What's new???

A whole lotta nothin. Not really much going on here. I am starting to feel a little bit better.. the morning (night) sickness is starting to go away, and I am not quite as tired. I feel like I can make it through the day without a nap (YIPPEE!- although naps are nice!)

Baby girl is sick with double ear infections... boooooooo. She has had a snotty nose for a couple of weeks, and well, it decided to visit the ears, and VOILA! Ear infection. She has been pretty good considering. I figured she had a cold of some kind, but not ear infections. I guess I was gone on the day they handed out the 'ol mom's intuition thing. (heh!)

Baby girl also now has TWO (count em!) teeth.. her two bottom ones to be exact! She loves to bite on EVERYTHING. She is cruising around the house like it's her job.. she pulls up on anything she can get her little mitts on.. she opens every door she sees.. she loves new sounds (like spoons on the tile floor, or wine glasses clinking together).. her favorite new game is to crawl at lightening speed towards the stairs and see me running after her to pick her up- good fun there (not to worry.. gates ARE on the way).. OH.. and we LOVE to unroll toilet paper...who needs toys?? Although.. that being said.. she does have two favorite toys.. one is the Stride to ride lion she got for Christmas.. the minute it was out of the box, she was off and running.. it was crazy!!! At first she would get soooo mad because she would run into the wall and get stuck, then Chris and I would have to adjust her and she would be fine.. until she hit the couch (etc., etc., etc... you can see where this goes).. since then, she has learned to maneuver it wherever she wants.. she loves that thing. The second toy she LOVES is the sing-along-stage Nana got her for Christmas.. check it out (yes... I know the outfit doesn't match.. look at it this way.. she is "unique".. oh.. and the band-aid on her leg is from her flu shot)...

Enjoy folks!!!

I am WHAT?????

So... Thanksgiving day was quite a day- busy, busy, busy. I knew I was tired when I took a bath, and fell asleep in it... I thought.. "hummph- I must REALLY be tired". And I thought.. "I'm gonna take a pregnancy test.. just for poops and giggles".. but of course, I was in a hurry to get things done.. so I forgot about it.. until later that night when everyone was sacked out.. see exhibit "A".

Exhibit "A"

So I decided to take that one, lonely pregnancy test I had hidden in the bathroom cabinet- I really had forgotten about it, and hadn't looked for it since July of last year when I found out I was pregnant with baby girl... and lo and behold.......

A BIG, FAT, GLARING POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first reaction was a sweet, "put it in the baby book" response: "OH SH*T". What a surprise THIS was!!!! Most days I wonder how I manage with just ONE.. but now TWO... boy, oh boy, am I in for it... OH.. and by the way, there IS a clear pink cap on the end of that pregnancy test I am holding- c'mon people, do you really think I would hold it that way otherwise????? geah.

But.. I do look for the positives.. baby girl will have someone new to look at all day (I think she gets sick of looking at my mug all the time!!!), and they will be close in age, so I think they will be best good friends... just like Forrest and Jenny.

So, baby Smedstad #2 will be arriving to us at the end of July, so send me all of your happy thoughts and good vibes, people- this is about to get interesting.

WOW! Are we behind or WHAT???

Howdy folks!!! Well, we have been busy (isn't everyone??), and well, plain lazy about posting. Sorry bout that. But.. I will attempt to make up for it in the next few days!

First up is Thanksgiving. Ahhh, yes.. that yummy day where it's OK to unbutton the pants and sit in front of the tube all day watching football (at least that is what I have been told). We did the traditional turkey dinner at our house with family.. here are some pics for you!

Appetizers to start..yummmmm

My brother going in for the goods...

The "adult" table.. notice that I am not there... :P

Relegated to the kiddie table.. this is where all the fun is anyway.

Baby Girl getting her first taste of TURKEY!!!

And then.... the aftermath:

The tryptophan-induced coma.....