Why I've Slacked

Why have I slacked with blogging in December?

1. Morning All day sickness.  Every day. 
2. Falling asleep at 7pm every night
3. Appointments:  OB, Ped, Dev. Ped, Radiology, PT, OT, ST, etc
4. Lillian's newest diagnosis, scoliosis.  Joy.
5. The holidays
6. OB couldn't find the baby's heartbeat at my 10 week appointment (no worries, I'm pretty sure it's alive in there and is letting me know every day by inducing nausea, fatigue, and a growing waste line )
7. Sick dog
8. Dead dog :(   (so freaking sad. she's been with me for 10 years.. I hate cancer)


So there.  Happy New Year.

And a picture of my dog during happier times...

And Lillian's Second Christmas

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Sort of Wordless Wednesday (VLOG)

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I've put this off long enough...

Ordered these today!  We're not officially sending them out until Friday, at the earliest.  I wanted to be 10 weeks before the big announcement.  We've had 2 ultrasounds and both showed a beating heart and growing baby, so we're obviously THRILLED to be on our way to 2 under 2! 

***IF WE'RE FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK DO NOT SAY ANYTHING***

We would really like for our cards to reach the extended family and friends before announcing anything on facebook.  None of those people are linked to my blog (I think) so it should be safe here.

I couldn't even bring myself to update this blog because I just wanted to yell HEY GUESS WHAT, I'M PREGNANT! lol

We told our immediate family last week on my birthday because I've been so sick and nauseous, it's getting hard to take care of Lillian and be a good mom.  Luckily Zofran has saved me from all day nausea and Phil has really stepped up and helped out (and cooked every night).

In case you can't see the picture clear enough, this is how we announced to my family on my birthday:

A quick update on Lillian, we got rid of her PT and replaced her with a new one that we all like so much.  She's a much better fit for Lillian and for our family.  We also replaced her ST just out of convenience for everyone, and we really like her too!  It's nice to start the new year fresh with therapists that are a better fit for her. 

Lillian has been showing a lot more understanding for words and people.  She said "done" the other day when she was finished eating (she repeated it when I asked if she was all done) and she also says "no" and shakes her head no.  She knows who the doggy is when we ask, and she's started giving kisses and hugs when we ask.  She also takes a drink of her milk when Phil reminds her to drink during dinner.  I love being able to see her brain make the connections with words. 

More updates to come soon!


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You Know What Sucks?

Having a man voice.  And a red nose that could compete with Rudolph.  And TRUCK LOADS of mucus. 

You really wanted to know about that, right? 

This week has been horrible!  When I have a voice at all, it's deep and disgusting.  When I don't have a voice I'm hacking.  Thank goodness Lillian hasn't caught this cold, or Phil.  Otherwise we would be one big pathetic household. 

Fingers crossed this is all gone by Thanksgiving and especially the Saturday after.  I have a craft show that Saturday and can't imagine anyone wanting to talk to me as I'm blowing my nose and hacking up God-knows-what into the trashcan.

On a completely unrelated note, Lillian can officially climb ALL the stairs in our house!  She climbs all the way up (closely supervised) and once she gets to where she can see the very top she squeals in delight!  It's an awfully cute site to see.  Another thing she did this weekend, yesterday actually, was stand completely independently!  She's NEVER done this before.  She was standing at her music table and when she saw Phil and I dancing along with the music she let go of the table, stood by herself, and clapped 4 times before balancing on the table again.  I was so happy Phil got to be there to see it too. 

After her annual IFSP meeting for the EI program, she's gone back down to only 2-3 therapy sessions a week instead of 5.  Let me tell you, it's like living a whole new life.  I'm amazed by how much that has freed up our schedule.  We dropped 2 whole therapy sessions and now all of the sudden we have free time!  That's never happened before.  After all of her paperwork goes through, we might be back up to 5 times a week, but for now we're enjoying the break.  I'm thankful for all the therapy she gets, and it's really helped her tremendously... but this break has given us time to do what typical families get to do, like mid-day trips to the grocery store and having lunch without feeling rushed to get a nap in before the next therapy session.

Here's a fun picture from this week.  She really enjoys getting mail!  This was from Nana wishing her a Happy Thanksgiving:

(PS - see that wallpaper in the background?  It's coming down this week :) )

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Tis the Season...

To send Christmas cards! 

I've been debating this year if we should send out Christmas cards, just hand them to family we see during the Holidays, or go all out and send them to our entire Christmas list from last year.  The more and more I get into the holiday spirit, the more motivated I am to spread the holiday cheer and send out cards to our massive list of friends and family! 

Last year we used Shutterfly to design our Christmas cards and they turned out great!  We had so many people comment on how nice they looked and tell us they placed them front and center on their refrigerator or on their holiday card tree.  It was also a great way for us to share pictures of Lillian (considering we hadn't taken her out in the 3 months she had been alive).

This year I've already planned a top secret Christmas card idea, and you better believe we'll be using Shutterfly again!  I promise once we get them sent out I'll post a picture of one here for you all to see.  I'm so excited!  (yes, little things like Christmas cards really do make my day)

Here is the link to the card we used last year if anyone is interested:

 http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards/seasonal-chic-noir-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93476

A link to the rest of the adorable modern Christmas cards **swoon**:

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards

And did you know they also have birthday invitations?  I had no idea until I started browsing the sight: 

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birthday-invitations

And the best news yet - Bloggers can get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly: http://bit.ly/sfly2010

Stay tuned for the super secret Christmas design... I promise you'll love it :)

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