Potty Wars

So I love my little Emma but somedays I go crazy. She has been potty trained for a while now but every once in a while it seems like she decides she doesn't want to use the bathroom, like today. We have seriously gone through EVERY pair of underwear she owns because she "forgot" to go to the bathroom. We now have no more clean underwear so she is now in a pull up, which is usually a fight to get her to wear, but she gladly put one on today. Aargg! What is the deal?

I forgot to post the following story a while ago but in light of today I will share with you a day in the life of Emma.

As I was cleaning out the "catch-all" room to prepare for the baby, I was DI-ing several old stuffed animals. They were in a plastic bin in the corner of the room. As I preceeded to pull the stuffed animals out I noticed that they were all wet, not stinky, just wet. Hmmm I thought, Emma must have spilled a sippy cup of water into the bin, oh well :o) they'll wash. As I took the bin into the bathroom to clean out, my darling little Emma came in and announced, "Who peed in there mom?" Choke, cough, gag..."What!?!" I exclaimed. NEVER did it cross my mind that she would have peed in the bin, but why would she ask if she had..... so I asked, "Did you pee in there?" Emma replied, "Yeah" and then shrugged her shoulders like, no big deal mom. Me: "Why..WHEN did you pee in there!?" Emma: "When friend Elise came over and we played." As I thought of the last time her friend had come over I realized that this was over 3 weeks ago! I had checked on them and they were playing nicely but Emma had wet pants, but there was no wet spot on the floor, so I assumed that I had caught her before she emptied her whole bladder on the floor. WRONG, she just sat on the stuffed animals in the bin, did her business then continued playing. So needless to say, the stuffed animals didn't go to the DI, they went in the garbage and we had a LONG talk about peeing in the toilet NOT other places. My favorite part of the whole thing was Emma's reply when I asked her again why she peed in the bin, "Cuz I was just playin'." Such a three year old answer, gotta love it :o)

A Whole New World!

Emma LOVES to sing! Here is a video of her singing "A Whole New World." She was a little distracted by her wand so I will have to get a better one. This one is pretty cute though!

9 weeks to go!

I love being down to the single digit countdown! My last doctor's appointment was last Thursday and everything looks great. She is measuring at 2 lbs 11 oz and is very healthy, which is great. Trying to get a decent 3-D picture of this one is a joke. Her hand is always in her mouth, arms crossed in front of her face, along with her legs crossed in front of her face as well. Maybe next time! I am very grateful she has settled head down finally though, I was a little worried. Between the very painful Braxton Hicks, a yucky cold Emma and I have, and swelled feet, I am doing great! No, I really am doing great, just some days I enjoy being pregnant more than others. Emma has been very helpful getting the babies room ready. I love how excited she is to have a little sister and always wants to help. She really is going to be such a big help and I am so excited for when they get to meet for the first time! Next appointment is in 2 weeks, yeah!

Ryan

Ryan started training to run the 5k in Rexburg for the 4th of July a few weeks ago. He also started an Herbalife program and has lost around 15 lbs and several inches in 3 weeks! I am so proud of him! He has done so well and is very dedicated to his routine which is great. I am so grateful for such an amazing husband who works so hard to provide for our family. He is such a great example to me in his church calling and is always willing to help anyone in need. Way to go babe!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Emma turned 3 years old May 27th and is such a big girl! Where did the time go? She is such a sweetheart and we sure do love her. She was so lucky to have 2 birthday parties: one with her friends and one with her family! And boy was she spoiled! We had a wonderful Memorial Weekend up in Idaho. We were able to see Prince Caspian and Emma loved it. Almost every Sunday afternoon, Emma and daddy watch Narnia 1 (as Emma calls it) and it has become one of her favorite shows. She was so excited to see "Narnia 2" and it was a great movie! We had so much fun in Idaho and as always, hate to come home. We sure do love our families and have so much fun with them. Our next visit will be the end of June/first of July to spend time with the Giffords. Yeah! I will be 35-36 weeks pregnant so that will be our last visit to Idaho until after the baby is born, wow! Emma and her friend Elise's princess cakes Emma and her friends! Her new fishing vest (one of many presents!) Thank you everyone!


Emma testing the water hose at G & G Erickson's house.

Princess Birthday Party

Emma and her very best friend Elise have birthdays only a few days apart and have been secretly planning their party for months! Elise's mom and I decided to combine forces and have a little party for the both of them together. The girls were so excited! I was in charge of the cake and a little Bingo game. The cakes/cupcakes turned out really cute and they were so excited. I was worried about the Bingo game but it turned out really cute as well. I can't believe Emma is going to be three! She has grown up so fast and is such a sweetheart. At least once a day I randomly get a hug followed by, "I love you the mostest mom." She is one amazing little girl and is so excited to be a big sister. I have started to hide some of the baby clothes because Emma thinks her "baby sister (doll)" needs her bum changed and a new outfit all the time! What a good little mommy. She is going to be such a big helper when the baby comes and I am so excited to see her with her new sister! We love you Emma! We are headed to Idaho this weekend for Memorial Day and Emma's birthday so I will post pictures when we are back!

Vacation

Wow, where do I start? The last few weeks have been CRAZY and so much fun! We have been so busy which indicates SUMMER is here! Ryan is keeping really busy with his calling, he is always out cleaning yards or visiting families, he really goes the extra mile. The Saturday before Mother's Day I had a Strawberry Freezer Jam making fest. I made 14 lbs of Strawberries into Freezer Jam, and it is sooooo yummy. There is hardly any room left in my freezer but it is already going fast! Mother's Day was wonderful, as usual :o). I bought myself some much needed maternity shirts and LOVE them! (Downeast Outfitters is great!) Last Monday night we met my mom in McCammon so that Emma and I could ride with them to Vancouver, Washington to visit my sister and her family! Let me just say riding in a car being 7 months pregnant entertaining a 3 year old for 12 hours is not my idea of fun! It is beautiful in Vancouver and we had so much fun. We played at the park, went swimming, played at Chucky Cheese, and visited the Oregon Coast, all in 3 days! We visited Cannon Beach and got to see the Haystack rocks. Ryan was super jealous because this is where the movie "Goonies" was filmed. Ryan is a die hard Goonies fan! It was a quick trip but it was wonderful to see Shantel, Bryce, and Zoey! Emma loved playing with her cousin, and was sad to leave. Hopefully we will get to see them in August so Zoey can meet her new cousin! I have many pictures that I am still trying to go through so I will post them later.

Baby Update

Last Thursday was my 26 week checkup and everything looks great! The little one measures right where she should be and is a whopping 1 lb 15oz. I think we'll let her stay in there a little longer. My doctor excitedly reminded me that I have one more 4 week apt. and then I am back to every other week. It must have been the fact that I was tired and hungry, (oh and pregnant) but I did not receive the news so warmly. I burst into tears and mumbled that I wasn't ready or something, and he kindly reminded me that I still have SEVERAL weeks to go and that he can wait until 33 weeks to start 2 week apts. I gathered myself (embarrassed) and shamefully replied, "no that's okay, I'll see you in 4 weeks." It seems like I just "graduated" to 4 week apts and now I am already back to 2 week appointments. You would think I would be jumping for joy, and I am now:o)! I am just going to chalk that one up to wonderful pregnancy hormones!