The highs and lows of me

Well, if I had to pick a song that describes my mood this week, it would be "Take this job and shove it." Not sure who the singer is, but that is how I am feeling at this moment. I got to that point after working about 30 hours last week and am fearing I will approach that this week also. Basically, work stinks the past week. Nothing is going right or coming in when it is supposed to - hence, my new song title. I think I finally hit my breaking point when I starting crying tonight over supper.... steak and hashbrowns. One of my favorite meals, but yup, had a break down. Emma was so crabby tonight. She had a sore foot, needed to be held, wanted to go outside, but refused to put on shoes or shorts, and was just being difficult. However, even she stopped whining for one minute when I started crying and had a sad look on her face when she asked me what was wrong. Yup, even getting sympathy from a two year old.

I still like my job, but when things are good it is crazy and when things are bad, it is even crazier.

My boss told me to work on a "If you go into labor tomorrow plan" as I don't have a formal process written up for what I do and the woman who was hired to fill in while I am out has been assigned other job duties. So, I will start working on that. What I am thinking I will need if the job continues to be too stressful is the "when I go on bedrest" plan. Not a funny joke, I know, but stress is not good while pregnant.

Other than work, things are good. We had a great weekend at the cabin with friends and have family coming up this weekend for the 4th. So, at least the weekends have been good and relaxing. Emma still enjoys it up there and even enjoys the jet-ski. She asks to go for rides now, although threw me the first time when she asked for a lawnmower ride. Then, she pointed at the jetski. Her new favorite toy is the paddle boat. She pretends that she is a Pirate Piggy from Dora the Explorer and she rescues baby jaguar when he falls into the lake. Over and over and over.... She got a wake up call this weekend when she fell into the water from her floaty. Tim and I were pushing her back and forth and she became unbalanced and fell in. She was wearing her life jacket, but she got a big surprise and instantly wanted her towel and to go into the cabin. While she didn't like it, I was somewhat happy it happened on those terms so she knows what it is like. She pushes it too much on the lake and dock and needed to get a splash when she was in a safe environment. Yeah, I know, mean Mommy.

That is it - I need to go to bed and stop my rambling. More later - hopefully when I am in a better mood.

The good stuff

Have you ever heard that song by Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff? For some reason that popped into my head last Friday morning when Emma, Kaylee, and I were making muffins. A few lyrics:
It's the first long kiss on the second date
and mama's all worried when you get home late
and dropin' the ring in the spagetti plate
cuz your hands are shakin' so much
and its the way that she looks with the rice on her hair
eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year
and askin for seconds to keep her from tearin' up
yeah man thats the good stuff

Basically saying that while you have the huge events in your life, the weddings, the birthday parties, etc, somtimes it's the little stuff that stirs something within you and you cherish the most.

So, Emma, Kaylee, and I were making my famous banana chocolate chip muffins (self-proclaimed, but I do get a lot of compliments on them). Kristen and Kyra were at the doctor getting her cast off her leg, so it was me and the little ones. Emma and Kaylee were sitting on one bar stool and stirring. Emma would stir for maybe a second and yell "All done!" then Kaylee would grab the spoon and stir for a second and yell the same thing. They would look at each other and laugh and laugh and then do it again. I remember looking at Tim, shaking my head and laughing. All the while thinking in my head, this is the good stuff. I don't know what it was at that moment, but everything fell into place. Sometimes I get so caught up in work or stressed out with cleaning and everything that I have to do in the house, that it takes little moments like that to remind me of everthing that I have. THIS is the good stuff... Me holding Emma now and she looks up at me surprised and says "Baby Brother just kicked me Mama!" or her taking my hand and leading me to her new room so we can read stories in her big girl bed... her stroking my arm as she sucks her thumb when she is tired... me taking Tim hand and placing it on my stomach so he can feel our little boy hiccup inside my belly. The stuff I hope I never forget.

4 years ago today

What is that quote they use at all weddings? "Today, I marry my best friend, I marry my companion, my equal, my lover?" I don't know, I totally made that up, but yes, today is our 4th Anniversary! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone and how much has changed. To commemorate the day, here is a small photo timeline...

The first time we saw each other... it couldn't have been a nicer day for the event. Having some fun for the camera! I now pronounce you husband and wife! On the way to our reception!

