What's with Cabinets??

I get the pots and pans thing with babies and kids.  They're loud and it's fun to make a mess, easy to clean up, easily accessible while in the kitchen and keeps baby occupied while Mom (or Dad) might be attempting to fix a meal.  My child, has moved on to moving the pots and pans out of the way so she can climb into the cupboard...

So funny.  It's like her little clubhouse. She is not opposed to hanging out in the pantry either...

She also has great interest in digging through any drawers she can reach and bringing whatever "treasures" she can find to Mom or Dad.  Right now, she can reach the drawers in the bathroom...so the treasures consist of her multiple toothbrushes (I can't help it) toothpaste, travel (unopened) lotions, baby powder, etc.  She also loves Mom's drawer which has much more interesting things in it.  Nail files, lotion, cosmetic bags that she can't seem to open (thank goodness).  I will be very happy to do more childproofing when it comes to that kind of stuff in the new house.  While renting, you cannot permanently alter anything, so we have not been able to do a lot of that.  I did find these great adhesive child locks that have worked great with the cabinet under the sink with soap, cleaning stuff, etc in.  They actually use a magnet to unlock it, which stays high on the fridge.  I was quite impressed actually.

Here she is!

...and in 3d! We will be getting more in about a month and she will have a little more meat on her bones too looking more like a baby, less skeleton.  I will be more than happy to share those too.
I really love that our Dr has the 3D.  I thought it would be really cool (which it is) but I never wanted to do anything unnecessary nor have to shell out any more cash, so we wouldn't have done it otherwise.  But, it really is amazing seeing the baby in a more true form than the normal ultrasound. (We did get those by the way too)  Sometimes it's harder to make out what parts are where and what not with the other, with the 3D there was no doubt.

The Bump

Here we are today...fully transitioned to maternity clothing looking less puffy... more baby. :) did a little shopping last weekend with my dear, very cute preggo sister. It was a great day.
We went to the Dr again today.  20 weeks.  Half way and everything is going smoothly.  Love Love Love hearing that heart beat.  This week I have also been feeling the little bug moving around more often. At our last ultrasound, the Dr explained that the placenta is across the front right now, so I won't feel as much movement until it moves as she grows bigger in there.  Which, was incredibly reassuring, as I was starting to worry (but, just a tiny bit)  I am so looking forward to more of those kicks and jabs.  :)
And...she has no name by the way.  Not even a potential or a short list.  Luckily, we've got some time to figure it out.  We knew with Audrey, so I'm sure the same will happen, we just have to find it.

What's Been Happening....

So...
We've been busy. (again)
Two weeks ago, we had quite possibly one of the busiest days.  Here was the plan...

• 8am Drop off Audrey at the sitter's.
• 8:30  Meet Home Inspector at our new house.  (Yes, that's right, we're buying a house!!!!)
• 12:30 Finish home inspection...grab lunch...head to New OB's office for first visit.
• 1:20  Meet new Dr. (Squeeze in bonus Ultrasound!)
• 2:30 Meeting with mortgage guy to complete new home loan application.
• 5:00 Pick up Audrey and head home to rest

Phew.  Big day.

So here's the updates...

1. We found a house!!  We love it!!  We can hardly wait to move.  It's further north than we originally thought we would go, but we just love it.  We hope to be moving by April which will give us time to settle in before baby.  Did you remember we're having a baby?? :)  Did you want to know what we're having??  Maybe I'll tell you...soon.  Anyway, we are going to have lots more space to stretch out at our new place.  Hopefully you will come visit! The Inspection went well by the way...and the seller has been incredibly agreeable to everything we have asked which has been amazing.
2. A new Dr. :-/ I LOVED our OB that we had with Audrey.  She was so great and while I have nothing to compare her to, amazing during delivery.  Exactly what I needed from a Doctor.  She moved to a new practice.  I planned to follow, but then...I could never reach anyone in the office.  And, some may know how pregnancy hormones work and I got fed up with it, so we switched.  One day while on hold for 15 minutes, I scheduled with another office and that is where we are going now.  I LOVED it!  The office was beautiful, the Dr and everyone was super nice and I feel incredibly comfortable with my decision. Although, I will miss the old one.  The best part of our visit is we got to see our little peanut...live and in 3D!!!  They squeezed us in for an early ultrasound (18weeks...normal is 20)  So...we got to find out early and unplanned....the peanut....is a HER!!!  ANOTHER GIRL!!!  SO FUN!!  And we get to see her again in 2 more weeks so they can get a better look at her heart (18 weeks is still just too tiny) I promise to try to post pictures of her soon...and maybe a bump shot or two. :)

Is this real life? Sitting on my patio in the sun in barefeet in February??
Yes, its really happening. Maybe the bare feet are a little excessive but I could not resist. God is giving us a reprieve from this long winter and I am taking every opportunity I can to enjoy it. :)