quiet days

we've had some real quiet days around here since everyone left.  it's sad!  but, one thing that is nice is to have mae back on her normal schedule.  she's a much happier child when she is.  which makes for a much happier mama.

cody and i are pretty lucky to have such a great kid.  she's great about running errands with me.  last week she did so good, we made a much needed pit stop at 7-11 for some big gulps.  the 7-11 near us has gatorade in the fountain drinks, so i don't feel so bad letting her have one.  (but that drink is mostly ice lol)

i was worried about getting mae play-doh for christmas, but i am so glad that i did.  it has filled up some cold, rainy afternoons!  she has sat and played for over an hour...that in my house, would be described as a miracle.

we've started getting everything ready for baby girl.  i got the infant car seat out to clean, and mae has been practicing putting her stuffed animals in there.  right now her baby doll is in there, and she won't let me take it out...we'll see what happens when the baby gets here.
 

 i am beyond ready for this little girl to get here.  this week at my appointment during my ultrasound, i passed out and threw up because the baby was squishing my vein that brings blood to my head...lovely.  as if i wasn't ready before that, i definitely am now.  i'm 36 and a half weeks.  let's hope this little one comes early like mae did!  i have started walking like crazy in an effort to get her here sooner.

but, anyways.  this week we were able to enjoy some amazing weather!  i miss virginia, and even a little bit of snow, but i have to say, winter in texas is shaping up to be rather awesome. (although, as i write this it's pouring outside, and has been rainy for two days, but i'll take it for a few 70 degree weather days.)
we spent a lot of time outside those days.  luckily mae didn't run straight to the water when we went to the lake.  this time she actually asked if we could swim, um, no little girl, we cannot.

my good friend sent us a belated christmas package, and it made mae's week!  she has been wanting a tea set, and when she opened the box and found one she said "oh, boy a tea set!"  many a tea party have been had the last week.  mae was even lucky enough to have daddy to one of her tea parties.

 as if i haven't said it enough, cody is an amazing dad.  he is especially wonderful with little girls.  i finally realized that we have been blessed to have girls, because cody is so sweet, compassionate and caring.  (lucky for me, i still have a hard time with girls!)  i'm a lucky lady to have him!

one last picture from the park this week.  when we first got there, a little boy was running around with a spiderman mask on.  mae was seriously terrified.  she would not climb on any part of the playground.  i kept telling her it was like a silly hat, but she didn't get it.  finally i got her to start climbing and the little boy ran over and scared her, on purpose.  he figured out that mae was scared of his mask.  haha.  he left after that, and i was finally able to coax her back on.  what a scaredy cat...i love her though.

i'm a little sad that it will no longer be just mae and i.  and also, a little worried i won't be able to love her as much or giver her enough attention when the baby comes.  but, i keep thinking of the grinch and how his heart grew.  i'm pretty sure that's what happens when you have more kids.  your heart just makes room to love them all.