I definitely was surprised by the man I fell in love with as it wasn't what I pictured in my head - but it turned out to be much better. I know how lucky I am.

cheesy goodness

Well, it is 8:50, I am exhausted like usual and I want to go to bed early tonight - around 9:15 if I can. So, what do I decide to do as I stare at the dirty supper dishes in my sink?? Grab a bowl of cheesy popcorn and cheetos and read blogs and update mine. Yeah.. productive I know. I may actually go get a second helping as I am hungry and this sounds like the perfect snack. With maybe an oreo at the end. Man, I love being pregnant! :-)

All is good with the Heuer's. It, being the typical Monday, has been somewhat hard. But, I dreaded Monday's even before I had Emma. It is just something about the start of the work week and the end of the fun days off! We were at the cabin again this weekend and my father and Tim finished off a little patio by the sliding doors in the basment and Emma had a great time playing in the water. It was nice to actually be in the water! It has been too cold up until now. Well, and now it is still a little cold as Emma was shivering when she got out. But, I bundled her up and actually got a little cuddle time and she was fine! Anyway, we finally got to ride the jet-ski, yes, even I went for a spin around the lake. I had too! They are so much fun and I took it very careful. I was not trying to throw anyone off the end (ahem Rose & Linda) so I knew the baby was safe. Even Emma went for a ride, once with me and once with Tim. While she didn't cry, she didn't seem to like it either. Either way, I am glad she is getting exposed to that kind of stuff so she isn't afraid of it.

Emma is doing really well with her big-girl room at home, but not so much at the cabin which I don't understand. She still wants to sleep in her crib up there. So, maybe this upcoming weekend, Tim and I will make her sleep in her big bed. Is that bad? Will I be paying for her therapy about 15 years from now if we do that? Not sure. So, we will see how that goes.

The week is busy for us. Tomorrow night I am going out for happy hour with our department, which should be fun! Wednesday night Tim and I are going out for our 4th anniversary to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis - which I LOVE! We requested a spot on their nice patio by the trout stream (which, if you choose trout from their menu, you can net your own and they will cook it up for you). They have yummy food and have printed match books for whatever occasion you are celebrating. Ours will probably say "Kelly & Tim, Happy 4th Anniversary!" Which I think is pretty cool. Anyway, for anyone in the area that has not been there, I highly suggest it!

Tim had a nice Father's Day. Emma painted him a nice plate at daycare and her and I went to Dick's sporting goods for some other stuff. She picked out a pair of Croc sandals for him ( or Easter Bunny shoes as she calls hers) and a golf shirt. He liked them both!

That is about all. I should grab my oreo (YUM!) and start on dishes. The nice thing is that Tim just came in from mowing the lawn and now he can help. Yup, procrastination can be a good thing!

Big Girl Room

It is done!! Well, the bed is totally done and the dresser is out of the box. Emma is attempting to sleep in it right now, but as of now, that is not going well. (this is really the only decent picture I could find. It was taken mid cheese)

She came out within 3 minutes of me laying her down the first time. So, I went up there and layed her down again and she started to cry. So, I got a little night light, some stories, and read them to her. Her routine is 3 stories and then bed, so I figured maybe she needed the stories. Then, I left the little light on for her and left so she could read on her own. It is pretty cute to hear her read. She was reading Cinderella (which she now calls Pinrella) "One day door... from prince.... BALL!... clean, clean... sisters mean...Glass slipper on stairs!! Happily ever after..." That is how her story goes, with pauses for page turns. I love listening to her read stories now! She tells a pretty good Dora and the Mermaid too!

Yesterday when Tim was putting together the bed for her, she was SO excited. She kept repeating, "Oh Thank you Daddy! Thank you Daddy! Love it! So excited!... "over and over. She couldn't sleep in it last night as the mattress didn't fit right, so we got a new one. (She is STILL talking up there! But she is still in her bed, so I guess that is a good sign.)


Well, I am done with work for the week - Yeah! Emma and I have a very busy day tomorrow. We have to buy a father's day gift, buy paint, and maybe go to Menards so she can play. Then, I keep meaning to work on the baby's quilts, but I just don't get to it! I am exhausted now and plan on putting up my feet when done with the blog, eat some popcorn, and watch Men in Trees.

And with that - I am up to turn off Emma's light (maybe) and then do all the stuff I just mentioned! Good night! ( I will post completed pictures of the room when it is done too!)

A case of the Mondays...

