Super fun weekend

This is at the mall/Rainforest Cafe. I love Olivia's expression in this picture. I wish I could have gotten the front of her face. Oh well. Pointing at absolutely everyting.

And she loves this thing. We didn't have any cash so I was just letting her play on it, when some nice guy came and put his kids on it too, put in his dollar and let Olivia stay on for the ride. She was thrilled.

So Friday night we went to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. I thought Olivia would love it there, and she pretty much did. She was way tired and a bit cranky, and just wanted to run around all over the place and not sit confined in her high chair. She def enjoyed it when I finally did let her run around and dance, and point to everything. It was a lot of fun. They have a coupon on their website for $10 off, so that def made it worth it! Olivia and I have matching outfits. She got the shirt a few months ago, and then I got one similar without realizing it matches Olivia's shirt almost exactly. And we both have brown shorts that go with it! So I put us in our matching outfits for our outing to the mall. :) Sucha dork, I know.

Saturday we did some work around the house, and went shopping. Then we went swimming. And this morning we went and had some fun at the park. Olivia ran in the grass with her baby doll. I love watching her play with her doll. It's just the cutest thing to me. Today she hit its head up against the tree and said, "Uh-oh... owww.. mmmmwwaa!" And kissed its head. LOL

Our family fun day!

So Aaron had off from work today, and we certainly made the most of it. I have been slacking at updating this blog, sorry fam.

But this morning we went out to breakfast at the Farmhouse in Gilbert. So yummy. Olivia was so good at breakfast. She liked saying hi and waving to everyone. Then we played in some fountains outside the resturant. It was actually gorgeous out. There was a slight breeze and it was probably about 80. Perfect. Then we went to Once Upon A Child, which is a store that sells gently used kids items, and they have some new stuff too. We went to get a portable potty seat for Olivia. She has been doing great on the potty, but when we're out and she tells me she has to go she won't sit on the big one with me holding her. It freaks her out, and I don't really blame her. So I found this kind that folds up into fours that I can fit in my purse and take with us. Then we came home and took naps. Olivia only slept for 45 minutes! I guess she knew it was family fun day and didn't want to miss out. Then we went shopping and got some groceries and some big girl underwears for Olivia! Tomorrow I am going to put her in them and see how we do. At home with no diaper on she has been pretty accident free for the past two days. So we will see how it goes.

Then we finished the day swimming and grilling with our friends Mike and Jessica and their baby. It was a lot of fun. Olivia loves showing off in the water.

And I love bragging about Olivia :) She probably adds a new word or expression to her vocab every day. Some of the latest include, "Wow!" "Ewwww!" "Ooooh petty!" I'd feel safe saying she has about 30 words she uses, but I haven't really sat down and counted. She also started doing hand motions for songs we sing together. She has Itsy Bitsy Spider down pat, and most all of Popcorn Popping. I love watching her do these things. It's so fun.

Although with all the new funness... she also become a little naughty! She started hitting, and pinching faces. She does it mostly when she's tired and angry. But still... where do they even learn to hit?? It has been no fun to have to start disciplining.

Anyway, it has been a great day and now I am beyond ready for bed. As fas as this pregnancy goes I seriously feel fine. I feel the baby moving around lots now which is fun. Aaron even felt a little something the other night. Can't believe it's half way done... but I know this second half feels twice as long as the first. =)

I was wrong.

We're having a girl! I don't have much time to post, Olivia missed me while we were gone forever, and wanting my attention.

But it was great. I love ultrasounds (which mom doesn't??)! Our baby was not very cooperative at all. But the tech was great. She had me rolling all around, and poking all over, and we were able to get a quick peak. But she said she's 99.9% it's a girl. There were still some things she couldn't get a good view of, so oh darn, I have to go back for another ultrasound next month. Due date and all that stayed the same.

I seriously can't believe it's another girl! I was really sure it was a boy. But I'm excited. It will be fun for Olivia to have a little sister.

Memorial Day Weekend, etc

So for Memorial Day weekend we went up to Aaron's parents cabin. It was fun. Aaron caught a lot of a fish, and one that was about 18 inches! (I think..) They were so delicious. Olivia had fun picking flowers for the dog across the street, playing in mud puddles, and chasing her cousins.

When we got home that night I hit my pinkie toe on my rocking chair. I thought it might have been broken because of the pain and swelling. Well then this morning... I hit the same toe again! And this time it was obviously broken. So now I have a little boot to wear, and a ridiculous excuse to lay around all day with my foot up. Well all day is an exaggeration... I still have a 14 month old to run around after.

Olivia has been doing so well. She's still doing swim lessons, and is learning so much. She cries at the end, but I think she's just tired. She falls asleep on the way home almost every day. Also, I have been putting her on the potty since she was about 10 months old. Now she's 14 months and she signs potty consistently after she goes. And just reccently started to sign it before, with enough time to get her to the potty to go. In fact today she has been running around naked all afternoon, and hasn't had a single accident! I am so nervous to put her in underwear, because it just seems so crazy, but she's def getting there.

Tomorrow is our big ultrasound appointment! We find out if this little one is a boy or girl. I am so excited. I think it's a boy, but that's a total guess. But hey I have a 50% chance of being right! Anyway I will be sure to post when we get home.

Just one of those times I feel like writing.

I kind of spent most of my life with the theory of never making a bed, because what's the point, you just mess it up again in a few hours! That theory doesn't work when you're a mom. Because no matter what you do, it is undone again in a few hours. Dishes, I feel like I washed 5 minutes ago are suddenly again in the sink. Toys I know I just put away, are again strewn throughout the house. Laundry that has been washed, is once again on the floor in the hamper. Toilets that have been just scrubbed, need scrubbing again, same with bath tubs. And don't even get me started on the kitchen floor. I think I've swept the same millions of crumbs thousands of times. And there's always more.

I could keep going, but it's getting depressing. :) So since becoming a wife and mom I've really had to adopt a new theory. And that even though something will be undone in .234 seconds, it's still worth doing.

But I still don't make the bed. Just don't ever let my grandmother find out. She irons her pillow cases for Pete's sake!

Here's me and Olivia being goofy.. well Elmo and Oscar. Saw these hats in the mall and had to show Olivia.

Here's the belly at 17 weeks. It's huge.

And me with messy hair and wrinkled shirt.

Olivia has discovered the joy of watermellon. So yummy.

So the crankiness has subsided... for the most part. Last week we started swim lessons. The first two days were rough, and I called it baby water-boarding... but now she seems to love it. I'm surprised at how much she learns. It's fun.

In less than two weeks we get to find out if our little baby is going to be a brother or sister for Olivia. The fun thing is my best friend in NJ is finding out on the same day, at almost the same time!! So fun. Other than swim lessons, we are just trying to find ways to keep cool. We are doing malls and musuems and splashparks in the afternoons. The only downside is, so is everyone else in Mesa! It is well into summer weather here, and I'm afraid it's going to be in the 100's until I deliver this baby.

Just some cuteness.

Here are a few more pictures from before the sickness. By the way, she is better now, just majorly CRANkY!