Carli Speaks Gorilla

Keith has taught Carli another animal sound!

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Yearly Hair Cut

Yep, I did it - I finally got my hair cut. One year ago, almost to the day - was when I last had my hair cut. Most of the time I prefer my hair long b/c I can throw it in a pony tail and be on my way. And with a normal pregnancy, my hair should quit falling out and grow even longer! But alas, I like to do things differently and my hair is coming out by the handfuls and driving me nuts! So, off I went to get it cut and layers so it would not be so thick. I'm not the best picture taker, but I got a cute picture buddy!

Saturday Morning - Before

Peek-A-Boo!
Sunday Morning - After
(The sun was in our faces)

Back view

The lady swore she would fix it for me curly, but it was straight...weird. I do think I have lost some of my curl in two pregnancies - you never know what you had until it is gone!!

The Best Alarm Clock

Saturday mornings Keith and I take turns. Who ever gets up early with Carli gets to go back to bed later that morning when Carli goes down for her nap. Keith got up this morning - and my little alarm clock came banging on the bedroom at 7:45 demanding that I get up! Who could resist this face?

It must be the 13's

What a week it has been. It seems that things just keep needing to get done, but no extra time appears in the day for me to get it all accomplished. Or rather, the energy just isn't there to get it all done! Granted this week has been my most challenging in dealing with a 13 month old and being 13 weeks pregnant - it must be the 13 thing. I had my fair chance to have a pity party but Grammy rescued all involved on Tuesday and I've decided to find the good in the chaos - why not?

Tuesdays *Positive* Thoughts:

• I got to take a morning nap when Carli took her nap - even if it was just 20 minutes long.
• Carli and I got to eat lunch with Keith before we headed to Alto & Carli slept in the truck all the way to Alto and thus we avoided WWIII of nap taking away from home.
• I forgot my wallet, Keith just gave me a peck on your check and his debit card so I wouldn't be without cash.
• I then lost the debit card on an emergency trip to the store to get a Dr. Pepper and Snickers, and when I gathered up the courage to give him a call and break the news to him, he just laughs at me and says it will be okay. (Probably helps that Keith rarely gets angry at anyone.)
• Grammy finds the debit card in the truck within minutes of surviving the dreaded call, we are all relieved - but still owe Grammy $5 for the gas she put in the truck so we could get home!
• Crashed Grammy's UIL practice after school b/c I just needed to get out and she took Carli while I watched little munchkins take their practice test - really, I just sit there and did nothing. It was nice.
• Grammy helped me finish my work, find a debit card and told us it would all be okay even after she had a crazy day too, thank goodness for Grammy's!

Other "Obvious" Positives

• Carli thinks standing on the couch is funny and even more so if you tell her to sit down sternly. It seriously cracks her up!
• Grandma, Pawpaw, and Aunt Carolyn came by to visit yesterday. We were very happy to see them all. Carli sit in Grandma's lap and sang Bye-O-Baby with her.
• I got to go to the chiropractor yesterday, a must when pregnant!
• I can't stand whining, it drives me nuts! Carli is slowly learning a little sign language that is helping get rid of some of her frustrated whining. So far we have accomplished: More, Please and All Done.
• I think I'm going to cut my hair off. I've defeated all the odds of being pregnant and my hair is falling out in handfuls...I can't take it any more!!
• Morning Sickness (All day sickness for me) is pretty much passed! Woohoo! As long as I eat every two to three hours, we are all happy!
• Sunday mornings are the hardest on the nausea and I forgot to bring a snack to have in class so I wouldn't get sick, but our good friends Kori and David brought donuts to class! Woohoo! Awesome!
• I came home from the grocery store with powdered donuts and Promise Land Chocolate Milk and had absolutely no regrets eating it for breakfast all week!
• If you tell Carli we are going to change her diaper, there is a 50/50 chance she will walk into her room to her changing pad.
• If you get her on the changing pad there is a 50/50 chance when you ask her to lay down, she will!
• We have been truly blessed that although we found out we bought a "lemon" of a car, the dealership is picking it up today and we are only out our time and frustration. That I can handle!
• Big thanks to Grammy and Pa for the use of the reliable "Hooptie" until we find another vehicle. Sure makes life easier!

And do you know what one of the best things in the world is? Clean sheets and shaved legs...makes any "challenging" day so much better! :)

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Fall Leaves

Last Saturday it was so nice outside that all three of us headed out to enjoy the weather. Keith was going to "work" in the garage and Carli and I were just going to play. We had lots of leaves in the front yard, so I grabbed the rake and made a pile for Carli. She walked around it, she ignored it, she even added one leaf at a time to the pile. Finally after about an hour, she ventured over and figured out that it was kind of fun to play in a big pile of leaves!

When Carli got tired of the leaves, she wanted to go help Daddy in the garage. She thought it was really funny to crawl all over his block of wood and saw as he tightened bolts...

Couch - Check

Carli has conquered climbing the couch on her own. She doesn't do it often but this weekend she did it when we asked so we could capture it on video. Our couches sit a bit low to the ground, so she has that advantage. Her trick is to get her belly above the cushion and then she can swing her legs up on the couch. Pretty cute. Keith got her to do it the first time and said she turned around and walked right off the couch! He caught her and the next time she got up there he got her to turn around and lower herself down like she does on her poof chair.

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