Holy crap - 90 days until baby!?! Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday I had posted it and had some long, far-reaching number of 240 days or something like that. I am not ready yet. (I know, one will never be ready...) but still - 2 children?! How can I handle 2 children? I have Emma and Tim! That is hard enough! Although, if one says 90 days, it still sounds longer that 12 weeks. That sounds closer to me... sigh... enough freaking out... it will be fine ( I keep chanting in my head)

So, anyone know what today is?? Yup - Monday. I hate Mondays. Even though I work part-time and only have a 3 day work week, I still don't like Mondays. I don't like them because Sundays I have to kiss my Emma goodnight and I will know I will not see her for the next 20 hours. I don't like Mondays because I never get to bed ontime and 5:15 am arrives too damn early. My boss joked with me today that he may want me to start at 6:30 post baby. I said seriously "yeah, that is not going to happen." Granted, it is only 15 minutes earlier, but still, 5:15 comes around early enough. Especially post baby when he will be waking up every few hours to eat. I am tired just thinking about it.

We had a good day yesterday, I continued to feel better and did go to book club and had a great time. Our next book is, crap, I don't have it by me right now. A nonfiction historical novel by Eric Larson. "The Devil in the White City" I think. About the World Fair in Chicago in 1890. The customer service guy at Borders seemed really geeked out that I was buying it, so I am hoping it is good. After book club, I took some more alone time and did a bit more shopping. I DID try to find something for baby boy Heuer, but could not. Oh well, I guess I still have 90 days - gulp!

Work went really well today. I had the same emergency phone calls to a few plants (No Dad, thankfully not yours) but all was okay and then I went to work crunching numbers. I really do love my job. That is the one good think about work. Once I get there, I really do enjoy it and the day flies by.


Emma, tonight, was a hoot. She always is, but Monday's I tend to remember how much I enjoy my days with her. She constantly wants to help with everything "I help too Momma!" so tonight I put her to work peeling potatoes. Granted, I gave her a cheese slicer as I figured she couldn't hurt herself with that and the bag of potatoes. She loved it! She was standing on her chair in her bathing suit "peeling" potato after potato. Then, she would put them in a colander, cover them with a pan cover and go to the next one. Every once in awhile, she would lift up the cover, shake her head and say, "nope, not done yet" then go back to peeling. (see picture) It is really fun to get her involved in all that stuff, even though it takes 5 times longer, but she loves to help.

Hmmm.... everything else is good. Baby #2 is moving around ALL THE TIME and I cannot believe it. I don't remember Emma ever moving around this much. I am feeling better, which is nice, and hope to be sleeping around 9:30. I would like to take Emma to the Minnesota Zoo sometime again to see their new Grizzley Bear exhibit, so if anyone is interested in tagging along, let me know. We love company!

I think that is all for now. I need sleep.

Feeling better

YEAH! I am feeling much, much better today. I attribute that to the gallons of water that I drank and the opportunity to rest and relax without the little one. Tim and Emma left for the cabin yesterday around 4pm, so that left me to lounge by myself. I was pretty sad all night, thanks to the pregnancy hormones I think, and lonely, but it was nice to rest without having someone wake me up or throw a book at me to read it.

I got a solid 10 hours of sleep and woke up feeling hungry, which I think was a good sign. I was able to catch up on some movies and TV shows that I had DVR'd and had a nice time.

Tomorrow morning is book club and I think that I will be attending, unless I suffer a relapse. I think, in a way, it was God's way of telling me to slow down a little bit. So, for the next 13 weeks until the baby is due, I am hoping to do that.

That's all - Tim and I are going to watch Charlie Wilson's War and I am hoping for another early night to bed.

Yuck...

Thank goodness today for the understanding neighbors and Tim's understanding boss as I have the flu and am relying on those close to me to help out. Kristen has been great and has watched Emma for the past 3 hours so I can get more sleep and try to drink this out of my system with glass after glass of water. Tim's boss is letting him leave early today to take the afternoon shift so I can relax and get better. Being sick stinks anyway, but now with being pregnant and trying to handle a 2 year old it brings on another meaning. I am not going to type much more as I am going to eat a snack and drink more fluids, but i was just lounging and checking everyone else's blog, so I thought I should update.

And Emma, bless her little heart, after hearing from Tim that I am sick decided that a Dora band-aid is the cure all for everything so she (with Tim's help) got me one and has been feeding me crackers. What a little sweetie.

sickness, trucks, and other random thoughts

Unfortunately we had to deal with Emma being sick this week. For the first time, she had a little stomach bug. Which, really, was not that fun. But, she only got sick twice and the weird random thing? It was Sunday morning around 4:30am and Tuesday morning around 6:00am. Pretty weird, right? So, we don't know what was going on. Sunday morning she woke us up crying and yelling for my name and I was disoriented and not quite with it when I went in there and, well, it was not good. Poor Emma was so scared, the little one was just shaking. That day she was a bit sluggish, but not really bad at all. She didn't eat like she normally does, but she goes through streaks anyway. Monday was good at daycare and then Tuesday morning the same thing. But this time, Tim goes in there (as I was almost out the door to go to work) when Tim tells me that she got sick again. Emma was acting fine yesterday and in fact, when Tim went in there to get her up she told him "Emma better Dada, tummy better." She kept saying that and both Tim and I took half-days to stay home with her yesterday. Today she is fine again. Hopefully, that is over! Although, I now realize how a person can go into super Mom mode to take care of the little ones.

