggie and Sophi were born 3 weeks apart.

Believe it or not, Sophi is the older of the two.  :)

The last time they got to play together was almost a year ago.

They enjoyed each others company much more this time around.

We met up at McDonald's to eat and explore the play place.

Ruth was just worn out by the whole thing.

A girl and her dog

 We have been loving this spring weather!  Sophi loves being outside and it is fun to watch her explore.

 

 So we've been enjoying some fresh air together. 

 

 

She also loves "doggie" Zummi.

 

She is always so excited to see him and it seems that he is excited to see her too. :)

 

In fact, the challenge is keeping him away from her.  She loves petting him and chasing after him.

 But she's not always a fan of the licking.

Or the fact that he literally runs circles around her when she's in the yard.  (To his credit, he hasn't knocked her over though.)

 

Josh and I joked that my new name is "cracker" and his new name is "doggie" because that is usually the first thing we hear from her.  

And since she is hard to resist, Josh usually takes her out on the deck for a few minutes whenever he gets home from work.  (And I give her a cracker when she comes back in. lol)

 The backyard isn't exactly kid friendly yet, so it's quite a work out to keep up with Sophi when we're outside.  Now that the weather is warming up we've got some plans to correct that. 

I'm looking forward to a fun summer with my girl!  Not sure when she got so big though!