Make-up

Anna immitates just about everything and has recently begun "doing her make-up". Watching her play and pretend is so much fun. She definitely does not lack an imagination. She can often be found lately putting on her make-up, washing her hair, singing her babies to sleep, and telling her babies to "stay in their bed". She's also given them a few spankings. :0) Nothing like seeing yourself and hearing your own words come out of your toddler's mouth!

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Tired of bed?

This is how we found Anna recently after going to bed. Guess she got tired of her bed and thought the floor was more comfy. Thankfully I was able to pick her up and move her back to her bed without waking her. In about another week we'll be converting her toddler bed into the full size bed so then she'll have plenty of room to move around and hopefully won't be camping out on the floor. :0) We need her crib mattress for the baby's crib so as soon as we get both girls' rooms finished, I'll post some pictures.

Dr. Appointments

Anna and I both had dr. appointments this week so here's an update. She's been dealing with sinus infections ever since she was 5 months old. Colds always turn into an infection for her and this past Wednesday we saw an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist to see if we could get some answers on what to do for her as we're tired of putting her on antibiotics every month. He almost immediately recommended we have her adenoids removed as she has all of the problems related to adenoids except for ear infections (Praise the Lord). Her repeat sinus infections, heavy mouth breathing, and snoring were 3 of the 4 symptoms that convinced him this surgery would be beneficial for her. So, on February 15th at 7:30 a.m. she'll have the surgery done and although it's a minor, routine surgery that's done all the time, it still makes us nervous to think of putting her to sleep. We are praying for peace and the ability to place her safety in the Lord's hands. We would appreciate your prayers as well. Thankfully the recovery is quick...within 2 days at the most she should be back to her normal self and we should start to see a difference in her breathing within a week. This should also help with her asthma if that's really what she's suffering from as well. My doctor appointment went well and I'm measuring right on track. The doctor expects this to be an average 7-8 pound baby. Her heart beat was strong and from what he could tell from feeling my belly, she is head down at this point. Of course that could still change but for now she's in the right position. He took my hands and had me feel where her little round bottom was and where her little round head was and that was so awesome! The only concern is my platelet count that is below normal. It's not much of a concern now but, as the doctor informed me, it will be when I deliver her as platelets help your blood clot so that you don't bleed too much. So, they'll give me an injection of something that will help with clotting and all will be well. :0) Only 8 weeks or less to go...and yes, I'm counting.

Mini Van Mom

Yes, I'm still having trouble coming to terms with it as I swore I'd never drive a mini van but with kids and age comes practicality I guess. :0) Praise the Lord for dropping this nice automobile in our laps. Michael just "happened" to be driving by the dealership 30 minutes after they put this van on the lot and it just "happened" to be what we were looking for and just "happened" to be in our price range as well. God is so good! It's so comfortable, has tons of storage, and is very easy to drive. As you can see, Anna loves the new ride. You'd think it was her personal playground. When we first put her in it, she climbed in the back seat and tried to fasten her seat belt squealing with delight. She's found the buttons to open and close the side doors so that's something we'll have to work on but other than that she's doing great getting in and out all by herself and climbing in and out of her car seat without help. What a relief for mommy! Anna's getting quite heavy along with this big belly. :0)

Going for a stroll

The weather was decent today so we decided to get out of the house and take Anna's new stroller for a spin. She was screaming with excitement in the house when I told her what we were going to do. She did well staying with mommy and it was good exercise for us both. Thankfully we made it out and back home before the rain started.

Making Muffins

On Monday we made muffins for MOPS and Anna was a big helper stirring the mix and putting the liners in the muffin tins. Today she decided she wanted to "make" some more muffins. She really enjoys cooking...we'll see if she still does when she's older and has to help out in the kitchen. :0)

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Dinner for Two

On New Year's Eve we had some friends over for dinner and games which meant Anna's buddy Matthew came to play. They have been best buds ever since we moved here as they were the only two little ones in the nursery at church up until they both turned 2 this past summer and moved up to the next class. They still play with one another exclusively amidst all the other kids in the 2 and 3 year old room. We have so much fun watching them play together. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera ready, but we caught Anna giving Matthew a shoulder rub while they watched BOZ. They're like a little married couple loving on one another one second and fighting over something the next. Too funny!! Getting ready to pray before dinner...we weren't sure how they'd do eating their dinner at Anna's new table but they both did well sitting still and staying in the kitchen. Here they are having their own "candlelight dinner". :0) I wish the video wasn't so dark as it's hard to see them playing but hopefully you can see enough to know what's going on. We moved Anna's table back into the play area and the kids decided to make their own dinner.

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Fun with Cousins

Anna had so much fun playing with her cousins at our families Christmas gatherings. Bayli got a talking/singing parrot for Christmas and the girls had a great time playing with him. He provided them with some fun dancing music. :0)

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Aunt Heather found these cute little bargains in the dollar section at Target and Anna and Kenley had a ball playing "chef" with one another and Grandma.