Still Waiting . . .

No baby news here yet. Grandma comes Tuesday to be on stand-by so hopefully nothing happens before then. It was 90+ degrees here, so we had a quiet weekend, with the highlight being a trip to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone. As usual, I enjoyed every bite!

We had my second-to-last swimming lesson on Saturday. I am doing great and can almost back float by myself.

I am also doing better at staying in my bed. The last two nights I have gone right to sleep, after several late nights of fighting it. We'll have to see what happens once the baby comes . . . We'll keep posting updates so that you know when I am officially a big sister.

Ultrasound

Well, Mom had her ultrasound today and we got a few new pictures of my baby sister. The first photo is of part of her face. She is laying on her side in this photo and you can see her nose and lips near the right side of the frame. She was pretty crunched in there, so Mom and Dad found it hard to tell what was what! The other photo is of her foot (near the top of the screen).

The technician told Mom and Dad that the baby weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. (plus or minus 14 oz.). So with a margin of error of almost a pound, the ultrasound didn't tell us much. Mom sees the doctor again on Thursday, so hopefully we know more then about when she will arrive! The one thing that we were able to confirm is that it is her bum that is jabbing Mommy in the side by her ribs. Stay tuned for more news . . .

Countdown

It is baby countdown time at our house! After this weekend we are close(r?) to being ready. But let me tell you, it is not easy carrying this baby around!

So the nursery is all painted and the baby clothes are washed. Boy, does this kid have a cute wardrobe! I keep discovering old favorites and I want to take them back to my room. I was shocked when a pair of sandals I wore when I was six months old did not fit anymore.

Mom & Dad took me to pick out a present for my Baby Sister. I picked an outfit (pink onsie- pictured) for her to wear home from the hospital. I also wanted to throw everything else I saw into the cart for her. Mom and Dad had to restrain me before I pulled everything off the racks at Babies 'R Us!

I helped adjust the crib so it is back to its highest level. You can see I am very good with the tools. "Me do it, Daddy!" I kept yelling.

Aside from the baby preparations, we had time for some fun this weekend, too. We had swimming lessons Saturday morning. In the afternoon, I got my hair cut at Daddy's place (Mom did not know he was taking me there), and thankfully it turned out cute. On Sunday we went to this local petting zoo . They had an interesting combination of animals, mostly all contained in one big area. We saw an elk, zebra, camels, ostriches, chickens, cows, deer and more. I was nervous about some of the bigger animals and didn't want to give them any food from my food cup, but Daddy helped me. You can see I was really happy about the zebra!

Once we saw some animals my own size (baby goat and kangaroo) I was more comfortable, but I still was concerned about my food supply and didn't want to give any of the animals "too much."

In other news I will be moving up to the next class at school in late September. I will be one of the youngest in the preschool program, but my teacher thinks I am almost ready. I will get learn Spanish! I am still adjusting to life in the big girl bed. It has been hard this week and I have decided that I am afraid of the dark (selectively) and insist on having multiple lights on. Last night I did better and was asleep around 9 p.m. This was good since the night before it was 11:15 by the time I stopped goofing around and fretting about things like "there's a mark on my step stool!")

Swimming

Hi! Here I am at my swimming lessons. Don't I look like I am having fun? I say that my favorite part is the toys, but I also love to blow bubbles, jump in and do back float.

I have been in my new room for over a week now, and now that the novelty has worn off, I am not quite so happy about it all. I get up a lot and get into whatever I can find in my room. A few times I have gotten up, put my Crocs on and gone back to bed. On Saturday during my nap all was quiet and then I yelled down to Mom. When she came up, I had applied Neosporin all over myself. My face was glistening and I proudly declared "I do medicine, Mama." I also have emptied my kleenex box, moved every book on my book shelf into my bed, danced on my picture frames and rearranged my shoes. My room might have to remain a little spartan for awhile . . .

Poppy and Grandma Boppy were here on Sunday and Monday. They got the nursery (my old room) painted yellow for Baby Purple. Mom feels much better now that that is done. Purple's room is going to be a little like my old nursery, but with more pink accents. We will spend this weekend getting some things ready for her. I am mostly excited about my new baby sister, but I am sure it will be a big adjustment. Mom has 3 weeks until her due date, so we'll keep you posted!

