While we have waited (impatiently) for little brother to arrive, I have to say
I'm loving the snuggles, hand holding, and sweet time with big sister and her Me-mo. For weeks now we have waited on baby boy to arrive. It has surely been a
"waiting game" as of late. From the beginning I made quick progress, but per my weekly doctor's visits and my last blog post, you can see little man is sitting cozy. Ray reminds me that he's already taking after daddy as he's so laid back and already showing signs of being a procrastinator. At night I feel like he's trying to run a marathon and have quite a few contractions, but by morning, they all seem to go away. With all this being said, his evacuation date is near and eventually mommy will be right that he will be joining us sooner rather than later. And while my spirits may have been a bit low due to our little waiting game, it has been fun to spend a little more extra time with my two loves. Now please don't get me wrong. Every day is not sugar and roses. These two and a half year tantrums have caught us off guard at times. From tears about green pancakes to wearing the same dog shirt (dirty or not) every day, to demanding a cookie for breakfast, it seems that our teamwork and trial and error has paid off and we are seeing such happier days from our little. We have had so much fun with this munchkin lately. While our options these days are limited as to what mommy can do (um shall I say pain and pressure as little man keeps getting bigger), we have found some great family options.
We took little miss to
McDonalds for her first happy meal and play time. While the play area was a bit on the larger side and for bigger kids, she did enjoy the toddler play area and of course her french fries and ketchup. Daddy was asking if she would share. It became an adorable little game between the two. She was also so very excited about her first "Bar-me" toy.
When did our little become so big? Last week, we had gorgeous spring weather which allowed for a great afternoon at
Hope Park. Aubrey surely loves her heart sun glasses and rock wall climbing. We may be a little away from rope climbing, but I love that she's trying. Her favorite by far will always be the twisty green slide. She could do it for hours.
Sunday our little girl decided that she was super interested in her little potty. This picture is Aubrey attempting to show 3 fingers to celebrate three
successful tee tees in the big potty. By the end of the day, she had 6 successful potties and only 2 wets (one during nap time and the other while we were out visiting the Easter Bunny. The next morning and after school she was successful both in the morning and at night. It looks like we are definitely making some
great potty progress in the Zellner home these days.
One of our favorite past times is reading stories. I saw this great groupon on facebook for
children's bible stories. I am so in love. With Easter right around the corner, I love these perfect little books with great characters for Auby to see how
Jesus truly loves us.
One of my favorite activities is taking Aubrey to the movies. With popcorn and baby blankie in hand, we are all smiles when we go to the theater. During Spring Break we took Aubrey to see
Zootopia at the movie theater. It was absolutely adorable and Auby loves her animals. For days after, she would say, "I go to movies and eat popcorns." She and daddy have that in common for sure.
Our
St. Patrick's Day was a little different this year. I just knew how excited she would be when she saw that our special leprechaun left her clovers that led to a few fun little treats including an adorable St. Patty's Day Minnie Mouse shirt and headband. Together the plan was to make green pancakes with green sprinkles. Well little miss was NOT having it that morning. Finally after much fuss and some coaxing, we got little girl to put on her shirt and eat some green pancakes. Before going to daycare, it was really cute how she climbed the stairs to pick up her "trees." (clovers) He it's about the little things right?!?! That night after daycare we enjoyed making green, mint chocolate chip cookies. We were surly all smiles for St. Patty's Day at this point.
While our afternoons have been a bit cooler these days, we found one afternoon that was perfect for an outdoor yoga lesson with daddy. I love a comment made on social media about Me-mo doing the corpse pose.
One weekend afternoon, while mommy has been resting at home, we decided to make a fun little stop to our
neighborhood Spring Festival with trains, kites, petting zoo, balloon animals, and even a fun visit from the
Easter Bunny. Aubrey loved watching all the kites flying high in the sky. Even seeing Mr. Easter Bunny himself from a distance gave Aubrey big smiles. But when we saw a petting zoo, she was pretty much at a run to go see the animals. She loved talking to the goats, the bunnies, and even a "camel" and "horsey" or a llama and donkey. When it was time for the petting zoo to close, our little girl was not a happy camper. Oh how she loves her time on the "parm."
This blurry little munchkin climbed into bed with me and tucked me into the covers. We watched Me-mo together and
spoke whale. It's the most hilarious thing! She even earned more tee tee candy or kiss candy.
I'm so proud of our big girl.
I finally received this little Etsy cutie in the mail. Liam, I can't wait to dress you like your daddy. Bow tie or a collared vest, you sweet boy make us blessed.
While we are waiting for our little mister, I really do enjoy finding new activities to do with big sister. Tonight we decided to do a
little water color painting on her
cookie monster water color book. She loved reminding mommy that her paint cup was dirty and not to drink from it. It took her a little while to realize that she needed water, then paint, then book. Book overall she really enjoyed her little activity. Finger painting was also a hit. I surely love this borrowed time with my little lady. I can't wait to watch the two play together and how our little family will continue to grow and change as he arrives.
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