17 week midwife visit

Lauren's 17 weeks pregnant today. She, Zach and the girls went to Lynda's for a check-up. This was only the 2nd time Lauren got to hear the heartbeat and the first for everyone else so that was exciting! It was around 148, and the baby was moving around to dodge the waves :) Lynda actually felt it move, which was neat. Lauren's BP was 100/70 so doing good! Her uterus is almost all the way up to her belly button and the baby was up pretty high. It'll be interesting to see what that means in regard to placenta placement whenever they have an ultrasound.

Poppy told Lynda we're going to name the baby Vivica or Poppy. She also asked why Lynda didn't get the baby out after we heard the heartbeat ha ha. Lolli's face lit up like Christmas when she got to hear the heartbeat! She was curious about the doppler goo being blue instead of white.

All in all a good visit!

Preggo Pic

16 weeks, 6 days (post-lunch, which explains the huge-ness ;)

Barbie Jammin' Jeep

Lolli's been asking for a Barbie Jeep for pretty much her whole life, but I cringe at the price on even used ones. When she made her nightly wish on a star tonight, it was for a Barbie car that fits 2 kids so her and Poppy could drive around next summer. I want so badly to grant her wish but the $ thing still gets to me.

But when we got home, Zach checked the balance on his work reward points account. It looks like when his next round of points get credited, he'll have enough to get the Barbie Jammin' Jeep! Brand new, for free! We're hoping it comes in time for Christmas because they would FLIP OUT. But either way it's gonna be awesome. I can hardly wait :)

A visit to the doctor

Lolli's teacher called saying she was complaining of an ear ache. When I picked her up, she did seem rather distraught about it, so I told her I'd call the doc (who is amazing and got her in at 6:15pm, just 3 hours after I called!). Turns out she does have a double ear infection despite not having had a cold or anything else recently. That sort of made me feel bad for telling her repeatedly that if we went to the doctor and there was nothing wrong with her, Santa would find out and might deduct the co-pay from her Christmas gifts ;) My kids love going to the doctor and they ask frequently to go, so it's hard to tell when they really need to or not.

Anyway, when Lolli's exam was over and it was time to leave, Poppy refused to get out of her chair. She looked at the NP and growled, "I. have. a. COUGH!" and then proceeded to give a pathetic little fake cough while crossing her arms definantly. Thankfully the NP played along and listened to Poppy's heart and lungs, then advised her to drink lots of water, get some rest and pick up a sticker at the front desk. Poppy was satisfied with that.

Cute story to tell, but I'm honestly terrified that I'm in way over my head with her. She's not even 2.5 and she's faking an illness to get attention. Fabulous. Can't wait for her teen years ;)

Recipe book

Lolli brought home a recipe book from school today. It's filled with directions for making their favorite foods.

Here are Lolli's:
"Watermelon, strawberries, and cucumbers - you just cut them up
Olives - You put them on pizza and you put them on the stove too.
Corn - Chop it up and put it on the stove or oven for 7 minutes.
Apples and blueberries - cut them up in slices."

Apparently she's a vegetarian LOL

Hobby Lobby

Lauren and the girls went to Hobby Lobby tonight to pick up 16 yards of fabric to make curtains for the loft. Lauren chose dark blue silky stuff 'cause it was cheap and hair won't stick to it. Lolli, however, had her heart set on Lauren making the curtains out of dark blue fabric covered in glitter and sequins. Lauren decided to let Lolli pick out her favorite fabric and Poppy, too. Lolli chose purple sequined stuff and Poppy chose black sequined stuff. They each waled their bolt up to the cutting station and said, "1/4 yard of this fabric please" which was adorable :) At first when the fabric was cut, Lolli was bummed that it seemed like such a small piece. Then Lauren opened it up and wrapped it around her neck. Voila - an instant scarf, very fancy and shiny! Poppy loved hers, too. Very worth the $3 it cost; they'll play with these forever!

Baby's room :)

Lauren's been feeling a need to give this baby its own space. Since she couldn't talk Zach into selling the house and moving into a bigger one, she took matters into her own hands. After she rearranged the living room, she found the perfect armoire on Craigslist that opens up and transforms into a very functional work space. $100 and a bit of heavy lifting later, Zach's office is officially moved out of the loft. There's still a lot of other stuff to get out of there before they can start putting baby gear in there, but there's still like 6 months to go, plus we all know Zach and Lauren's kids don't sleep in their own rooms 'til at least their first birthdays so there's no real rush. Eventually they plan to close off part of the loft to make an actual 4th bedroom with a walk-in closet. Hooray! Lolli said she's very excited to help paint it and get it ready for a baby!