My Valentines

Dan and I have never been big on holidays for each other. We never go out on Valentine's Day, we never buy each other gifts. When we were dating we would make each other cards, cookies, cupcakes, and always go out to dinner. Marriage has a way of changing you, doesn't it?

Well this Valentine's Day, Dan came home from work with a gift for Emmy and Mommy! Mommy got flowers and Emmy got a huge balloon that plays music!

We both loved our gifts, and love Daddy too! It was a great day, we just hung out all afternoon as a family.

Emmy loved to run and run with her music playing balloon tailing behind her. Here is a video of it.(sorry its sideways, I'm not really that great with computers apparently!) Needless to say, by the end of the day, Daddy felt that he should have been a bit more picky in what he got Emmy for Valentine's Day!

News!

And the verdict is in, its a girl!

Emmy's going to have a little sister!

Dan and I are excited, and can't wait to see her. The only hard part is picking a name. I love the name Lorelai, but Dan said over his dead body. Dan really likes Elise, but I'm not sold on it. The one thing we can agree on is we don't like common names, so we are currently reading the 100 most common girl names from 2008 and crossing them off our list.

Any ideas?

P.S. Thanks Kathi for the comment, I think I might have forgotten to write this post for a few more days! (baby brain, arrggghhh!!!)

Catching Up......

I know, its been over a month since I last blogged! Sorry!

Emmy has been sick on and off for the past month, and is now on round two of antibiotics. This cough she has got better, and then worse. The good news is she feels fine, despite a hacking cough and 104 fever! She has been to the doctor four times in the past few weeks. Poor thing!

Dan has had food poisoning, and now has a bad head cold. He is keeping up with school well for all his ailments, luckily. This semester is going well so far, he's just about to start his first round of exams.

I have been, ummmm pregnant pretty much sums it up. I have been nauseated a lot, and very very tired. Some days I feel so lazy that I have to bribe myself to just get Emmy bathed and dressed and out of the house. Just doing my hair and makeup has turned into a chore! I know it will get easier, I'm just looking forward to that!

Here is a few pictures of the past month.

Helping Mommy bake cupcakes.

Helping Mommy eat cupcakes.

Yummy Mickey pancakes from Daddy. He makes the best pancakes!

Stacking all her blocks in a tower. I was being the ever attentive parent to the TV, when she called my name and said 'look mommy, emmy has a towah'. She was so proud of her 'towah'.

Also, we had a baby shower for Celeste, it was so fun. There is a recipe from the shower below, if anyone other that Tawnya is interested! Rachel and Celeste had their new little girls. Yes, both of my sisters gave birth to girls in the last couple weeks. My poor Mom! Really we all love it, and its so nice to have Celeste here and to be able to hold Mya. She is soooooo cute, sweet, and teeny tiny! Its so fun to be able to see a brand new baby, especially one that's my niece.

Next week we find out if we are having a blue baby or a pink one! Hooray! I can't wait to find out. It will be nice to know so I can start planning, or in reality, buying things I see that I like. HA! I will try to post soon after we get the ultrasound.

Until next week .......

For Tawyna

Spinach Salad Recipe

Salad:

Lettuce greens (iceberg and romaine is preferred)

Spinach greens (twice as much as the lettuce)

Cottage Cheese

Fresh sliced mushrooms

Crumbled, crisp bacon

Swiss cheese, shredded

Combine ingredients in a large bowl and top with dressing just prior to serving. Greens will wilt if left prepared for too long.

Dressing:

1 c. oil

1/3 c. white vinegar

3/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. dried ground mustard

1-2 tblsp. poppy seeds

Combine all ingredients in a blender but poppy seeds. Blend well. Stir in poppy seeds and toss with salad just prior to serving.