In transition… still.

Today was an excellent day to get out of the house (between snow storms it sounds like). I feel like we have been in the house for a straight month! We haven’t, but it seems that as soon as one thing ends, another begins. First we took turns being sick, Dave’s job has been very busy for several weeks, and he went skiing one weekend. By the time we got out of the house for one day after Adelynn’s respiratory flu ended, she came home sick again and there was another weekend that passed. She was feeling better for about 3 days, and then came the weather! We stayed in most of the week. Dave took my car to work yesterday, which I was glad for, and we had nowhere to go, but it just solidified the feeling of being “stuck”. Today (Saturday) he worked almost a full day again. He took a lunch break to go with us to the Low German Supper at Central Christian today. MMM. That’s something we don’t ever miss! I pulled the pregnancy card and went back to get some to-go for dinner! I am not ashamed.

Here’s a link to our Snow Fun so far this year. (There’s pictures)

We also made snow cream yesterday while David was at work. OHMYGOODNESS! It was SO much better than I remember as a kid! We used 10 cups of fluffy snow that Adelynn scooped herself, 1 tsp of vanilla and a can of sweetened condensed milk. Next time we will use a little less snow. We saved some for Dave, which he had never had, and it was all freezer burnt by the time he got home, so we will just have to make some more And it’s very easy to come by right now! None of our yard has been touched – except for the shoveling Dave did, the snow blowing my Dad did, and the scooping Adelynn did, which still leaves a ridiculous amount of snow.

The baby seems to be doing well! It still moves a lot – mostly when I would like to sleep. It also still lets me know when it is hungry and when it approved of what I ate! This pregnancy has gone so fast and it’s hard to believe our little one will be here so soon!

The crib came this week and that gave us a project. Adelynn was happy to help her Dad with that one. She also approved of all the packing materials it came in. She asks about the baby everyday now. She wants to know if it’s coming soon. (Sometimes she asks because she knows her birthday will come after the baby is born.) She will most often say she is having a brother, but sometimes she also says she will have a sister. When she hears a baby cry, she believes the answer is always to give the baby the plug. So, hopefully this next kid will take a pacifier… because it might not get much choice! We are just waiting on the dresser (probably another 2 weeks) and we need to pick up a few more things once the weather lets us go to Target all together!

The nursery isn’t all set up yet, but the crib and glider are ready to go!

Adelynn is doing great. She’s feeling much better this week. Her articulation has really taken off and it’s amazing how much clearer she is speaking. She is very forward with her opinions. This is not new whatsoever, but it is all very clearly articulated. She will ask questions and check for your opinion. If you drop something in the other room: “Mommy, you okay?” or when I get home from a meeting: “Mommy you have fun at your meeting?” She’s always been so considerate and it shows more and more all the time. She’s getting so quick too. Especially if you tell her “no” to something. She doesn’t have a fit, she just tries to reason with you and compromise. She picks up everything you say and is listening even when you think she isn’t! She participates in conversation or brings it up later. She’s very good with telling stories and remembering things. We have gotten to the point where we have to be very careful what we even do around her because we know if it comes out in story-form, it could be misinterpreted. For example: tonight Dave had a plastic knife in his hand while standing near the kitchen sink. Adelynn ran past him with her balloon and she wanted him to chase her. He took a few steps with the knife in his hand. We both quickly realized that the knife needed to be set down (yes for safety) but mainly because we could just hear her repeating that her Daddy chased her around the house with a knife!

This post is made up of some random content, but it’s what we have right now! We are just in our ongoing transition phase at the moment. I feel like we have been in a bizarre phase of life since mid-November. It was one thing after another at that point and it seems like things have continued changing since then. But at least we are realistic and realize that life won’t be “normal” for a while