Moving Right Along

Well, it is definitely true that the second baby grows much faster that the first! Emma has such a little personality, I can't believe she isn't even 3 months old yet! It's scary, but one day I know we are all going to laugh as we call Meadow the calm Kraber girl. Emma is all about smiling and cooing and starting to laugh. She can roll over from her tummy to her back, and any day now she will be sleeping in her own crib. At her 2 month appointment she weighed in at 11 pounds 5 ounces, and 24 inches long. She is in the 75th percentile for her weight, and almost off the charts in height. Long and lean...she must take after her uncles! Meadow is still amazing us every day with the hilarious things she says. I wish I could have a camera or recorder on her 24/7 to remember it all. Here are a few of my favorites: "nothing can stop me mommy!" "I'm really frustrated today." "What are we going to do this weekend?" "I've changed my mind!" Oh, and one more not so favorite, as she dropped the remote control she looked up and said: "God Dammit". I blame it on the Indians...maybe if they were playing better Daddy wouldn't have to yell at the TV! So here are some new pics of the girls and a video from today when Pixie came to visit.

Gymboreeeeeeee!

New videos of Emma

Well, Emma's baby acne is finally clearing up so now we can get pictures and video of her! She loves to hang out and stare at the TV...yup, she's definitely our baby! She is smiling now and not just because of gas, but because she is a happy baby! Here are some videos for the grandparents to play over and over and over again!

Strawberry Farms and such

We went to Tanaka Farms yesterday with some friends from Stroller Strides and had a blast! We went on a wagon tour of the farm and got to sample the fresh veggies straight out of the ground! Meadow loved the Romaine lettuce and the carrot, but decided the green onion was 'too spicy'! They sop at the Strawberry fields for 15 minutes to let you pick your own, you get to take home a basket but there was no limit on how many you ate while you were out there! It's amazing how great strawberries taste right off the vine with nothing on them. I was surprised that Meadow only sampled a few, she was so excited to pick them and place them in her basket. She know just which ones were ripe, which was great since I was carrying Emma in my Moby wrap that had loosened on the wagon ride so I only had one free hand. When we got back to the wagon all the other kids were covered in Strawberry and Meadow was the cleanest by far! This is a first for us, I was so proud. She sat carefully for the whole ride back making sure not to spill her basket of strawberries.

I am back to teaching Stroller Strides this week and it feels amazing to be working out again. Emma is still getting used to being in her car seat in the stroller, but that's ok...she will get the hang of it eventually! She is more alert everyday and is even watching the toys on her swing as the spin around. Meadow still thinks Emma is just the cutest thing on the planet, and I am so proud at what a wonderful big sister she is!

I promise to post more pictures soon, poor Emma has really bad baby acne on her face right now so I am not snapping away with the camera. She'd kill me when she got older!

Soooo, I think I've got this...........

Home now for almost 3 weeks with baby Emma and I think we have the swing of this whole 2 kid thing. We're focussed on paying a lot of attention to Meadow to keep her from seeking it out( which means she empties out Emma's dresser into the living room, or takes the toilet bowl brush for a tour of the house), trying to keep on top of the laundry so we don't get overwhelmed, and spending plenty of time interacting with Emma to stimulate that little brain! We are not completely sleep deprived which is awesome, and Meadow still manages to get a bath everyday...well almost everyday! I even ventured out wih both girls today to the park where Meadow played with her BFF Makayla at the park and fed the squirrels and ducks.

Oh, I guess I should add in that we have all this under control now, but I have yet to start teaching SS classes, haven't had any events for my other job, and we are still getting dinner delivered from all my amazing girlfriends 3 days a week! It's crazy how clean our kitchen can be when we aren't making dinner every night!

I keep telling myself it is baby steps into the real world and I think we will do just fine even when the meals stop!

I'm Nesting...WooHoo!

I am so glad to be nesting now for a number of reasons. First, it's a great sign that yes, the baby is coming, and with any luck it will be soon...ish. Secondly I am so happy because our house is a disaster area! I have been so tired these past few weeks, and really busy on top of that, by the time I had a moment to spare it was all I could do to put pajamas on before crawling into bed. So today I cleaned and vacuumed out my car, did all the grocery shopping and meal planning, braved Babies R Us to return something, did a few loads of laundry, organized the new baby's room, cleaned the kitchen, and now I am so pumped to clean out the refrigerator! I actaully am sitting down to write this blog since it allows me to rest while still being productive!

Oh, and while I'm here we have finally decidied on a real name for Meadow 2, but we'll keep it to ourselves until she is here just in case!

Rubber gloves and sponge here I come!

Meadow's Birthday