Big Girl Bed *sigh* She's growing up!

Well, last week Miss E decided that naps were for the birds.  This was not ideal for us because of course, there's a new addition coming into the house and we all will need our sleep then!

While trying to determine what we should do, we decided that it was time to turn her crib into a toddler bed.  She already had a true toddler bed in the room but we thought we'd give her a choice of which one to sleep in.  The first "nap" time turned into a party fest.  We let it last two hours on Saturday and she promptly fell asleep in the car later!

Saturday evening she played for about an hour and a half and then I heard these beautiful words "night night" and then silence.  She had crawled into her bed and fell asleep.  It lasted until about midnight when she awoke and became a little frightened not knowing exactly where she was.  No biggie, we understood that this would take time.

Sunday at nap it was party fest again - but only for an hour.  An hour into the party there was sudden silence!!!  She fell asleep in her bed - again!  SUCCESS!!!  And Sunday night she slept through the night and slept in later than she ever did in her crib!  

Yesterday was the EXACT SAME THING!  I'm sure she will still have her moments, but she seems to be sleeping so much better in the toddler bed than she has for a while in her crib.  I guess it was just time.

My baby is growing up.  Can I be happy and sad at the same time?

Birthday Party

Because J was traveling, we had Miss E's birthday party a little late this year.  It was once again held at the famed playhouse - The Little Gym!

When asked what kind of a party she'd like, Miss E responded "pink"!  When asked what kind of invitations she'd like to send out, Miss E responded with "pink"!  See a pattern?  Same thing happened when asked about her cake and what she'd like to wear.  When looking for the invitations, she did settle into pink and green - so a them emerged.  Thank goodness it didn't look like the wedding in Steel Magnolias.  This was a little better!

Enjoy the famed photographer Maureen's photos - she did a FAB job on them and I can't thank her enough for taking them and making Miss E's bday party that much more enjoyable for me!!!

Preschool Birthday Party - Hello Kitty Style!

Notice how the little stinker is just waiting and waiting for them to finish singing so she can dig into the cupcake! She cracks me up.

Our Superbowl Halftme Show

Some people had Bruce, we had Miss E. I think we had the better show than the rest of the world!

My little rocker chick

Notice the fresh from the bath crazy hair!

Today is my daughter's birthday

I can not believe she is three years old today. Just in the past few months she really has begun to act like a kid, not a baby. I miss that baby stage, but I do love her little personality. She tells me everything right now, good and bad and I know at some point I'll miss that.

For example, yesterday I asked her to do something she didn't want to do. Her response? What Momma, I'm not listening...Oh boy, just think when she learns to just ignore me!

This little girl loves elephants, music and did I mention elephants? She turns anything into a musical instrument and loves to sing "pretty songs". I bought her a harmonica the other day and as soon as she figured it out, she couldn't play more than a note or two because she kept smiling so big. She's already gotten pretty good at it. I see lots of music lessons in our future.

I'm going out while she's in preschool to find her an electric guitar. Yes, I am. She has an acoustic guitar, but it's a little big for her. The electric one I'm looking for is smaller and she can hold it more easily. She is going to be so happy she'll bust! And hopefully, she'll sing me a few more happy songs!

Happy Birthday baby girl! Your Momma and Daddy love you more than you'll ever know.

(pictures of the big day will come later)

It's a BOY!!!

We had our 20 week appointment yesterday. Our little man is measuring right on target and everything looks good. He moved his little hand in front of his mouth like he might have been sucking his thumb and even yawned while we were watching him! It's pretty amazing to see!!!

I am in awe of the fact that we're having a boy. Ever since we decided to adopt Miss E from China, I've always dreamed of little girls. It was a little surreal to hear boy when all my thoughts were still pink. We even had girl names picked out! Of course, it meant that Miss E and I immediately went shopping yesterday afternoon looking for baby brother things. Miss E also grabbed a big sister gift as well - she's going to be great at this!

I started crying on the table because I was just so happy to see everything looked good. We had opted out of any testing in the first trimester, so this was our first chance to really see him and know that he was healthy.

On my health note, I have a horrid cold that is keeping me from sleeping. It's hard to sleep when you can't breathe. I'm hoping this one doesn't linger because it's a doozy. I'm including a 20 week belly shot that I'm not thrilled with, but it'll do! I wish I'd learn to stand up straight. I look a lot bigger but in reality have still only gained two pounds total. Everything is just shifting!