Tim, well we I guess, bought a new truck yesterday. Not a NEW truck, a new to us truck. A 2006 Ford 150 with a full backseat. Tim's old truck still worked well, but it did not work that well with one car seat, let alone two. So, the new one was a nice cab in the back, full seat, 2 doors, just right for a feisty toddler and an infant. I really like, it is fully loaded, leather seats, really nice and he got a fabulous deal. I guess that is the one silver lining to having higher gas prices! Emma loves it and always wants to go for a ride. So - with that being said, if you or anyone you know, is looking for a well-maintained Ford 150, red, 150,000 miles that was very well taken care of... let us know. Tim will give you a great deal!

Work is still pretty stressful. I actually ended on a good note today so I didn't feel guilty taking off for my two days. The workload I am doing may be too much for a part-time person, but we will see. I almost thought about going in for a bit tomorrow, but quickly changed my mind. I value my "Emma Days" too much. Although, now when I pick up Emma from Theresa's she isn't so ready to come home. Tonight she wanted to stay and ping (or swing as we all call it) and wanted to go back tomorrow. Although, I have a pretty good feeling that tomorrow when she wakes up tomorrow she will be pretty excited.

I saw the Sex and the City movie last night with some friends and LOVED IT! What a great show - I was needing a little girl bonding time and that worked :-) I hope they make another one, I just can't get enough of the 4 ladies!

This weekend we are heading up to the cabin on Friday evening and coming back Saturday. Tim has a meeting for the lake association ( he is the treasurer) and then we are heading home Saturday night. I have book club on Sunday. We read "Mistaken Identity" about 2 women who were mistaken for each other after a bad car accident. It was pretty good. I also read Jodi Picoult "19 minutes" - that was FABULOUS! It was very sad, it really made me think about school bullying and shootings and what poor little Emma has to look forward to when she gets older. I am scared about what the world is going to be like in 12 years. I hope I can raise Emma so she is a strong, happy young woman, with good self-esteem.

I think that is all I know for now. I should clean the dishes, pick up the random toys, but I think I may blow that off and do some digital scrapbooking! I have been getting a lot of pages done and it makes me pretty happy! Tomorrow I am hoping to get another start on the baby quilts I am making. Argh... I have too much to do and very little time. Less than 100 days to baby. The little guy is almost 2 pounds now! I have my next doctors appointment next Friday and it is the long one. The sugary fluid to check for diabetes, RH shot... fun, fun.

Have a great weekend everyone!

A craving of the worst kind

I wasn't feeling good this afternoon. I am not 100% sure what it was - maybe just heartburn, but either way, for supper, I didn't really feel like eating. So, after a trip to Menards to buy stuff for Emma's new room AND a trip to Target for more stuff, I decided to stop by Jimmy John's. I LOVE the #1. Anyway, I get there at 9:15 and they are CLOSED. Not that big of a deal, as I knew I was hungry, but not really for what. Kristen thought I should play the pregnancy card and go back and try to weasel them into opening for me, but I really didn't want to be known as the crazy pregnant lady that needed a sub that badly. Anyway, we discuss Culvers, Arby's, but I really didn't want fried food so I headed home. Now of course, all I can think about is Jimmy John's. I guess I really want the sub. BUT - I can't have it. Hence... a craving of the worst kind.

Today was a good day. I woke up to Emma yelling "Momma - Come get me!" Which, I guess if you have to be woken up, that is a pretty funny way to be woken up. Plus, it was at 7:00, so at least I got to sleep in. She had her 2 year appointment today and she was actually pretty excited to go to the doctor. She wanted to wear a pretty dress and had to pack her little Zoe back-pack for the trip. She was very well behaved and did what the doctor and nurse asked her too. Stats:

Height - 33.5 inches tall - 35%
Weight - 27.6# - 60%
Head circumference - 29.5 inches - 90%

The doctor reassured me not to worry that the dimensions were all over the board. He said the bigger head contributed to more weight, so no, Emma is not overweight. I asked about her thumb sucking and once again was told not to worry. He really feels that is a great self-soothing thing and only worry if she is still doing it when she is 6. Which, I hope she is not! Then - potty training. He thinks she is ready. So - maybe Tim and I will be really dedicated and try to get it done before the little one arrives.

