Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! It's colder than a witches tittie as an old friends mother would say, and WE ARE OVER IT!!!!!! Ugh, supposed to get 6-12 inches on Sunday night, I might go insane. Thankfully we have a brand new snowsuit for Josie so maybe we'll go outside for a bit. 

This week has flown due to her shitty pants, but I am happy to report that she is feeling much better and is now diarrhea free. I am slowly introducing dairy back in her diet, so far so good. She probably ate a quarter of a cantaloupe last night, so I'd say she's on the mend. 

Simba looks very worried

Jens new contraption for keeping everyone corralled

Now that Josie is only taking one nap, she gets to play downstairs at Jen's with the big kids and have rug time, story time and on Fridays everyone brings an item that starts with a certain letter to share with the group. Jen tells me the funniest stories, because Josie knows when Jen starts singing her song, its time to get on the rug and listen to a story, so she gets everything set for everyone, and starts running around like a crazy woman and likes to be in charge! Yesterday she yelled at Jen because she wasn't sitting in the correct spot, and was bossing her bestie, London, around- pointing her finger and telling her what to do.....I think we are going to have a "true" oldest sibling on our hands- bossy pants ( ah hmmm Keri!) I would love to see Josie in action like this with the other kids- hopefully Jen can get a video some day :).

my awesome work family at an event last weekend

We took Josie to an indoor play place Saturday morning to blow off some steam. We knew she'd be shy and just look around, but no crying so that was a plus.

wasn't too sure about the slide

watching. judging.

pre-diarrhea night- should have known

she wasn't feeling too hot-

her special hat Ms. Jennifer made- adorable!

this was too funny to delete! hahahah

We have special plans this weekend and can't wait to get the party started! We are heading to Louisville tomorrow to visit Aunt Mary Ann and Uncle Jimmie! We are hoping to stop and see the Moritz's on our way down, but depends on how everyone is feeling. The last time we were in KY was in October, so I told Mary Ann to lock her cabinets and put anything important away because she is a busy girl these days. As long as Josie doesn't get in her Beatles collection she'll be fine. Mary Ann might ban her for life should anything get broken!

I am starting to feel a little bit better as the days go on. I have been eating a ton of salads-with Josie I wouldn't touch vegetables, AND sweets, especially chocolate at times, gives me a stomach ache. I guess its not a bad thing, cutting back could do me some good. My belly finally popped a little this weekend, so now I have a teeny tiny bump, I'll try and take some pics soon. Not sure I'll get a chance to do the monthly ones like I did before.

We'll be back after the weekend with lots of pics and stories to share!

Have a great weekend!
xoxo

Shit Monster

Ugh, we have been dealing with diarrhea all week so I wanted to post a fun video to make the week seem better and maybe it will let the vomit smell escape my nostrils.

Poor Josie has been pooping herself silly since Monday. Tuesday she had an enormous blowout at Jen's- in her belly button and in her arm pits. How that happened, I have no idea, but the spell continued all day yesterday. She ruined two outfits and I don't think I've ever heard someone fart so much or so loudly.

Here's to a better Thursday!!!!!

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! I am back at work and it actually feels really nice. We are busy and the weather is perking up, so things are on the mend.

After our ultrasound last Friday we stopped by work for a Valentine's pot luck with my co workers. Josie wasn't as shy this time and ate two plates of fruit!

I brought dessert of course

her valentine's outfit

even though she looks OK

she hated these overalls! 

girl on the move

pooped after her big pot luck

sassy pants

Last Saturday, we headed to Mansfield to tell everyone the big news! It took Josie a bit to warm up, but soon she was playing and dancing with Frankie. They had a great time together and she slept all the way home. Josie had about 4 pancakes and some strawberries, needless to say she was good to go for the rest of the day, and even took a huge poopie for Grandma to change!

reading her Snoopy Valentine's book

from Grandma

starting to feed herself which is really exciting!

looks like we found Captain.Winkie!

Have a great weekend everyone! 

xoxo

Another nug on the way!

Well, we have quite the surprise to share with everyone! Nick and I are expecting again and we are really excited. I don't think its really set in for me yet....I'm slowly coming to the realization that there will soon be four of us, and I've been feeling like total shit so the happy pregnancy bliss hasn't kicked in yet, but I'm hoping that will change in the coming weeks.

I am currently 12 weeks along, and we had our first ultrasound last Friday with Dr. Charles. We took Josie with us so she could see how big she is and it was so nice to share Josie with her. I LOVE our doctor and I'm so glad I'll get to go through this with her again.

For those of you keeping score and thinking back, yes, I was pregnant at Christmas and had no idea and was boozing my face off! Jess and I drank so much wine, mimosas, beer and even a shot of liquor (thanks Andy!) I just hope everything turns out OK with this little nugget. The heartbeat was 189 bpm, and he (yes, I think it's a he) was kicking his legs and moving his arms around.

Here is our first picture. It's not as clear as the first with Josie, because to be honest, she didn't stick the wand up my hoo-ha. Our next ultrasound should produce better pictures.

We find out in April what we are having and then it will be time to plan. If it's another girl, I wont have to do a thing, which will be nice. We will have a busy summer though with potty training and moving Josie to a big girl bed. The ultimate goal is to have her in her new bed (comfortably) before the baby arrives. I don't want to be scrambling when we bring home a newborn, and she is up every night upset, because she isn't in her crib.

