Trying something a bit different.  I am doing a public blog, with my pictures as being protected.  I think that means you have to be one of my friends inorder to see the pictures.  Let me know if it works

Yesterday we took J to the Pumpkin Station at our local mall.  She had a blast, and we laughed while watching her.  We were going to carve her pumpkin last night, but instead we had to go to Home Depot to buy a new dishwasher.  Joys of being a home owner.

Pregnancy is rolling along nicely.  I will be 18 weeks on Wednesday.  I can't wear regular pants any more, but can still wear some tops.  Truly can't wait until 11/11 to learn what we are having!

OK, here are the pictures...

They had a bouncy pumpkin, which she had a blast in!

If you are one of my friends on FB, you can see a video of her with the pumkins.  She was grabbing the tops and making funny sounds.

Tootles for now... have to get ready to have my car serviced and watch football.

Still alive.  Been super busy.  We have begun clearing out our computer room so we can move J in there soon.  We have about 23 weeks to go, and we only have weekends to work on it.  We both exhausted ourselves working on it.  May skip next weekend.

I do have lots to write about, my wonderful daughter.  But I have to get ready for work.  Soon... maybe by tomorrow night.  Tonight we are going to Monday Night Football.

Pictures for my fans.  Let me know if you are able to see them.  And yes, I just posted these on Facebook.  Dinner tonight brought lots of laughter... happy to share it with you.

Needless to say, she got a bath. 

I should wake up my napping husband and daughter.  But I thought I would take advantage of this quiet moment to do a quick update.

Pregnancy is rolling along nicely.  I am 14 1/2 weeks.  My next appointment is on 10/15.  My clothes are starting to get uncomfortable on me.  I actually pulled out my maternity clothes this week, and wore my maternity slacks on Friday.  Ooooh it felt so good!  Weight gain has been good.  I think just 3-4 pounds in the first trimester.  Not bad since I know I could do that in a weekend!  And the nausea is finally gone.  Yeah!

Still struggling with insomnia.  Some nights are better than others.  I did get it when I was pregnant with J.  There were times when I couldn't sleep at all.

J continues to make us laugh and watch her in awe.  Last week B and I collapsed on the sofa and turned on the TV.  We were holding hands, just relaxing while J was playing on the floor.  When she realized we were holding hands she got up and peeled our finger apart and separated our hands.  We laughed and held hands again.  Again, she separated our hands.  She did this about three times.  Silly girl.  Oh yeah... and she has done this since then.

Last week we also took her shopping for some fall/winter clothes.  She mostly has summer clothes, so she needed a few items as there are days where it is cooler now.  After a nice dinner out we went to JC Penny's.  It took us a while to get her to her section, as she wanted to see and touch everything.  Once she was in the section that had her size she went a little shopping crazy.  She started grabbing clothes off the rack, saying "mine."  She got two outfits and socks, which she held on to tightly.  When it was our turn at the register she turned around and ran when we told her to hand her items to the clerk.  B had to chase her down, carry her over, and take the items from her clutches.  She was not content until she had her items in the bag, and she was carrying her bag.

Yup, she walked around the mall carrying her bag over her shoulder like it was a giant purse.  She would not allow us to help her out in any way.  We went to a few more stores, including The Pumpkin Patch.  Cute store, spent WAY too much.  But at least we got $50 in Pumpkin Patch Dollars which we can use in a few weeks.  Again, she had a blast shopping in that store too.  She would happily carry the clothes I handed to her.

So yes, we have a shopping diva... who likes clothes.  And shoes too!  My fabulous MIL took her to Walmart on Sunday while I was working.  She bought her a pair of Disney Princess light up shoes.  J sat in the cart with her shoes on, admiring them the entire time.

Well, it is getting late... I guess I should wake up my sleeping family.