Other than that, we are home this weekend, which is kind of nice. The carpet is being laid in Emma's room tomorrow, then I hope to go to Slumberland and buy the rest. The Target run consisted of the bed rails and the waterproof matress cover, so we should be ready to roll. Can you tell I am excited for her room to be together?

I don't think I knwo anything else right now, so here are some pictures of our past weekend at the cabin. Just two as the weather is getting worse here and I don't want to lose the post. Emma at her little birthday party up there and her, Daddy, and her first fish.

Short, sweet, and to the point.

Me = tired
Emma = crabby
Tim = somewhere between the two!

We had a great weekend at the cabin - we left on Wednesday and got home about 3 today. The fish were biting (Emma caught her first fish and proudly proclaimed "I so happy Mommy! I so excited!"), the weather wasn't too bad, although the water was too cold to go in. My sister Kim, and her son Andrew were up and it is always nice to see them. My aunt Linda and Tim's son, Eric, also came up for the holiday. My parents were there too - so yes, we had a full house, but everyone had a great time.

2 day work week this week - YEAH!

Baby #2 kicking and moving around a lot more than I remember Emma doing.

Emma - Terrible Two's!!! She also has gotten into asking "Why Mommy?" Over and over again.

More later and pictures too! - have a great week!

Happy Birthday Emma

What a wonderful weekend we had! The weather was beautiful and Emma had a great time at her party! I cannot believe she is two already! Where does the time go?

The day started when Emma got up in the morning to celebrate her day. Right away we cheered and said happy birthday and I think she got the feeling that it was going to be a special day. She requested pancakes, ovals (eggs) and bacon for breakfast. But, she received pancakes with a smily face on them (courtesy of strawberries and bananas) and bacon - but she seemed okay with that! She played and ran some errands with Dad while I got my haircut. Before lunch she received a big surprise from the neighbors when they brought over a balloon bouquet with an Emma size Dora balloon. She LOVED it! It was basically life sized - she was kissing it and giving it hugs and thought it was hilarious when Dora would sing to her (or Momma pretending to be Dora!). It really put my balloon bouquet to shame, me being the cheap Mom that I am. But what a great surprise and gift for Emma.

After nap, we got her in her party dress, her friends came over and it was non-stop playing. Here are the 3 partners in crime. I got them sitting down long enough to snap a quick picture, then it was off to play with the new kitchen toy Emma received as a present and ring-around-the-rosy.

5 Pizza's were ordered for the party, which we found was more than we needed to feed the group that came over (along with the Kellogg's we had Nana, Papa, half-sister Gaeb, half-brother Eric and boyfriend Brian) But it was good and Emma enjoys left- overs. Here Emma is after the pizza before she dug into the cake. Yes - a homemade cake. Once again, the cheap Mom thinking this would do just fine (and if I do say so myself, tasted much better than store bought cake!)

Many presents and cards were opened, then off to more playing. All-in-all a great day. Emma was basically a walking zombie by the end of the night with all that happened, as was Mom and Dad! Thanks to everyone for the cards and presents and thinking of her on this day!

Now, I am off to bed. I am hoping to change my work hours to start and leave 15 minutes earlier to accommodate summer traffic. Blah- I hate traffic. Good thing it is only 3 days a week.

This week we are off to the cabin on Wednesday night for a nice, long, Memorial Day vacation. Here are some more pictures of the birthday.

Baby Pool

I was wrong - the link is below at the bottom of this blog. Have fun!

The Baby Pool

One of my friends told me about the Expect Net Baby Pool. The link is on the side- just for fun, no money involved - just to see what everyone is thinking and hoping for with Baby Heuer!

If you are interested - sign up, let us know what you think. I know it is kind of early, but I was searching the web and wanted to sign up.

This week has been good, but I am exhausted. I have a doctors appointment on Friday and Emma's birthday party on Saturday!

Happy Mother's Day!

What a lovely day it was also. Emma woke up at 7am and with a little silent hoping that Tim would get her up and take her downstairs so I could sleep in, I finally got up around 7:10 to go and bring her back in with us. :-) I was basically expecting that anyway, but one can hope.

Emma surprised me with a pretty gift she made at daycare. She was pretty excited about it when I picked her up from daycare on Wednesday, but I think she forgot about it since then. Then Tim and Emma and baby #2 surprised me with a beautiful ruby heart necklace. I have to hand it to the husband, he is pretty good with jewelry.