I know this is going to be a big change for everyone especially Josie. Sure, she is used to being around other kids, sharing, and playing, But she isn't used to sharing me, so it will be interesting to see how it goes. I know she will be the best big sister and will give lots of love to the baby. She loves to give hugs and kisses and is such a sweet soul.

We don't care whether its a boy or a girl, just a happy, healthy baby is all we can ask for. They will be a little closer in age then we wanted/planned, but a baby is a blessing no matter what, so we are trying to just go with the flow and enjoy this time. We have to soak up the next 6 months of it just being the three of us. I just hope this next little one is as well behaved as Josie and sleeps. We were sooooo lucky to have a good sleeper, and thank god she still is.

September 1st is my due date and I know the time is going to fly by. With a busy toddler, and me going back to full time at work, the weeks and months are going to go fast and September will be here before we know it. Monty is already "on-call" for that weekend-ish. I literally don't have one single picture of the three of us in the hospital, so its really important to capture those moments this time. No, he wont be in the delivery room with us, but I do want him there for the first time Josie comes to visit and holds her new baby brother or sister and for all the little moments in between.

OK, that's enough for right now. More to come as the months go on, but we wanted to share our big exciting news.

xoxo

Happy Friday

Happy Valentine's Day Friday everyone! Hope you had a great week. We were busy with god knows what, the usual things. Playing, surviving the cold and learning new things.

I keep forgetting to let you know that Josie can now go down the stairs by herself! Slow and steady wins the race, but nevertheless, she can make it down and gives herself a round of applause for a job well done. She is still obsessed with brushing her teeth and looks forward to it every night. I usually can't get her upstairs by saying we are going "night, night" but once I say, "lets go brush your teeth" she is off and running. Oh, and she will now tell us, "ni, ni".

Last weekend was a big deal for her in the food department, and I'm hoping its shades of better things to come. She tried a lot of food that she has rejected before. French fries, lasagna, cake, different shaped pasta, and hamburger. She loves ground beef and meatballs, but for some reason will not touch it if we are having burgers. It's so weird, she didn't eat much, but at least tried it, and that's all we can ask for.

I had to help her out. We would have been there

all night!

eating their apple snack- dada always shares

she loves going through my purse- found

herself a little present...

loves getting in our shoes- and then

immediately wants out

pushing tuna cans is FUN!

She is still my fruit queen. Any fruit she will eat and wants more more more. Wednesday night for dinner she had a pear, peaches and some cantaloupe. The only one she is not the biggest fan of is watermelon.

Also, she has finally dropped a nap and is now only napping in the afternoon. We certainly miss that morning nap and having the time to get things done, but its nice to have her up more and interacting. She used to sleep so much, I would only get a few hours a day with her. We also pushed her bedtime back to 8 pm because she has been waking up early. Wednesday she was up at 6:15 rarring to go. Every day is different and sometimes on the weekend she will sleep until 8-8:30, so we'll take what we can get.

Hope you all have a great and safe weekend. We are looking forward to brunch in Mansfield tomorrow- Biscuits and gravy here we come!!!!!

xoxo

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! Sorry for the delay today,  I had to take Simba to the vet early to get another blood draw. I am happy to report that he is doing much better. We know the medicine is helping, so just need to see where his stats are and if he is on the correct dose.

We have had another brutally cold week here with about 10 inches of snow and ice. I really don't think I can take much more. We have been stuck inside for months and its getting really old. I feel so bad for Josie because we don't go anywhere, its just too cold to go outside at all.

Last Saturday we made a secret trip to Cincinnati to celebrate Molly and Joe's surprise 30th birthday. Molly was at a baby shower that afternoon so we all snuck in while she was gone and scared the shit out of her. I wish I had my camera recording because she almost fell off the stairs and had a heart attack. It was so nice to catch up with her and her family and see Miss. Caroline. Josie had the best time with Aunt Rose and Aunt Annie. She has become so painfully shy, it was hard to get her to open up, but the girls took great care of her.

Oh yea, I forgot to mention before we left for the day, I gave Josie a bath so she'd smell pretty for everyone. I wasn't paying too much attention, but she started saying, "ugh-oh" in the tub and then waving her hand behind her back and towards her booty. I figure out pretty quickly that she was tooting in the bath. Thankfully no turds were dropped!

On Monday, Daddy stayed out to work so it was a girls night. We had a great time eating and playing. Her favorite thing to do is dance. Anytime any music starts playing, she bobs her head and shakes her booty. She especially loves ghetto beats. Not sure what that is about, but its pretty funny to watch. 

                                          

dancing queen

dancing with her friend London

we Britney Spears'd it to Jens the next morning

Wednesday was another snow day so we went out for lunch and had a great time. This was the first time she sat in a booster seat. It was so weird having her sit next to me like a little person. She is growing up too fast. She ate a bowl of macaroni and cheese and applesauce. 

                                         

we have started putting on the music channel during

commercials and she LOVES it.

Not sure about those dance moves though....

And finally...waiting to eat dinner. Yes, that belly is PRE dinner, not post. 

No big plans for the weekend- try to stay warm I guess. Oy, when will Spring be here????

xoxo