Annie's Announcement

BIG NEWS!

Yes it's true! Annie's going to be a BIG SISTER! We are expecting our baby to arrive around March 20th and are very excited. We went for our first OB appointment last Tuesday and everything is looking very good. They couldn't get a good picture though because the baby was moving around, kicking legs and waving arms like crazy. More news to come...

Happy Day..Dada!

Tim turned 31 last Tuesday! Yippy! Now he is as old as me again...

Annie and I made him a fruit pizza instead of the traditional birthday cake, Annie really did well putting the fruit on top of the pizza, and got really excited when we lit the candle, but when we cut it, and served the pieces, she got upset. I think she thought that since she did the decorating, she should be able to eat the whole thing herself! We had been practicing "Happy Birthday" all evening before the dessert course, and when her big moment came to say that to Da, she shouted..."Happy Day!, Happy Day!"

The dogs have been evicted!

Annie has taken over the dog house as her own private playhouse. It is one of her favorite places to be when we are in the backyard. She loves to bring one of Bailey's balls in there, throw it against a wall and watch it bounce back and forth, against the walls and ceiling. I guess it is a good thing that we built the dog house so big. If you haven't seen it, it is tall enough for Annie to stand up, no problem, and roomy enough to fit 2 parents and one baby...and a few dogs if they really have to be in there.

Massage Therapist in Training

Annie has started to try and do everything by herself, get herself dressed, change her own diaper, put lotion on herself after a bath, etc...The last one, lotioning herself has made the transition into lotioning others, especially Mama! Well, all she really does is ask for some lotion, I put a little drop on her palm, and she will put the lotion onto my back. She isn't so good at rubbing it in though, but that will come soon. I'm hoping someday to lay down and have Annie rub the lotion all over my back, especially the sore spots...my own personal massage baby.

My baby loves Thai!

A few days ago we had dinner at Tuk-Tuk, a Thai food restaurant. Of course I had to order some crab and cheese stuffed wontons, and my favorite noodle dish, pad thai. Well, Annie stepped up to the plate (literally, she was standing on a bench and took a few steps to get to the food) and she gobbled up 2 wontons...extra sweet and sour sauce for her. I thought, darn it, she isn't supposed to like those, they are my favorite and I have a hard time sharing a plate full of them with anyone! Oh well, onto the pad thai...she loved that too! I had scooped a bit onto her plate before adding some extra hot spices to mine, and all she wanted to do was eat mine, the spicier one. That girl is fearless.