Things Change

E is 19 months old. She is the literally the baby of the family. However, she has recently shown signs of growing up and heading to the next step which is being 2. I picture her like this and I am sometimes still amazed that she is running around with the other girls.

Signs that she is growing and changing:

1. She is denying the entry of anything green into her mouth. Now she eats what she wants, not what is given to her.
2. She throws a tantrum when I try to put an outfit on her that she does not want to wear.
3. She can count to five. This is amazing since my 3 year old WILL (I know she can count higher but is stubborn) only count to 6.
4. I can make out the tunes she hums/sings. A few are ABC's, twinkle little star, and the clean up song. She also does the hand bursts and "sings", 'Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam' it is so cute!
5. Every once in a while I pick her up and she frowns and says "down, down, down!"
6. This week is the first time EVER, that I took her to the gym nursery and she just ran over to the toys and started playing, instead of her usual hysterics.

We have been going to this gym since July people! I have been wanting this day for a long time. I should have been ecstatic, but I felt myself get all teary eyed as I walked to the ladies locker room. She didn't even look back, in fact none of my girls did. This is really hard for me. My girls are so close in age that up to this point I have always had another baby to take care of and now I do not. I am not saying I want another baby and I do NOT feel like we need more kids at this point right now in our lives. It is just sad how quickly they grow up.

When I found out number three was one her way, I had a 9 month old and 22 month old. Needless to say I was not thrilled. (disclaimer: I know so many people try hard and are not able to have kids and I am very, very lucky. It is just how I felt at the time, very overwhelmed) I have to say although it has been very challenging for me, I have loved every minute she has been a part of our family.

Bloggin Award Time

I received a couple of awards in the past few weeks. The first is from Nicole at Nic in the Kitchen who I met when we were in high school and Jen at Tidbits of the Tippets who I recently meet through blogging. Both fun girls.

I am going to pass this award on to Ally at Laughadaisy and Misty at Starting from Scratch. I enjoy reading their blogs.

I received this award from Ally at Laughadaisy. I do TRY to I show kindness in all I do and say.

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I am going to pass this award on to my little sister Dani at Heels and Steel. We are 7 years apart, so we have worked on developing a closer relationship. I no longer look at her as my baby sister but as an adult and a great friend that I am lucky to know.

This last award was from Holly at 2 Kids and Tired. She passed this award on to everyone and I will do the same.

Thanks Ladies! I will add these awards to my collection of blog bling.

What M's been Saying Lately

1. She is constantly yelling from the bathroom...."Mom, come wipe me!" (I hate this one)
2. "Hugs, hugs, hugs!" (I love this one)
3. "Why, why, why?" ( I get frustrated by this one)
4. Everytime we go to the gym, "When I get bigger can I go upstairs with you?" (kids aren't allowed on the upper floors)
5. Everytime we are on our way home from anywhere, "Can we stopped by Isabella's house just for a little bit?" ( her favorite friend right now)
6. Evertime Rachael Ray is on, "This is my favorite show, I really wish we could eat food like that." (This makes me feel bad that I am not a great chef)
7. "Mom when I grow up I want to be a good Mommy just like you." (This melts my heart)

She is only 4. We have a long way to go!

My New Obsession

My latest obsession is digital scrapbooking. I really enjoy it more than regular scrapbooking for two major reasons: #1 No mess! #2 My kids can't destroy any of my supplies.

The down side...I already spend way too much time on the computer. Much to my husband's dismay, this tacks on a few (or more than a few) extra minutes to my computer time.

This weekend I spent some time cleaning off my desktop and documents, and organizing my files. It felt really good and I am glad it is done. Now I have done absolutely everything I can to avoid the true Spring cleaning of my home.

Do you like Spring cleaning? Have you already finished yours? Am I the last person to get started? Does your husband think you spend too much time on the computer? Just wondering!