I'm back!

We got back from TX a couple of days ago. We had a great time visiting with friends and family. I took a lot of pictures and posted them on FB. Check them out!

E is still on TX time. I must say it's nice to get to sleep in a little, but I should probably try to work on getting her back to NY time since it's almost time for Sweden and TX time is even further away from SE time than NY time is.

I caught a cold on the day we were going home and it always seems to get worse when you're on a plane. My ears are still plugged, my eyelids hurt, my throat is sore, I keep blowing my nose... are you feeling sorry for me yet? =) oh, one more... Since I'm pregnant I can't really take anything for it. OK, done venting!

I'm almost done with all the laundry from the trip. But as I was moving E's clothes to the dryer this morning I found a bug, ALIVE, in the washer. And it smelled! Bad! So I killed the bug (how could it be alive after being washed?) and rewashed all the clothes. I have one more question though... How come my heart beats so fast for so long just b/c of a tiny little beetle?

E asked for a specific Dora episode today. She said "Dora, castle, clean up". I'm not sure what episode that could be. If you think you know, please leave a comment.

She makes me smile, she makes me laugh =)

Yesterday I was giving E a bath, but remembered that 'So You Think You Can Dance' was on and I went out to record it. E was coloring the tub walls with a bath crayon. She calls on me "Mamma, color picture truck". I went back to the bathroom and she explained to me that she had drawn a picture of a truck. I took a picture of it since and will put it on FB later. This was the first time she told me exactly what she was coloring.

We went to the post office today and she was drawing on a form there and told me again she was coloring a picture of a truck. This time she told me it was up in the sky.

We also went to the OBGYN today to make sure everything is ok before our trip. On our way there we drive over a bridge. "A boat" she calls out. "Yes", I answered. "There's a boat in the water." "Boat thirsty" she says. =)

We get to the OBGYN and I have to give a urin sample. And I have to bring E with me in to the bathroom. I try to distract her by having her look at different things while I pee in the cup, but of course she looks right at me as I pull it out. She looks at it, smiles and says "Thirsty". Yeah, pretty gross!

The doctor had a hard time finding the heartbeat so I got to do a quick ultra sound. E is sitting next to me, looking at the screen. She points to it and says "fish". How do you explain to a 2 year old that that's the baby?

Good Morning!

It's a little after 7 and a truck has been backing up in the neighborhood a couple of times, waking us up with its beeping. I hope E goes back to sleep for a little while. She probably won't since I can hear her talking in her crib.
Yesterday we stopped by Family Day. E wanted to go down a big slide. C went with her. They charged $3 per person. And yes, We had to pay for C too even though he was just there to keep E safe. That's $6 for going down a slide once! And of course she wanted to go again. We did not want to pay for that so we had to deal with a temper tantrum, which led to us leaving. We felt a little bad b/c we kind of dangled all this fun in front of her and then we didn't do much. So we took her to C park after her nap where she got to ride the carousel 4 times (which only cost us a total of $2). And she enjoyed that a lot more than the slide. And no temper tantrum when we left b/c there were plenty of ducks to look at.
Well, I guess I should go get her out of her crib now. She keeps calling me.

Menu

I'm off to do some grocery shopping soon. Here is my menu this time...

Kebab plate (My mom sent me the kebab spice mix. Can't wait to make it. Well, can't wait to eat it!)
Tortellini, spaghetti sauce and salad (I'm preggo tired. Don't have much energy for cooking.)
Crock pot pork with veggie rice
Chicken salad in pita bread
Tuna sauce over rice, peas
Kassler with pineapple and cheese, mac and cheese (Swedish meal again, so happy when I found the meat here since it's prepared in a special way.)
Pouch steamed fish with tomatoes and parsley, pressed potatoes
Kielbasa pot
Frozen pizza =), no mayo cole slaw
Thickened chicken noodle (no soup, a RR recipe)

To do list for today

Empty dishwasher and clean up the kitchen sink and counter top (Done)

Try on some maternity clothes my friend J let me borrow (Sort of done)
I tried them on, but I'm in that horrible stage where regular clothes are too small and maternity clothes are too big. And as usual I realized that I don't have an American body shape. And I need longer pants. At least I can roll them up for the summer and pretend I'm wearing capris. I did find a few pieces that might work, and I will give the others another try when I get bigger.

Run to the credit union to deposit some money (Done)

Stop by CVS to buy a magazine I can read while E plays in the back yard (Done)
Well, I bought a book instead. And a candy bar. And some mentos.

Lunch (Done)
E got chicken nuggets, green beans and water melon. I had WASA crisp bread with cheese and strawberry fruit spread.

Put E down for a nap (soon)
But first she needs zantac and milk. I really hope she goes down today even though I let her sleep in this morning.

Plan meals and make a grocery list (not done)
But I'm looking forward to it. If you have some great ideas for summer meals please post a comment.

Tidy up a bit
If I can find more energy.

Read
Got to start reading my new book.

Make dinner
Tonight we'll have English muffin pizza. I'll make 'em in the toaster oven so the kitchen won't get so warm.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

I was playing with E on the floor. I laid down and she went to get all of her blankets, her Teddy and Ginger. She tucked me in and I actually fell asleep for a little bit.

(Sorry, B, it's another short one.)