Dave is doomed. I, on the other hand, am in heaven. I should start making a list of all the things I want to make for this little chica before she gets here. Do I want to attempt another round of baby bedding? Probably, since I can't stand most of what is (affordably) out there. Now that I've been exposed to "good" fabric I just don't appreciate what I find at a lot of places. But we'll see. We'll need to fix our crib and changing table-they have been through a lot. Not that the girls have caused any damage. But moving across the country 2 times, plus a move across a few states in a truck with no shocks really made them a work of art. "Distressed" is in, right? Cuz these are pretty distressed. Hopefully a new coat of paint will do the trick.


I've finally been feeling better! I got a prescription of zofran just in time not to use it. I still need to eat something late at night and first thing in the morning, and I can't reach too far back on my tongue when I brush it. I still can't eat certain things and really need to give in to my cravings (all things COLD and Mexican). I wish I had a slurpee machine in my house. And a never-ending supply of Sonic's Cherry Limeade. It's a good thing I don't otherwise I'd be a nice blob right now. I haven't gotten ONE slurpee and only one cherry limeade. It was gone pretty quickly-no lingering over that. But other than that I AM GOOD! I feel like I've been cheating on my favorite food (hamburgers), much to Dave's dismay. If we have a date night I no longer want Red Robin or Apollo, which are both too far away for Dave to go enjoy by himself. He took the girls to the Orem rec center to swim last Saturday just so he could have an excuse to go to Apollo. He denies this.

The girls finally started some activities! I feel like I'm being a good mom! Emma took a little ballet hiatus after her recital in June. I was hoping to have her try something else, but she really is good at it and loves it so much, so I put her back in. Bree is exploring gymnastics (her pronounciation-anathtickth-cracks me up every time) and is LOVING IT. I knew this would be right up her alley. She's going to be our little athlete. They gave me a leotard for her and had to show me how to fix it so it would actually fit, she's so tiny. At her first week that asked me if she was 3 yet. When I told them she was 4 they about had a heart attack. She's tiny, but I love to pinch her little buns :) And even as little as she is, she's starting to catch up to Emma! Sweet girl-Emma asked us the other day why everyone in her grade always tells her how tiny she is.

I also FINALLY started them in piano lessons!!!!! Emma has been dying to learn for a while now and I just haven't had the confidence to teach her. But that's okay b/c I'm not very good at teaching my own children these types of things. I could never homeschool. I get impatient too easily and expect too much. I don't understand what's "normal" at certain ages, so I get frustrated when they don't grasp certain things. So I found a teacher for the both of them. She comes to our house, takes a little bit of time with Bree and the rest of the time with Emma. Both girls picked up on things pretty quickly, and the teacher said that Emma is really bright and will probably progress fast. I think Emma is a very smart child, but because she doesn't have that Type A, red personality, it surprises me when she excels. I have no idea why I associate the two, but I do. But I'm happy that she's happy with the things she is doing!

In other "family news", we're close to buying in to the practice where Dave works. Negotiations have started over a new location site, and we're hoping to be up and running by June. This means we might need to move to be closer, which makes me SAD. I love love love love love where we live. We might be able to stick around here, but it means we sacrifice in other areas (commute time??), so we just have to decide what our family priorities are. But this is going to be a big year for us! New practice, new baby, and maybe we can buy a house! Maybe...