17 Weeks - Baby 2

I am 17 weeks!

This pregnancy has been trying.

I'm trying to enjoy it

just in case it's my last.

I am much more exhausted,

emotional, and sick this time.

The baby was very active last night.

I can feel a lot of movement

and even Matt felt pulses from the outside!

I have my anatomy scan on January 12th.

I'm looking forward to it

and praying everything measures well.

We won't find out the gender.

It's so tempting...

but nothing can compare to

Matt introducing me to our child

in the delivery room.

21 Months - Sara Mae

At 21 months,

Sara surprises us daily

with what she knows

and how smart and sweet she is.

She can sing a lot

of the ABC's.

She also can sing

and knows the actions to

"Wheels on the Bus"

"Black Sheep, Black Sheep"

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

and I'm sure many more I don't even realize.

She can use full sentences

in some circumstances.

She is funny

and enjoys making us laugh.

She loves to dance

and can't get enough of the song

"Let it Go" from Frozen.

She can listen to it over...

and over...

and over...

We were driving to school

and I had "Hallelujah" 

by Jeff Buckley

on the radio.

After the song was over

I heard Sara in the back seat

saying "Hallelujah"

over and over.

She really enjoys that song.

She likes to play outside

and can use the steps

to her playhouse

all by herself!

She also enjoys helping mom

pick up sticks in the yard.

She echos me when I give

commands to Lucy.

"Lucy out!"

"C'mon Lucy"

"Go to Lucy's Bed!"

Sara is an absolute joy.

It's wonderful watching her grow and learn.

Best of Friends

These kids have such a blast together.

I could watch them play together all day.

DIY Ornaments

There are a couple new ornaments

on our Christmas tree this year.

Sara - 2012

Baby 2 - 2014

Hobby Lobby had expensive picture frame ornaments

that were approx. $10.00 a piece.

In the arts and crafts section,

they had these wooden ornaments

for $.50 a piece.

I painted them both white

and spray painted them with glitter.

I love how they turned out.

First Hayride

Over the weekend we attended

a holiday party in the foothills.

Sara got to experience her first hayride!

She loved watching the tractor

that pulled us in the trailer.

I even caught her star gazing.

Sara's Present

Sara received an early Xmas present

from her uncle & aunt.

Fisher Price Little People Cottage

The cottage set includes a

puppy present.

When I began placing wrapped presents

under the Christmas tree,

Sara decided that's where

the puppy present needed to be too.

Mo' Dubby Dis

Sara has created her own language

and we find ourselves using her words

to communicate with her.

An example of this is

"More dubby dis?"

when she wants something.

(Most often food).

We have no idea what "dubby" means.

We are trying to get her to stop saying it

but we are so used to hearing it

that we say it out of habit!

We went to see Santa

(Sara's first time meeting Santa)

We got a good chuckle

as we were trying to think of what

Sara would ask for when Santa asked

"What do you want for Christmas?"

The only thing we could think of was,

"More dubby dis?"

Sara was in awe of Santa.

No tears

No smiles

Only a wide-eyed stare.