Message To My New Little One

STOP SCARING MOMMY! Seriously, I like seeing you on ultrasound, but having spotting twice now is making Mommy downright jumpy. I did appreciate the wave you gave me during the ultrasound today, the way you looked like you were trying to talk to me by opening and closing your mouth, and how you flipped over as if to say "that's enough for today" at the end. And don't get me wrong, I'm all for cool pictures just as much as the next person. However, Mommy's nerves can only take so much. So, no more spotting, and I hope to feel some of those acrobatic kicks we saw on the ultrasound very soon!

Friday Fill-Ins

1. My birthday, homecoming, and a hayride to pick our pumpkins this year are some of the things I'm most looking forward to in October.

2. I'm not one for surprises. Sometimes I wish I could just go to the end and see what will happen. That's true for books, movies, and life!

3. Parenting doesn't come with a handbook. You have all these ideas of how you will act and how you won't act. I think most people stick to their overall ideals, however, some of the little things aren't as clear cut and that's why there is a saying, "never say never"! Bribe my 2 year old with a sucker so she sits there quietly in the cart while I shop? Heck ya!

4. When I'm down, I try to surround myself with people. Extroverts gain energry from being around others!

5. At home is where you'll find me most often. We do make an attempt to do at least one thing every day to get out of the house, but with a toddler who naps 2-3 hours in the afternoon and then a house to clean and a family to feed, home is where we are most often.

6. A rainy day is good for sleeping in! I LOVE to wake up and see that it's raining. It usually means Hannah will give me an extra half hour of sleep!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to relaxing at home, tomorrow my plans include going to the store and taking a nap, and Sunday, I want to go to church and take a nap! (Do you see a weekend theme?)

Thursday Thirteen

13 Things I Learned From Watching "How I Met Your Mother"

I know I've already done a Thursday Thirteen about this show, but it's just so dang funny that there are plenty of things to say about it. So, in honor of the show starting it's new season this week, here are some things I've learned from watching the show.

1. You can walk 500 miles but you can't push a car without wheels.

2. Krav Maga is not a form of yoga.

3. Never slap a person without the approval of the Slap Bet Commisioner.

4. Wood glue does not replace screws in coffee tables.

5. Nothing good happens after 2am.

6. Ted Mosby is a jerk.

7. Never buy an apartment until you are sure the floors are level.

8. Architects are hot.


9. Taking 5 shots in 2 minutes is a bad idea (I think we all knew that one).


10. Even fake swords can send someone to the hospital.


11. Never leave 100 mice in a cardboard box overnight.


12. The worst pick-up lines seem to get the best results.


13. Don't insult police officers if you need a ride home.

The Little Drummer Girl

As stated in a previous post, our little girl is all about music these days. Not only does she like to try to play Guitar Hero with Daddy, but he has also now convinced her to play her own toy drum while he plays. Recently, our friends brought over Rock Band and Hannah loved to play 4 drums at once. Here she is, practicing the game with Daddy (who almost got hit in the head on more than one occasion):

She usually chooses to sing Baa Baa Black Sheep as she whacks the drum and she actually has decent rhythym (for a toddler). I expect she will be getting a band together any day now - I bet her stuffed animals will be a great audience!

A Post From The Past

This post is from July 23rd and now that I've officially made it into the 12th week, I wanted to share it:


Today, I got my positive pregnancy test. It was a light line, but it was a line none-the-less, and I am so happy that I go back and forth between being giddy and bawling. If you are reading this, it means that I am past the 12 week mark and everything is going great. I'm not really sure what I want to say in this post - mostly just share that right now, I feel so much joy, hope, and happiness. We are going to be parents again. Hannah is going to be a big sister. I feel so blessed.

Hello little one - you are already well loved and we can't wait to meet you!

