Monday, February 7, 2011

Mischief and Grins

There is nothing safe from Renee's grasp anymore. She had great fun unwinding the disposaple diaper bags and even more fun when she got hold of the box of Kleenex. Shredded tissues everywhere! Her only regret was that I found her pretty quickly.
I've been trying to capture her fishy face and some other funny little expressions that she makes but when she sees the camera I get an automatic grin. She has been trained well.
And now she is trying to destroy a library book so I better run!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Pregnancy #2

I'm making up for lost blogging time today. No promises for the future, certainly not 3 posts a day but we'll see how it goes. Remember this post?

"There are certain things I was sure I would never do or become while pregnant. Here is a little snapshot of what I "haven't" done during the first trimester.

I don't wake up nauseous every morning and certainly don't take comfort in a cold tile floor with a bathmat as a pillow. I haven't quit packing my husband's lunch and never get to work late. When I do arrive at work I wouldn't think of laying on the couch for half an hour...or an hour...or more, that would be unprofessional. I've never gone out for fastfood after finishing the lunch I packed. I haven't given up high heels and surely that wasn't me searching walmart in my sweats and no make-up for the elusive cough syrup deemed safe for pregnancy. I haven't become emotional and don't cry when I see babies on TV. My house isn't messy, the flowerbeds don't have weeds, the laundry doesn't overflow the hamper, and the refrigerator doesn't get empty...I wouldn't consider neglecting those things in favor of a nap. This can't be me. Perhaps one day I'll join the ranks of women who tell the not so nauseous mommy-to-be "I just loved being pregnant!" Then again...maybe not!"

So here I am 14 months later and 9 weeks pregnant. I confess I asked Jeff not so long ago, "I would gladly go through labor again to have another baby, but is there any way to avoid the 9 month pregnancy?" Not surprisingly we came up with no solution. Happily though I haven't spent as much time with my head hanging over the toilet and I still wear my high heels to work...a bit of defiance maybe? I have hopes for an easier pregnancy though I hold them loosely. Despite concern of having children too close together I've deemed this an excellent time to be pregnant as Renee takes 2 hour naps both morning and afternoon. I didn't do well at sleeping when she slept when she was born, I'm making up for that now. There's no shame in taking two naps a day and being in bed by 8pm!

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I just started scrapbooking with Smilebox and when I saw I could post my finished pages to blog I thought maybe this would be a way to keep up my blog without a whole lot of effort. So for those who enjoy a glimpse into my family, enjoy!
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