35 Week Appt

I had my 35 week appointment, this is when they start checking my cervix to see what's going on inside.  My cervix is starting to soften a little bit, so that's good news I guess.

Picnic at the Park

I packed a picnic and took Amelia to our community park.  We enjoyed sandwiches, apple sauce, cheetos, crackers, fruit snacks, and apple juice.  Amelia was more interested in playing at the park than eating.  I was able to get a few pictures of her; she got upset when I started to take pictures and would turn away :( 

Amelia loves to go down the big slide and on the swing all by herself like a big girl.  When on the swing, she wants me to push her high, she says, "Higher, mom!"  I'm glad I was able to have a picnic with my baby girl and can't wait to have picnics with both my darling kids in a few months!

C-Wood Baby Shower

Amelia and I drove to Cottonwood on Friday for my baby shower on Saturday.  We played lots of fun games.  Here are pictures from the cottonball game (you are blindfolded and must spoon cottonballs out of the bowl on your lap and dump them into the bowl on top of your head).

Amelia had a hard time reaching her arm with the spoon up into the bowl on top of her head.

I did quite well, spooning 32 cottonballs into the bowl.

The theme for the baby shower was Winnie the Pooh, which is what my nursery is all decked out in.

Me and my big 'baby girl'

I received a special homemade blanket from my best friend Paula.  I think my baby boy will love it :)

Charlie and Amelia rocking in the chair together.

Charlie and Amelia riding the horse, Grandpa Dave, around the living room.

Sand Angels

The weather was quite nice so I took Amelia to the park in our community.  After playing on the slide for a while, Amelia decided to lay down in the sand and make a sand angel...she called it a snow angel (Little Bear in the TV show Little Bear makes snow angels in one episode). 

New Year's Weekend

My parents came down the night of December 30th for the New Year's weekend since they were in Tucson for Christmas.  After Amelia went to bed, my dad and Clint put together the large Christmas present my parents got for Amelia...a play kitchen.  When she came downstairs and went into the living room on the morning of the 31st, she noticed a large present immediately. 

Amelia was VERY excited when she saw that the large gift was a play kitchen.

She spent time with Grandpa Dave by reading Winnie the Pooh books.

My mom, Amelia and I went shopping and dressed Amelia up into what we called a 'snow princess' so she would stay warm.

When we returned back from shopping, we saw this great play house in the living room.  Grandpa Dave turned the play kitchen box into a play house for Amelia.  She was also thrilled about this new thing to play with.  It had a door and jingle bell doorbell.

There was a window on each side with 'washcloth' blinds.  On one side there was a small portal window that could be opened with a string from the inside of the house.

For New Year's Eve Clint, Amelia, & I got to watch the Suns game from a sweet suite room.  Clint's sister and husband rented the suite for the Ray family's Christmas gift to everyone.  Amelia had a blast and couldn't get enough of the gorilla.  She also loved eating cotton candy with daddy.

After the Suns game, we dropped Amelia off at home with my parents and put her to bed.  Clint and I went to his aunt and uncle's house for their annual New Year's Eve celebration. 

After getting a few hours of sleep Friday night, Amelia, my mom, and I went shopping some more on Saturday.  Amelia sported her ladybug hat and mittens to stay warm.