Does this really need explaining?

Bring It!

Well, it's official. We are homeless (as of April 15th). Our buyers option period ended today and we are set to close in a little over 2 weeks. I have mixed emotions about the whole thing, but I know in the long run all of these changes will be better for our family. In the meantime (while we are still trying to figure out what we want to do when we grow up!) we are moving in with Micah's parents. I reserved our storage unit today and packing will officially start tomorrow! I am going to try really hard not to over do it. I have already had several people offer to come over and help me and I am graciously going to accept, so if you offer, be ready for me to schedule a day for you! We also hired the off-duty firemen to help with the bulk of the move. This is going to be interesting, but I am up for the adventure. Next time you hear from me I'll be up to my ears in boxes.

This girl loves a carousel

We have a new favorite attraction at the zoo these days, the carousel! Looks like we'll be riding it every time we go this summer.

Thieves

I am so sick to my stomach today....thieves stole our jogging stroller from the side of our house last night! We used that thing a ton, and even worse, it was on loan from our generous Aunt Kandi!! Glad we're getting out of this shady neighborhood soon. :) Just kidding, I don't think our neighborhood is shady, but apparently there are some dishonest people here! Who would steal from a baby???!!!

YIKES!

We have a contract on our house!! We actually have a back-up contract as well in case this one falls through. Thank you for all of your prayers, they worked! We have a 10-day option period, so after that is up I will officially be a crazy lady trying to get everything packed and ready to go. I secretly love to pack and organize/clean out as I go, so I am kinda looking forward to it. Although, I've never done it with a big belly in the way!

Some New Fav Products

I haven't done a list of some of my favorite products lately, and I have a few new ones to add to my list, so here it goes.

Annalee loves taking bubble baths and for several weeks now I've been wishing that there were a baby friendly bubble bath...well what do you know?? Johnson and Johnson came out with one! It smells really good and is safe for their little eyes, plus it doubles as a body wash. On top of that, I found a $1 off coupon for it in last Sunday's paper-even better.

I've also discovered a new sippy cup that I really like for her. She has started chewing on the tip of her cups (she can drink from a regular cup, but for independence sake and the sake of her type A momma, she has to have a sippy cup). I found one at Walmart for .97 that is BPA free, comes in fun colors, doesn't have annoying characters on it and has a hard plastic spout that should be pretty indestructible. We shall see. (this is the closest picture I could find, our spout is hard plastic, not clear silicone).

This was on my list of favorites when I was pregnant with Annalee and is back on it for this pregnancy. Mimi Maternity stretch mark cream! I slather up with this stuff everyday and so far we are free and clear of the lovely marks. The only pain is that you can only get it at Mimi Maternity and it's about $20 a bottle, but to me it's totally worth it. (I usually have to buy about 3 bottles per pregnancy).

Baskets and containers...can't live without them. If you open just about any cabinet, closet or drawer in my house, you will find plenty of them. I love the little white shallow ones that you can get in a 3 or 4 pack at walmart for a couple of bucks. They are great for holding baby socks in drawers, small tupperware lids, odds and ends in the "junk drawer." You name it, it's probably in a basket or container at my house.

Target brand sensitive baby wipes. Love them. A.) they're cheap! B.) they won't tear apart

What more could you ask for?

Method granite cleaner. We recently updated our kitchen and I am terrified of damaging our granite, don't know why! But I found a daily cleaner that smells really fresh and makes the counter tops sparkle.

Pregnancy Brain

My brain is an absolute jumbled mess these days!! Just today I managed to misplace a package of hot dogs and spent 30 minutes looking for them, only to find them in the meat drawer in the fridge...that would have been a good place to start looking Lori! I also thought I had lost my phone and spent the majority of the day thinking it was missing, only to discover that I had it in my pocket the whole time. Oh, there's more. We had a cookout at our house for some friends and I came in the house 3 times to get a plate and left 3 times without a plate! I also left my diaper bag and wallet at a friend's house all day and I never leave it anywhere. And that was just today.

In addition, I am completely scatter brained about what I need to do to get ready for this baby. I feel lost and confused! I pretty much haven't done a single thing in order for her arrival. Part of that problem is the fact that our house is for sale and I don't know where I'll be living when she does arrive. On that note, please say a prayer for the sale of our house. I am getting really tired of showing it at the drop of a hat and it's getting really hard for me to bend over and clean everyday. We've shown it 37 times since Christmas! That makes me tired just thinking about it!

Ok, I feel better.

Just For Fun

Daddy took this picture the other night. We are slowly making our way through the hundreds of books that I have from my teaching years. Annalee loves to pick out new ones to read every few nights. This one was about a dog...things she loves in pictures, but is absolutely terrified of in person!

Another favorite past time, coloring. She loves to color (and can now identify the colors red, orange, blue, purple, green, yellow, brown, and pink). I took her picture without her looking at me first, and she stopped me and said, "No, I say cheese Mama!" So then I took this one!

Another, 'take my picture while I say cheese' moment!