Welcome Spring!

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Today is the first day of Spring!!! Which means, hopefully, no more shoveling for poor Phil.  

My Hero!

It also means, hopefully, no more winter coats, even though Maddie looks so overwhelmingly adorable in hers. We have been going outside a lot over the past few weeks since we have had a few days in the 40’s and 50’s and I don’t think I am the only one that loves the fresh air and the nature all around us that is about to burst into bloom.  

Playing outside in front of the house. 

And at the park. This day was in the 50's! 

Speaking of nature, we planted our seeds for the garden on Saturday and have already seen some cucumber, tomato and basil sprouts. Green makes me so happy. 

A few other things that have happened over the past few weeks: Our dishwasher broke and we have publicly vowed to never again buy another Whirlpool product EVER. 

Our thermostat broke, but we got a super cool new one that we can control using an app on our phones.  Yes, I can adjust the temperature of my house from out of state.  Be jealous. 

Oh, and we finally announced that we are expecting our second baby! Little Maddie doesn’t know what she’s in for come October.  

This was at around the 8 week mark, so there's not much to see. But, there is a little leg bud  on the left. 

Phil took me out on a nice date to Daruma, our favorite sushi restaurant, while Grandma babysat. We had a really nice time and don’t worry, I didn’t eat any raw fish, although I really would have loved to.  

Dressed up and ready to go! 

"Bye bye"

Maddie has been super clingy recently. I don’t know if this is because she can tell that a new baby is coming or if it is just a phase that she is going through, but she has never insisted on being in my arms so much.  Yesterday when I went to Bible study, Maddie really did not want me to leave her in the nursery, which was unusual. Playing in the nursery is one of her favorite places to be. If this is a phase, I hope it passes quickly because I am already experiencing some lower back pain and sciatic nerve twinges. It’s making it very difficult to carry Maddie around and to bend to put her in and take her out of her crib. 

Maddie is developing into a little girl! I still call her my baby, of course, but the truth is that she is growing up. She has a sassy little personality and loves to imitate everything that Phil and I do and say.  She will try to pronounce any word that you throw at her and copies all of our facial expressions and our dance moves (look out world!). 

That’s pretty much all there is to report for now. Oh, if you are interested in following my pregnancy blog, too, here’s the link: http://watchnikkigrow.blogspot.com I’ll be posting some new entries soon that I have written over the past couple of months, but in the meantime, there’s plenty of stuff on there about my pregnancy with Maddie if you’re interested. 

Oh, and PS: I’m going to be 30 in 5 days.  What?!?!?!  Go ahead, tell me I’m old.  : )