In Texas

Kennedy and I are here in Texas! It feels a little bit weird since I haven't lived here for 6.5 years, and it still feels like we will be going back to Utah at some point. I am going to unpack the suitcases today though, so I think that will make a difference. And Brett will be here tomorrow with the car and the rest of our stuff, which will really make it feel real. So here we are, starting our adventure. Kennedy and I are moved in and looking forward to Brett coming to spend time with us for the last week before he reports to boot camp. Thanks to everyone who helped us out with the move!

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Well, really I'm not leaving until the day after tomorrow, but Thursday and Friday will be pretty hectic, so I thought I would post now. We are almost done packing, got rid of all the food in the house, and are trying to clean up the mess that we have made in the process. Brett was kind enough to let me hire a maid service to come and clean the apartment, so I don't have to do any of that. :)

Poor Kennedy has been so tired lately because we have not been so great about keeping her on a schedule. We have been running around trying to see a lot of people before we go. Yesterday she was taking a seriously long nap, so I looked in on her to see if she was still alive.

I have never seen her do anything like that before. Her face is completely down in the floor. I guess if she's tired enough she'll sleep anywhere. I don't know if she understands that we are moving, but I'm not that worried about her. She adapts very quickly. Lucy, on the other hand, I am very worried about. She is going to have to spend 2 nights at Brett's parent's house (which smells like a strange cat), be in the car all day, stay in a hotel, be in the car all day and end up in a completely different state in another house that smells like a strange cat. She is going to be traumatized. I hope she doesn't run away.

Last Days in Utah

Dear Noah,

As of tomorrow we are 3/4 of the way done with you being in my tummy. This pregnancy, all in all, has gone much faster than Kennedy's did, but I'm still just about ready for you to be out. I'm not even all that worried about having 2 kids. Sometimes it hits me and I freak out, but I still think it will be nice when you are here.

Your Mommy

Dear Utah,

You have been a very good home for the last 5 years. I graduated from college, met Brett, got married, and had a baby here. I have enjoyed many things about my time here, but we are ready for the adventure ahead. Thanks for being a good home.

Moving Girl

Dear Blog Readers,

Please comment! I know that more people read my posts than actually comment, and I have to say, I think that it will be a big support for me while Brett is gone if I get a lot of comments. I need all the moral support I can get, and blog readers count for that!

Blogger

Dear Kennedy,

Thanks for being a little bit better lately. It has really been a big help and a stress reliever to have you be happier. And thank you for not waking up coughing last night. I think it helped us all to have a better day so far.

Pregnant Mommy

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you all so much for your offers of help for moving. From making us dinners to moving boxes and couches to watching Kennedy. I'm sorry that we can't take you all up on your offers, but we appreciate your show of love nonetheless. We will miss you!

Girl Who is Sad to Leave Friends

Kennedy-isms

I just thought I would document some of the cute things that Kennedy has been doing lately. She has been loving to put on these headphones and walk around the house in them.

At first she kind of walked around like a cat with a Christmas bow on its head. If you've never seen that, it's hilarious. They walk around really low like there's something right above them. This is exactly what Kennedy did with a perplexed look on her face. We've never been able to get her to keep headphones on before, so this is a momentous occasion. I might actually be able to get her to watch a video on the plane to Texas. That would be awesome.

She also keeps walking around the house saying, "Ohmbitee." We have absolutely no idea what that means. She doesn't say it at specific times or anything, it's just kind of random. If I ever figure out what it is, I'll let you know. She also loves to say, "Honey" in a disappointed voice every time she spills something. I guess that must have been my reaction a lot of the time, because I don't know where else she would have picked that up.

Today she set up her Mickey Mouse train set and watched it go around the tracks. Eventually I saw her sitting in the middle of the track holding the train in place and saying, "Stay there!" It was so funny. We tell her to stay there all the time, and I guess she knows exactly what it means.

