Freedom

So, Emily's Big Bed has given me and Travis as much to get used to as it has Emily. She really, really likes her bed. She likes getting up in the morning and coming into my room to snuggle with me until Trav gets out of the shower. She likes getting up at night to go potty one last time (which I've started saying NO to, in hopes that her desire to sleep in a dry diaper might mean she'll go potty as part of the bedtime routine instead of giving her an excuse to get up and wander after I say goodnight). She's really quiet, though, so we have the TV off at night and listen carefully for tiny footsteps. For the first time, I'm thankful that our house is so creaky!! But she doesn't roll out of bed and she is happy to nap there, too. And she'll tell you all about it if you ask her! Pretty awesome!

Funny story - I went upstairs to change into painting clothes the other night, and it had been dark and quiet up there for nearly half an hour. On my way back past her room, I heard her little voice say, behind me and quite loudly, "Morning!!" Scared the crap out of me. Her eyes were adjusted for the dark, but mine weren't! I couldn't see her at all, and her voice was like something out of a horror movie. I had to explain that it wasn't morning yet, it was still time for sleeping, and she went right to sleep. Travis, of course, heard the whole thing, including my very girly reaction, and thought it was hilarious.

We're getting closer to getting this house in order. Travis is caulking the sink tonight, so I'll be able to get out the Mr. Clean and really go over the countertops. Still waiting for the last section of countertop to be installed - hopefully this week. Travis is obsessing about how he'll do the floors this weekend, which means he's as excited about it as he is anxious about doing it right. I've been trying to keep things going, now that the painting is ALL DONE!! It means keeping tools and other things out of Emily's reach, which is pretty tough because she's very, very curious, and creative in how she will use whatever she finds. Then of course we're left with the endless list of odds-and-ends to really finish things - cabinet hardware, rehanging the pantry doors, etc.. I suppose we'll probably get through that right before we move out someday.

And of course, I'm just getting more and more pregnant! It was nice to go to work and sit on my butt all day today. I am just too tired to keep up with Emily!! I remember feeling this way the first time around, marveling that people can have full-time jobs and be pregnant more than once, but if it's a desk job, it's easier than chasing / entertaining / bathing / cooking for / carrying around a toddler. Baby is really making his/her presence known, too. Lots of kicking, shifting, and stretching going on in there... more of the latter two than the kicking. I'm pretty sure Baby is still head-down, and I am getting confident in my identification of which body part is assaulting me each time. It's weird to think about how soon I'll get to meet this person! I have so much to do before then - aack!

We went to get ice cream after supper on Sunday night - a fun little family outing. I absolutely love how Emily pronounces it: I-Kweams. She had a tiny little vanilla cone, and was thrilled by the experience. There was no convincing her to readjust the cone in her hand to help keep it from dripping - death grip. She talked about i-kweams all the way home from Amanda's today, while nodding very seriously, just adorable. "I-kweams. I-kweams! Mm-hmm. I-kweams." Yup, gotcha, hon!