Pedicures with Mommy!

My friend Erin was in town visiting the other day so I took the opportunity to get a much, much needed pedicure. I took Em another time when I needed one for a wedding and she was so good I figured we would try it again. When we walked in she told me she hadn't been there in a while, but I told her that was okay because she wasn't even 3 yet! She sat so nicely on my lap the entire time. The lady sprayed her water with feet, gave her a little oil and then of course her beautiful polish that she couldn't wait to show off. While we were drying out toes, the lady gave me a little massage and when she was finished Em looked up and asked if she was going to get one too. The ladies around us all had a nice chuckle! It was such a fun mother/daughter trip and I look forward to many more in the future!

A good friend!

Emmy loves her friends and it's nice to see already what a great friend she is. She is caring, compassionate, giving, loving and shares nicely (well, most of the time!). She loves to know which one of her friends will be where ever we are going and loves to give hugs and kisses. Here are some of her cute little friends!

This is from the Mom & Tot Class we take. She will be in pre-school with all but 1 of these kids next year.

Em & Sari Price (one of her first friends!)

Out to dinner with Addison & Kylie :)

Dancing Queen!

Our dancing queen continues! She is probably dancing half of the day, including her new obsession with the chicken dance and freeze dance, which she played at her cousin Jayda's birthday party. I have a few cute videos. Even though it doesn't do justice to seeing it in person, it will hopefully do the trick! Enjoy :)

Haircut Time!

As you may remember, Em LOVES to have her haircut. She asks me at least once a week to call Leah (her hairdresser) so I can make an appointment to get her haircut. I take her to a real salon so I think she loves all the attention - plus it doesn't hurt that last time they gave her a cookie :)

Finally after a few weeks of brushing her bangs aside I decided I couldn't put off an appointment any longer and off we went. I woke Em up from her nap, told her we were going to see Leah and her eyes lit up as if I told her I had a room full of presents downstairs. No one in the salon could believe how well she sat in the chair for her entire appointment. She even let Leah blow dry her hair so we could see how long it was and also to make it easier for Leah to put it all up as Em had nicely requested. She had the best time! She even asked me to pretend to be Leah the next night after her bath and blow dry her hair. We'll see how long this lasts, since half the time she won't even let me put a clip in it!

Check me out!

Posing with Leah

SMILE!

Meet Jerry!

Miss Em continues to be a chatterbox and it's hilarious. She now has a new imaginary friend named Jerry. At first she told me she met him at the salon, but now apparently they met while she was out to lunch at Panera Bread. She tells both Andy and I that he is very nice and SO funny, but that we haven't met him before. She makes this part very clear. She calls him on the phone all the time and his parents names are KK & Mark (which happens to be what she calls Corey's parents) but not CC's KK & Mark, different ones. Their relationship seems to be progressing because for the past few days she keeps telling me that she and Jerry are getting married and would I like to be there. When I say yes, she tells me it's a really long ride and that we'll go another day. Today she started up on the Jerry topic so I tried to secretly video tape her - she'll usually stop me if she notices, but I think today she was humoring me.

Here was the outfit for the wedding!!!

Baby Update - 24 weeks!

All is great on the baby developing front. I am officially just over 24 weeks and feeling good. I am starting to have some lower back pain but I'm pretty sure a lot of that comes from carrying around a 34lb child for the majority of the day. I'm really trying to encourage her to walk because I know once the baby comes she's going to have no choice. The baby's heart rate has continued to stay in the low 140's which is exactly what Em was. This would lead most to believe perhaps it's another girl, but the first time all my mid-wives thought boy, so now I'm really not sure, except for the fact that I think it should be a boy, just because I never pictured myself with 2 girls, but heck, I never pictured myself with a girl first, so I guess I shouldn't really go with my gut.

I still haven't managed to let Em feel the baby kick yet even though they come fast and furious. She will hold her hand there for about 1 second and that's it. This morning though after I tried to get her to feel my belly, she took my hand and put it on her belly and said do you feel it kick? She has now decided in the past few days that she also has a baby in her belly. Just 1 baby though, not 2 like our friend's are having. Thank goodness for that, not sure I could handle it!

I went to my review birthing class on Sunday as I'm trying for a VBAC this time around and it was really great to hear birth stories and talk with the other women, who are both first and second time moms. It was also a nice wake-up call for me that I really need to get my act together and start thinking about a birth plan, baby names, a plan for the day of the birth etc. I know I still have some time, but it's already going fast and with a busy spring I know that's only going to continue. For now though I'll enjoy the quality time with my little lady!

Shower Time!

Lately, we have really been into showers at our house (I'm referring to Em, thankfully, Andy has been taking them for years!). She loves to feel like a mini mommy and has even taken possession of my hair wrap, which actually comes in quite handy to keep her warm on these cold nights. After this particular shower, I couldn't help but grab the camera and have a nice photo shoot!