Big Girl Room

Here I am in my big girl room! Daddy finished painting it on Thursday and Mommy got it all set up on Friday. When I came home from school it was all ready for me. The first thing I did was test out the bed.

Following the tour, we had my Big Girl Room Party. Mom had been asking me what I wanted to eat for my party and all I ever answered was cupcakes. For the dinner portion of the meal I kept saying no to all of my usual favorites, like pizza. Finally Mom found out why. She asked me why I didn't want pizza and I answered "Pizza too messy for my new room!" Once I understood that we would be eating at the kitchen table I signed on for the pizza. We even had some veggies and dip before the pizza so I could have "Cocktail hour!"
That night I was excited to get into my bed and Daddy got he railing installed. We also put a gate on my room "to keep Lily out" (or so they tell me). I didn't go right to sleep and made up some excuses for people to come back and see me, but I stayed put in bed and slept all night. Mom & Dad were thrilled!

As my reward for staying in bed I got to launch some of my balloons (leftover from the Big Girl Room party, of course) and I thought this was terrific fun! All of the balloons are gone now except one that had lost its oomph and only "launched" as far as the patio.

Next weekend we will be working on my baby sister's room. Poppy and Boppy are coming on Sunday and Monday to help paint and get it ready.

July 4th (and Canada Day)

Happy Canada Day and Fourth of July, everyone! I had a great long weekend up in Michigan. The weather changed a lot, but it wasn't too hot and it is fun at the beach no matter what. We drove up to Lake Michigan on Friday night and as usual, I fell asleep 45 minutes before we arrived.

On Saturday morning we went to a farmers' market with JJ and SuSu (Daddy's aunt and uncle) and I ate bluebirdies, strawbirdies and the biggest brick of rice crispy treats that you've ever seen (which I happily ate until I dropped it in the grass and Mommy/"the Fun Police" took it away)! That afternoon I got in a little time on the beach, and then Jamma arrived from Canada and we played in the sand and had a terrific time. She brought me some Crocs, which I love. In fact, I love them so much that I insisted on taking them into my crib. When Mom and Dad came to check on me later, they found me wearing the Crocs-- and I wore them all night!

On Sunday morning we went to a fabulous park that kept me very busy. And at lunchtime Poppy and Grandma Boppy arrived for the day. We had a lot of fun at the beach, but only the Nova Scotians thought the water was warm enough for much swimming. Poppy tried to build sandcastles and I wrecked them as fast as I could. He kept trying to convince me to let him bury me, but I didn't fall for it!

My new favorite time of the day is "Cocktail Hour!" and it provided good incentive to get me into the tub after the beach, so I would be ready to have cocktails-- well really it is the snacks and dip that I like, but a refreshing lemonade at the end of the day is pretty nice, too. Mom and Dad just hope I don't yell "Cocktail hour!" at school on Wednesday!

On Monday my second cousins, Kate and Ian, came and I had so much fun playing with them. I liked following Kate around and doing what she was doing.

Tuesday morning we left to start our long drive home and part of it included a stop at Glenn and Ellen's (Mom's unlce and aunt) for a cookout in another part of Michigan. It was fun to see them and I got to see Poppy and Boppy again. I liked their two very big dogs, but on the way home I told Mom: "I don't ride them. Too tall." (Sorry we didn't take any pictures there! What were we thinking?)

I was a great traveler and loved Mom's surprise bag--especially my new notepad which kept me busy until I fell asleep coloring. When we were almost home, I told Mom that I wanted to go to "my new house" (which means Johnny and Suzie's house on the beach), but once we were at our other "new house" I was glad to be there. After nine hours on the go, we made it home in time for a bath and my usual bedtime routine. This was especially important since I am scheduled to move to my big girl bed on Friday. I am sure I will tell you about that soon!

P.S. In other good news, Mom did not have Baby Purple while we were traveling. Her due date is 5 weeks away and I am getting excited!