Since we all feel better the past few days have been much easier and very much back to normal as far as fits go. She still throws things and hits when she gets frustrated, but I guess that's normal and just something we have to deal with. We ventured out to the park today, which was good because we both were starting to get cabin fever. Also - only 9 more days before we are officially moved out of our apartment and on to Texas! Brett reports in 3 weeks. It's really starting to sneak up on us!

The Perils of Indian Food

love that we get to go on a new adventure soon!

hate packing, packing and more packing

love that Kennedy is finally getting over the horrible cold that we have all had for the past week

hate that she is still not sleeping as well as usual

love that I get to go shopping for Noah

hate that all the stores are getting in their spring lines and have no winter clothes in his size! It will still be chilly when he comes!

love that I am most definitely into my third trimester

hate that I am finally starting to get uncomfortable

love that we get so many options of awesome places that we could live for the next 1-2 years after Brett gets out of boot camp

hate that we will have no idea where we are going until March

love the yummy leftover chicken tikka masala that I had for lunch

hate that Indian food always gives you bad breath

A Good Moment Amid the Madness

We have all been sick since New Year's. Kennedy gets a fever every evening, which I'm sure has not improved her mood (for more details, see the previous post). I have been a little less patient and poor Brett comes home to a grouchy wife and daughter when he is sick and tired himself. Needless to say, it hasn't been very much fun for the past week. But, amidst all of the stress and sickness, there was a cute moment.

Lucy loves this little couch we got for Kennedy almost as much as Kennedy does. She lays on it all the time. The other day Kennedy went over and sat by her and just pet her so nicely. It actually lasted for about 3 minutes, which is more than I can say for most of the Lucy/Kennedy encounters. It was really sweet and made me remember that there is good within the bad and that being sick doesn't last forever. Also, check out my cooking blog for some seriously yummy treats!

I Don't Know If I'll Survive the Day

Kennedy has been quite sensitive lately and cries and throws fits much more easily than usual. Most of the time though, this is limited to once a day, sometimes twice. Apparently not today. Here is a schedule of what our day has been like so far:

7:30 - Kennedy wakes up

7:40 - Tantrum #1 - I took her toothbrush away because she was chewing on it, which I told her not to do

7:50 - Tantrum #2 - I tried to put her in her booster seat to eat breakfast

8:05 - Tantrum #3 - I wouldn't let her sit on my lap to eat because she's too big for that now

8:30 - Tantrum #4 - I wouldn't turn on Wall-E or Up for her because I was watching the news and we were about to take a bath

9:30 - Tantrum #5 - Still currently going on, and it's 9:45. I tried to trade her a Nutrigrain bar for a spray bottle that she was holding that I didn't want her to have. She promptly threw the spray bottle on the ground, and then half of the Nutrigrain bar. After a few minutes she calmed down and asked for the bar again. I tried to give it to her and she screamed, so I set it on the table for when she wanted it. She continued screaming and threw half of the bar on the ground again. I confess I got a little bit angry and told her she had to go to bed because she was too tired and put her in her room. She is currently still in there screaming.

That's right. Two hours, five tantrums. These are not just crying bouts. She is arching her back so I can't hold her, laying on the floor and kicking her legs, and even running into her room and slamming the door. And she's screaming. And the tears are flowing. Pray for me to get through the day.

Ice Princess

While we were in Texas we took Kennedy ice skating at the Stonebriar mall. She looked absolutely darling in her skates, even though they were slightly too big. She was most definitely the smallest skater out there.

She kept getting really frustrated trying to walk around in her skates, but once she got out on the ice, she was fine. Being pregnant and having a weird center of balance, I opted out of the skating, but daddy was happy to carry her around the ice.

She was really unsure of herself, but she loved going really fast. She lasted a lot longer than I though she would too.

Here she is going out on the ice with Grandma and Mark.

Mark was helping her skate quite a bit too.

It was definitely a hit. When we left we passed by the rink again and she made us stop and watch the skaters for a little while. We took her on the carousel while we were there too and she cried when she had to get off. She was cracking up while the horse was going up and down. After that she got really cranky and we had to leave, but it was definitely a fun day.