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This past week has been pretty uneventful. Easter we went out to my father-in-laws for lunch. It was really nice and I was really impressed with him for being such a good host. Then we went to my mom's for dinner. My little bro Hunter was in town for the day which thrilled Caleigh and Zoe since they both absolutely adore him. Little kids are just drawn to him for some reason, I don't really know what it is. There was an incident last summer where he was forever traumatized by a 9 year old at the park. Actually, we were both traumatized, but I think it has had more lasting effects on him. I won't go into the details, but the brutal honesty of children is probably more damaging than anything I can imagine. Anyway, back to this week.... it has been a pretty average week. Nothing special going on. Wait.... did you want to know about the new baby??!! If you haven't guessed by the pink writing... it's a girl. Yes you read it right, girl #3. I thought Cody was either going to fall out right there, throw up or cry. Don't get me wrong, he adores his little girls but he was desperately hoping for a little boy. All he could say was "3 girls! How did I get 3 girls? 3 girls!!" Poor guy! I have to admit I was a little sad too. I love having girls and I'm excited about another one, but this is it. After this one I'm not having any more and it's sad that I'll never get to experience what it's like to have a little boy. Oh well... maybe Kyla will have boys and I can babysit. The bonus is that I already have everything I need and I don't have to change my pretty pink and green nursery. The bad news is that I have something called Previa. It's not really anything to worry about right now. It just means that my placenta is kinda low and sitting on my cervix. I will have to have another sonogram at 28 weeks and if I still have it I will have another one at 36 weeks. If I still have it then they will go ahead and do a c-section. This is ok though because we have already thoroughly discussed the c-section route since there is a strong possibility that she will be another whopper. I have made it crystal clear that I won't go through another labor and delivery like Zoe's. And possibly couldn't anyway. Anyway, I hope everyone is as excited as I am and please pray for Cody. He is going to be living with 4 women!!!! OH.... I gained my first pound... it's all downhill from here!!

Tuesday Zoe and I took a little trip to Birmingham to have lunch with my cousin Wendy. At first I thought it was supposed to storm and we might not be able to go, but it turned out to be a gorgeous day and I am so glad we went. It was so nice to see her and I must say she looked absolutely great. I don't really know what I expected... not that I expected her to look bad... I guess I thought she would look like she was in more pain. Nope! You would never know she had just had major surgery. I'm just soo glad she's doing so well!!! After lunch we did a little shopping. We went into the cutest little children's shop and that's where Zoe decided to do her business. And by business I mean a huge accident!! I don't know if she has figured out that this is a way to get new clothes or a way to get naked, but this is the second time this has happened in the past 4 days. So, I had to break down and buy a new outfit. The shop was a little pricey, but I was able to find an adorable outfit by Le Top at a somewhat reasonable price. I just hope that this doesn't continue or the child is going to break me. I did have a spare outfit in the Jeep but we were a little ways away and I didn't really want to carry her around naked (although I am sure she would've loved it).

Caleigh came home that same night from the beach. It was so good to see her. I really, really missed her. I'm pretty sure she missed me too. I could tell she was absolutely worn out, but she still insisted on staying up a little longer just to hang out. Zoe was so excited to see her! She decided to stay up a little longer too and by the end of the night I was pretty worn out. Of course, no sooner had she gotten home and she was gone again. She spent the night w/ her friend Grace last night. I will get her tonight and then she will be off to mimi Vicki's tomorrow night and then back on Saturday. I swear she stays busier than any child I know. I feel like I have to schedule time to see her and I'm her mother. That's just not right!!

Update

I finally had to break down this weekend and go maternity shopping. That's actually pretty good for me though at 18 weeks, since I usually gain 10 pounds immediately after reading the pregnancy test. I still haven't gained any weight (lost 5), but I am definately getting bigger. As of right now, I can still wear my pants if I wear them under my belly but I have a feeling that isn't going to last much longer. Poor Cody is worried about me. He thinks I need to gain a lot of weight or the baby is going to be tiny and unhealthy. He said he likes me HUGE like I was with Zoe... I have a hard time believing that. That's really sweet though!! Just 2 more weeks until we find out!!!

Caleigh left Friday afternoon to go to the beach with Christy and Maddie until Tuesday. I know she is having a great time, but I really miss her. I hate it when she's gone longer than a weekend. I also hate it that she doesn't seem to miss me as much as I miss her. Don't get me wrong, I know she misses me. It's just that she doesn't seem to need mommy as much as she used to. I hate that she's growing up. There should be some way to stop that or at least slow it waaay down. Oh well, what can you do? Zoe has really missed her too. Every time she passes her door she looks at me and says "Caleigh?" as if to ask "is Caleigh just locked up in her room?" I think Zoe loves Caleigh more than anyone else. She literally will kiss Caleigh's butt. Now, if that isn't love I don't know what is!!!

Dad has been in Oklahoma for a week now. He left last Sunday and started work on Monday. His apartment wasn't ready until midweek so he had to stay with a friend. Let's just say he was extremely happy when that apartment was available. I don't think it has been an easy transition thus far. Work is ok, but Oklahoma isn't. From what I hear, it's like the most horrible place on earth. Anyway, Mom is still here and seems to be doing pretty well. Better than I expected anyway. My parents have never been apart in the 31 years they have been married. I don't think she will last too much longer though. I imagine she will probably go out there by the first of next month. Dad is already counting the days until he can come home... only 354 left!!!

Dancing Queen

Monday night we went to the Taste of the Valley at the Holiday Inn. I had no idea there were going to be soo many people there. We couldn't park in the parking lot, so we found a spot somewhere behind not too far away. Then we had to wait in line for a little while. Not too bad. It was when we finally got to the area with the food that was crazy. It was like a mad house! It seemed like we were in there for hours and when we finally came out we hardly had anything on our plates. When they say "taste" that's what they mean. You just get a tiny little taste and nothing more. I at least expected a small serving... didn't happen. At this point we are all thinking we should've just stayed home. Not so fast! There's a band!! Now, it wasn't the greatest band ever, but I believe Zoe thought that was the whole reason we came. Usually Zoe never ( and I mean never) turns down food, but we couldn't get her off the "dance floor" to eat. She danced the entire time. And the more attention she got, the more she got into it. She pulled out all her moves. This made the entire evening worth it. If only we had had our camcorder...

Bad Daddy!!

My wonderful husband has taught my sweet, precious little baby girl a new word... doo-doo. I don't even know how to spell that. Now I must admit that it does actually sound cute with her sweet little voice, but then again everything she says sounds cute. On the other hand, it does not sound cute when you are in Target and you locate your husband and child by listening for the BOTH of them saying it over and over and over again. I just walked on by and yelled at them from a couple aisles over. Do men ever grow up?