Little Stinker

Caroline spent the last whole WEEK at Nonnie and Pop's house. She came home yesterday and I was SO glad to see her!

Dan told me when he got to Vicksburg Friday he walked in and Caroline said, "I ate a honey bun!" (She was also holding a cup of kool-aid!) I think it may take her a few days to come off of that week long sugar high!

At one point last night I told her, "You're my favorite!". She responded, "Nonnie's my favorite too!"

Then, last night Caroline was in bed and Dan and I were talking back and forth from the kitchen to the living room. She yelled out "Stop talking! You're gonna wake up me!"

I love this little girl!!

Taylor Grace Henry

I just thought I'd write down this little memory while I still have it!

One night in February at Bunko I noticed I was spotting a little bit. I was 13 weeks pregnant and it wasn't bright red or anything, but the next morning it hadn't stopped so I went to the doctor without an appointment first thing (gasp!)

I remember being so scared on the way to the doctor's office thinking, "This is going be bad news... I just know it." I saw a doctor in his sixties who was wearing a ridiculous gold chain (HA!) who checked for a heartbeat (which he found) and sent me for an ultrasound just to be sure everything was o.k.

In the ultrasound room (where we've gotten our fair share of bad news) the tech found the baby and I couldn't believe how beautiful baby already was! I DID ask the tech if she could sneak a peak and take a guess at the baby's gender. She did and we didn't see much in between baby's legs so she said her guess would be a girl, but "don't go out and buy all pink just yet!"

A week later, Dan and I went to Hinds Community College in Jackson for a sonogram. They have a school for sonography and you can get as many free sonograms as you'd like!  I'd set up this appointment weeks prior so I just kept it because I knew we'd like to see the baby again! The students spent about an hour practicing and they, too, thought it looked like a girl. They said they were 90-95% sure and so I'm pretty certain now as well! The baby was moving all over the place and even had hiccups at one point!

On the way home from Jackson we were talking about baby girl names and Dan reminded me of the name Taylor. We had talked about that name a long time ago when we lived in Nashville and both liked it. I liked it but I thought it needed something with it to make it more feminine so I suggested Taylor Grace and it stuck! I'm thinking it will probably be a double name, but she'll probably end up being called all kinds of names (just Taylor, Gracie, Tay Tay). We're about 90% set on the name as well

I am 16 weeks pregnant right now and have felt some baby flutters this week. I love it and can't wait for it to be more often! I'm going a week from Monday for the official ultrasound where they'll confirm gender and look at baby's organs.

3 years old

My Sweet Caroline,

I just wanted to document what you're doing these days so I can reminisce one day years to come. You are determined to wear a skirt or dress pretty much every day! It can ruin your whole morning if I make you wear pants, so I try to oblige you most days. You don't want to wear your hair up at all (pigtails never, pony tail - rarely). You say you want it long! You love to dress up and every day. when we get home from school you immediately want us to put you in a princess dress.

I made the mistake of telling you that Spring was coming soon and that in Spring we celebrate Easter! You keep asking about your Easter eggs and I'm afraid it is going to be a long couple of months before it finally gets here. I bought a book about the true story of Easter and you don't want me to read it to you, I guess because it doesn't include Easter eggs. :(

You've started saying "I'm sorry I did that" over and over again if you spill something or drop things. It's cute but it kind of makes us look like we beat you or something!

Last weekend I threw away some old toys and 2 bath toys (one was a rubber duck w/ mold in it and the other was a belle pool toy that was missing half the paint). You saw them in the trash and said "hey! We need her!!" I explained that she was missing her paint and I showed you and you were fine with it! That's a little surprising!

You've been on a bed time strike lately and you'll stay up in your bed playing until about 9:15 or so each night. It drives me a little crazy! Last night you were trying to have a tea party in bed (our rule is only soft toys in bed) and the night before you had a tent along with about 20 other toys in your bed... with no room for you!!!

Last night after we babysat a friend's baby I was tucking you into bed. We were talking about what a good big sister you are going to be and you said "did the baby gonna like my skirts??" It is definitely important that this next baby supports your fashion sense! ( ;

I love her little profile!

 

Speaking of new baby, you are pretty excited about your little sister and you ask to kiss the baby (my belly) occasionally! You wore a big sister shirt today and you were so excited! I am so happy that you're going to have a sister and I hope that you aren't TOO far apart in age! I found out today that I passed my early gestational diabetes test & quad screen. This is a HUGE relief for me because I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy. It is starting to sink in that we are really having another precious little girl! I'm about 15 weeks pregnant and we confirm the gender in about 2 weeks.