Wintertime Fun and a Bunch of Firsts

Around Christmas, we got a lot of snow.  I stayed home with Cadence the day after Christmas and as soon as Danny got home, we went outside to play!  Cadence hadn't played outside in the snow since her first Winter.  It was pretty cold that day, so I was surprised at how well she did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The snow wasn't great, but we were able to manage a mini snowman.

 

 Warming up in her new sleeping bag

 

Enjoying some food and dress up

 

Super-psyched about taking a nap in her big-girl bed for the first time

 

She took a little longer to fall asleep, but did really well!  She's such an easy kid!

 

 

 

Earlier this month, we took Cadence to Cookie Cutters for her first haircut.  Even though the sides of her hair are still pretty short, the ends were getting really uneven and unhealthy looking.  We could've probably cut her hair ourselves, but we kind of wanted to make a big deal out of her first haircut.  She watched Curious George, sat in an airplane, got a lollipop and a balloon, got cupcake scented hairspray, and the hairdresser even braided her hair!  Cadence cooperated really well and eventually warmed up to her hairdresser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadence is into acting and different facial expressions.  I got her to model some during bathtime.

Here's, "Are you kidding me?"

 

Angry

                         

Uhhh...

 

Happy

I dunno

 

Surprised

 

 

They had pajama day at school.  She picked out her favorite pajamas and brought a stuffed animal as well.

 

 

The pregnancy is still going well.  I feel a few more aches and pains than I remember with Cadence.  I started feeling the baby moving the week before Christmas.  The kicking is even stronger now.  I notice the movements mostly in the morning while driving to work and in the evening after dinner.  It's always fun to try to imagine what the baby is doing. We went to the doctor a couple days after Christmas.  Everything was progressing nicely and the heartbeat was 147 bpm.  Our most recent appointment was last Tuesday and the heartbeat was 153 bpm.  I'm now 23 weeks along...17 more to go!  Cadence has gone from saying she's going to have a brother, so saying she's going to have a sister.  Only time will tell!

 

16 week picture

 

 20 week picture