Zoo

Kendall and I making chocolate chip cookies - YUMMO!

Earlier in the day we decided to head to the Zoo - which Kendall loves. We had a great day although it was a bit cold. Here she is on the lizard. Cheese!

Watching the penny.

Patting the little lion cub's head.

The new baby baboon. I love this picture because it is so typical, the mom cuddling and the dad just sitting by watching. Just kidding. It was super cute.

She FINALLY got a wee bit close to this scary statue.

The giraffes are always fun.

Just plain cute.

Aaron just being silly. I threatened to make this our xmas card this year.

Thankful Indeed!

Dad requested pictures right away, so here they are... Stickers with daddy.

Decorating the tree with mommy. No tinsel tree this year, so we decorated the smaller one (typically the Gone With the Wind tree) with the regular ornaments.

This all happened last weekend - WAY early, but given everything to expect the next few weeks, I thought I'd get a jump on things.

Kendall loves the lights.

Fast forward to this morning at the park.

Practicing her balance beam routine.

WOWZA!

Our thanksgiving feast!

Not bad for my first ever turkey by myself! Notice there is no vegetable. But it was yummy!

Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends near and far. We love you all!

Fun Fall Photos

I've got a golden ticket!

It has been awhile since the last post. Not a whole lot to report. Do have some good videos of Kendall. During Gpa Rick and Grammy's last visit to SC they purchased some lotto tickets. Of course Aaron returned the winners and purchased some more. Kendall got in on the action and had fun scratching the tickets and telling us she won "money."

She has also developed several new behaviors - some good, some bad. She has mastered the art of tantrums. In fact, we were 'that family' in Walmart the other day when I made her leave the store without the fire trucks. As evidence we took a video of her at home. To be honest I have no idea what this little fit was about, but darn if every answer to every question isn't "no."

But, with every terrible act she makes us laugh with the next. We went to the library the other day to get some new books. As we are walking in, Kendall was lagging behind. I told her to "hurry up and shake a leg" to which she responds by stopping dead in her tracks and shaking her right leg. So funny!

In other news, Aaron is enjoying coaching JV baseball. Unfortunately it means that Kendall and I have been on our own lately. But, he'll get a reprieve from conditioning soon for a few months before the real season starts up in February. Sadly his age it catching up with him as his poor hands are blistered from swinging a bat and his shoulders hurt from throwing a ball...pathetic. I on the other hand was quite proud of myself this past weekend for embarking on my first zipper replacement for an old duffel bag that Aaron can use for practices. For a mere $3.50 I was able to buy the replacement zipper and recycle a fairly nice bag that Aunt Erin had left for us to get rid of. Sad that the small things in life can sometimes be the biggest achievements.

In other news, Great Gpa Wayne is recovering well from heart surgery. He had a pump installed to replace his failing ticker. Time will tell how well he takes to his new cow aorta and life's adjustments. We are all just glad that the surgery went well.

That is about all our news for now. I had a nice birthday last weekend just hanging out. Looking forward to all that my 30's will bring. Can't wait to meet our new addition - can't believe it is down to just 3 weeks. Really can't wait to have my first Margarita or to wear normal clothes again. Latest doctor's appointment was today. No real update to speak of, barely dilated and still at 70% effaced.

Baby Update

Well had a doctor's appointment yesterday. I am only barely one centimeter dilated and 70 percent effaced. All else is well - weight, blood pressure, measurements, etc.

Embarrassed to say that I had to check online to find out/be reminded of what effaced meant. Reminded me also that I have forgotten a lot - like when Kendall crawled, when do babies start eating solid foods, how much milk did Kendall drink, when did she start to use a sippy cup?

All these details make me anxious. I hope that this motherhood thing is like riding a bike...I hope it will all just sort of come back to me. I also hope this next little girl is as good as Kendall was.

Holy Cow!

Tomorrow takes us to 30 days and counting - holy cow! I can't believe it.

Spent part of today making meals to freeze in preparation. Thanks to the advice of friends, I made some shredded chicken, white chili, a dozen black bean burgers, and baked ziti. I have a few more casserole dishes to fill and I'll be all set - or, at least a bit more prepared.

The Masons are here this weekend. The guys came for the Arkansas/Gamecocks game and Linda came along to get her Kendall fix. They arrived last night and we didn't do much today...watched football and horse racing. Tomorrow we'll likely go out to breakfast/brunch to celebrate Linda's birthday (Nov. 12) and mine (Nov. 14). They'll have to leave tomorrow afternoon.

Kendall came down with her first official ear infections on Wednesday, so I stayed home with her on Thursday and Aaron stayed with her Friday. The doctor put her on antibiotics and her fever finally broke today. She has been noticeably punky, but you can tell she was starting to feel better tonight.