Our Past Week

I think that it is so funny when I look through the pictures I have taken of Natalia that Lola is almost always in the background.

This week we didn't do too much. I easily get tired so I never feel like I have enough energy to go anywhere that I don't absolutely have to. The other day Natalia was dancing as she ate a Pop Tart and of course Lola was keeping an eye on her.

Natalia really likes to spend time in her room. She'll be playing in there and after a few minutes I will go check to make sure she is ok. Usually she has pulled a bunch of clothes out of the dresser, but on this day she was jumping on the bed (which she now naps in). She looked so ridiculous hopping around in her undies and one glove.

The rest of the pictures are from yesterday. We got in the car to go to Jon's parents' house and she fell asleep before we made it to the highway.

As usual she had to check out the photo book of herself.

Natalia also played with Joanna's dollhouse. Of course out of all the different pieces she chose to put the toilet in her mouth. 

Is it Spring yet?

I am so tired of winter. I don't like the snow or the cold. Natalia always thinks we are going somewhere. She is almost always wearing her winter boots around the house and whatever winter gear she can reach. Right now she has her jacket, boots, and hat on. She also walks around saying buh-bye. Her favorite indoor activity is terrorizing the dog. She chases her around and takes her toys. Talia is really into closing doors which makes Lola nervous. So far this morning Talia has locked Lola in the bathroom with her and her bedroom. Lola likes to know what Talia is doing so she is always closely following her.

She loves magazines. When one comes in the mail I have to hide it so that I can look at it before she starts ripping out pages.

This morning we went out to run errands. When I told her we were leaving she immediately went and got her phone. She has had a lot of different phones, but Grandma got her this pink one and she loves it. I am trying to get her to give up the nuks. It was one of the three things I was going to work on before the baby comes. So far we are only one for three. She is out of her crib and sleeps in a bed, but I guess maybe we are only at 1/2 because she still naps in the crib. I have gotten pretty good at collecting her nuks and most of the time she only gets them at naptime and bedtime. We have not made much progress on potty training. If she is naked from the waist down she won't have any accidents. However, she will only sit on the potty and will not actually go potty unless she has a diaper on.

Getting Ready

I have been doing a few things a week to get ready for this little girl. My energy is pretty much gone by the afternoon, so I am not super productive late in the day.

We have a million blankets from when Talia came, but we don't have that many receiving blankets. I had been eyeing this set of blankets at Target, but kept telling myself that we did not need them. Yesterday I was in Target and all of the baby clearance was being marked down. I couldn't say no for $3.

I also got some more newborn onesies. I got a cute set of three for $2. I washed the new stuff with Natalia's clothes. I realize that she is growing and is almost two, but her clothes look so big next to newborn sized ones.

I have taken up the hobby of making hats. I started out knitting hats and then tried crocheting some. These are two of the hats I have made for the new baby. I have also knitted the baby a few hats. Natalia also has more hats than she really needs. They are so cute and easy to make it is hard to stop myself. 

Lazy Day

I am getting so large that I have to do most of my errands in the morning because I am too tired in the afternoon. Natalia and I went to Target at 8:30 because I love Target in the mornings. Things are being restocked and there always seems to be less than ten shoppers in the store.

Today I am doing a couple loads of laundry. The most I can usually do is four, but today I only feel like doing two. I am also seeing if Natalia is interested in potty training, thus part of the reason for her crazy outfit. I had her in her shirt and Hello Kitty undies. She decided she needed flip-flops, a hat, and winter jacket. I still don't know if she is ready. She knows when her diaper is wet and is happy to wear the underwear. Anytime you ask her if she needs to go potty she nods her head and goes to the bathroom and sits on the potty. She still doesn't understand actually going potty.

Fun in the Snow