At the last minute, we decided to try a Mother's Day Brunch/Buffer with Emma - so we headed out at 9 to go and eat at the Bungalow in Bayport. It was really good and Emma did great. Lately she has been a pretty big stinker when going out, but at the Bungalow we were in and out in 35 minutes. Enough time for me to get some yummy Egg's Benedict and a sweet roll (plus some other yummy food!)

The rest of the day went well enough. We planted the garden, Emma played with her new outdoor kitchen ( a proud $5 garage sale find) and made me some yummy mud pies. During nap, I had some alone time and took a nap and went to Target for a bit of shopping.

All in all, a great day.

Right now - she is still awake after 40 minutes in her crib. After (when I was in my bedroom) and I sneezed and she heard that in her crib and said "Bless you Mommy". And after a few minutes after that I hear her yell "Love you Mommy". And even after I hear her yell "Mommy - awake. Mommy's bed." So, being that is is Mother's Day and I am sad about going to work tomorrow, I just went up there to rock her a bit. She is still wide awake. I feel bad because I get frustrated when I cannot fall asleep, I am sure she is also.

So, with that - I am going to call it a night. I have a few things to do before bed and then, I am hoping to be asleep by 9:30. Think that will happen?? Yeah, me neither.

I hope all the Mother's out there had a great day! I wanted to get a nice picture of Emma and I to scrapbook with at a later day, but she was being a stinker and would not cooperate. Tim was able to take this one... And then finally this one. A bit blury, but the best one probably.

Moo will help us!

The Location: The Heuer House approximately 9:00pm on Wednesday, May 7.
The Scene: Emma and Tim, sitting on our loveseat, discussing the dark.
Me: Sitting in the rocking chair, thinking it is time for Emma to go to bed, but she just does not seem tired. I am gathering this from her constant chatter, singing, counting, etc so she does not have to go to sleep.

Emma: "Daddy - Dark outside"
Daddy: "yup, it is"
Emma: "Uh huh! Dark outside." (Emma lately has been afraid of the dark. She doesn't want to walk into a dark room without a hand and refuses to walk up our stairs without the light on - no good...)

So - Tim proceeds to tell her that the dark is good and not scary and some night, if she is good, they will go outside with their flashlights when it is raining and look for worms. This makes Emma very excited.

Emma: "Outside - dark! Flashlight!" As she is dancing around
Tim: "Yup - sometime when it is raining you can use your cow flashlight and we will go look for worms." (her cow flashlight is one that is shaped like a cow, and moo's when the light is on. Yup, not annoying at all.)

Emma: "Moo will help us! Dark out - Moo will help us! Outside!!" As she proceeds to get off the couch and start digging in her toy chest.

She starts babbling about it being dark out, but Moo will help us. She starts throwing toys out of the toy chest while mumbling about Moo being lost.

Emma: "DADDY! MOO LOST! MOO LOST! NEED MOO - DARK OUT!" Still convinced that she is going outside tonight.

Tim tries to tell her they will go out when it is raining, but she is pretty insistent on finding Moo and going outside tonight. So, I help her find Moo and she gets so excited and starts dancing around because she found Moo and can now go outside. I think it is so adorable and tell Tim we have to go outside now, as she is just so excited. So, at 9:30 at night, we put on shoes, coats and grab flashlights to go outside. Emma is so excited and loudly proclaims as we open the door, "Dark out - Moo will help!" She is a bit tentative, but loves being outside and is constantly talking about Moo helping.
We are outside for maybe 5 minutes and then head back inside, which, she is not very happy about! (But she stops crying for a minute so she can press the button to close the garage door - go figure.)

The last thing she says as we are taking off her shoes. "Yeah! - Moo help us"

Back online - again!

Finally! I am connected again to the world! I can do my daily scans of all the blogs - random searches on Blackle - and connect with email! I love it!

Let's see - where do I start? This past weekend we went to the cabin for Wisconsin Fishing opener. Sadly, we were disappointed as the fish were not biting. The water is still freezing, so I am betting the fish were still not that hungry yet! But, we had fun none-the-less. My sister Kim and her son Andrew came up with Mom & Dad. Mom graciously offered to watch Emma so I could paint Emma and the new baby's room! It is painted a pale yellow and Emma picked out some Nemo wallpaper and stickers to put on the wall. It should be cute! Emma had fun tromping around outside, fishing, and playing with her cousin Andrew - finally a nice weekend! I unfortunately forgot my camera, so have no pictures of the weekend. But, I am sure I will catch up.

Work is crazy- let me put it this way. When you work part-time and are traveling for 2 of your normal 3 work days, it is hard to play catch up. Today I was ready to throw my hands in the air and be a stay-at-home Mom. ESPECIALLY since traffic was slow due to rain. If only my office was closer... sigh...

