Western day

I love that they have western day at her school. This is how we dressed most days when I was in elementary. I would have on tiny wranglers and red boots instead of the skirt, but I had a big belt buckle just like this, thanks to my Dad.

She loved dressing like this and she looked so cute I could have squeezed her!

Day off from school

I enjoy when Sallie Rose is off from school. We spend all day doing what we want and some chores, but mostly spending time together.

February starts with a bang

I can not believe it is already February 14th. That means I am close to 28 weeks pregnant and I have my annual fund raiser on Friday night. It has been quite the month already.

Kevin's Dad, Ed, found out that he has an aneurysm on his aortic arch. He has had 2 aneurysm surgeries in the last 15 years or so, but apparently this is a lot bigger of a deal. He is 76 years old and he has had his fair share of aches and pains in the last few years. He had a mild stroke in 2005 and it has been a battle for him since then. I picked Kevin up from work 2 Fridays ago (my car started smoking and was in the shop) and he had spoken with his Mom and she told him what they had discovered. Kevin was scared and probably a little worried. Oh who am I kidding, he is worried constantly, so this made him worry more. He was very sad for a few days and we still know nothing about when or where or if he will be having surgery soon, so that is a little frustrating. We were prepared to picked up and travel to Atlanta this week for a surgery and they still have yet to find anything out from the specialist in Atlanta. Ed had a procedure done last week to help his kidney function better and that went well and he is feeling fine. I worry a lot about him and Nancy and sometimes feel like we don't do enough for them. We see them almost every weekend, but I think if it were my parents I would be out there doing chores for them or running errands with them, like I did for my Grandma Rosa Lee. They have a different relationship and sometimes I feel lost since it is different compared to my family. I truly am blessed to have them as my in laws and love them very much.

This type of situation always makes me miss my family too. I worry about them and hope that when the time comes and my parents (all 4 of them) need me in their elderly years that I can be there for them in Texas, close by. I also worry that God might not grant me that long to move close to them, but that is out of my hands and I have to focus on the now.

We are trying as much as we can to prepare for our new arrival and we have a lot to figure out for my "work" situation. It is hard to schedule maternity leave from a job that you are the only employee and the owner. May is one of our busiest months, but luckily June and July are mostly busy preparing for August and September with all of our rentals. I am also trying to get back on studying for my Architectural Exams. Boy, is that hard to do, but I will do it. I usually give myself a week break after the fund raiser is over to relax (I will need it more this time because being pregnant and running all over town is exhausting) and take some "me" time, but after that it is time to study, work on the girls' rooms, and get my job load figured out so I can take some time off after the baby is born. This girl moves all the time and I have to remind myself sometimes to stop what I am doing and really cherish this time of the pregnancy. This is most likely the last time I will be pregnant and I want to remember how special it is to feel a little person moving around inside your tummy. I can't wait to see her. Sallie Rose can't wait to see her either!

So, tonight, my boo and I are taking a break and going on a hot date of sushi and Willie Nelson. I can't wait to see Willie drop that gigantic Texas flag and I spring out of my seat and scream like a crazy lady. Miss you Texas! Here is what I made by boo for Valentine's Day. I hope he likes it!

Almost 26 weeks

I can't believe we only have 14 weeks until our new little girl arrives. We have a lot going on this month and I am sure the next 14 weeks will fly by.

I am trying to prepare as much as possible, but it has been a little harder this time getting house chores done with a 3 year old around. Plus the weather has been so nice that it is hard to spend Saturday working inside. We will eventually have the girls' rooms ready for them.

Here is the baby bump before church this week (try to ignore the laundry in the background).

Sallie Rose's comings and goings

This week has been very tiring already. Sallie rose started ballet on Monday and she really liked it, but since she has school in the morning and ballet in the afternoon and we have a dinner club on Monday nights, we were exhausted. Then, Tuesday she got to have a 2 hour nap, but that is my work day so I missed out on the first 2 hour nap since Christmas!

Today, we did all again, except for instead of school, we went to the mall to meet her friend for her birthday lunch, then ballet, and last Church supper and choir practice for her. She went to bed at 7:45 and I am already in bed as I type.

I was ready for her to have another activity outside of Church, but I am not sure about this twice a week ballet class. Plus, it's only 30 minutes long and that doesn't give me enough time to even run an errand so I just sit in my car. There is a nail place next door and I see a lot of pedicures in my future. Can they even do those in 30 minutes?

It is all worth it, she loves the class and the other girls and she will have a recital in may, that I am sure will be a tear jerker for me.

In other news, no baby name, but the baby is doing great and so far everything is looking good. Sallie Rose told me this morning that she wants to help feed her and I said ok, but then she said she wants to get up in the middle of the night to help feed her. She was so sweet and sincere, it made me cry. She is really excited. She needs a playmate. She needs one so bad that I had to buy a kitchen timer to help her understand that sometimes she has to play by herself for 10 minutes while mommy does the dishes. She also needed it to help her know when rest time was over so she wouldn't lay in her bed for 20 minutes yelling "mommy is it time to get up?". We got a piggy and it worked well today. She did play by herself for about 15 minutes until the timer went off.

Outside of her first ballet class

Baby bump, 25 weeks

My new helper, piggy timer

Rest time

Sitting in bed playing with stickers while mommy plays on her iPad.

Busy weekend

I've been busy. Getting ready for that new baby girl, Www.Redtopworkshop.wordpress.com.

And I raked the leaves, oh and I sat down and read a book. Not the whole book, but more than 5 pages. For those of you who know me well, you know I don't really "read books" unless you consider US weekly a book.

I'm also working on the planning for urban hope's 2nd annual fund raiser, that's a lot of leg work, phone calls, and begging for people to participate.

These next few months will go by so quickly and then before we know it, we will be a family of four! Five counting our dog, Casey.

Here is a drawing Sallie Rose did at church and the purple one is baby sister in mommy's tummy.