Can't Believe It's Almost April!

Danny and I often say to each other that we can't believe we're going to have 2 kids in 2 short months.  We know that these last 2 months are going to fly by.  We've gotten Cadence's big girl room all set up and we have made several meals that we've been able to freeze to enjoy later when we hardly have time to breathe.  We've made a list of things that we need to buy for when the new baby arrives...I think all we can cross off the list at this point is diapers.  I need to go through all of Cadence's newborn clothes and wash what can be used again for baby #2!

 

We've been watching a lot of the NCAA Tournament and are really excited to see how well the Buckeyes do this year.  Sweet 16 this weekend!  We've been pretty busy though, and neither one of us filled out a bracket this year!  I just didn't want to lose money again...Danny just didn't have the time!  We had a good time with St. Patrick's Day and are looking forward to Easter.  Cadence has already said that she wants the Easter Bunny to bring her a Sally car from the movie, Cars.  The movie is her new obsession.  We'll see what the Easter Bunny can pull off!

 

In school, Cadence is now learning about the letter "X"; they've almost made it all the way through the alphabet!  We're impressed with how much Cadence knows.  Earlier today, she wrote the letters, "E", "T", "A", and "H".  Her favorite letter is the letter "E"; probably because she's obsessed with elephants.  She also loves the letter "C".  We still have to help her write it the correct way; she likes to write it backwards.  She's really into singing songs and when we put her to bed, she'll sing songs (most are made up) for at least a half hour before she falls asleep.  It's really cute.  She still loves watching Little Einsteins on Disney Jr. and requests Dora a lot as well.  She's so much fun!



 

This is the morning wake up routine.  Scarlet HAS to visit her in bed before she gets up.

 

 

We found the idea to use Ikea spice racks as book shelves on Pinterest. We are lucky enough to have family members who live near the Ikea near Cincy.  Thanks to Mamaw and Aunt Annie who picked up 4 for Cadence's room.  They are seriously a hot commodity these days!  It took us a while to paint them, but we finally got them finished and we're really happy with the way they turned out!

I'm happy with the outcome of Cadence's big girl room.  It's a little cluttered because we had to cram all of her toys in there, but I think it's really cute!

 

The week before St. Patrick's Day, Cadence got an awful stomach bug.  She was sick for just about 5 days!  It totally wiped her out.  If she wasn't vomiting, this is what she looked like.  Poor thing.  We're so glad she's back to her spunky self!

 

She was feeling better by the time St. Patrick's Day rolled around.  She enjoyed a bowl (or should I say 3) of Lucky Charms.

 

Enjoying her Shamrock Shake after dinner.  They were yummy!

Our 29 week picture!  We would've taken the picture at 28 weeks, but I think Cadence would've been too weak to help hold up the sign!  She was so sick!  Yeah, I know what you're thinking...I can't believe I'm THAT big either!  I'm scared to see what I'll look like when the end of May rolls around!

On March 5, we had our 2nd ultrasound.  The baby looked great.  I didn't get any interesting pictures to share, though.  The doctor made sure that the baby's head was a good size, we saw several different organs, and the baby looks like it has big hands!  At the time, the doctor estimated that the baby is a little over 2 pounds.

And we'll conclude this post with a funny dog pic!  We found Scarlet curled up on Cadence's chair!  



February Fun

Since it is now March, I figured I should update everyone on what we did in February!  Even though Cadence is only a little over 2 1/2 years old, I still try to do something to keep the holidays fun...even the "not-so-important" ones.  I found a couple ideas online for Groundhog Day.

Can you believe she didn't want to eat the crushed up Oreo "dirt" or the pudding?  All she ate was the Nilla Wafer!  This kid's crazy...oh well, more sweets for me!

Danny had some fun getting some shots with our new camera.

Buddies for life

So that same sweet dog pictured above decided that Cadence's elephant from Uncle Mike needed a nose job...

And if you haven't noticed...Cadence is OBSESSED with elephants!

Grandma was around so Cadence helped her with the surgery

Grandma was also a nice assistant when it came to Cadence's Valentines for her classroom.  After receiving Cadence's Valentines from her friends, I don't think I'll be putting forth this much effort next year.  I'm hoping the kids at least enjoyed the candy!

Danny was out of town during Valentine's Day.  Cadence was pretty bummed that he had to travel.  I'm glad she liked all of her goodies from us.

They're pretty good with each other, but Cadence HATES it when Scarlet messes with her stuff!

Heart-shaped blueberry pancakes for breakfast...and no, I'm not that crazy, they're the frozen kind.

For dinner we had heart-shaped grilled cheese and strawberries with a Little Debbie Valentine's cake (which Mommy ate because she did not want it --what is wrong with this kid???  Are we sure she's mine???)

At my 26 week appointment, everything went well.  The baby's heartbeat was about 145 bpm and my belly measured 27 cm (should be close to the number of weeks along you are).  We will be in this Tuesday for our anatomy scan to check up on baby #2...can't wait!  I'll keep you posted!  Thanks for checking in!

24 Weeks!

I'm normally behind on my posts, so I'm posting these pictures from 24 weeks even though I'm almost 26 weeks along.  I will go to the doctor on Tuesday; I will be 25 weeks, 6 days at that point.  I will take the glucose screening/glucose tolerance test to make sure I'm not developing gestational diabetes.  I'm guessing I've gained about 18 pounds so far.  I've been eating horribly (basically any sweets in sight), so I wouldn't be surprised if it's even more than that!  I'm already regretting the Girl Scout cookie order I placed...they can be frozen though, right?!  The baby must be pushing down on some nerves because I've had a lot of sciatic pain on my right side.  Sometimes it makes it difficult to do anything...it hurts to walk, but it also hurts to sit down!  I'm just glad the pain is not constant.  The baby has been moving around a lot.  I can tell he/she is getting stronger.  Cadence likes to say, "I want to feel the baby" and she'll put her tiny hand on my belly and act all excited even if the baby isn't moving.  It's cute.  I went ahead and scheduled a 2nd ultrasound for March 5.  Most doctors would have already completed an anatomy scan around 20 weeks, but my doctor will only schedule one if she feels there is a need.  I just want to make sure everything is progressing normally; if not, at least we can take the proper measures to be prepared on delivery day.  Plus, it'll be nice to take another peek at baby #2. 

 

Cadence is getting better at taking our monthly baby bump pictures.  Normally we have to bribe her to play along, but this time, she had fun with it.  After every picture, she would run back to Danny to see how the picture turned out.  She was a nut.

 

Discover the Dinosaurs

A couple of weeks ago, we went to check out some dinosaurs at the Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit they had going on at the Columbus Convention Center.  Forgetting that this is a traveling exhibit, our expectations weren't exactly met, but I think Cadence had a really good time.  Cadence is into dinosaurs and even knows some of them by name!  They had a lot for kids Cadence's age to do and we were there for a little under 2 hours.  It was pretty packed, and even with a Blue Jackets game going on downtown at the same time, we were able to enjoy dinner afterward at Barley's Brewhouse.  We had a good night going out into the frigid Columbus weather!

 



Acting like she's a T-Rex

Digging for dinosaur bones!

She kept talking to the little girl next to her...I have no idea what she was talking about.