Our Little Politician

Chris and I aren't really that into politics. I mean, we vote, but we're just not that into everything. So yesterday, I was quite suprised when Noelle looks at the TV and says, "Is that Barak Obama?" Plain as day. The only thing was, there was no Barak on TV...it was a news anchor wearing a raincoat reporting about all the snow up north. But who's counting?

Then today, she said it again. This time she knew who it was. We don't talk about the candidates that much, and don't have the news on very much when she's around. But apparently she picks up much more than we think she does. Kinda scary, huh?

Thankfully if Noelle ever appears on "Jaywalking" she'll be able to identify the politicians.

Phone Call

Today I got to call Sarah on my lunchbreak and talk with her for a few minutes. When I called, Noelle was at the table eating lunch and Sarah was fixing her lunch. A few minutes into our conversation Sarah had to put the phone down, and I heard the following in the background:

"Noelle, you need to take your socks off of your hands and eat your lunch."

I hadn't witnessed that during a meal before, so it gave me a pretty good laugh. We continued to talk for a few minutes, and then Sarah moved to the table to eat her lunch with Noelle. Eventually Sarah put me on speakerphone so that I could talk with Noelle. Noelle began to tell me about her day, and then I heard Sarah say:

"Noelle, don't put your noodles on the phone. Daddy can't eat them. I think she is trying to feed you."

I had a pretty good day at work, but those few minutes on the phone were easily the highlight of my day.

I'm trying not to be offended...

...by my own daughter!! This morning when I brought her cereal, she looks at me and says, "You are so big in your shirt." Excuse me? I'm less than 3 months pregnant...surely she did not really mean what she just said. I'm used to her saying very sweet things like, "I like your shirt" or "you are oh so pretty." Luckily during my first pregnancy I taught 9th graders who really did mean the things they said, so I'm used to offending comments from people during pregnancy. :-)

Anyway, so then I reviewed with her that there was a baby in my tummy. (And apparently that's why I'm as big as a barn.) Her next question of the day was, "Is the baby going to come see me?" How do you explain how long 29 weeks is to a 2 year old?

Warning! Warning!

We finally told Noelle this morning that she is going to be a big sister. She is excited and seems to understand that mommy has a baby in her tummy. However, Noelle has also asked if she has a baby in her tummy, if Hannah (our dog) has a baby in her tummy, and if daddy has a baby in his tummy.

So, everyone everywhere be prepared to be asked if you have a baby in your tummy!

Some Perspective

I saw an interesting website several years ago and recently stumbled upon it again. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html Below are some of my favorite quotes. I've written out the caption since it is too small to read.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.

Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now.

If you expect to score points by whining, join a European soccer team.

Happy Birthday!

Today is Chris' 29th birthday! He's not the type to announce it, but when you have a daughter who's this cute, I thought I'd let her do the job:

By the way, to get her to "perform for the camera" I told her that after she sang Happy Birthday she'd get to watch it on the TV.

Happy Birthday, Chris! Love you!

Name Change to the Blog

Incase you didn't notice, we changed the blog name to "Sleep Deprived....Again". For all of you who are reading a little something into it, you're right! Chris and I are having another baby! We've had 2 sonograms so far because I was having some back pain, and then I went again to help confirm the due date. The baby is growing well, and its heartbeat is strong. Praise the Lord for His blessings! As of today, my due date is May 18...which is my birthday!

Here's a picture of our little peanut/lima bean/blueberry/grape whatever you want to call it. :-) The head is on the right.

I've been really blessed this pregnancy. I've had pretty much no nausea whatsoever. (Don't hate me! I had plenty the first go-around.) :-) Not many food cravings, either, although I've been drinking tons of orange juice! Mainly, I've just been exhausted. Having a toddler, I didn't think I could get much more tired than that....boy, was I wrong! I'm starting to get a little energy back, though, so that's good. I didn't even take a nap today! Wahoo!

We haven't really told Noelle yet. I'm sure she's heard us talk about "the baby" some in her presence, but she hasn't asked us anything yet. I'm checking some books out from the library about being a big sister, and hopefully that will make things make sense a little more.

I'm sure the next few months will be full of "funnies" from Noelle. The first pregnancy funny was this: A few weeks ago I got out a photo album from my pregnancy with Noelle. She loves looking at pictures and so she looked at it with me. She saw a picture taken of my profile the morning we went to the hospital, and she said, "What's mommy wearing?"

Balloon Fest

The annual hotair balloon festival came to town recently. Noelle really enjoyed seeing all the hot air balloons and often asked to go see them again much of the following week. In addition to seeing the balloons, Noelle got to have her first ride on a horse. We were unsure how she would react, but she loved it. She rode for about 3 or 4 minutes and kept saying, "I'm riding a horsey! I'm riding a horsey! I'm bouncing! I'm bouncing!"

A preview of things to come

This afternoon Noelle asked me where her sandals were, and I told her that I thought they were in her room, though I wasn't really sure. She said that she was going to go look for them. She went down the hall and came back about 3 seconds later to inform me that they weren't there. She hadn't been gone long enough to even make it to her room, so I knew that she hadn't actually searched for them. Upon coming back to the living room she talked aloud to herself about wanting to find her sandals but didn't ask for my help. Then, about 3-5 minutes later, she informed me that she had to go to the bathroom. I had taken her about 45 minutes before, so it was a little soon for her to need to go again but certainly not out of the question. Besides, it's not a good idea to call a recently-potty-trained 2-year-old's bluff. So, I quickly got out of my chair and escorted Noelle down the hallway to the bathroom. As we were about to arrive at the bathroom, she asked, "Can you help me find my sandals?" I turned on the light to her bedroom to reveal the sandals in plain sight. Noelle was quite pleased. She quickly grabbed them and walked off to put them on. I told her that we needed to go to the bathroom first, but she informed me that she didn't need to go.

It's now been 30 minutes since this happened, and she still hasn't asked to go the bathroom. She never needed to go. All she really needed was 3-5 minutes to formulate a plan to get what she wanted.

I've officially been outsmarted by a 2-year-old.

That's not really what it's for.

Noelle found this tucked away in a drawer and decided it looked like a fun new toy. If you're not sure what it is, then you might not want to know.