Oh, yeah, I'm pregnant! I'm about 20 weeks along with an est. due date of July 23rd. We went to get our ultrasound last week and found out we're having another little GIRL! Lilly will have a little sister to grow up with. I was the little sister growing up and I so enjoyed having a big sister to look up to, play with, and grow a friendship with.
Since the last blog entry, Lilly's now 2 years old. She's grown up so much. She's a funny little girl. Some of Lilly's latest things are:
- Loves her blankie and stuffed animal friends, "Tio" = kitty and "Pandy" = panda but the stuffed animal is actually a hippo.
- Loves Curious George. She's always asking, "See George!" = wanting to see George on TV.
- Loves reading books. We recently started borrowing books from the Children's section of the library, not just the little board books. She can sit through longer books now! A few favorites are: Curious George, Rainbow Fish, Maisy books, Bernstein Bears, and all books by Leslie Patricelli.
- She's a social little girl. She's always asking questions, "What's that?" And she waves to strangers when we're out running errands. Even though the cashier at Meijer doesn't always tell us, "Thanks for shopping," Lilly will chime in and say, "Thank you for shopping at Meijer!" She's picked that up from the self check out lanes.
- She's quite the singer. She'll sing along with everyone at church. She's able to follow along too like sing louder or softer and stop when everyone else has stopped. She's been into singing the ABC's and the Gospel song when she puts her stuffed animals and dolls to sleep.
- Lilly my sou chef. When it's time to cook in the kitchen, Lilly will run over and say, "Help mama! Help mama!" She likes to help peel garlic and onions, wash veggies, and whisk/stir things in a bowl.
I could probably go on and on about her funny and cute little stories. It's what parents like to do. :) They like to talk about their kids! It is such a joy to be Lilly's parents. People often comment how fun this 2 year old stage is. 2 year olds are able to show more of their personality. I add that it's fun to see their personality come out but you see the sweet and the ugly. We've been learning how to lovingly discipline and train her. God has been teaching us that he's the loving authority over us and we need to remain close to him to know how we should be teaching Lilly. Hm, I know, kind of a vague statement. I could probably write a separate blog entry on this topic. I guess that will have to wait for another day and a free opportunity to sit at the computer for a long period of time (so that day might not come for a while).
In other news, Dave and I are doing well. We feel a little refreshed after a weekend of just being a married couple again. Lilly spent the weekend at Grandma's, so we had the chance to go to Dave's company party, a long Sunday brunch, and out to see a movie at night. It was a nice, relaxed, slow-paced weekend for us. Hopefully we'll get another one of those weekends before baby #2 comes!
