... My Free Me Time

... Since my free time is coming to an end soon, I am making the most of it! I have been sewing! It is a stress reliever for me. While Sweet Pea naps I am able to listen to my music and sew!

...So here's to the last few months of my "me" time and free time!

... A Day with the Girls

... On January 2nd I was able to leave Nolan & Sweet Pea home for a few (more like 4) hours. My friends from High School were getting together for brunch. Nolan & I had been busy trying to get this done and I didn't know if I was going to be able to go. Well I surprised all of them by showing up! They didn't think I was coming and I was so happy that I did! We picked up right where we left off 9 years ago! We have known each other for almost 15-20 years! We have all grown up so much since High School and I think that each of these girls have turned into beautiful ladies! I am so glad that I could call them my friends!

(couch: Me, Tess (Duncan)Fishburn, Becca (Foutz) Manning, Stefane (Wheeler)Ballard, Bonnie Hopkins

floor: Rachel Fleming, Jessica (Cockrell)Finch)

... FINALLY DONE

... Nolan & I have been working for a month on cleaning out our spare bedroom and getting it ready to paint for a new BIG Girl Room for Sweet Pea! Once it was cleaned Nolan & I painted it, and hung he bead board. More painting and caulking and caulking and painting and it is finally done! We hung the blinds and curtains last night and I cleaned the floor this morning. We are now ready to move in her BIG Girl Bed and accessorize!! Eventually Baby Girl #2 will be moving in with Sweet Pea and it will be a little girls haven!!

(* We couldn't have done it without the help of our sisters and parents for watching Sweet Pea!)

... A Sweet Surprise

... A few days before Christmas Nolan & I were able to find out what Baby #2 was. We both didn't care either way, boy or girl. As soon as the tech squirted that nasty stuff all over my belly, our little one was spread eagle and we knew right away...

ANOTHER GIRL!!!

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... I have studied and studied that ultrasound making sure that we didn't miss something. From the picture it looks like there might be something there?! But he checked at least 4-5 times and it's a GIRL!! We are excited to be staying in this lovely world of Dolls, Barbies, Bows, Pink, and DRAMA!! We wouldn't have it any other way! Sweet Pea will make a great Big Sis when she finally comes to terms that her world is going to be rocked in a few short months! She is sort of in denial!

... Learned Behavior

... Sweet Pea has taken an interest in the "Potty" lately. I don't feel she (ok, we) are ready for that just yet. I try not to discourage her when she asks to go sit on the potty. A few weeks ago she asked to sit and go potty, so being the good parents we are (try to be) we put her up there. Nolan called me to come and look and this is what we found...

... A Naked 2 year old reading a book on the toilet! Just Great!

* Just for the record, we do NOT do this at our house! She had to have learned it from Grandma, Grandpa or Aunts or Uncles?! Anyone want to fess up? Manda, KK?