Little Princess

Taylor had to put on one of her fanciest dresses today, IMMEDIATELY after she woke up. She's been asking to wear this one all week, so I figured I better let her. :) She definately loves wearing all things girly now, she's worn a skirt or dress every day this week. She usually wears a sweatsuit, but not anymore! She's even bouncing on her Cinderella ball in the one picture, this dress doesn't get in her way anyhow.

Taylor's Build-A-Bear Box

Taylor got a new build-a-bear last week and she was having fun playing with the box the other day! She thought it was pretty cool to wear it on her head.

Car Crash Pics

So, finally I convinced the insurance company (with the help of the guy at the auto body shop) that my car wasn't worth what they thought it was worth before the accident. They are totaling it! YEAH, because that means we get to get a new car/van before the baby is born. We had to go back and get my garage door opener out of the car this morning, so I tried to take a couple pictures of the car. However, it snowed all over it so you can't really see anything. Sorry. I did completely destroy the whole exhaust system so that was a major part of the totaling decision since it costs so much.

Fence Crash Pics

First of all, I was the only one in the car and I am fine! I was actually almost at work when it happened. I was on the frontage road and it's always snowy on there, but my wheels just must've caught it wrong this time. I had no control at all, spun around in a circle and backwards into this fence. The damage that was done was when the my car back over the fence, the fence ripped off a good chunk of the front of my car. Otherwise it was just a few little dents in the back and side. I didn't get jerked around or anything. The only thing that hurt the next day was my wrist, not sure why! We're really hoping it gets totaled because we needed to get rid of it anyway. We're supposed to find out today. I didn't get a picture of the car yet, but I will try and get one before they fix or total it. We will have to go clean the car out anyway probably by tomorrow. It was a scary experience though, just thinking about what COULD have happened! Taylor could've been with me, I could've flipped over, I could've flew onto the highway (I was very close), I could've hurt the baby.. glad it's over with and we're all okay but what a stressful thing to go through! I am over it now, just hoping for a new car soon :)

Random Pics

I just realized how slacking I've been in taking pictures lately, but here are a couple from the past week. Taylor likes to flip the foot rest for the papasan chair over, sit in it, and read her books. Also, she's recently fallen in love with Cinderella. Here's a picture of here Friday morning eating honeycomb and watching Cinderella on the computer. I should really buy it, we've rented it 3 times in the past 2 weeks. It's free, so I guess we're not breaking the bank there.

I need relief!

Sorry to sound like a whiner, but I've just been pretty miserable the past week with back, tailbone, hip, and everything pain! Plus, I've been sooo tired. I don't know if I was spoiled last week when I was off and just am missing my mid-afternoon naps or what :) I actually think it's my body moving things around for the baby, and the baby is sitting lower this time, but it has been pretty uncomfortable lately. I don't remember every feeling this uncomfortable when pregnant with Taylor, not even at the end. Hope the next 18 weeks aren't this bad, or I'll have to work less that's for sure. I find that if I don't sit or stand too long at a time it seems to help, but I've been so tired by the time I get home at night too. Any suggestions are welcome for extra motivation or pain relief!

Our Fun Weekend!

We had a fun 4-day weekend at Tim & Mel's house! Sorry it's taken me a few days to get this posted. I've been home this week with Taylor since our sitter is having some kind of crisis at her house, so I really don't have any excuses! I guess I've been doing laundry and trying to clean, since we've been gone so much lately.

We went down Friday night, went over to Grandma & Grandpa's house on Saturday. The guys went hunting in the early morning, so us girls went over later. Then, the guys went ice fishing while us girls hung out sledding and playing with new toys and games. Sunday, Mom & Dad (gma/gpa) came over to Tim & Mel's house for dinner and we played rook! It's been a long time and it was a lot of fun. Monday the guys went ice fishing again, and us girls went down to Gurnee Mills for some bargain shopping. The kids all made out with some clearance toys and clothes! Then, Tuesday the guys babysat for a couple hours while Mel and I went to a few more stores. How much easier it is to shop without the kids in tow, especially at Hobby Lobby :)

Hope you all are having a Happy New Year so far! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.