Motorcycle

Ah-soo-soo. That's how E says motorcycle. It took us forever to figure out that he was saying motorcycle. He's said it that way for months. Needless to say, he was obsessed with it while Papa was here. Here he is on it. He was way more into it, but he has gotten into the habit of refusing to smile/perform for the camera. (Boo!)

Guilt

It's that time again - back to school. Ever since I had Emmett, I've experienced guilt and some dread at this time of year. This year, it's been really bad. Susie is younger than Emmett when I started back to work. I feel like I need more time. Add on top of that the fact that my great third grade partner won't be coming back, and I have no clue who I'm working with. And Susie wouldn't take a bottle. And I want to potty train Emmett but I need time to do that. My method of dealing with these feelings has been to avoid all thoughts of school and just cram as much fun into each day as we can handle.

Last night, my principal called. He started the conversation with "I'm surprised you haven't called me about the third grade situation." Oops. Honesty is the best policy, right? So I told him that I was moping and trying not to think about it. We laughed, but I really wasn't kidding. Now I have to face reality that I'm going back to work. (I need to say that Gigi is the most amazing person. I have no worries at all about leaving my kids with her. She keeps me sane!)

So I've been getting ready. I worked with a few people to get Susie to take a bottle. It was horrible and emotional, but we finally found a bottle she'd take (Thanks Cam and Gigi). I've started a pile of things to take to Gigi's house. I've started thinking about my back to school bulletin board. I've given myself a pep talk that my new partner will be great and it's going to be a great year.

Change isn't easy, and we're about to be hit with a big dose of it.

Birthday Party

E's best little buddy had his birthday party - and it was a tractor/farm theme. I was excited because I had the perfect outfit for Baby S! E loved the tractors, and the highlight was a tractor hayride! E also entertained everyone by eating popcorn with a fork and stealing the tractors from the table centerpieces. Silly boy!

Happy Birthday E!

Today is E's 2nd birthday. Time is FLYING by. There will be more pictures of his party this weekend, but I had to share these sweet pictures captured by Tina Farmer.

E has brought so much joy to our family, and to others. He has the most amazing group of people who love him so much. We are so blessed!

Newborn

1st Birthday

2nd birthday

It's a GIRL!

I had my ultrasound Thursday, and we found out that it's a GIRL! I'm overwhelmed, mostly because it feels like I'm starting all over. I packed up E's boy clothes over my 4-day weekend. It was hard to see those cute little clothes and blankets go into the box. Now I'm making room for dresses and bows and girly things! We had pink cupcakes to celebrate the big news. Poor E, he has no clue what's coming!!