27 Weeks!

Well, here I am at 27 weeks pregnant with baby girl #2

And here I was at 27 weeks pregnant with Marlee

So far, this pregnancy has been pretty great.  I have not had near as much sciatica as I did with Marlee and I do not have any pelvic pain...yet.  And, I can't really say that the baby is keeping me up at night because Marlee does a pretty good job at that.  I can't believe we have only 13 more weeks until we meet our sweet baby girl.  Time is flying!

Yummy Apple

I put things in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator that Marlee can play with because she likes to empty the drawer and fill it back up again while I am fixing her meals.  She got out an apple the other day and said "nack" and headed toward her chair.  So, I just put her in her chair and let her have at it.  It was cracking me up how she was eating her apple like a big girl...peeling and all! 

First Lake Trip of 2013

We went out on the boat last Saturday.  The water was FREEZING, but we had a good time just relaxing on the boat and cooking on the grill.  Marlee didn't mind her life jacket like last year (thank goodness!).  Her favorite parts of the lake trip were dancing,

eating ALOT of Cheetos

 and watching Elmo on the IPad

I will be glad when the weather warms up so we can play in the water.

Marlee's Favorite Things

Here are just a few of Marlee's favorite things to do.

Picking flowers on our walk (she calls flowers zoeys...not sure why, but it's cute)

Chick-fil-a picnics at the park

 Playing in the driveway

 Weekend outings with Dad

 Face-time with Elmo 

Water play in the backyard

 Organizing her things (in this case, sStacking her bananas

And playing with Frank

Mother's Day 2013

We went to Fort Smith for Mother's Day to hang out with all of our favorite people.  We spent the afternoon with Memaw and Papaw

 And we spent the evening with the Grady's.  Marlee hit the jackpot with this huge container of goldfish. 

 James and Marlee played a little football 

 And then Marlee decided football isn't for girls. ;)

 Marlee wasn't a fan of Jami at first, but warmed up after about 30 minutes.

 And of course she was happy to see her Ma & Pa.

 We are so fortunate that both of our parents live just an hour away so that we can visit them so often.  And I am so fortunate to me this little girl's Momma. 

The Zoo

Now that the weather is nicer, we decided to venture back out to the drive-thru zoo.  Marlee had a good time looking at all of the animals and probably had the most fun climbing around and exploring the car.

 We ate a picnic lunch before we headed over to feed the animals.  

 Marlee had a good time feeding the kangaroo,

 checking out the turtles,

 chasing the geese,

observing a cow,

and checking out the rocks.

  We ended the day with burgers in the backyard and a little bathtub dancing.

17 Months and 1 Week

• Weighs 22 pounds
• Wearing 18 month clothes and a size 3 diaper
• Tries to repeat everything we say.  She knows too many words to try to list!
• Learned how to say her name last week.  She says "Maree" in the sweetest voice.  Now we just have to get her to say Memaw!!  She tries real hard but gets the order mixed up and says Mawme. ;)
• Has learned how to say "no" and how to use it correctly.  She says it in such a sweet voice but she says it A LOT
• Really into taking things from one place to another and then taking them back again.  She will take all of her toys from her toy basket and carry them one by one to the couch.
• Has three props that must be with her at all times in the morning: her monkey, her blankey, and her milk.  If she loses sight of one of these three things, it is cause for a panic attack
• Climbing on everything.  If I don't put her tray back on her high chair as soon as she is finished eating, she will use the straps to pull herself up so she can sit in her chair.  And she can get to the top of our kitchen table within minutes.

• Doing well with time out.  She had to go to time out almost every day for a week at first, but she hasn't had to go to time out at all this week.  I hope that means she is learning her limits.
• LOVES Elmo.  She still watches Baby Einstein, but usually requests Elmo.  We usually let her watch a show twice a day.  Usually once in the morning and once after nap time.  She will say "show" and climb up on the couch with her monkey and her blankey
• Says "Buuuuhhh" when we walk outside and it is cold or if an air vent blows on her head.  It is one of my favorite things.
• Into naming everyone.  We will be sitting at home and she will point to everyone and say "Dadda, Momma, Maree, Sank (Frank)" and then she will repeat it all again and again
• Dances all the time.  She will occasionally hear the music from the construction site next door and stop to dance.  She dances every time she hears a beat...whether it is music or not.  I don't know if I have posted this video before, but I love that she is dancing so hard that she loses her balance.  Haha!

School Reports

Marlee gets a small report from school every day.  It tells me how she ate, how she slept, her mood, diaper changes, etc. and they always write an extra little note at the bottom.  That part is my favorite.  I also love that "Happy" is always circled as her mood for the day.  As you can see, this little girl loves anything and everything that has to do with outside...or "side" as she calls it.

 

Oh, and I got some flowers for Mother's Day.  Made my day. :) 

Trip to Bernie

We went to Bernie a month ago.  I'm going to stop making excuses for it taking me so long to blog and just accept this as the norm.  At least I haven't given up yet, right?  Anyway, we were able to visit with Memaw Doris and Papaw Roy and went to see Memaw Polly at the hospital.  The Buffaloe's were in town for the weekend, so Marlee got to play with Amelie.  She just loves watching and learning from the big kids.

Here is Marlee with Amelie watching videos of Marlee on Dada's phone.  Aunt Helen looks thrilled in the background.

 I couldn't get Marlee to sit on either Memaw's lap, but when Memaw Doris pulled out a book, my little bookworm couldn't resist a good book reading. 

 Marlee and Amelie got to run around outside for a bit before we left to head back to Arkansas.  

The next two pictures crack me up.  

 This girl loves to swing on porch swings.  I wish we had a place for one at our house.

 The best we could do of both of them together.

 I have a picture of Marlee with Memaw Polly as well, but I am still waiting to get the picture from Kayla.  I will add it as soon as I have it.