Friday, April 1, 2011

Baby Dos' first international trip

Well, the babe in my belly made the 10 hour trip across the pond to see Aunt Annie and Uncle Josh. And it was worth every second to see their charming island home.

Baby and me at the beach at 22 weeks
And a couple highlights of Annie time
Here's the link to annie's blog entry, which details the whole trip - http://ourlifeacrossthepond.blogspot.com/2011/04/visitors-in-guernsey.html

And of course while Mommy is away, Mollie will play!
Mollie kicked off her weekend riding and dancing around the golf course with Nana and Papa.Then they headed up to the lake to meet Daddy, flirt with the water and play in the sand.And at last, return to Plano for some time with her cousins and her dress up!
Thank you to Annie and Josh for being the best hosts ever and for sharing your little piece of paradise, and thanks to Nana, Papa and Daddy for holding down the fort at home! Looks like Mollie had as much of a blast as Mom!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

First official haircut

Mollie walked past a kids haircutting place on our stroll this morning and decided it was time for her first official haircut (last one was from Mom when she was 10 months old). I think the decision was made from the toys they were selling in the window, so she didn't know what to expect when she found herself sitting in a chair (fire truck) with a woman with scissors.

Progression:

Not sure what to think...
Getting a bit more excited...
Thrilled to see her favorite book, Cinderella, come to life before her very eyes.
Loving the final product and wanting to stay forever to finish her movie.
Success. And now that she thinks haircut = movie, she is already asking for another one!



Family Friday


We enjoyed our 80 degree March evening on a patio outside while Mollie read her books and ran around the courtyard. Perfect family evening!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patty's Day

We celebrated with all of Mollie's Irish friends. Quite chaotic getting the growing group to all smile at once, but WOW, did these girls have a wonderful time playing late into the perfect spring night!

Side note - clearly I don't pick out her clothes anymore, otherwise she would have been wearing green!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Half Way There!


Two pics of the babe.
1. at the 20 week sonogram. 2. in my belly
Two pieces of good news.
1. baby looked great at the sonogram, 10 fingers, 10 toes. YAY! 2. finally felt the first signs of somersaults last night!

Most exciting news is we're halfway to meeting the little one.

Dallas Blooms

Yes she climbed right past the fence and into the flower bed and yes she picked a flower. Rule following has never been a big strength!What a wonderful surprise to find a building dedicated to the story of the Little Mermaid. A current favorite. (Clearly not the disney version, but she was excited none the less!)

Changes, changes

For the first half of my heart -
And for the half I haven't met yet -
We've been doing some painting on canvases and some painting on the walls. The nursery is all set to go for Baby Dos...
And Mollie has made the successful transition to her girly girl big girl room!
Our house filling up with kids rooms makes me smile! And it couldn't have been more fun putting them together.