Emma is still her crazy old self. She is enjoying the nice weather and her new toys we got from Tim's niece Angie. We got her a little trike and bike and she loves playing outside and being pushed around. Plus swinging (or pinging as she calls it). Soon, Tim and I hope to be out in the garden and I am sure that Emma will have a great time playing in the dirt.

At daycare there is a new baby boy there named Norris, so Emma has had a lot of time to practice before her little brother arrives. All of her baby dolls are now named Baby Norse and she will feed them, swaddle them, and burp them (which she must see Theresa do with the real one.) Then she will pick him up and say "Oh Baby Norse- so heavy" and pass him to me. It is pretty cute. She is going to be a great big sister!

This upcoming weekend are the big Woodbury thrift sales and I cannot wait! I am hoping to find a double stroller - but I know not to get my hopes up. At 7am on Friday, Woodbury will be filled with crazy women, all hoping to find a bargain. Mom, Kristen, and myself will be 3 of them :-)

Here are some pictures of Princess Emma in her new dresses I bought for her at a (yup, surprise) garage sale in Durand. They washed up pretty well and they beat the old dish towel I had clipped around her before. Although, tonight, she wanted the towel and not the dress - go figure. Her 2nd birthday party will be next Saturday (my baby is getting so big!) and she wanted a princess party at first, but now she has settled on Dora. So, that is good. Tim and I bought her a little kitchen for her birthday and I will run out and buy a few things for her to open up as well for the big day. TinkerBell Emma and... her watching Dora with her friend, baby Cinderella.

Finally - an older picture from when we spent time on the farm. She sure loved seeing the "Moo's" and still talks about Papa's new tractor!

Temporarily Disabled

AUGH!!! The internet is not working at our house.... AGAIN! So - sorry to say, no posts, no reading of other blogs... nothing!!! I am currently at the neighbors typing away and am jealous of their internet! Hope all is well, everything is good with us. I had a work trip to Sioux City this week, other than that.. nothing too exciting is going on.

A whirlwind of a week

What a great week we have been having! Granted, I am still flying high from the wonderful news of my son( AH! My son- isn't that crazy? Well, we think it is our son - ultrasounds are not 100%, I have to keep telling myself that). But, what a great week - for the most part. We had sickness come upon the house again - darn daycare! That is the one huge downside to daycare- sickness. Emma got a cold on Sunday, I got it on Monday, Tim on Tuesday, and my father got it too - thanks Emma!

Last Friday was fabulous, not only for the ultrasound news, but for the Yummy Phil's Tara hide-away take out we got for celebration (the best gyro's - hands down!), the new little boy clothes I bought, and for book club. We read Three Cups of Tea, which was a great book about a man building schools in Pakistan for children. I know this had nothing to do with the story of the book, but the guy lived in Bozeman, MT! While I was there! - isn't that crazy? I kept thinking about that, I wish I would have known that at the time, I would have, I don't know... volunteered or something. I find it weird how a little book like that can blow you backwards and strum up a whole bunch of memories. Bozeman, MT... sigh... I still have to make it back there. Anyway - back to bookclub. We have a great group of ladies. What started as a two hour meeting, talking strictly about the book and making polite small talk, has evolved into a 3-4 hour meeting talking about the book for maybe 5 minutes and about everything else the rest. It is so fun, we are all from Wisconsin (with the exception of one from Michigan) all around the same age and going through the same stuff. it is great - really great.

Saturday Tim, Emma, and I headed to the cabin -finally the basement is done! YEAH! Emma had a great time with Nana and I walking around the cabin and looking for gopher holes and trying to wake up those darn fishies in the lake! She had a stick and she was fishing and would yell "Morning Fishies - Wake UP FISHIES!" over and over and over again... it was so cute. The picture below shows my little Monk (which has somewhat evolved into one of her nicknames - short for Monkey) wearing her cute little scarf and raincoat. Tim and I decided (or forgot) not to pack her winter hat & mittens, so Nana came to the rescue with one of Papa's clean handkerchiefs. All the cool kids are doing it - ha! She loved wearing it around and it served the purpose just fine!

Saturday night, we watched Juno. I loved that movie - so sad, but what a great movie! And a wonderful, selfless thing for a girl. I truly wish adoption were pushed more as an alternative to abortion, but I won't get on my soapbox now. That is not what this post is about!

Hmm - what else about this week?? yes - colds throughout the house. I felt so bad for Emma on Sunday as she was getting pretty crabby as the day wore on, then I felt pretty bad for myself on Monday as being sick stinks! I only worked a half day on Tuesday as my head was pounding so bad and I did not get any sleep. Blah! At least now we are feeling better. Still stuffy, but a lot better!

