'New' Nursery

Here's an updated view of the nursery...
I still have one thing left to do for Jack - put up a hat rack for him...but other than that, we're set for 2 babies in the nursery:) It's so cute...I love being in there!

Props to Seth for putting the crib together the night we got it...
Props to the Lowthers for helping us rearrange the furniture...
Props to John for helping Seth put Jack's name on the wall...

Weeeeeeeeee're ready JACK!!

packed.

3 bags this year - one for Seth and I, one for LJ and one for JL.
We're ready whenever Jack is...

safe in dada's arms

i think i mentioned in a recent post how recently we've discovered lilly's fear of the vacuum. not sure when or why this fear came about, but it's just been within the last couple of months. (maybe that's because i vacuum so rarely she hasn't had a chance to become used to it?! skrrrrt.)
anyways, it's past time and the dog hair is becoming like a blanket on the carpet so i vacuumed the loft last night. partially so our house would be cleaner, but partially because seth wanted to cuddle with his non-cuddly daughter:)
here's the proof. she will cuddle with you (well maybe not YOU, but dada) for the entire time the vacuum is running, and even afterwards if the vacuum is not immediately put out of site.
sweet girl knows she safe in her dada's arms. what a picture of how our Heavenly Father calls us to run to him and know that we are safe in his loving, all-powerful (even more than dada's) arms.

psalm 91:1-4 - "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.' Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart."

a very precious eternal truth, (that i admit i didn't even think about until i started this post) displayed right in our loft last night at 730pm.

love it.

and yes, i did wash the spaghetti off lilly's face before she went to bed. the house may be a mess, but i try and keep my child somewhat cleaned up:)

you know you're 8 months pregnant when...

1 - you walk out of the house on a record cold morning (15 degrees i believe), on a day when the high will only reach 31 degrees and the wind chill will be 0 degrees at times, and forgetting your coat and scarf your first thought is " eh, I'll be fine" and you get in the car and leave for the office...

2 - you down a full 3-part styrofoam container of asian takeout and immediately want another one

3 - on your way to your car at lunch (to pick up the amazing asian takeout) you indeed confirm that the weather feels amazing and you were right - you didn't need your coat and scarf.


come on jack:)

10 months and some change

Gigi (derived from Seth's rendition of our little friend Maddie trying to pronounce "Lilly Jo" by saying "Ji Jo") turned 10 months old a couple weeks back. The girl is in full swing I tell you. She's all over the place these days - crawling up the stairs (with someone watching her), cruising along everything, taking a few steps here and there, talking non-stop (especially if we're not paying attention to her!), finding anything on the ground to put in her mouth, getting into Wilbur's dog bowls, standing up chatting in her crib when she should be napping (and chewing on the crib railing. nice.), eating some big people food (when I'm feeling brave), signing 'more' when she wants more food, and giving Seth some lovin' (thanks to Lilly's wonderful caretaker Carol for teaching our non-cuddling daughter this one!)...

Lilly Jo is what I would call a headstrong little girl. Maybe this will change as she grows up, or maybe it won't. But it suits her just fine! We love her spunky and sometimes challenging little personality. When she does something she knows she not supposed to do, she'll hear us say "no no", pause briefly, then go right back to doing it again. She's definitely learning to listen quite well, but she has her 'let-me-see-if-I-can-get-away-with-this-one-more-time' moments. I have to say most times Seth and I would rather laugh than swat her on the leg and tell her 'no' again. She's just so darn cute:)

One thing we've noticed recently is that Lilly Jo is pretty afraid of the vacuum. While we hope she eventually outgrows this fear, it does make for some great cuddle time with Seth while I'm cleaning. She'll sit in his lap and put her head on his shoulder the entire time I'm vacuuming. For a child that doens't cuddle much with anyone, we take this very seriously:) This is quality time! Maybe this means the house will get cleaned more often?

Ah, who am I kidding...I'm about to have a 1 yr old and a newborn.

No way jose.

:)