My Only Child

As of today (although, who knows for how much longer?), Ali is our only child. I think she loves it to a certain extent but she will love having a sister - Baxter can only do so much! I want to record some of the things Ali is doing now at 22.5 months that melt our hearts and make us laugh!

We pretty much think she is a genius - on Sunday, she got in the car to see her baby sister's carseat sitting next to her and she pointed at it and immediately goes "It's backwards!". Ryan and I were amazed that she knew that! She then went on to tell us that it was baby sister's seat. I'm hoping this is a good sign!

She loves to say "I love you" and usually ends it with "so much" or "forever" - both of them make me smile! She also always says "Thank you" when we give her something - it is the cutest thing to hear your 22 month old say "Thank you, Mama" and if you are not listening, she will repeat it until you acknowledge it with an excited "You're welcome!". I really think that she knows what she is doing when she does little things like this that impress us or make us laugh and she wants credit for it! :)

She LOVES her music class. We have been in it since she was 2.5 months and I just got a cd from it and brought out some sticks that we play with in class and she will run around the kitchen in circles and make us sing it/act it out over and over again! It is too cute! (But exhausting for her mama! :)) I think the little girl would spend 24/7 dancing and singing if she could. She is quite the singer (Favorites currently include "Twinkle, Twinkle" - usually leaving out the "Up above the world" line, ABCs, and, of course, Old McDonald - or as she calls it EIO!) She also loves when we sing a song from her music class called "Dance any way you want to" and she will start dancing like a madwoman when she hears it.

The only way we can get her out of bath time is by letting her wear her princess hooded towel. Then she runs around the house saying "I'm a princess, Mommy!" - and that she is! :)

Her preschool teachers were so impressed when I picked her up from preschool (which she also loves!! and loves her friends in there!) b/c she could spell her name. They said that they were changing her diaper and she saw her name on her diaper and goes "A-L-I, Ali!" Luckily, she has a short, easy little name, but it made me a proud mama when they told me about it! :)

She loves her family with her whole heart and gets so excited to see any of us - from her parents to her grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc! She is a ball of energy with tons of

One day I am going to figure out how to put videos on here and put some of these things on here! I think they are a lot cuter/funnier in person than just by me writing about them.

I am excited about my appointment tomorrow to find out if anything has changed since last week!! For some reason, I do not have a feeling that much has changed and in my head I think that baby sister may make her appearance next week (not that that means anything -just my gut feeling as of today!). I am so looking forward to holding her, introducing her to her sister, kissing her sweet head, and seeing what she looks like! I dream about it and it makes my heart so happy!! Ryan does not know what he is about to be in for with THREE girls in this house - drama rama! :) I wonder if these little girls will grow up to be as dramatic, sensitive, crazy as their mama! :) (just some of my not so flattering qualities - I promise I have plenty of good ones too! :))

Aside from meeting this little baby girl, I am soo looking forward to being able to:
-Sleeping on my stomach/back!!!!!! (This is HUGE - I am NOT a side sleeper and the thought of lying on my stomach or back sounds like Heaven!)
-Being able to turn from one side to the other (when sleeping) without feeling like a whale turning over!
-Dieting! :) (will see if that really happens, though!)
-La Parilla with a margarita!!
-Cherry cokes without any guilt! :) (although I will be nursing so these will both still be really limited)
-Being able to see my toes (and not trip over Baxter!), paint my toes, and shave my legs with ease
-Being able to get up from a squatted position without asking for help or feeling like I am 250 years old
-Normal clothes & shopping for normal clothes!
-Any of my favorite cheeses: Goat, Feta, Blue, etc! Yum!!
-Energy to play with Ali (well, as much energy that one can have to play with a toddler with a newborn to take care of, nurse, etc. I pray this baby girl is a sleeper - although I am not too optimistic about this)
-Being able to suck in my stomach to squeeze through a crowd! :)

All of that being said, I have to admit, I really do LOVE being pregnant and have had a relatively easy pregnancy (knock on wood) and am incredibly grateful for that. Yes, I do miss the things above every once in awhile but, for this cause in my belly right now, I could give those things up forever to insure she is a healthy little girl!

Again, another rambling post today - but this is just really for me to record my sporatic thoughts these final weeks/days of pregnancy so I don't forget how I'm feeling! And, who knows, I could have this baby tonight (not very likely!) and I would be sad if I didn't record it all. I will update tomorrow after my appointment as to any changes - keep your fingers crossed all goes well!