Easter 2013

Easter was fun this year, especially because Cadence understood a little more about what was going on.  She learned about Easter at daycare too.  The Saturday before Easter, Danny and I tried to put together an Easter Egg Hunt for the neighborhood.  In the past, more members of the HOA have been involved, but this year, it was mainly just us.  We stuffed eggs for a total of about 3 hours...all for a 30 second egg hunt!  In hindsight, we would've done things a little differently, but live and learn.  Cadence was upset because I don't think we gave her enough direction.  By the time she figured out what was going on, all the eggs were claimed!  She got 2 eggs in her basket.  We were able to calm her down by explaining that the Easter Bunny would be bringing her some eggs that she could keep all to herself!

Playing at the neighborhood park after the egg hunt

Cadence did very well dyeing Easter Eggs this year.  We didn't attempt anything fancy.  She was content letting each egg have its own cup.  Last year she was very territorial over any of the cups with her eggs.  She got a kick out of the white crayon & drawing letters on the eggs.

She seriously is a nut.

Displaying the finished products.

Easter morning...she was a little blinded by the flash

She did awesome finding the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid!  And the few that she didn't find, Scarlet did!

Ready for church!

We enjoyed brunch with my parents and brother at j. Liu after church.  We had a nice time...thanks, Mom and Dad!  That night, Mom said that there was a doctor (Dr. Mike as Cadence called him) who said he would give the baby a photo shoot.  We got to the hospital when his shift was starting.  The baby was being a little difficult, but he was able to get us one good shot of the baby's profile.  :)  Can't wait to meet this little munchkin!

Mom was able to let us hear the heartbeat.  It was in the 120s as far as beats per minute go.  At the last doctors appointment, it was around 153 - probably because the baby was moving a lot!

32 weeks!  Or as I call it, "Large and In Charge!"  Check out Miss Sassypants!  And yes, the sign says the baby is the size of a jicama - and yes, I had to look up what a jicama was...it's like a Mexican turnip, I guess???

I had to share one of Danny's gifts for his 30th birthday.  I got the idea from my boss who received something similar for the Detroit Tigers from his mom.  She had found it in a shop in Michigan.  I found some online for Ohio State, but wasn't impressed with the pictures.  I snuck out of work a little early on a couple Fridays and was able to get some pictures that mean something to Danny and me.  Some letters are from buildings where we had classes or they're more abstract (ex: the "A" is from where 2 sidewalks come together at the Oval).  I'm happy with the way it turned out!

The weather is finally warming up in Central Ohio...woo hoo!  It was a little windy this weekend, but we were able to play outside.  Cadence had a blast!  Here's a classic "pressing her face against the window" shot.

Cadence was playing with her easel yesterday while I was in the kitchen.  I asked her if she had spelled her name yet and she replied, "Not yet!"  I told her she needed to find a "C", and an "A"...and she replied, "I already did!"  This is what she was able to pull off...all by herself.  I love that the "O" is her "D" and that the "E" is backwards...so cute.

Here are 3 pictures from this year's school pictures.  I am in love with them!  She has gotten so big...where has the time gone?!

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!