Final countdown....6 weeks

So if you can't tell....I am ready for this pregnancy to be over. Fortunately this feeling has just set in, so up until this point my huge growing belly(body) hasn't really hindered me. By far, this has been my best (read easiest to move around, get sleep and function) pregnancy. I will not, however, be posting any pictures of said belly (body). Just use your imagination....I think that my body has this memory of what it is supposed to look like, regardless of weight gain, water retention, sleepless nights, etc... and it has reverted to that look in the past month. So... just imagine me beautiful and full of energy and that will work for me!! Seriously, the time has gone quickly up until about 3 days ago. Now 6 weeks sounds like forever, and if this baby is anything like Olivia, that 6 will become close to 8....I am not thinking of that. Right now, as far as we know, we are having a boy. I say that because the ultrasound tech wasn't exactly the most considerate, caring, comforting individual. He wasn't mean, but I didn't like him....not one bit. So according to him, which is great if he is right, we are having a boy. Convincing Olivia of that has been, and still is, a trial. The other day we were in Target and she found some cute girl clothes that were way to small for her and she said "Mom these can be for the baby" to which I reminded her it is a boy and she said "No for our girl baby". She occasionally will remind me that Dora the Explorer, on TV, her mom had 2 babies, a girl and a boy, so I can too. I just giggle and say again that we are only having 1 baby in March. To which she says "yeah a girl" Every so often I can get her to agree that it's a boy, but not for very long. We still don't have a name, and can't seem to find one that fits, we like, etc... I bought a book of 100,000 baby names and you know it isn't the least bit helpful. Reading a book of names just makes them all blur together and seem the same. So.....we will see. Well I will post more later!! xoxo Kirsten

Foam Curlers

So remember when we were kids and we used those pink foam curlers and slept in them to awake with a crazy head of curls....well I guess I forgot how well they worked. The other day I put what we call "knobbies" in Olivia's hair. Take hair that you would put in a pony tail and twist it around in a spiral then wrap it up in a bun and secure with a pony. They make little knobs on her head and keep the hair somewhat under control. Well later that evening she took them out and had curly hair. She love it and kept saying I want some curly hair. So being the resourceful mom I am I thought and remembered those good old foam curlers. Now I must admit that I didn't remember the results of said curlers being so dramatic....So yesterday I headed out to the thrift store (not for used curlers) but for a small barrel curling iron to touch up the ends after we used the curlers. Found one for a dollar and was so stoked!! Headed to our little store here in town and found a pack of foam curlers with 4 sizes. Pink (the biggest) Green, Yellow and finally Blue (little old lady perm size). Olivia wanted the pink (of course) but I convinced her (silly me) that she needed to have the smaller ones. What was I thinking? That her hair is 3 feet long? With the current short cut they REALLY WORKED. It was a struggle for her to keep them in until bed time but she did. And this morning she was so proud of herself and excited to have curly hair. I took out the first curler and knew I would have to do some kind of magic job to convince her that it was cute. I didn't take a picture...I was afraid she would cry...but imagine frizzy little orphan annie. Kevin and I contained our laughter and kept telling her it was beautiful fairy hair (hence the fairy costume below) and after I brushed it out and wrapped it into spirals (really tight spirals!) she was kind of okay with it. She did tell me however, that next time she only wants it a little curly. Guess we will keep trying!! Enjoy. xoxoK

I put some little clips in to try to contain the craziness.

Olivia and her Mini Market. Got this at Sams New Year's day for $40 instead of $130. Came with wooden food, cash register and wire basket. (also came with an ulimited supply of sanity for me!!)

And here she is infront of her closet with her full fairy costume!

Happenings

Nothing really "blog worthy" has happened lately so I thought I'd share some pictures. As most of you know, Gavin has always liked dressing up. When he was 2&3 he would wear his costumes out of the house shopping, to appointments etc. It never bothered me and was actually pretty funny. Well it still continues except now he is a bit more creative and finds things around the house to make costumes from. Once he had Kevin's shoes and belt on and walked around all hunched over pretending to be an "old man". Then sometimes he will put on Olivia's clothes and pretend to be a girl (she gets so mad). It is hilarious. So just the other day we rented Get Smart, (funny movie) and he got the idea to be a secret agent thus the pictures below. And now since Olivia and Gavin are home together, he gets her to dress up. For a while she protested until for Christmas we got her a trunk with 3 fairy costumes complete with accessories (as shown below also). Occasionally she will opt for the "Wonder Woman" costume Gavin helped her create (incredible suit, spiderman mask and PINK gloves) but generally it's the fairies! And just like her brother she has to do all errands in costume. She insists on bringing the wings, slippers and wand in hand (the wings don't fit too well with a coat) and then putting them on in the cart once we get to the store. I drew the line and only let her carry the slippers in the store and she even tried to get me to let her remove her boots and put on the slippers. She protests with "but mom, the boots don't match and I have to fly, that's what a fairy does." I know logical isn't it, but if it wasn't -45 below she might be able to convince me... Hope you enjoy the pictures! xoxo Kirsten