Springtime fun

This past weekend, Kara and I spent our time outside filling up the birdfeeder and planting our tomato plant in the Topsy Turvy. I have never used one and I hope it works. If I have success, then next year we are going to try the one for strawberries and butterfly bushes.

Sweet Memories

Tonight, I visited a good friend while she was in the hospital having her baby. She was hooked up to the monitor for her contractions. (I really want to remember the name of the machine) I listened to the heartbeat of her little one. It brought me back almost 2 years ago where I had the privilege of hearing Kara's heartbeat twice a week from June to August. It was a burden having to leave my nice cool house to trek to the doctors office in 100 degree heat. I wouldn't trade those days for anything. I cherished being pregnant. It would be the only time, I didn't have to share her with anyone. I had my special moments of feeling her kick and move around. Hearing her heartbeat and movements on the heart monitor was music to my ears.

I don't know what's in store for me in the future. I would love to be pregnant again. Hopefully, that's in God;s plan.

Kara 20 Months

WOW! In 4 months, I will have a 2 yr old. Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday we were coming home from the hospital with Kara.

Kara is soaking up information like a sponge. She amazes me with the new things she does everyday. Her vocabulary is expanding. She never says one word. She says mini sentences. Last night, after church I was taking off her dress and she says, "stop it".

She knows her body parts. When asked to show you her parts, she points to the person that is doing the asking. She loves to help clean. She loves being outside. She runs for the door whenever she sees an open door.

Its hard keeping up with every new thing I see her doing. I am going to have to do a better job keeping track of everything.

Insomnia?

I hope not. It's 5:30 am and I am wide awake. I would try to go to sleep but I have to be up in 90 min. anyway.

I went to sleep around 2:00am and woke up around 4:00am. I made a decision last night without really thinking it through. I just I'm doing the right thing for both Kara and myself.

Easter 2010

Kara 19 months

This post is extremely late. I debated on if I should write it or not.

I am 90% certain she is ready for potty training. She takes off her diaper if its just a little wet and if she goes number 2 its coming off right away ( I keep my eye on that one). While I am in the process of chasing her around to put a new diaper one, she will have an accident and start crying.

Her tantrums are becoming more vocal and if we are in public we visit the bathroom for a little conversation. Her first loud public tantrum was in The Fresh Market because I wouldn't let her eat the freshly ground peanut butter.

She loves her new found freedom of walking to the car. She is very aware she can walk on her own. I am teaching her how she needs to watch out for cars and not dart out in the parking lots.

According the scales, she weighs 29.5 pounds.

Spring Like Temps

This week we have had great weather. Kara wasn't old enough last year to enjoy the "freedom" of moving around in the Spring like tempertures.

She loves popping bubbles, sliding down her slide and running around like a mad woman.