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KENDRA'S BIRTHDAY


Kendra turned three this past week. We had a princess theme for her and Mark decorated the house in pink, white, and dark pink streamers along with balloons. We've talked about her birthday for months so when it was finally her birthday she said, "today is my birthday!?!?!" She wanted a princess cake but this is all she got from me:



She was a little disappointed until I told her it was a Snow White cake because it had Snow White's colors - red, yellow, and blue. Then she liked it.

Her Grandma and Grandpa Vickers sent her a few dollars for her birthday. We decided to let her buy something with it. She really wanted a Snow White doll. Those little ones with the rubber dresses. We put her money in a purse and I told her what she would have to do to buy it. Give it to the cashier and give her all of your money that's in the purse. I told her she had to do it by herself because I wasn't going to help her! Sounds mean, but trust me, it's a good experience for her. Kendra picked out the Snow White she wanted and did a great job. She talked non-stop to the cashier about her doll, gave her the money and then asked, "can I take her home now?"

As parents we give her 1-2 presents for her birthday. We bought a Belle dress last December at a 50% off sale and saved it for her. She looks like a little lady.

Kendra and I play a game called "Achoo." We pretend to sneeze and we have to give kisses to stop each other from sneezing. We go, "aaaahhh," "aaaaahhh," "AAAAHHH," and then instead of "choo" it's "awww."

As soon as Mark gets home Kendra eggs him on to chase her. She'll tease him, take things from him, anything. She loves to be chased by her daddy."

PREGNANCY

So baby Megan has actually turned! This is very exciting to me - her head is down and I'm dilated to a 2. I'm hoping that she'll come within the next two weeks. I'm getting anxious to be done with being pregnant. Here are some fun things I've experienced this time around that I didn't with Kendra:

1. I no longer can fit in the normal bathroom stalls in some public places and have to use the handicapped stall.

2. I have acquired stretch marks in each of the spots that didn't get them with Kendra.

3. I am no longer able to reach my toenails without a crazy acrobatic move. Therefore I am left to depend on a 3 year old or my husband to cut and paint them - both of which do about the same job.

Here is the latest and greatest picture of me.