Two Year Old!

It's been an eventful past week in our house. Madeline turned 2 on Thursday! I know that parents always say it, but time is going too fast!! I can't believe that our little baby is no longer a baby. 

Here is the first post I wrote after she was born: Madeline Marie Lucas.

Two years later, here's a little bit about Madeline:

-Loves to be on the move, but occasionally still likes to be held by mommy and daddy

-Very attached to mommy lately

-Talks all the time! She tells us stories about what happened during her day and gets very animated (the hand movements and facial expressions are priceless)

-Big fan of Elmo, Barney, and Doc McStuffins

-Has a sweet tooth like mommy and daddy

-Spends tons of time coloring..."I want my colors" is what she tells us

-Asks about cousin Parker (also now a big 2 year old) all the time

-Sings and dances around the house and loves to hear daddy play music

We love Madeline SO much and thank God that he blessed us with our little girl 2 years ago. 

Unfortunately, poor Madeline was sick on her birthday and over the weekend. I took Thursday and Friday off last week. On Thursday, I had her two year old check-up scheduled and she ended up throwing up in the car when we were pulling into the doctor's office! She seemed to be getting better on Thursday, but it took at turn for the worse on Saturday and she got sick to her stomach a couple more times throughout the weekend. Terrisa and I did a birthday party for Parker and Madeline on Saturday and she ended up having to leave the party early because we realized that she was still sick (she was very clingy and very cranky). By Sunday night she was feeling a lot better and she's back to 100% now. Thank goodness George and I haven't caught it! 

Here are some recent pictures of Madeline...

We discovered that Madeline loves pomegranate. Luckily they are coming into season and should be cheaper now! 

Eating some frozen yogurt!

She loves filling up her backpack with miscellaneous toys. She tells us that she's "going to work" :) 

On the right, is a picture of her at one of George's gigs at Bergie's. She's got her coffee (milk) and is just waiting for the show to start. 

 

On her birthday, she managed to have enough energy to ride around on her little tricycle. She's not quite big enough so we end up having to do some pushing. 

And here's a few pictures of Madeline two years ago! Look at that dark hair!! 

 

I started this post yesterday, but didn't get around to finishing it. Today, it's George's birthday! October is a busy birthday month in our house! George turned 29 today....last year before the big 3-0! Of course, as an adult, you work on your birthday (boooo), but we still managed to celebrate with family at Joe's BBQ in downtown Gilbert. Low key birthdays are more George's style so he enjoyed it :) Maybe next year I'll throw him a surprise 30th birthday party...actually, he would probably hate that so I shouldn't! God has also blessed me with George as my best friend and partner in life. Madeline and I love you soooo much!! 

Here we are at our neighbor's annual Halloween party on Saturday night. George is the milkman and I'm a pregnant housewife :) I was looking for something inexpensive and easy and found this on Pinterest....gotta love Pinterest! 

Ok, off to bed! Happy Halloween!!! I will post some pictures of Madeline in her costume this weekend. She is going as Madeline from the children's storybooks! 

21 Weeks Pregnant

I'm writing this post from potato country....Boise, Idaho. I'm here for less than 24 hours for work. I flew in this evening and fly out tomorrow after a morning meeting. An evening alone in a hotel room means that I have time for a blog post!

I'll start with a pregnancy update. I'm about 21 weeks pregnant right now so a little over half way there. My original due date was February 14, but the doctor is pushing it back to February 21 because the baby is measuring small in the ultrasounds. I don't mind that it is pushed back because I'd prefer that the baby come on its own time. The hospital doesn't like expecting mothers to go beyond 41 weeks so if the due date is earlier than it really should be, they might try to induce unnecessarily. With Madeline, my water broke on its own and everything happened as it should without having to be induced. Plus, now that I've had a newborn once before, I will value the extra week of a full night of sleep!! ;) 

  

Like my pregnancy with Madeline, things have been very smooth. I was more tired than normal in the beginning, but now I have lots of energy and feel great. In the last few weeks, I think I've really "popped" because I am starting to notice the belly more and more. 

We have decided that we aren't going to find out the gender of this baby. It'll be an exciting reveal at the birth! :) I thought it was going to be harder not finding out, but I'm actually pretty excited about it. Lots of people are asking me if I think it's a boy or girl. If my pregnancy is an indication, I would say girl because this pregnancy is exactly the same as my previous one. I do feel like I'm carrying a little bit differently though so who knows! We really don't have a preference...and I'm not just saying that! 

Here's a couple of recent ultrasound pictures...we were joking that the baby is doing the ASU pitchfork sign with its hands in the picture on the left :) He/She has long limbs and long fingers! 

 

Here I am at 20 weeks pregnant. So far, I've been gaining less weight than last time. I'm also keeping up with regular exercise (I've been doing Cardio Barre!) and trying not to eat too much junk food this time around. Trying to get baby weight off is no fun so I'm hoping to make it a little bit easier on myself this time around! 

Last weekend, Madeline and Parker had a sleepover while Brian and Terrisa were at an ASU game and Paisley was at a friend's house. They had so much fun playing together...although there were a few little fights over toys. It's quite entertaining to watch them play together and hear them talk to one another. They are both communicating a lot these days. Both are talking in sentences and aren't shy about expressing their opinions. 

And finally, a few more pictures of Madeline from this past weekend. We went to a birthday party and she loved the frosting on the cupcake. She liked it all off and it was drooping down her chin :)

I got a kick out of these two pictures. Over the weekend, I took Madeline with me to Target, She asked to get out of the cart to walk. Next thing I know, she found a Minnie Mouse backpack and stuffed animal. I let her walk around with them for awhile. Needless to say, she wasn't a happy camper when it was time to put them back!