Teething is for the Birds

Marlee is still waiting for her canines to come though...seven weeks and counting! I am really hoping they are completely in before her sister arrives.  And then maybe she will start sleeping through the night again.  There is always wishful thinking, right?

Chewing on ice seems to help

And restless nights call for some R&R in Momma and Dada's bed

 And sometimes teething stinks so bad that you just want to SCREAM (and so does Momma)!

Marlee and her Dada

Marlee is lucky to have the best Dada in the whole wide world.  James is so good with Marlee.  He plays with her, changes her, gives her baths, reads to her, etc., etc., etc.  When he is home, he is just as involved with her as I am and I am so thankful for that.  They always bond so much on the weekend and Mondays are always hard when Dada has to go back to work (often followed by Marlee being stuck like glue to Dada on Monday nights).  They have been spending even more time together in the last couple weeks since Dada has been doing the majority of everything around here while I try to stay off of my feet as much as possible.

Here is just a sneak peak of their time together over the last couple of weeks:

Morning road trips to get breakfast,

 trying on hats,

coloring,

 Saturday morning wagon rides (waiting patiently),

birthday parties,

 walks to the playground,

and snuggled up in the wee hours of the night.

Breaking in Sister's Toys

We have been finishing up the nursery and getting things out of the attic to prepare for the baby.  Marlee has been having a ball playing with all of her sister's toys.  And Marlee is so petite that she is still under the weight limit. ;)  I'm anxious to see what she thinks when she finds out these are not her toys.

35 Weeks!

Here I am at 35 weeks pregnant with baby girl #2!

And here I was at 35 weeks pregnant with Marlee

I still think I basically look the same this time as I did last time.  Although, you can tell that I was on bed rest at this point last time, hence the pajamas.  I can still say that this pregnancy has pretty much been a breeze.  Although being pregnant is definitely not one of my favorite things, God has blessed me with an easy one for the most part.  I have just recently started getting quite a bit of back pain and sleeping has become very uncomfortable, but other than that, all is good.  Only 5 more weeks until our family is complete!  Or, maybe (hopefully) less?!

Current Events in Marlee's World

Here are the rest of the pictures/videos from my phone and camera since our computer broke.  This will give you a good idea of what our little princess is up to these days.

Running errands with Mom

James can't ever mow the yard without Marlee wanting to take a ride on the "tactor".

 Eating at the table like a big girl

 Her new attachment, the "bee".  It's a pillow pet that Memaw Polly got her for Christmas.  We aren't really sure what it is, but she calls it a "bee".  She still carries her monkey, so now we have to take two things everywhere we go. :)

 Playing at the park...if it isn't 100 degrees.

Dancing to the ABC's

 After 18 months of all boy interests, Marlee has finally started playing with her babies.  She put them up on the couch and said "night, night" and then she started patting them.  This picture cracks me up because she looks like she means business! 

 She loves cheese dip, just like her Momma and Dada...and just about everyone else in our family.  Who doesn't love cheese dip?!

Teething

Marlee has been getting her canine teeth in for over a month now.  She only has one that has completely come through on the bottom, the top two are almost through, and the other bottom one is no where in sight.  Oh how I would love for them all to be in by the time her baby sister is born.  They say that teething is miserable for some and others are hardly phased by it.  My drama queen is definitely part of the former.  I'm sure I have mentioned that she hasn't slept through the night in eight months.  I think it is a combination of being sick, teething, and just plain being a light sleeper.  We have tried every method under the sun and lately we have just thrown our hands up and are just hoping that it eventually works itself out.  For the past week, she has ended up in bed with us between 2:00 AM & 4:00 AM for the remainder of the night.  I know, I know, it is a bad habit.  But, I'm pregnant.  I'm hardly able to sleep these days anyway, so I have to do what is best for us all to get some rest.  I do have to say that we have enjoyed waking up next to our little sunshine.

 Here we are playing with a "fashfight" one morning last weekend.

 All of those sleepless nights can cause a girl to wear out before naptime.  Papaw, too.

4th of July

Marlee spent July 3rd at Jack & Jill with her Ma and Maggie so she could take part in the July 4th festivities.  

Then we headed down to lake Ouachita on July 4th.  We got there in time to watch the fireworks on the dock.  Marlee watched a little Elmo while we waited.

I was afraid the fireworks would scare Marlee, but she absolutely loved them.  She kept saying "the works!" and "woah!".  And then she said "bye-bye" to "the works" about 100 times before she went to sleep that night. ;)

Marlee and Josie are really starting to become little buddies.  If they can just get the sharing thing down. ;)

 This would be the cutest picture ever if there wasn't a big glob of snot coming out of her nose.  Oh, well.

 We had a good time on the lake once we found a cove that didn't intrigue Marlee to climb the rocks.  The first cove we went to had a lot of big rocks and cliffs and of course that is all my little tomboy wanted to do. 

  How do you get all of the grandkids to sit still for a picture?  With suckers, of course! 

 The lake will wear you out, but you are never too tired to catch up on a little Elmo with your Dada and your cousins.