Before I forget these...

The girls have picked out names for the little belly-

Sophie- If it is a girl, she wants to name it Flower. If it is a boy, we will call him Tigger.

Harper is sticking to Porcupine.

New Orleans!

Saturday was SUCH a pretty day, that we had to make the most of it, so we loaded the family roadster and headed to New Orleans! Only 2 hours away, it was fun to play Princess and the Frog with the girls and enjoy an afternoon out. We rode Tiana's cable car while looking for Lottie's pink house, visited Tiana's church and ate some man catching beignets!

Sophie enjoyed the cable car because a bride and groom took a picture with our car.... it wasn't Tiana and Naveen, but it was close enough for us!

You can't walk through the French Market without some tacky souvenir purchases!

Beignets were definitely Harper's favorite part of the day.

A Happy Friday

So, this week has been pretty uneventful. Until today. What a breakthrough I have discovered with the girls. Sophie, if given the opportunity, is SUCH a little mommy. Today I was outside scrubbing chairs (we are getting a new kitchen table tonight, but keeping our old chairs, and they needed a little pick me up). Harper and Sophie were upstairs playing dress up, and I was informed Harper had a saggy diaper. I just non-chalantly mentioned grabbing a pull up for her. About five minutes later I looked upstairs and Harper had a NEW DIAPER on. I asked what they were doing, and Sophie was "sitting" Harper, and included a diaper change. So now Sophie is my "pee pee diaper" changer.

Right now they are doing a fashion/dance show, choreographed by Sophie. I don't know what she is saying, but Harper is doing and wearing whatever her sister says. Maybe I should go eavesdrop and learn a few tactics...

Learning about the Baby

So, the girls have started noticing my belly. I get asked daily if the baby is crying, is it eating, does it need my pacis yet (the last comment from Harper, go figure). Sophie is constantly wanting to know how big it is. We just read my weekly update, and we learned the baby is as big as an avacado. Since that is not a normal part of our diet, we had to google a picture. She hoped her baby brother/sister didn't look like that. She also wants to name the baby Seraphina if it is a girl.

Harper swears there is a baby in her belly. The other day she had a graham cracker. She broke it into three parts... mommy, daddy, and baby. She ate the smallest piece, and told me she ate that baby cracker and it was now in her belly and boy, it was kicking. She also keeps trying to stick a paci in her belly button. By June, I am scared she may actually get one in there. If she does, I will be sure to post pictures.

New Year, New Stuff

So, our first week of resumed normal life has begun! I had my appt with our new OB. Lee and I both really like him, so hopefully we will continue with a smooth pregnancy and have another little cutie late June/early July. I am starting to get the signs of a serious bump, and the time to buy maternity clothes is FAST approaching. I remember with Sophie it was a major event; we both went to a trendy boutique and got a sales lady to explain the beauty of maternity wear. With Harper I bought bigger sizes at Target. With this baby I have learned the art of wearing big sweaters. Maybe by February I will have a few cute pieces I will feel glowish in. If I do, I will be sure to post pictures!

Sophie's first day at her new school went well. She and I had a girls' night beforehand to find something to match these crazy shoes she HAD to get from Santa. Below is her first morning:

We also started ballet again. Poor little thing finally understood we moved in this class. She got called "new girl" and no one really spoke to her. It broke all our hearts! However, I have since learned the class is full of shy little girls and they are not allowed to talk in class. Sophie's new hero, her ballet teacher, told us that. She LOVES her new teacher. She smiles a lot and looks like a swan, according to our little ballerina.

Sophie and Harper have been doing GREAT playing with each other lately. Harper's little personality is so funny and she hangs right in there with whatever Sophie is doing. She wanted a silly picture before school, and below is the result.

By the way, if anyone can tell me why half my posts lately are underlined, I would LOVE the answer!

Fa la la la la...I'm Back online

So, I know technically this is the last day of the holidays, so I am not too late in a Christmas post, but with a slow-go on getting internet hooked up at the new house, better late than never! After two weeks of being in our new house, we have partially moved in, put up a Christmas tree, taken down a Christmas tree, hosted two suppers and a baking party, and now have to unpack. What a crazy December! However, it has been fun. You can't help loving this time of year, no matter how busy you think you are, when you have a four year old and a two year old in the house. We have had a ball keeping Scooby the Elf in our sight during our move, and putting together doll strollers and plasma cars in the midst of pictures to hang. We had a few minor setbacks with the whole process with a feverish child and some mixed up electrical wires, but par for the course. Below are a few of my favorite pictures of the past few weeks.

We haven't really had a chance to get good pictures of the house. I had this grand idea to do New Years' cards, but it hasn't happened yet. Anyway, here is the one shot I have of the outside, with the girls on Christmas morning riding their new toys. We have no houses beside us or behind us, although two lots over there is a house underway.

You can't beat a good stocking shot!

This picture is a favorite. This was on our last drive out of Montgomery. In the 24 hours previous to this, we had a Krispy Kreme playdate with friends as a going away, a manicure going away party, packed up the lake house, moved to a hotel, had a Preschool Party and her Christmas Ballet recital. In her hand was a going away flower from ballet friends. She rode like this for two hours.

The afore mentioned Krispy Kreme pajama/going away date!