Crave Baby

Crave baby crave! These cravings are unlike the girls! I wanted the perfect craving with Evie. I waited until the last minute to decide what dinner would be. If I made the wrong choice, it was a bathroom visit. If I made the correct choice, it was the BEST meal I had ever eaten.

Cravings were a bit different with Eden. I still was sick, but I craved meat and potatoes! I really didn't want sweets and enjoyed eating as much with her as I did Evie!

This pregnancy has brought little to no nausea, small amount of stomach discomfort between weeks eight and twelve, and the usual feelings of exhaustion that come with pregnancy. But, this time around, I am distracted by the busyness the girls add to life and I forget at times that I've got a baby in the belly!

This baby craves.... toasted bread with mayo and honey mixed together, then I spread it on one side of the toast, a piece of provolone on the other side, a few slices of organic turkey, chucks of tomatoes sliced up and seasoned with sea salt and pepper, a few organic pickle slices, and sometimes apple cut up in the sandwich. Oh, and a handful of Kettle Salt & Vinegar potato chips on the side. Mmmmmm, mmmm!!!

This is one of my most satisfying lunches right now:)!

Tippy Toad

Eden is my tippy toe girl. She walks on her toes, stands on her toes, and even runs on them most of the time. This afternoon after her nap she climbed up onto one of the kitchen chairs and in her baby gibberish asked for food and her drink. Then she sat down and waited patiently for them. It was amazing! These little milestones are HUGE for me since I am praying and hoping for small miracles like this before the new babe gets here.

Last night Bebe brought over a present for Evie. It was a new backpack for school this summer and it is so cute. It is a frog with, "Tippy Toad" monogrammed onto it which describes EE more than Evs. Evie loved it! She wanted to sleep with it last night. Instead, we let her sleep in her right water shoe (we have misplaced the left shoe) and she was very content with that. So funny!

Back to Eden, she is beginning to really comprehend commands and directions that we give. I feel a sense of relief when I see her getting it! After having two thirteen months apart, I am starting to see a new light in life!

Mother's Day Number Three

This is my third Mother's day being a mom. Each year grows sweeter. This morning our worship team did a tribute to mothers. It was a special band put together entitled "Mamas boys". It was hysterical. I'll include the video down below. As I listened to the funny lyrics written to honor us mothers, I felt a tremendous blessing over me. I thought about mothers in the middle east who, in most countries, are spit upon by their husbands, government, and religion. It made me so thankful for Christ and for the amount of redemption that has take place on our side of the globe!

I was awaken this morning with a blaring, "will you help Elmo up, please?" Grady left Elmo in Eden's bed last night. Elmo was tipped over this morn and was asking for help. Ha! Grady took the cue from the Elmo alarm, went downstairs, and made me breakfast in bed! Oatmeal and french toast! Two of my faves!

The girls gave me a Disney card and a rose from each one of them. Grady gave me a gift card to Starbucks. And my baby in utero gave me some sweet nudges that reminds me that he/she will be here soon. It was a sweet morning indeed!

May 1st!

May 1st is here and almost gone! There are 5 months left until delivery and today this little one is 17 weeks in utero. The days continue to go by so quickly! Evie and Eden keep me super busy so there isn't much time to ponder who this litle one will be. We find out in two weeks what this baby is, boy or girl? I think I may linger more on who he/she will be and find myself looking for things to put in this baby's room.

Lately, I have been thinking about the children's room situation and how I will arrange them. As of now, I am thinking that I will move Eden to Evie's room and get one more crib for the new baby. Crazy, I know, but I will have THREE cribs at one time!!! For at least one more year after the baby arrives I will keep the girls in their cribs. So, I think that the girls will love being together in a room! Now to decide when to make the switch! This is the tricky part. Do I move EE in Evs room soon? Or do I wait a little closer to my due date to put them together? Seeking advice about this one. I just don't want to mess up a good thing right now. Naptimes are easy, bedtime routine is fairly easy, and not waking one other is a rarity. Why mess this up right now?! Decisions, decision!

So, as of late, Evie says, "I can't like it" when she doesn't want to eat something or when she doesn't want to do a particular thing. Last night, at the grocery, Grady bought her a small box of goldfish (which is a huge treat because we do not eat goldfish usually). She wanted the treat before dinner. I told her no. She continued on to say she can't like food! She can only like goldfish. It's really funny to listen to her monologue on what she decides she cannot like. If only I could freeze that little voice! So sweet!

Eden is listening so well right now. She is learning her boundaries physically. She is hitting less, biting less, and I think she is throwing her body around less. This is such a great milestone for her:)! She just loves so well. If I am laying on the floor she will tackle me and just love on me giving me kisses and laying her sweet head on my chest! Love it!