Wordless Wednesday

This picture is from 2 months ago - I finally feel brave enough to post it:

Toddler Should Be Spelled O-C-D

First off, I don't actually think my toddler has OCD, I think all this is perfectly normal toddler behavior. I know that kids, especially this young, crave repitition and find comfort in things being in a specific order. Rob and I were just sitting there one night, laughing about how our child, if she was an adult, would be labeled obsessive compulsive because of the following habits:


~ All doors in our house must be shut. She literally walks around, shutting every single door on the second floor and then comes down and does the same thing to the first floor.

~ If she wanted to do something and you tried to help her (or, heaven forbid, even just do it for her), then she will completely undo what you have done and redo it.

~ Whenever we walk into a house, she must immediately sit down and remove her shoes and socks, usually tripping whoever was coming in behind her.

~ If we walk by a curb, she must be allowed to walk along it for a few steps and then jump off.

~ If we walk by grass, she must walk through it. Even that annoying little strip they put in the parking lot for no known reason.

~ Once she finishes a snack, she can't hold the box, wrapper, or napkin it was in. She will keep saying "All done" over and over again, continually getting louder, until you take it.

~ When she takes a bath, she must put every single toy into the tub with her, one by one. When she gets out, she must put them all back, one by one.

~ She asks to wash her hands constantly.

~ She cannot sleep unless fully dressed, no matter how hot her room gets during the summer. If it's really warm, I remove the covers once she is asleep.

~ She must have both her kitty blanket and her princess blanket covering her to sleep. She also needs a sippy cup with water and at least one stuffed animal in bed with her, but it can't be touching her.


Deviating from this list can only end in disaster (or at the very least you risk a major meltdown). Our toddler, the next "Monk".

Hurricane Hanna(h)

While "hurricane" could easily describe our toddler, at least our Hannah is learning how to help clean things up. She even sings a clean up song and occasionally offers to help clean without being prompted (as a way to stay up later, of course). Hurricane Hanna must be her evil twin, Hanna without the "h" on the end. ;)

Hope all those in the way of the evil Hanna stay safe and dry!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Funny Phrases From My Toddler

1. "I'm awake!"
This is what she says to me every morning when I come in to get her. Not "good morning" or "hi" but "I'm awake!"

2. "Want rock again!"
This is what she says when Daddy stops playing Guitar Hero.

3. "I need Cash!"
No she isn't talking about money, her favorite little friend is named Cash. Sometimes when she asks for him at a store, people look at me funny but whenever I take the time to explain it, people always comment on what an adorable name that is. I agree!

4. "Uh-oh, we're home!"
She's just started saying this for some reason as we pull into the garage and I think it's pretty funny but I am trying to get her to say "yay we're home" instead.

5. "The lights are on."
This is funny because she was looking out the window when she said it, so I had to explain that those weren't lights, that was the sun.

6. "I'm a grumpy gus."
Sometimes I call her a grumpy gus when she is in a bad mood. Now she occasionally she answers this way when you ask "what's wrong?"

7. "I need shopping!"
This one isn't funny, I just like that I trained her so well at such a young age. ;)

8. "Ceiling is inside, sky is outside."
One day, Hannah looked up, pointed to the ceiling, and said "sky". I said, "No baby, that's the ceiling. The ceiling is inside, the sky is outside." Now she says this over and over again every time she looks up. It's also funny because it sounds like "c-wing is insiii, sty is ow-siiii".

9. "Need clean up!"
This is her attempt to stay up later when her "need play little bit" fails, but we do let her clean up her toys before going to bed. We're not dumb.

10. "So pretty"
She says this about herself while looking the mirror - it's how I got her to start letting me brush her hair but it's funny because she stops and says this in front of all mirrors, no matter where we are.

11. "Ooooh big girl!"
Hannah did not like stepping on the scale at the doctor's office last time she went for a well-child visit, so we have been practicing at home. Now whenever Mommy has to go to the doctor, she insists on stepping on the scale too after Mommy gets weighed. She always says "ooooh big girl" because that's what I say to her at home. I hear nurses giggling.

12. "Need salt baby"
Yes she has a fake salt shaker and she salts her baby dolls. No idea why.

13. "I need cuddle with Mama"
This one isn't funny but it's soooo cute. I'm going to miss it when she stops saying it.