Today was a big cleaning day and we met Aunt Kristen for lunch at Panera - double bonus... Emma getting to see Aunt Kristen (which, you would think she only sees her once a year with how excited she gets) and Panera - YUM! They have the best cookies hands down! When Tim got home from work, I left the house for a bit of Mama pampering at a local spa/salon. Nothing too exciting - but it was nice for a bit of me time.

this weekend - the Durand City-wide thrift sales! I have a little boy and growing girl to buy for - YEAH! I love thrift sales. Plus, we found out that Tim's niece has a Barbie trike and a hot-wheel thing to sell. Emma is very excited to go to Nana & Papa's for the evening tomorrow night. She was so excited she had to pack tonight. this is what she packed - all 9 pairs of underwear that she owns (which, mind you, she does not really wear yet) 5 pairs of pants, no socks, and a random assortment of colorful shirts. Tim had to remind her about the diapers, socks and PJ's. Then, she got really disappointed that we were not going tonight. Has a small meltdown about it actually. My fault I guess, I shouldn't have had her pack yet, but I want to leave early tomorrow morning so we have time to ride in Dad's her tractor and hit some sales early! The excitement just doesn't stop around here, does it??

A few Emma-ism's from the past week:

1) Marching around the cabin last weekend, Mom and I are chatting and walking behind her when she looks back and yells, "Come on ladies!" Struck me as odd at first because I had no idea where she was hearing it from, but I guess she hears at daycare.
2)Eating at Panera with Kristen, she keeps handing her bread to me and says "Butter Mama - more butter" Hmm. does this remind anyone of a certain restaurant trip when there was a participant that says "This bread is just screaming for butter!"
3) No, Emma do it. I think you may have heard this one before, but now it is constant - and - somewhat getting on my nerves.
4)"Simpsons on? Mama - Simpsons on??!!" yes, Emma loves that show, which kills me! if she sees a commercial for it or anything, she gets so excited..
5)tonight, she needed Popcorn, which I understand. I need popcorn every once in a while also. So, Tim and I hungry, so we make popcorn. Emma's job is to get out the buckets for us to put the popcorn in. No, not just one - but like 5. Emma always gets the ice-cream bucket with the cows on it - she loves that one. Then, she will get out the small bucket that cookie dough came in. That is sometimes mine - or Tim's. She just likes looking at the picture of cookies, that a few other random ones.

That's all I can think of. it is getting late. I leave you with a few more pictures. Emma and I at the cabin -


Emma smiling from tonight:

A big day!

Well, as most of my avid blog readers know, today was the big day for the ultrasound. I was very nervous this morning when I woke up - not realy sure why. I wasn't worried, but yet I wanted to make sure the baby was developing normally, etc and pretty excited to see what the baby was. We dropped Emma off at the neighbors (and she was very excited for her Kristen day!) and were off. I liked that the appointment was at 8:30, so less chance for the doctor to be behind and rush my big moment. The baby's heart beat was good, everything is looking good with me - and then we saw the pictures. Me being incredibly emotional right now, tend to tear up when I hear the baby's heart beat, but seeing the baby was so special and even more emotional. The baby was moving around, sucking the thumb and just being amazing. It is developing normally and is actually measuring about 2 weeks ahead of where it should be. So, does that mean the baby will come early? Who knows. But, since I was pretty sure of the dates, the doctor said my due date will remain the same. The heartbeat was strong and all was developing normally there. The baby was moving the feet around and lifting the arms up and down. We saw the placenta and that was developing normally (as far as the doctor could tell). I wanted that checked out to see if I would have any of the problems with the placenta that I had the last time. The doctor couldn't tell, but thought it looked fine.

What else.... we saw the fingers, toes, little nose and ears. The mouth was developing normally - so no cleft pallet. It really is amazing what they can see and tell you. We did get to see some 3D shots to get a good little picture of the little one.

We showed Emma the pictures, who didn't seem that interested, but enjoyed hearing that she would have a little brother -that's right! Baby Heuer is a little boy!! YEAH! All of my hard work paid off :-) Thanks to Dr. Shettle's book (maybe) we have our little boy. I won't go into great detail on that - but Tim and I were hoping for a boy and tried a few things to maybe push it that way. if you want any more info, let me know.

So - I now get to do some shopping for a little boy! Can you tell I am elated?! Although, I would have been this happy for a little girl also - but I know that Tim is very, very excited. Needless to say, an emotional day, but wonderful. It is truly a miracle and I feel very blessed.

Have a great weekend!