Modeling

Lilah did a little modeling for Zulily about a month ago. It was fun because my friend Cori works there and she met us and Lilah kept us all (me, Cori, the photographer, and designer) entertained. She did really well. They sent me a sample of the pictures. I'm bummed because I don't think these are the best pictures they took (they took a lot and some were so great), but regardless, here they are. We've been asked to come back but so far it hasn't worked in our schedule. I see this as the start to my stage mom presence. ;)

19 weeks and Growing

I've been very bad this pregnancy taking pictures. I guess with #2 that you're so consumed with the first child that you just forget about yourself and the little peanut growing inside. So I did finally remember to ask Lance to take a picture the other night. 19 weeks is no big milestone except for the fact that I just remembered to take a picture. And the fact I'm growing, fast.

13, 16

For those of you opposed to tv, we learned the value of it this weekend. All of a sudden Lilah started counting. Before I go on, let me tell you that she does this a lot, but goes up to three or four. And, sidenote, we read a lot of books with counting in them, but usually they go up to 10. So, she's counting, and she just keeps going. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16! Yes, she skipped a few in there, but I think our mouths were on the floor. Maybe I'm a bad mom, but I cannot take credit for this at all. We take our hats off and give a big thank you to Sesame Street. :)

Motorhomin' It

Yes, we already have a trailer (not to be confused with a motorhome, 5th wheel, or camper..for those of you less experienced luxury campers). But the Muchlinskis joined us in an '86 motorhome Glenn and Lana are selling for a fall camping adventure. It gets a little cold in Leavenworth at night with a baby to tent it, so they agreed that the ole motorhome would do them good. We headed up for a long weekend and had a great time (despite some rain and clouds). The kids did pretty well (minus a few naps and some early morning get-ups). Lilah was definitely in heaven. She loves camping and loves her friends Mike, Julie and Shepa maybe more. We spent a lot of time just hanging out and eating. We tooks some walks and spent a few hours one day in Leavenworth. Glenn and Lana joined us too, so we spent some time hanging out with them and Lilah got to play in their trailer with all the new, exciting toys (new to her). After we put the kids to bed we sat by the fire chatting, laughing, and making smores. Our first night we had a heated battle of a game called Truth Be Told. It was super fun and at times had us all laughing so hard we were crying. I'm sad to say now though that we have one more camping trip then we're into the fall weather and gloomy days, so our trailer will be put to sleep until the spring or until we feel like we can make it work with a newborn and toddler. I'm hoping that by May or June we can get out, at least try a night. We'll see what I'm saying come that time.

Julie, Lilah and I in Leavenworth

Right before the scary clown came and took a picture with us

the Muchlinskis

Snugglin' by the fire

the Wileys

Lilah and a few of her best buddies

Mike, Lance and Samson's hike

The motorhome

Julie's New Toy

Here are some samples of pictures that Julie's camera takes - she is having tons of fun with it. And we are benefitting from her purchase as well. She takes these great pictures of us and also has volunteered to take pregnancy and newborn shots for us. So glad she made this decision!

Bootcamp Days 2 & 3

Went well! Today (which would be day 4) are a little scary because we have a lot going on (the gym, Lilah's music class, and the grocery store). We'll see how the morning goes. But, it'll be good for Lilah to get out of the house after 3 days of confinement. She seems to have down the daytime, with the exception of pooping which she hasn't done much of this weekend. The nighttimes change every night - the night before last she woke up at 1:00 soaked and last night stayed dry without getting up to go potty all night long. So, we'll see what this next week brings. So far, so good. I'm mostly praying to get through today without a ton of accidents. I have two panties and two pairs of pants in my bag just in case.

Bootcamp Day #1

Not my usual bootcamp that I so love. The kind where I sweat, get my heart pumping and do some great moves to keep me in shape. Nope. This kind has made me sweat a little and has left me (at 1:18 in the afternoon) exhausted. We're doing potty bootcamp for the next 3 days. Today is day 1 and started off with 7 wet panties in an hour and a half and 0 times on the potty. Needless to say I was a little frustrated, but held it in so that Lilah didn't know. Finally before lunch she went - and then went again, and went again! It was great. We called granny to celebrate and also got some M&Ms (I had to reward myself with a little handful too after I put her down). :) Now I'm praying for a dry nap. Or at least a nap that is dry up until she's awake in a few hours. I will keep you all posted and hopefully feel like taking a few shots of her in her big girl panties when I can catch my breath.